Name:	Medialon WebBrowser
Version:	6.7.2
Available for:	Manager V7 and Manager V6 (Kiosk, Lite & Pro), Showmaster (Mini)
Limitation In:
Device Brand:	Medialon
Positrack Compatible:	No
Resources type:	TCP/IP Network

Overview

This mxm is an Internet Browser that can be included in a Manager or Display Controller project. As this mxm uses the Microsoft Internet Explorer dll, it is evolutive and fully compatible with the latest versions of this product.

MxM Installation

Microsoft Internet Explorer must be installed on the system.

We recommend to use the latest version: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/

Some functionalities of the Browser work only with the version 9 of Windows Media Player. If you intend to use this player within the browser, we recommend to install it otherwise the program may hang: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

Device Setup

A setup dialog pops up at the creation of this mxm.

The list that you can create will let you define the links that you want to disable in the web pages. If one of the link contains a string that is in this list, any click of the user on this link will have no action. For example, if you don’t want the user to send emails from the web pages, just enter “mailto:” in the list.

Important: the strings are not case sensitive.

Graphical User Interface

Display

This MxM provides a graphical view (name “Display”) which can be displayed inside a User Screen Contenair object with the “Device Control” Manager command. Note: See the Manager Help menu for details about using this command.

This view shows the content of the URL specified by the “Load Url” command.

Device Commands

Open RAS

• RAS entry name [String]
• RAS entry password [String]

Usage: open the remote access server connection, using the name and password provided.

Close RAS

Usage: close the remote access server connection

Offline

• On/Off [Enum]
  • “On”
  • “Off”

Usage: puts the browser on or off line. When the browser is online, it tries to retrieve the documents from the net connection . When the browser is offline, it tries to retrieve the documents from the local drives.

Load URL

• URL name [String]·

Usage: Open the document from the specified URL.

When an empty string is specified, the WebBrowser displays a black screen and the current media, if any, is closed.

Go back

Usage: open the previous document.

Go forward

Usage: open the next document.

Refresh

Usage: reload the current document.

Stop

Usage: stop the loading of the current document.

Generate media page

• Media URL [String] The location of the media
• Show controls [Enum]
  • “On”
  • “Off”
• Full screen video [Enum]
• Object type [Enum]
  • Auto detect (object in relation with the extension of the media).
  • Windows Media Player.
  • Image (IMG tag).
  • Macromedia.
  • Medialon Media Player.
  • Quicktime Player.
  • Real Player
  • Embed (EMBED tag).
  • Frame (IFRAME tag).
• Background color [String] Name of the color. Use the wizzard to select a color or type one. It can be the same syntax as in HTML black, white, or RVB like #FF8080.
• Top [Integer]
• Left [Integer]
• Width [Integer]
• Height [Integer]
• Margin Top [Integer]
• Margin Left [Integer]
• Margin Width [Integer]
• Margin Height[Integer]

Usage: Dynamically creates an HTML document containing the specific object dedicated to the media. Note that some parameters may not work with some type of object (for example the margin parameters). When an empty string is specified, the WebBrowser displays a black screen and the current media, if any, is closed.

When “Auto detect” is specified, the object is created acording to its extension.

When “Embed” or “Frame” is specified, the media is placed in the so-called tag in the page.

Child windows

C##hilds enabled [Type:Enum On , Off ] Usage: When “Childs enabled” is on, the web browser can open other windows.

Repaint

U##sage Repaints the display content of the Web Browser. This command may be needed when the content of the Web Browser in not updated correctly (for example, when displaying a Microsoft Word document).

Set Element Attribute

E##lement ID [type String]

Attribute Name [type String]

Attribute Value [type String]

Usage: Sets an attribute of an element of the HTML Document. Elements are specified by their “ID” attribute.

Get Element Attribute

E##lement ID [type String]

Attribute Name [type String]

Attribute Value [type String ] The variable

which will hold the attribute value.

Usage: Gets an attribute of an element of the HTML Document. Elements are specified by their “ID” attribute.

Device Variables

Status

[Enum] (Idle, Retrieving , Retrieval , Error).

reflects the action taken by the browser in real time.

Usage can be displayed in any control of a user

screen by a task that monitors it.

Current URL:

[String] contains the URL of the document that the browser is loading or has last time loaded

Usage can be used for display, filtering….

Retrieval Percent:

[Integer] . reflects the percent of the document being loaded by the browser in real time.

Usage can be displayed in the gauge of a user

screen by a task that monitors it. RAS entries:

[String] The list of all the available connections of the Remote Access Server.

Usage Gives the choice of different RAS connections

for the ‘Open RAS’ command can be displayed in a list by assigning the .text property of the list to it.

RAS Status:

[Enum] : (Disconnected,Not implemented,Dialing,Opening ,Device ,Password expired,Connected).

Reflects the action of the remote access server after the ‘Open RAS’ command.

Usage Can be displayed in any control of a user

screen by a task that monitors it.

Medias List:

[String] : List of medias (picture, videos, flash…) contained in the current page.

Media Duration:

[Time] : Duration of the media contained in the MediaPlayer of the current page, if any.

Statusbar Text:

[String] : The text that should be displayed in the status bar of the browser .

Revisions

V 1.0.1

• Internal Changes.

V 1.0.2

• Added: Support for Manager Kiosk.

V 6.0.0

• Modified: Support of Manager V6/Showmaster V2.

V 6.0.1

• Fixed: Setup dialog doesn’t open on the correct screen on a multi-screen configuration.

V 6.0.2

• Fixed: Device variables are not reset after a project load (Requires Manager 6.0.3+).

V 6.0.3

• Fixed: The Setup dialog box is not always fully visible at the device creation time.
• Fixed: The ‘Disable links that contain’ dialog box can be opened outside of the screen at the device creation time.

V 6.0.4

• Fixed: Wizard dialog was not opened in the right location and could be displayed outside the right screen.

V 6.7.0

• Improved: Support for High DPI displays (require Manager 6.7.0+ or Showmaster Editor 2.7.0+)
• Changed: Compatibility for Manager 6.7.0 and Showmaster Editor 2.7.0