AMX IS-SPX-1000/1300 manual Creating a Keyboard Menu, Creating the Menu

Interactivity

Creating a Keyboard Menu

Keyboard menus offer an additional level of interactivity, as these allow particular keys on a keyboard or remote control to select a particular menu entry. As with other menus, selecting a menu entry triggers a media file. Creating a keyboard menu is a four-step process that requires:

Creating the menu, using the menu_select.svg template file.

Mapping keystrokes to menu actions, using the keystroke.svg file. Selecting the media, using menu_select.svg again.

Testing the results in XPress, using the Interactivity Mode.

Creating the Menu

To create the menu:

1.Create a new project in the My Projects tab. For this exercise, name the new project "Keyboard Menu".

2.From the Interactivity folder in the My Templates tab, drag the menu_select.svg file into your project (FIG. 80). The document size will adapt to the area.

FIG. 80 Keyboard Menu - menu_select.svg

3.Double-click the menu_select.svg file to open it (FIG. 81).

FIG. 81 Details of menu_select.svg

4.The file is now ready to add menu items to the project. These may be images, text, SVG files, or even videos. For this exercise, go to the My Templates tab in the Workspace, open Cliparts, open Arrows, and add three different arrows to the file (FIG. 82).

FIG. 82 Adding arrows to menu_select.svg

5.In the Edit Mode Workspace, click the Menu tab. Note that along with the Action ID field, each button now has fields for Left, Right, Up, and Down (FIG. 83).

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