Specifications

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iCOMPEL Digital Signage - User Guide (V8.1.1)

3.3.5 External Web Pages

Player type

HTML

Supported formats

Notes

HTML

The iCOMPEL uses WebKit for Linux. WebKit

is used by Apple Safari and Google Chrome

browsers.

JavaScript in a Web page is supported

Flash files in a Web page are supported

ActiveX is not supported

Note: HTML pages always have a white, non-transparent background.

Requirements

Much web content is designed to be interactive and read at close range making it unsuitable for digital signage applications.

It is possible to create web content specifically for digital signage using large fonts and no hyperlinks.

To display a web page, your iCOMPEL must have access to the Internet or the network where the web page is hosted. The

iCOMPEL displays a web page in an HTML enabled Zone in exactly the same way that a web browser displays a web

page. (The iCOMPEL uses a version of the Mozilla Firefox browser to do this.)

The only difference between the iCOMPEL and a regular web browser is that web content that requires a specific

downloaded plug-in, or requires a specific operating system, is not displayed. For example, the iCOMPEL does not display

ActiveX content on a web page.

You can use a copy of Mozilla Firefox to preview the appearance of a web page on the iCOMPEL.

There is no way to interact with the web page that is being displayed. If the web page requires a username and password to

Adding External Web pages to a Playlist

To link to an external web page to a Playlist, follow these steps:

1. Using a web browser, select the page you want to link to and copy the whole web address (URL).

It is sometimes possible to use the URL for a specific frame or image on a web page to display just that item.

2. In the iCOMPEL, select the Layout and Zone you want to add the page to.

3. Select the Specials tab.

4. Paste the URL from the website into the External Web page text box.

5. Click Add.

6. In the Playlist, use the arrows to adjust the position of the item in the Playlist, as necessary.

7. Use the Edit button to view and adjust the item properties as necessary.

It is possible to display part of a web page only.

Saving Web pages to disk

As an alternative to connecting to the Internet and displaying a web page directly from an external source, you can save it

and store it on the iCOMPEL.

Once you store a web page in this way, you lose the connection to the original page. Any updates to the original page are

not reflected in your stored copy of the page.