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Touch screen preview options

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Touchscreen control has been discontinued.


Touch screen preview options

Mouse or no mouse cursor - When a touch screen presentation is played, then the System Options Touch Screen tab (from the main Repeat Signage screen, click on File then System Settings to access this) determine whether the mouse cursor is shown.  If you player computer has a touch screen attached, then users don't need to see a mouse cursor as they can control the screen by simply touching it.  If the player computer has a mouse available to your users, rather than a touch screen monitor, then you will  want to display the mouse cursor instead of hiding it.   When designing a touch screen presentation, you might not actually be on a touch screen computer.  This is why it defaults to having the mouse cursor visible when previewing your touch screen presentation.

Position of close button - When a touch screen presentation is played, then there isn't a close button for the users to press.  This is because in most public places, you will not want your users to be able to close your Repeat Signage touch screen presentation and gain access to the computer.  So in the player, you actual have to type in a password on a physical keyboard to close the presentation.  This password is set on the System Options Touch Screen tab (from the main Repeat Signage screen, click on File then System Settings to access this).  For this preview, you need to display a close button.  My default, this will appear in the top right corner.  However, if your design has a clickable button in that corner, then you will not be able to see or click it.  This is why you have the option of choosing to display the close preview button in another corner instead.

IMPORTANT NOTE - If you don't have a touch screen and select not to show the mouse cursor, then you will not see where you mouse cursor is to point at the touch screen surface or the close preview button.  If you have selected the close button to the TOP RIGHT, for example, then move your mouse up a large distance, and then right a large distance and then you will be able to click out of the preview.