Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.

...

Screenshotmacro
Borderfalse
Shadowfalse
URL/download/attachments/4817213/add_rss_panel_2.png

HTML
<a id="Customising aan RSS panel"></a>

Customising

...

an RSS panel

To customize your Leaderboard panel, click on the button on the top-left corner of the screen, then select the  icon to customise the panel, as shown below:

...

To edit the appearance of either the Article title or Article descriptionsimply change the font's family and style. Choose the style of font you would like to use as well as the font size, by selecting from the drop-down list.

...

By default the background of the RSS panel is black with a lighting effect. However you can add an image source as the background and either choose to have that image centered in the panel or repeated by typing in details. In that case, you may even want to set a transparent background for your image, as shown below. Alternatively, just pick a colour from the colour palette and leave the Image source field blank.

Screenshotmacro
Borderfalse
URL/download/attachments/4817213/rss_panel_properties_11.png

If you would like to apply lighting effects to the RSS panel, just tick the box

Referencemacro
LabelApply lighting effects to this panel
. The two examples below show the difference between panels with and without lighting effects. The panel with the slight shine has a lighting effect applied, while the solid black panel has no lighting effects.

Screenshotmacro
Borderfalse
URL/download/attachments/4817213/rss_lighting_example.png

Info

Please check with the RRS feed provider that they are happy for you to use their feed. Most RSS providers will state quite clearly whether they are happy for you to use the feed and how it should be used.

Metrics

The width and height of the panel containing the RSS feed will be picked up automatically. You can change this by using your mouse to drag this to a different size or by changing the number of pixels to define the panel size.

You can also choose the refresh rate for the panel, by filling in the

Referencemacro
LabelArticle refresh
box provided. At the end, click the Save button to save any changes made.

Screenshotmacro
Borderfalse
URL/download/attachments/4817213/rss_panel_properties_13.png

HTML
<a id="RSS panel overview video"></a>

RSS panel overview video

For a live demonstration on how to design and customise an RSS panel, watch the video below:

 

Videomacro
Imagerss_panel.png
Videorss_panel_plus.mp4

 

 

 

 

 

 

HTML
<table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0" class="sectionMacro">
	<tbody>
		<tr>
			<td valign="top">
				<h2 style="margin-top: 0px;">What is an RSS panel?</h2>

				<p>An RSS panel will allow you to send a live RSS feed to your display board. The example below shows an RSS panel displayed at the bottom of the board.</p>

				<img class="screenshot" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/display_board_1_rss_panels.png" alt="RSS panel" />
			</td>
			<td width="1px" valign="top">
				<div style="border-width: 1px;" class="panel video">
					<div class="panelContent">
						<h4>Design an RSS panel</h4>
						<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external-link" href="http://www.tri-line.com/en/products/video.php?id=7">
						<img class="screenshot naked no_border" src="http://www.tri-line.com/common/img/documentation/tim_plus/rss_panel_video.png" alt="Design an RSS panel video" /></a></p>
					</div>
				</div>
			</td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
</table>

...