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Each page within the project has both a portrait and landscape version. It is possible to create layouts which are completely different in the portrait & landscape orientations, by adding objects individually to each orientation, however it is also often desirable to have the same buttons, images et...

Gauges are sliders which range from 0-100%. In the case of Lutron / Rako, you are able to slide your finger up and down to alter the lighting levels of those systems. For other devices, for example amplifiers where you want to control the volume, you will need to associate the gauge with a Numbers v...

It is possible to deal with a group of page objects at the same time by dragging a box with your mouse around the objects. To do this, hold the left mouse button down on the page background at the top left corner of the objects you wish to group, then drag a box to the bottom right. An object’s boun...

You can communicate with an Insteon / X10 system using a Universal Devices isy99i. The following information was provided to us by a 3rd party who successfully integrated with DemoPad: For illustration purposes xxx.xxx.xx.xx represents your actual isy99i IP address In order for Demo Pad to effective...

Labels are text variables within the software. They are set up in the same way as flags, ie they have a name, but they also have a ‘Default Value’. This is the value of the label when the DemoControlHD app is launched. The default is a space character, so that you cannot see the label until you assi...

Web views allow you to place an embedded web browser within your GUI. This can be used for internet browsing, or local browser based control of equipment. To add a web view, click on the ‘Web View’ insertion tool & hold the left mouse button down on a page & drag a box to represent the browser area,...

The Reveal menu option allows you to dynamically show and hide page objects based on the status of a project flag. Once you select the flag which will determine whether the object will be shown, you can select how the object should appear, when the associated flag is set. When the flag is unset, the...

Once you click on the ‘Button’ or ‘Image’ insertion menu option, the ‘Objects’ navigation area appears on the left hand side. Expand the ‘User Directory’ tree by clicking the + symbol. This reveals the directory structure located at “<installation dir>\Images” on your computer. You are free to add f...

To place text on to your project follow these steps: 1. Click anywhere on the canvas 2. On the toolbar, click on text. 3. Type in the desired text in the box on the left. 4. Click and drag the pop up on to the canvas. If you then select the text you have just place and click on the 'a' symbol that n...

Pages (both sub pages and full screen pages) can be organised into folders within the software. To create a folder, access the project menu & click ‘New Folder’. Give the folder a name & press Enter. To move a page to a folder, hold the left mouse button down on a page name from the project navigati...

It is possible to launch certain other apps from the DemoControlHD app, using the Apple standard URL Scheme. Those apps which subscribe to this scheme (eg Safari, Apple Remote, Mail, Skype, Google Maps) can be launched with the correct command. The most simple example is to launch the Safari web bro...

Numbers are numerical variables within the software. Numbers have a maximum, minimum and default value. Any action can set the value of a number, and numbers can have actions associated with certain values of the number. For example, if a user slides a gauge to 0%, and that gauge is associated with ...

Using DemoPad with a RedEye unit is a very simple process. In this example will be using a RedEye Pro unit. First you should navigate to your RedEye unit it in your browser. To do this find the IP address of RedEye and type it into the address bar of your preferred browser. This will load up the Red...

Whilst there is no specific module built in the software to implement a toggle button, the nature of the software design means that you can create the same effect (and more) using flags & dependent actions. Here is an example of a toggle button action sequence – you will need 2 flags set up in the s...

Please refer to the Kaleidescape integration document for details on the commands which can be sent to Kaleidescape directly over IP, however one option is to launch the Kaleidescape app using the 'launch web page / other app' action type. If you enter, for example: "kscape://launchApp?callerName=De...