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Although we plan to allow adding activities in a future release, RedEye’s browser application currently does not provide this functionality. Instead, the Activities tab displays a list of existing activities. If you pick an activity from this list, you can use the browser application to edit the activity details, including the activity layout.
Your activities appear in an “accordion”-style list. Click on a row in the list to expand the activity details for editing.
Name and Description
You can change the name and description for your activity simply by typing directly into the text boxes provided. As with all activity changes on this page, you need to click on the Save Changes button at the bottom of the screen when you are done. If you need to discard your modifications, you can click on Cancel Changes button to reload the page with the data currently stored in your RedEye unit.
Changing Devices
To the right of the Name and Description fields there is a Devices box which lists the devices currently used in your activity. Click on the Edit button to change this list. The resulting pop-up displays a list of available devices in your current RedEye room. Check or uncheck devices as you wish, and click OK to accept your changes.
When you remove a device from your activity, any actions related to that device – whether assigned to a particular control in the layout or to a launch or shutdown action – will also be removed. If you accidentally remove a device, you can still use the Cancel Changes button at the bottom of the page undo.
Activity Type
Activity type is set when you create the activity and you cannot change it later. RedEye uses activity type to create the initial button layout, so there is not any need to change the type after the fact.
Launch and Shutdown Actions
You can add, delete, change, or reorder both launch and shutdown actions from this section.
Click on the Add New Action link to add an action to either the launch or shutdown list. When you add an action after an existing action, a delay field appears in between the two actions. You can edit the delay by typing into the text boxes; valid values range between 0.05 and 20.00 seconds.
For each action you can choose between Command or Script types. A Command action plays an existing device command. Script actions give you the chance to write freeform scripts. For more about scripting, please refer to the RedEye Advanced Programming Manual.
You can reorder actions by clicking and dragging the handle icon (
) on the right-hand side. To delete an action, click on the red “X” button (
).
When creating your launch and shutdown action lists, you should consider all of the steps required at the beginning and the end of the activity. Do not worry about what happens when you switch from one activity to another – your RedEye is smart enough to determine how to make the transition without, for example, turning off the TV and turning it back on again when you switch from watching a Blu-Ray to watching live television.
Reordering Activities
You can reorder your activity list in the same manner that you reorder actions in a launch or shutdown sequence. To the right of each activity there is a handle icon (
). Click and drag this icon to move an activity to a different place within the list. As with other changes, your new order is not stored until you click the Save Changes button.
Deleting Activities
If you wish to delete an activity, simply click on the red “X” button () to the right of that one you wish to remove. Remember to click the Save Changes button when you are finished – or click Cancel Changes if you did not mean to delete the activity.
Laying Out Activity Controls
You can edit your activity layout by clicking on the grid icon (
), located on the right-hand side of the page, across from the activity name.
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