Dealing with Layouts
How to create a Layout?
- First, if you're not already in the KEdit environment open it.
- From the menu File, select New... The following dialog appears. Select the Display Ratio. If the Layout is intended to be used on a Dual Head system specify it in the Configuration section. Currently only the horizontally tiled heads are supported so make sure "Horizontal" is the option selected. Press OK.
- It would be a good time to save your Layout. To do so select "Save" from the "File" menu or press "Ctrl-S". Navigate to the folder where you want to save your Layout and enter the name of your Layout. It would be good to save your Layout from time to time while creating it.
- Next step is to add monitors to the Layout. Display the Monitor Browser (either by pressing F6 or by selecting Monitor Browser from the View menu or by clicking on the icon in the toolbar). Select, one by one, the monitor names from the list until the Monitor displayed in the Preview pane best satisfies your needs. Note that you can modify the monitor you select later, so that it exactly meets your needs.
- Now click on the Monitor in the preview pane and without releasing your mouse button drag the Monitor to the desired position on the Layout. If the Monitor is not positioned where you want it to be, click on it and without releasing the mouse drag it where you want it to be.
- You can adjust the size of the Monitor using the squares located at the corners or using the white triangles located on the sides.
- If the Monitor is not exactly what you need, it is time to configure, add or remove Components. To modify a Monitor you have to "unlock" it. To do so:
Right-click on the Monitor and select unlock, or ALT-click on the Monitor (this also selects the clicked component inside the Monitor). When the Monitor's border turns yellow the modifications you will make will be applied inside that Monitor.
- To remove unnecessary Components select them and press the "delete" key.
- To add Components to the Monitor select the Component's icon from the Components toolbar, click in the Monitor where you want to add the Component and drag your mouse to adjust the Component's size. Use your mouse to size and position the Component.
- To configure a Component select it, then press F5 or select "Configuration Panel" from the "View" menu, or right-click and select Configuration Panel from the pop-up menu to open the configuration panel. This panel adapts itself to the selected Component; by clicking different Component types you will see the fields associated with the Component's configuration. This allows the configuration of all the graphical Components and behaviors as well as source assignment, but don't make the source assignment yet; it is simpler if you do it later in step 10 of this procedure. Concentrate on the configuration of the graphical elements such as text fonts, text colors, UMD backgrounds and alarm behaviors such as color or icons to display with multiple Alarm conditions, latching and audio scales.
When you're done simply click outside of the Monitor so its border turns white again.You can save the modified Monitor in the available Monitor list. Doing so will allow you to reuse it at a later time. To save the Monitor in the Monitor list make sure its border is white, then click on the Monitor, hold the Ctrl key of your keyboard while dragging the Monitor onto the list or the Preview pane, and enter a name that will be associated with this Monitor.- To ease the positioning of the Monitors and the Components you can display a grid. To do so select "Grid" from the "View" Menu and then select "Show" or press the button F2. The number of columns and rows displayed can be modified via the "Grid" dialog that you will obtain by selecting "Grid" from the "View" menu and then selecting "Setting..." or by pressing the F3 button. To hide the grid press F2 or select "Grid" from the "View" menu and then "Hide". Note that the grid is only displayed while you are editing the Layout in KEdit - it will not appear in the Kaleido output display.
- To add a Monitor to your Layout, you can select another one from the Monitor Browser list or duplicate the one you just created. To duplicate a Monitor, click on it while holding the "Ctrl" key, and drag the Monitor to where you want the copy to lie. Alternatively, you can select the Monitor and press "Ctrl-D". Drag the newly created Monitor into position. Repeat these operations until you have the number of Monitors you want in your Layout.
To add other graphical elements (clock, logo, count down timers...) to your Layout, proceed as follows:
- Select the corresponding icon from the Components toolbar and then click on the Layout at the start location (left top corner).
- Hold the click and drag the mouse until the Component has the desired size.
- Click on the Component and drag it for repositioning.
You can align the monitors and Components using the alignment and distribution tools found in the Draw menu, Align or Distribute section.- Now you can start assigning sources to all the Components within a Monitor: First, unlock the Monitor by right-clicking on it and selecting Unlock Monitor from the pop-up menu, or by ALT-clicking on it. Then, click on a Component inside the monitor. It's bounding box and resizing handles will appear to confirm that it is selected. Open the configuration panel by pressing F5 or selecting "Configuration Panel" from the "View" menu or from the right-click pop-up menu. The Configuration Panel is adaptive, meaning that it will change to reflect the selected Component, and need not be closed and reopened when you select a new Component. Select each Component in turn, and enter the appropriate data in the configuration panel. This will always include a definition of the source of data for the Component (e.g. a video input number for a video screen) and will often include other data such as Alarms and Actions. Press "Apply" when the configuration of a Component is complete, and move on to the next Component. To create Alarms and Actions, consult the user manual.
- Click outside the monitor to exit it. You will be prompted to save your assignments as a new Channel. Select "Yes" and name the Channel in the dialog box that appears. The Monitor remains selected, and the configuration panel shows the Monitor's attributes. It is important to save a Channel because it can be used afterward for other Layouts and is also essential for most operations through the remote control panel.
- Some Channel examples are already available in the Channel list. You can select one of them by using the dropdown list located at the top of the Monitor's configuration panel. This Channel's inputs will now be connected to your Monitor's Components. To modify the configuration of the Components simply select the Component. If you haven't closed the Configuration Panel you should see the values associated with the selected Component. Modify them to associate the desired source. If you modified one or more Components, then when you "exit" the Monitor by clicking outside of its boundaries, you will be asked if you want to save the modifications made to the Channel. It is strongly suggested that you answer "Save" or "Save As" if you want to keep the modifications that you made.
- After all the mapping, configuring and associations are done, your Layout is completed. You can save it to file by using "Ctrl-S" button or select "Save" from the "File" menu.
- Now you are ready to apply this Layout online to the Kaleido-K2: Select "Apply Layout online" from the "File" menu or press "Alt-A". This brings up the following dialog.
Select the Kaleido-K2 to which this Layout will be applied, and select what parameters will be exported from KEdit (Channels, images, audio meters scales or Alarms).- Once displayed on the Kaleido-K2 you can connect online with the Kaleido-K2 and make final corrections. Select "Open" and then "Online" from the "File" menu or press "Ctrl-O" and select the Kaleido-K2 from the list. Note: From this point, you are connected to the Kaleido-K2 and you are remotely controlling it. You will be using the Channels, Alarms and Components that are resident in the Kaleido-K2, not on your KEdit client.
- You can assign the Layout to a preset key of the Kaleido RCP by pressing and holding for at least 6 seconds one of the 10 function keys located at the top of the device.
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