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| ===== Visual parts of the software ===== | ===== Visual parts of the software ===== | ||
| ==== The Player ==== | ==== The Player ==== | ||
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| The player is the window where content is displayed. It usually starts fullscreen or at the resolution specified in the CMS. To get the window decoration, exit fullscreen and be able to resize and move this window, press CTRL+i. | The player is the window where content is displayed. It usually starts fullscreen or at the resolution specified in the CMS. To get the window decoration, exit fullscreen and be able to resize and move this window, press CTRL+i. | ||
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| ==== The Manager ==== | ==== The Manager ==== | ||
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| The manager is the black window with no decoration that sits behind the player. You will see the iGotcha logo top middle, console output scrolling on the bottom left and a hidden close button top right. There is also a pairing ID in the middle in big bold letters. Manager uses a TCP connection to communicate with the player, default port is 8888 and is defined in the file TCPPort.txt in the work folder. | The manager is the black window with no decoration that sits behind the player. You will see the iGotcha logo top middle, console output scrolling on the bottom left and a hidden close button top right. There is also a pairing ID in the middle in big bold letters. Manager uses a TCP connection to communicate with the player, default port is 8888 and is defined in the file TCPPort.txt in the work folder. | ||
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| === Manager config window === | === Manager config window === | ||
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| Configuration of player, manager and server can be done here. | Configuration of player, manager and server can be done here. | ||
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| * At first launch, you will get a lot of ''//< | * At first launch, you will get a lot of ''//< | ||
| * Websockets state is also logged and should say something along the lines of '' | * Websockets state is also logged and should say something along the lines of '' | ||
| - | * Websocket is use for instant messaging between server and client it is not essential for | + | * Websocket is use for instant messaging between server and client it is not essential for functionality, |
| + | * Errors will often dump the C# error log in the message of the log line. They are important to include if you send error logs to the devs team. | ||
| + | * The players logs will have information about what is playing and the timer events setting that triggers various events, mainly changing content. You can trace back errors in playback by looking at these. | ||
| ===== Dependencies ===== | ===== Dependencies ===== | ||
| + | Right now, the software requires DotNet 4.7.8 or above and Visual C++ 2019 to function properly. It will not launch without DotNet, you will get a message saying that the version you have is not compatible and to get the one from Microsoft which will redirect you to the latest version of DotNet. | ||
| + | OS: either Win7 or Win10, __XP is not supported__ and Win8/8.1 is impractical to use due to the UI. Both x86 and x64 will work but some features are only x64. You can also expect higher resolution and smoother playback on x64. | ||
| + | ** We recommend x64**. | ||