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List spots and blocks on a remote control

This application not shows an basic example how child replication can be used together with feed scripts to automatically list display spots and blocks in order to create a user interface where it is possible to select a spot and then select block to play.

Installation

You need a computer with a running blocks server and a web browser to use this application note.

We have prepared a PIXILAB-blocks-root folder containing everything you need to run the examples. Download this ZIP file and unpack it

If you don't know how to do this, read the instructions in the general setup section.

If you have done the general setup, copied the files and pointed to this application notes root block, follow the next steps to run this application on your computer.

  1. Start Blocks.
  2. Open the editor using the Admin button.
  3. Log in using the name admin and the password pixi.
  4. Open a second browser window and type in the URL: http://localhost:8080/spot/ this is where you will see some content controlled by the interactive map.
  5. Open a third browser window and type in the URL: http://localhost:8080/spot/index.ftl?mobile=Mob1, this is where you will control the Spot.