Rivendellaudio/docs/manpages/rdsoftkeys.xml
Fred Gleason 00b1630b89 2019-10-30 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
* Added an rdsoftkeys(1) man page.
2019-10-30 13:50:17 -04:00

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<refmeta>
<refentrytitle>rdsoftkeys</refentrytitle>
<manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
<refmiscinfo class='source'>October 2019</refmiscinfo>
<refmiscinfo class='manual'>Linux Audio Manual</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>rdsoftkeys</refname>
<refpurpose>
Simple button panel for sending Rivendell Macro Language (RML) commands
</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<info>
<author>
<personname>
<firstname>Fred</firstname>
<surname>Gleason</surname>
<email>fredg@paravelsystems.com</email>
</personname>
<contrib>Application Author</contrib>
</author>
</info>
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<refsynopsisdiv id='synopsis'>
<cmdsynopsis>
<command>rdsoftkeys</command>
<arg choice='opt'><userinput>--map-file=</userinput><replaceable>filename</replaceable></arg>
<sbr/>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1 id='description'><title>Description</title>
<para>
<command>rdsoftkeys</command><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> is a small
utility that can be configured to present the user with a set of push
buttons, each of which, when clicked, will send a specified RML command
to a local or remote Rivendell host.
</para>
<para>
If started with no arguments,
<command>rdsoftkeys</command><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> will look in
the <userinput>[SoftKeys]</userinput> section of
<userinput>/etc/rd.conf</userinput> for button programming information.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='options'><title>Options</title>
<variablelist remap='TP'>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<option>--from-file=</option><replaceable>filename</replaceable>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Look in the <replaceable>filename</replaceable> file for button
programming information rather than
<userinput>/etc/rd.conf</userinput>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 id='programming_buttons'><title>Programming Buttons</title>
<para>
Button programming information is contained in a
<userinput>[SoftKeys]</userinput> section, which can contain the
following directives:
</para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<userinput>Columns = <replaceable>cols</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
The maximum number of buttons to place in a single row. If
more than this number of buttons are programmed,
<command>rdsoftkeys</command><manvolnum>1</manvolnum> will
use multiple rows. Default is to place all buttons in a
single row.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<userinput>Legend<replaceable>num</replaceable> = <replaceable>text</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Put <replaceable>text</replaceable> on button number
<replaceable>num</replaceable>. Button numbers must start with
<userinput>1</userinput> and be incremented for each additional
button desired.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<userinput>Color<replaceable>num</replaceable> = <replaceable>color</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Use <replaceable>color</replaceable> for the background color of
button <replaceable>num</replaceable>. Button numbers must start with
<userinput>1</userinput> and be incremented for each additional
button desired.
</para>
<para>
<replaceable>color</replaceable> can be English color names --e.g.
<userinput>red</userinput> or <userinput>blue</userinput>, or
specified in standard HTML notation --e.g.
<userinput>#FF0000</userinput>, <userinput>#0000FF</userinput>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term>
<userinput>Command<replaceable>num</replaceable> =
<replaceable>address</replaceable>:<replaceable>rml</replaceable></userinput>
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Send the RML command <replaceable>rml</replaceable> on button number
<replaceable>num</replaceable> to
<replaceable>address</replaceable>. Button numbers must start with
<userinput>1</userinput> and be incremented for each additional
button desired.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
<refsect2 id='programming_buttons.example'><title>Example</title>
<para>
The following example will create three buttons, each of which
will send a <userinput>PN</userinput> RML to an rdairplay(1)
instance at <userinput>rd.example.com</userinput>:
</para>
<literallayout>
[SoftKeys]
Columns=2
Command1=rd.example.com:PN 1!
Legend1=Start Main Log
Color1=red
Command2=rd.example.com:PN 2!
Legend2=Start Aux Log 1
Color2=#00FF00
Command3=rd.example.com:PN 3!
Legend3=Start Aux Log 2
Color3=blue
</literallayout>
</refsect2>
</refsect1>
</refentry>