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1. the weekday the month and day of the month and the year with two digits A detailed overview and description of all custom format strings can be found here Timer A timer egg timer allows you to define hours minutes and seconds that are counted down every time the plugin is shown During the last three seconds the remaining time is shown as blinking text Countdown A countdown lets you specify a date and time which indicates the end of the countdown You can also define how the remaining time of the countdown is shown on the screen Format String Result on the Screen Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 42 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 0 00 T 1 00 S 2 00 M 3 00 S O5T 10S 50M 29S 0 00 Days 1 00 Hours 2 00 05 Days 10 Hours 50 Minutes 29 Seconds Minutes 3 00 Seconds 0 00 d 1 00 h 2 00 m 3 00 s 05d 10h 50m 29s 0 0 Days and 1 00 Hours und 5 Days and 10 Hours and 50 Minutes 2 00 Minutes Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Advanced Features 43 8 5 Using Flash and Silverlight You can display regular HTML5 CSS3 based Websites with FrontFace for Touch Kiosks JavaScript is also fully supported Should you wish to use browser plugins such as Flash and Silverlight you need to ensure that the required plugins are installed If various versions of the plugin are available as is the case with Fla
2. Once added the Kiosk Application will show all available languages visually by means of graphics of national flags The graphics for the languages German English French Italian and Spanish are already set If you would like to add another language you should also provide the graphic for the respective flag To save a graphic open Windows Explorer and go to the following path C Program Files x68 mirabyte FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Interfaces Circle Default Glass Metro Resources Languages Here you need to select the file name of the design theme you are using Copy the graphics for the flag into this folder as PNG file and rename this file with the ISO code of the language followed by an underscore and the name of the language e g en English png fr_Frangais png nl_Nederlands png Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Advanced Features ES 8 2 Multi Screen Support Typically only one touch screen will be connected to the kiosk PC displaying either the menu interface of the kiosk application or actual content such as pictures and videos It is however possible to use up to two screens where one screen touchscreen is used for interaction showing the menu interface of the kiosk application constantly and the second one no touch function serves to display content This means that a projector can be connected as second screen for example and the display of conte
3. mirabyte FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User and Configuration Manual Version 2 0 4 Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 2 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual Table of Contents 17 TOCINA a hay cen Sates thee aki O kas eet eevee et eae eee 4 2 Technical Ove EW aaa aia A is 5 3 Step by Step Tutorial zikrin a reien arean e idake aar h aa anaa rada aaa e a aaaea a idian 6 4 Supported Media Forttiats etane aee lote A a a devas et aeaaaee EN 10 5 System Reg iremeniS it A A A bay oes E A ee esa E 12 6 Kosk Assistants A A A A A ee ee 13 Main Mens Aia Me dd 15 Men Cont Nas ayes a Sa ae A ek CA ge iS eet a ge ek Eai 16 Adding Content 0 iia etl ieee ae en diet alerts 17 Using Walpaper Mages ii A Ee Ge 19 Greating Image Mapsi cuis e caps Sane ie as Sea E 19 BT n E D E a ss ek SoA a ea Sk a rs oe ae ea 21 DOUINGS Eat A A Ais en een ee eee eee 23 Deployments t cc aveeiative eek AE eee ian ee 24 PEO Meas tessa ties Sarria eke teeth Maw A A seta A ds 26 T Tips on Content AM A A ok Lave edge a aia day eka ede ka ee 27 Howto use Print2Screeny eitoes see aed tele ate ae eee a Pee crias 28 Gustom Paper Formats iria acne DA acer Ai ee 28 Using PowerPoint 0 a ee eet in eet A a ee eee 32 Designing Wallaper IMages esse icc ncegasetecdses oeeebe ie dag ice cease tel vca E 33 Greating Animated ICONS ee nociodini cade Phe catches eee sede ed death ed ade eae 34 Display Order Of Files n e e a eesti asad pees a
4. section of your license key are not identical the license key cannot be used on this kiosk PC as it was issued for another kiosk PC Please contact technical support Problem You are using an intel HD graphic board and animations and fading effects appear on screen in blocks or seem to be delayed in certain areas of the screen so called tearing Solution gt Ensure that the most current driver for your graphic board is installed gt Check whether the so called Aero Design is activated for your desktop in Windows display settings window frames appear like glass on Windows 7 in Windows 8 1 the Task Bar is transparent Only when this is activated the graphic board will use the so called vsync function correctly which is designed to prevent tearing If however the design is set to default the undesired tearing effect can occur under these circumstances Problem Sharing Content function print or share via e mail does not work Solution gt Printing does not work Double check whether the correct printer is set as default in Windows Control Panel as FrontFace is only able to print on the default printer gt Sharing via e mail does not work Please ensure that your SMTP host port and e mail account are entered correctly in the Settings menu You may also have to unblock respective ports in your firewall in order to facilitate communication with the mail server via SMTP Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte G
5. you can also use videos as graphic backdrop Double click to open the properties dialog of the button then click in Background Graphics for sub menus and choose a suitable video file wmv instead of a JPEG file 6 2 3 Creating Image Maps FrontFace for Touch Kiosks offers the option of also using a background image as a so called image map On a wallpaper JPEG file invisible hot zones i e touch sensitive areas can be created instead of the regular menu buttons These will point to sub menus and are then visible as an alternative to conventional buttons This function can be used to highly individualize the design e g in accordance with a corporate design Create a wallpaper image with an image editing program on which your own buttons are already created or choose a motif as graphic backdrop that makes it obvious to the user that it contains clickable areas Choose the menu button on which the image map function shall be used and create the sub menus first Double click this menu button to open the properties window and click to choose the wallpaper image that should if possible have the same aspect ratio as the screen of your terminal e g 16 9 landscape Then click Enable Image Map Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG E FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual L eer Fig FrontFace for Touch Kio
6. 50 design 21 display order 35 Dropbox 24 e mail 45 error 53 EXE 17 44 execute 44 export project 15 extension 40 2 files 17 flags 37 Flash 10 12 43 formats 10 full version 52 graphics 21 33 graphics adapter 12 H help 54 HTML 10 17 hyphen 16 hyphenization 16 icon 21 image 10 17 33 35 image map 19 import project 13 information 54 installation 5 50 Internet 24 Internet access 49 introduction 4 K Kiosk Application 5 Kiosk Assistant 5 13 kiosk PC 4 Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG s FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual my lee languages 37 launch 44 license 52 license key 52 localization 37 lock down 48 Lockdown Tool 48 main menu 15 manual 6 media 10 menu 16 menu button 16 monitor 39 multi language support 37 multi screen support 39 N network 24 new version 50 O OneDrive 24 open project 13 operating system 12 options 23 order 35 overview 5 P paper format 28 PDF 10 17 35 photo 10 27 35 picture 10 17 plugin 17 40 41 PowerPoint 32 preview 26 Print2Screen 10 12 17 27 28 printing 28 45 problem 53 project 13 project menu 15 projector 39 protect 48 protection 48 proxy server 49 Qu quick start manual 6 Sis sample project 13 screen 39 screen saver 47 SDK 40 security 48 service 54 settings 23 49 setup 50 sharing content 45 Silverlight 12 43 slide show 19 27 35
7. Folder directly to edit the content only software The manual also includes a short step by step tutorial Sample Projects Video Tutorials Here are some ready to use sample projects that perfectly suited for a quick start with FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Watch some short online video tutorials for a quick introduction on how to use FrontFace for Touch Kiosks and fe e E details about the most important features of this software Digital Company Digital Product Information Support Pensii Do you need help No problem Please visit our Website for our support offerings Copyright 2013 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG All rights reserved Version 2 0 1 Fig Welcome page of the Kiosk Assistant Only one project at a time can be installed or active on one PC Click Open Project for the following options Please select if you want to open the current project on this PC or if you want to import an existing project or if you want to select a Content Folder for editing Allows you to edit the menu and content as well as the settings of the kiosk application on this PC m Open the Current Project gt Import an Existing Project e gt gt By importing an existing project a copy of that project gets a installed as the current project on this PC After that you can edit and configure the project further More Options Cancel Fig Dialog in which to open or import a
8. KG 4 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 1 Introduction FrontFace for Touch Kiosks is an easy to use software solution to create user interfaces for interactive touchscreens and kiosk systems based on a Windows operating system XP Vista 7 8 1 and 10 Besides safety and security functions that protect the underlying operating system from unauthorized access and manipulation FrontFace for Touch Kiosks allows you to customize the visual appearance of the user interface to arrange buttons and hierarchical menus according to your preferences and to make available any media or content e g pictures videos websites XPS PDF documents etc Like this users can navigate via touch input for example through a visually appealing menu and access the contents and functions available in an interactive fashion During the development of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks we put special emphasis on three essential aspects e Extremely simple and intuitive use and ease of installation of the software e A very high level of efficiency and a variety of functions to open up a broad range of applications e Stability and reliability to ensure faultless operation of the software How to get started Visit the FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Website for some quick start video tutorials or follow the Step by Step Setup Tutorial from this manual in order to get started The installation package also contains several sample projects you can refer to
9. You can open the sample projects with one click from the Welcome Page of the Kiosk Assistant Hint In case of any questions or problems the mirabyte support team is always happy to help We also suggest users refer to the section Troubleshooting Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Technical Overview 5 2 Technical Overview FrontFace for Touch Kiosks consists of two applications that are installed either on the same or on different PCs FrontFace Kiosk Application FrontFace Touch Kiosk exe The actual kiosk application that will run on the kiosk PC YA 2 FrontFace Kiosk Assistant FrontFace Kiosk Assistant exe A particular program to configure FrontFace for Touch Kiosks and to conveniently add and organize content You can choose which components to install upon installation of FrontFace In most cases users will install both applications choose installation type Complete Installation Once installed on a PC the Kiosk Assistant allows the user to customize the FrontFace Kiosk Application according to their preferences before starting the application and using the PC as kiosk PC Users can also transfer the menu structure contents and settings from one kiosk PC to another kiosk PC a process referred to as Deployment and they can organize and update contents remotely via a network connection over the Internet or offline by using a USB flash drive After installing the application o
10. also show Print2Screen Choose this type of content to add your most recent printout as content 5 Now you can set a background color of your choice by marking the object and clicking the edit symbol in the menu bar The background color replaces the paper color of your printout usually white Thus it is no problem if you create a full faced printout which shows white margins due to print settings These will be substituted automatically with the selected background color by FrontFace upon display Hint A predefined paper format Display 16 9 optimized for display on 16 9 screens is available especially for use with the Print2Screen printer You can also define own virtual paper formats e g for 4 3 and other aspect ratios Custom Paper Formats Normal paper formats such DIN A4 or Legal do not fit 100 on a typical 16 9 screen Therefore it can be useful to configure custom virtual paper formats for the Print2Screen printer that perfectly match with the actual screen size or the size of the content container on a playlist page Together with the Print2Screen printer driver a special paper form named Display 16 9 is installed This fits exactly for 16 9 full screen content You can select this page format in any application of your choice e g Word Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Tips on Content Creation 29 To create a custom paper size in Windows 7 perform the following 1 Ope
11. hyphens will only be visible in the application if they are really needed e g in the button label but not in the caption text of the menu page Example If you write Verysuper longword the word will be wrapped after the hyphen But in the title bar of the menu page where the text is also used it will appear as Verysuperlongwora Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 6 2 1 Kiosk Assistant Button Caption C Button Color Background Graphics Icon for submenus Tf Enable Image Map Search of icons and wallpapers online Fig Dialog showing options to add edit a menu button If a button should contain sub menus instead of content this dialog also allows you to choose a wallpaper this is not possible for buttons with content since clicking on them will display the appropriate content Further information can be found in the section Designing Wallpaper Images If no color is set for a button the color of its superordinate menu level will be inherited When you add a content file to a button this content will later be displayed in the menu when the user clicks the respective button If a button contains further sub menu buttons for additional menu levels content can only be assigned to the lowest level i e content can only be added to end points of the menu structure If content has already been assigned to a button
12. ly E Internet J Puy ws at j E Fig Hierarchical view of the menu structure in the Kiosk Assistant and a view of the same menu on the Kiosk Application The menu buttons correspond to the folders in the file system of the so called Content Folder Right click any button in the menu tree and choose Open in Windows Explorer to find out the menus physical location on your PC s drive and how it looks in the file system Use the symbols in the gray bar above the menu tree to easily add a new button edit a selected button delete a button add another language as well as move a selected button up or down change order On each level several buttons can be created Buttons under the Content label depict the menu on the start page Mark Content for example and click on the symbol in the menu bar to add new buttons to the uppermost menu level For each button you can set the color and labeling as well as a symbol picture icon Double click a button in the menu tree or use the edit symbol to customize its properties label color icon etc Hint In case you enter long words as label text for a button it is likely that these words get wrapped when being displayed in the Kiosk Application A hyphen is automatically inserted depending on the length of the word which does not respect any grammatical rules of hyphenization To prevent this problem you should pre enter hyphens by yourself for long words These
13. project Open the Current Project This opens the project currently active on your PC the one you worked on last When the Kiosk Assistant is started for the first time a standard project will be opened in which two sample buttons Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 4 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual and contents are already created These can be deleted or used as starting points for your own menu Import an Existing Project Use this option to import an existing project from another location to your PC and edit it Please note that the active project on your PC will be overwritten when another project is imported We thus recommend you to export your active project to a different location before any new import to ensure no data is lost and you can continue working on it at a later point Further Options gt Open a Content Folder This allows a user to directly edit the menu structure and content of this Content Folder on a remote PC that is connected via the network for instance Sample projects The option Sample projects contains demo projects that show you all the options the software offers and how a kiosk application can be designed using FrontFace Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Kiosk Assistant 15 6 1 Main Menu Once you have opened or imported a project you can create a new project save and export the current project or close it to re
14. this you can add your individual button design without the need to have an individual theme created for you You can also match the graphics of your interface to your corporate identity by using the Image Map function Copyright O 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH 8 Co KG Kiosk Assistant 23 6 4 Settings Click Settings in the main menu to access numerous further options for settings and customization It is advisable to go through the entire list once in order to gain an overview of all available options Hint For each option a context sensitive help text will be displayed in the bottom left of the Kiosk Assistant s program window to explain the function and meaning of a setting FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Kiosk Assistant Project D El gt Lx Content Folder Content Plugin Folder Plugins Log Level Error Return Back to Home if there is no User Interaction sec 0H Preview Security Settings PIN Code Protect Application Shutdown and Maintenance with PIN Showndown Windows Shell Taskbar Here you can configure various Onscreen Keyboard application settings and options Enable Onscreen Keyboard Onscreen Keyboard Type Standard User Manual Web Browser Settings Fig Settings menu of the Kiosk Assistant The setting Content Folder carries particular meaning In the Content Folder all content as well as the menu structure of your kiosk interface are stored It al
15. with consecutive numbers An example 01_A picture jpg 02 Another picture jpg 03_Graphic jpg The order is thus determined by the file names The same applies when you add various content in PDF or XPS format to a menu interface Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 8 Advanced Features FrontFace for Touch Kiosks offers a variety of advanced features and options which will be described in the following chapters Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 8 1 Advanced Features Multilingual menu interfaces can easily be created with FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Firstly activate the setting Multi Language Support in the Settings menu of the Kiosk Assistant Once this option has been activated an additional button will appear in the Kiosk Application s user interface with which the user can select the desired language Multi Language Support and Localization Multi language support is based around one main language Thus the menu tree under the main Content Folder will be displayed in the Kiosk Application by default the language then needs to be assigned to the main Content Folder using Language of the Main Content Folder in the Settings menu to let the Kiosk Application know in what language the menu s and content were saved You can then add further language you would like to support Adding a New Language To cr
16. 10 For the kiosk PC however Windows XP will be sufficient Transfer Print2Screen Content 1 Start the Kiosk Assistant and open your project 2 Open any Windows application such as Word and create or open a document which you would like to display on the kiosk terminal Select the program s print menu and ensure that FrontFace Print2Screen is selected as printer This virtual printer will be set up automatically during the installation of FrontFace For display on 16 9 screens in particular a paper format Display 16 9 is available to select as page setup instead of DIN A4 for instance 3 Click Print and go back to the Kiosk Assistant which will now show a dialog for you to choose how to use this new printout You can Add as new content to a button in the menu In this case please input a suitable name to be able to identify the print file more easily at a later date If you choose to Update existing Print2Screen content with this printout you need to select a Print2Screen object previously created from your current project that you would like to update overwrite with the new content If you decide to use this option you will receive a confirmation when the process has been completed 4 If you opted to add the printout as new content earlier you can then choose the menu or button in your project or add a new one When you now add a content object the list of supported contents such as image video website will
17. 12 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 25 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 6 6 Preview Use the Preview menu item to start FrontFace for Touch Kiosks with the current configuration at any time and test it directly on your computer Hint To end FrontFace for Touch Kiosks preview mode press F8 or first click in the bottom left then the bottom right corner of the screen If you are using a touchscreen device you can also tap the bottom corners of the screen with your finger Copyright O 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH 8 Co KG Tips on Content Creation FrontFace for Touch Kiosks offers you the freedom of using any application of your choice that you are already familiar with to create and design content Thus you can use PowerPoint or Word for example to create content for your kiosk terminal as well as Open Office or entirely different programs The following pages will give you a few tips and tricks for the easy and efficient creation of content Tips on Content Creation Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 28 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 7 1 7 1 1 How to use Print2Screen Print2Screen is an unique feature of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks that allows you to create high quality HD display content with any Windows application that supports printing To use Print2Screen the Kiosk Assistant needs to be installed on a computer with Windows Vista or Windows 7 8 1 ot
18. Co KG Step by Step Tutorial 7 Once you have assigned a content file to a button different settings such as background color and aspect ratio are available depending on the type of content There are content types that allow you to assign more than one file of the same type at the same time this applies to PDF files XPS files and pictures for instance For all other content types only one file can be assigned to a menu button Use this process to gradually add content to all buttons of your menu Step 4 Customize Design In addition to the structure of the menu and the content you can also customize the look of the kiosk application in the Design menu with various so called Themes A theme defines the visual appearance of the buttons e g iPad Glossy Style with glass buttons or a Metro Style with simple tiles It also defines the design of the toolbars and other visual elements on the application screen For some themes additional settings can be chosen such as the maximum number of buttons and the font and text color on the buttons Step 5 Settings In the Settings menu you can find numerous options for settings and customization including whether the closing down of the application should be PIN protected for example whether a user is authorized to print application content and whether the integrated web browser should display certain websites only URL filter Tip For each option a context sensitive hel
19. Command Line Options for Automatic Deployment and Installation Besides the switch SILENT the following command line switches are also available Command Line Switch Description SP Deactivates the This will install Do you wish to continue request during start up VERYSILENT Deactivates all interactive elements during installation e g error dialogs to be used instead of the SILENT option LANG en Sets language of the installation de German en English COMPONENTS core List of components to be installed by the setup common userinterfaces divided by commas Possible values are Copyright O 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH 8 Co KG Software Deployment and Updates 51 core Kiosk application common Commonly used components userinterfaces Themes configurator Kiosk Assistant samples Sample projects documentation User manual lockdowntool FrontFace Lockdown Tool TASKS autostarticon List of installation tasks to be executed separated Firewall by commas possible values for the list are autostarticon Firewall print2screenDriver createNetShare LOG installlog txt Determines that a log file is created to protocol all setup actions for diagnostics Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 52 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 10 License Activation FrontFace for Touch Kiosks is licensed by kiosk PC kiosk PC installation A licens
20. Kiosk Application the Kiosk Assistant as well as the project are all installed on this PC Therefore no further deployment is needed D Offline Deployment with USB thumb drive In this scenario the content and the configuration of the local project is deployed to an USB thumb drive and can be used to instantly update kiosk PC s by simply plugging in the device at runtime This deployment method is recommended if the kiosk PC has no network access offline USB Drive 2 Online Deployment via network share In case this computer and the kiosk PC s are on the same network you can make the content folder of the kiosk PC s available as shared network folder s in order to update the content remotely You can define more than just one content folder in order to update multiple kiosk PCs at once with the same content and configuration It is also possible to use a cloud storage service in between in order to replicate over the Internet dP Add Name Network Share i Kiosk PC 1 KIOSK_PC1 Content Advanced Network Share Options Deployment Scope Menu amp Content Settings and Design D Only Menu amp Content D Only Settings and Design Fig Deployment options of the FrontFace Kiosk Assistant 1 All in One local installation All content and settings are located on the kiosk PC only Changes and adjustments are also made on the same PC only by using the Kiosk Assistant the Kiosk Applic
21. Layout tab and click Advanced 7 Under Paper Output select the new custom form created for Paper Size then click OK We recommend that you play a bit around with the width and height values of your custom paper size to find the right size that is the best for you Some paper sizes that have proofed to be helpful are B 17 65 cm H 30 00cm 16 9 fullscreen B 29 70 cm H 16 71 cm 9 16 fullscreen B 16 71 cm H 29 70 cm 16 9 with ticker Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Tips on Content Creation 31 Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 32 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 7 2 Using PowerPoint PowerPoint is particularly suitable for the comfortable creation of content PowerPoint presentations can easily be adapted in FrontFace for Touch Kiosks either as XPS file or as a video XPS files are considerably smaller than video files yet animations and effects cannot be transferred from PowerPoint in this format If you choose a video as export file however all effects and animations you defined will be transferred entirely zi Presentation1 Microsoft PowerPoint o E 4 Home Insert Design Transitions Animations SlideShow Review View Add Ins Acoolsoft PPT To Flash lA Save y Save 8l Send Create a PDF XPS Document y Al Save As A aa 3 A Send Using E mail Save this presentation in a fixed format 7 ye LS Open Document looks the same on most Coy fal Close Sa
22. Screen Advanced Plugin With already existing or individually created plugins users can easily add any additional functions to FrontFace for Touch Kiosks see Use Plugins HTML files Local offline HTML files html htm and related files CSS JavaScript or pictures Application Use this function to run any Windows application EXE and CMD Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Supported Media Formats Automatic content scaling By means of intelligent algorithms and picture editing processes all content of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks will always be displayed in optimal size independent of their resolution or the aspect ratio of the target screen Additionally you can choose how contents will be scaled or adapted if they do not exactly match the display format The following scale aspect ratio options are available for most content types Proportional Proportionally filling Filling Hint For optimal display performance we recommend a resolution for pictures and videos that does not significantly differ from the desired display size This will avoid unnecessary downscaling calculations which allows a fluent display also on less powerful computers Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 12 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 5 System Requirements FrontFace for Touch Kiosks can be installed and used on all Windows ope
23. alize accordingly lt system net gt lt defaultProxy enabled true false useDefaultCredentials truelfalse gt lt proxy usesystemdefault True False proxyaddress http 192 168 1 10 3128 bypassonlocal True False gt lt bypasslist gt lt add address a z contoso com gt lt bypasslist gt lt defaultProxy gt lt system net gt Here you can enter the proxy server s URL for example create a bypass list and set the authorization method to be used For further details please refer to the MSDN documentation Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG s FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 9 Software Deployment and Updates You can choose during the installation process whether certain components such as the Kiosk Assistant and sample project shall be installed In most cases a complete installation is advisable When a new version of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks is released and you are entitled to use this version within the framework of your license you can easily update already installed software automatic installation of the software without user interaction e g for automatic deployment on many PCs is also possible How can determine which version of FrontFace is currently installed In order to determine the currently installed version please close the current project in the Kiosk Assistant This will bring you back to the Welcome Page that is also shown when y
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25. and the following content lt AnimatedImage gt lt Interval gt 100 lt Interval gt lt AnimatedImage gt The value 100 states the duration in milliseconds after which the next frame of the animation will be shown 1000 1 second by changing this value you can set your individual animation speed Change the file ending of the ZIP file from zip to ffai You will now be able to select this file as button icon like any regular PNG images Hint A popular format for small animation is GIF however this format only supports images with up to 256 colors If you would like to use an animated GIF we recommend you to export it with a graphics program as single image sequence frames first then convert it to ffai as described above Copyright O 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH 8 Co KG Tips on Content Creation 35 7 5 Display Order of Files The content type Picture s allows you to create a slide show from photos and images easily and quickly Use the content type Picture s then select several photos you would like to display Users will then be able to leaf through these images in the kiosk application by means of the arrow keys or by swiping on the touchscreen You can add a title for every image which will be shown as subtitle on the display of the kiosk application To set the order in which the images will be displayed click on the edit symbol Rename Content in the upper menu bar and rename the images
26. another content file cannot be added without deleting previously assigned content first Pictures XPS files PDF files and Print2Screen files are exceptions to this rule several files yet only of the same type can be added to one button and leafed through one after another Hint First draft the menu structure with all sub menus before you start adding content to individual menus Adding Content In the right hand side of the window you can see the content of a selected menu button Use and to add or delete content The following file content types can be added Picture s as JPEG or PNG Videos Websites XPS files Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 18 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual PDF files Print2Screen printouts FrontFace plugins Local offline HTML files Windows applications EXE files General ETS na Image s gt Video PDF HTML Files EJ Any pictures in BMP PNG or JPEG format are supported You can also add an optional title text to the pictures L_o Fig Supported file and content formats are outlined in the Add New Content dialog Once content has been added it will be displayed on the right of the Kiosk Assistant window Depending on the type of content further editing options will be offered such as background color picture heading or aspect ratio The standard ratio for certain kinds of content can also b
27. ation needs to be closed for this This method is useful when you have only one kiosk PC create the basic interface content only once and then update relatively infrequently with minor changes 2 Offline Deployment with USB thumb drive In order to use offline deployment you need a USB storage device that will be connected to your PC Choose Offline deployment and select the appropriate drive then click Deploy A folder labeled TK_DATA will be created on your USB device and all necessary data will be copied onto it As soon as you connect this device with the kiosk PC running the FrontFace Kiosk Application at this moment the system will update automatically If you have previously PIN protected the Kiosk Application in the Settings menu you will be asked to enter your PIN to avoid unauthorized updating of the kiosk PC 3 Online Deployment via network share or Internet If you choose online deployment the structure of the menu the content and settings are deployed to the kiosk PC either over network share in a local network or by means of a cloud storage service OneDrive Dropbox etc over the Internet In order to use this method the Content Folder has to be made available on the target kiosk PC either as network share or synchronized via the cloud Copyright O 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH 8 Co KG Kiosk Assistant 25 Then use the Kiosk Assistant to select the folder to be shared and initiate deployment to the targe
28. byte GmbH amp Co KG Advanced Features 8 4 Clock Date and Countdown FrontFace for Touch Kiosks comes with a clock plugin that can either show a digital or analog clock and the current date in various formats as well as a timer egg timer or a countdown clock Add a new Plugin content object to your menu button and select Clock In the settings dialog of the plugin you have to first select the style Analog Digital Date Timer or Countdown Depending on your selection you can then customize further settings Analog Digital and Date The options Time Format and Date Format define the way how date and time values are being displayed on the screen Default Date and Time Format Result on the Screen T 5 25 pm d 15 05 2015 The way how the date and time is formatted also depends on the language locale that is set on the PC On a German PC the time will e g appear as 17 25 Instead of using the default formatting you can also compose your own custom format by using the following format strings Format String Description Result on the Screen The full name of the month May e 2 yyyy The year with four digits 2015 aooo s with o _ zero 09 O A with o _ zero 03 The day of the month 15 7 MMMM The day and the full name of the 15 May month HH mm The hours and minutes both 15 45 with leading zero dddd dth of MMMM yy The date with the full name of Wednesday 15th of May 15
29. caption text below the button and not on the button s icon as the other themes do Circle Default and Metro So if you plan to use these themes make sure that your icon image leaves about 1 3 of the the space empty at the lower end to allow the caption text to be displayed properly It is also possible to integrate the caption text directly as part of the icon image itself entire size should also be 196x196 pixels In Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 22 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual that case you need to disable both the button artwork and the caption text of the buttons in the Kiosk Assistant If you choose the Circle theme you can also adapt the radius of the circle on which the buttons are arranged and set a logo in jog format which will be displayed in the center of the circle Further individual themes can generally be added yet this requires knowledge of programming If you are interested in this option mirabyte s Support Team is happy to help For a higher level of customization however it often is not necessary to have an individual theme designed Individual designs can easily be created by using suitable background images with your logo for example and by choosing button icons that match your design You can even deactivate the button artwork the actual button graphic completely In this case your icons should also contain the button graphics e g created in Photoshop Like
30. ce you have received the license key click on Enter License Key in the dialog containing the activation instructions enter your license key and click Save When you restart the Kiosk Application the reference to the test version should no longer be displayed The license key will be saved in the file License licx in FrontFace for Touch Kiosks installation folder on the kiosk PC Alternatively you can enter it there manually with a text editor e g Notepad exe Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Troubleshooting 53 11 Troubleshooting This chapter describes several typical problems possible causes and suggested solutions Further up to date information can also be found in the mirabyte Knowledge Base Problem Cannot install the NET 4 Framework on PCs operated with Windows XP Embedded Unknown error Solution gt Before you can install the NET 4 Framework with Windows XP Embedded you need to install the Windows Imaging Component WIC Problem You have entered the license key in the Kiosk Application but the message box that states that you are using an unlicensed program is still being displayed Solution gt Make sure you have entered the license key correctly without any typos gt An activation code is shown upon start up of the Kiosk Application Compare this code with the middle section between the dashes of your license key If activation code and middle
31. d as a URL in the text body of the e mail XPS documents will be converted into JPEG files page by page making it possible to also view content on devices Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 46 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Advanced Features 8 8 Screen Saver Integration On interactive kiosk terminals it may be useful to display content or media automatically when no interaction through a user is taking place idle FrontFace for Touch Kiosks is compatible with Windows regular screen saver function e you can conventionally configure a Windows screen saver on your kiosk PC which will be initiated after a preset number of idle minutes and which will end upon new interaction to allow access to the kiosk application You can set up a screen saver in Windows control panel in the tab Personalization Hint Use mirabyte s powerful Digital Signage Software FrontFace for Public Displays to present any multimedia content in an appealing fashion Besides a classic Digital Signage Software e g for information and advertisement screens you can also set up FrontFace for Public Displays as Windows screen saver thus creating the perfect supplement to your FrontFace Kiosk Application Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG a FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 8 9 Kiosk PC Setup and Security As so
32. e entitles the holder to constant use of the software on this hardware The Kiosk Assistant on the other hand can be installed on any number of computers If you have bought a license from FrontFace for Touch Kiosks please follow these steps You can only activate the full version of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks not the test version If you have bought a license you will also receive the installation pack for the full version If the test version is already installed and configured on your computer you can easily update with the full version Simply run the installation pack of the full version on that computer all settings will be saved Once you have installed the full version the Kiosk Assistant will no longer display the indication of the test version and you can activate your license on the kiosk PC as described below License Activation on the kiosk PC Install the full version of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks on your kiosk PC License Activation pola Gea ly fot pal Den GAS va A o li Esc Important This must be the final hardware on which you A A eena wish to use the software After starting the Kiosk a Application an information dialog will open Click on the ort cn tab Activate Licese and write down the activation Enter License Key code that is displayed Request your personal license key for this computer by following the instructions you have received with your order delivery additional documents On
33. e set under Settings in the main menu Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Kiosk Assistant 19 6 2 2 Using Wallpaper Images If a button contains sub menus instead of content you can choose a wallpaper this is not possible for buttons with content since said content will be displayed upon selection Double click to open the properties dialog of the button then click in Background Graphics for sub menus and choose a suitable image file jpg Using a slide show as wallpaper Follow the instructions below in order to have several pictures displayed as a slide show e After you have added an image as wallpaper click on the menu button open the context menu by right clicking and select Open in Windows Explorer e You will see the content of this menu button in the file system as well as the wallpaper image file name _wallpaper jpg Now add further wallpaper images as JPEG files here and also name them _wallpaperX jpg with X standing for consecutive numbers The order of your images will thus be chosen by their consecutive number e g _wallpaper1 jpg _wallpaper2 jpg _wallpaper3 jpg Now select Design in the Kiosk Assistant s main menu then set the desired number of seconds after which the next picture is to be displayed automatically in Interval for Changing Wallpaper Image Using videos as wallpaper In addition to static images and slide shows sequence of static images
34. eate a new language click the globe symbol in the menu bar of Menu Content and input the ISO language identification code for the new language as a button label e g de if you would like to add German as additional language en for English fr for French etc For each language a menu button representing the Content Folder of this language has to be created under Content gt Other Languages by means of the globe symbol Within one language you can create menu buttons on the main level and assign content Since every language will have its own menu tree it is not necessary for all language menus to have the same structure This can be helpful when you only wish to offer certain features in one specific language instead of the entire menu of the default language Create the menu interface in the main Content Folder in German for example setting German as default In Content gt Other Languages you can then add further languages like English and French as well as localized menu structures and content In order to be able to display a localized title text for all language editions of your interface on the home page of the kiosk application add the Title Text of the Home Page with the ISO code for each language used under Localization Settings in Settings Copyright O 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH 8 Co KG 38 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual Embedding Additional or Alternative Flag Images
35. eployment section Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 0 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 4 Supported Media Formats FrontFace for Touch Kiosks supports numerous media and file formats and allows you to carry on using a highest possible amount of your existing content and programs without time consuming changes Image s Website ra Print2Screen Plugin HTML Files Application Any pictures in BMP PNG or JPEG format are supported You can also add an optional title text to the pictures OK Cancel Fig Supported file and content formats are shown in the Add New Content dialog The following formats are supported directly Media format Description General Picture s Any pictures and photos in BMP PNG and JPEG format Video WMV MOV MP4 AVI and all other formats supported by Windows Media Player 10 and newer versions also see System Requirements Website HTML Display of any websites HTML fully supporting HTML5 CSS3 as well as Flash and Silverlight XPS XPS is Microsoft s e paper format which can be directly exported from Word PowerPoint and Excel for instance PDF PDF is a common e paper format which can be created with Adobe Acrobat amongst other programs Print2Screen Purpose built e paper format by FrontFace which can be created with EVERY Windows application by means of a virtual printer driver provided by FrontFace also see Use Print2
36. er or your system administrator Setting Description E Mail SMTP Host name of the e mail server SMTP Outbox Host E Mail SMTP Port of the e mail server Port Use SSL for Defines whether an SSL shall be used for connection to the SMTP server E Mail E Mail Account name to log on to the SMTP server Account E Mail Password to log on to the SMTP server Password E Mail Sender Address of the sender to be used when sending e mails Address E Mail Subject Subject of the e mail You can enter a different subject for each supported language Under Key input the ISO code in the list e g de for German as Value put in the text of your subject line in the respective language E Mail Text Text body of your message Body You can enter a different message text for each supported language Under Key input the ISO code in the list e g de for German under Value put in the text body of your message in the respective language Protect By inputting a value you can prevent the user from engaging the Share function Content print or e mail several times in succession within a short amount of time Enter a Sharing value in seconds that the user needs to wait before he or she can click the Features from function anew Abuse Notice Contents will be sent as an attachment if shared via e mail yet this option is not available for videos Websites will be share
37. etwork In order to use this method the Content Folder on the target kiosk PC must be made available through network share The Content Folder is usually located under C Program Files x86 mirabyte FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Content You can however relocate the Content Folder to any location by clicking Content Folder in the Settings menu of the Kiosk Assistant To share the Content Folder on the kiosk PC right click the folder in Windows Explorer and select Properties gt Sharing Besides the users authorized to access this share you may also need to set the access authorization under Security in the property dialog of the folder You can now access read and edit the Content Folder of the kiosk PC from your work PC via network share e g Kiosk PC Content Start the Kiosk Assistant on your desktop PC and select Deployment gt Online Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Step by Step Tutorial 9 Deployment Add the previously created network share you can access from your PC and click Deployment This allows you to update the target PC while in use i e while it is running the Kiosk Application Besides using a local network deployment is also possible via the Internet In this case a cloud storage service such as Dropbox or OneDrive must be used as temporary storage that carries out the replication of the files from one PC to the other Further information is available in the D
38. ft of the window you see a tree structure of your kiosk application s menu structure Several buttons can be created under each menu level that later will be displayed to the user of your kiosk application on a menu page To add a button on the home page of your kiosk application select the top folder Content and click on the symbol in the menu bar above Existing buttons can be edited and renamed by double clicking them or by clicking the pencil symbol in the menu bar Besides the color and text of a button you can also set a symbol picture icon for each For buttons containing further buttons i e sub menus you can additionally set the wallpaper image for the menu page in the kiosk application Hint First draft the menu structure with all sub menus before you start adding content to individual menus Step 3 Add Content On the right hand side of the window you can see the content if added that is assigned to the button currently selected This can be pictures videos XPS files PDF files or a link to a website Use or the pencil symbol in the menu bar to add edit and delete content When assigning a content file to a button this content will later be displayed to the user when the respective button is clicked or touched on a touchscreen Notice A menu button can only contain further sub menu buttons or content e g pictures videos etc Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp
39. images should if possible correspond with the aspect ratio of your kiosk terminal s screen This will help to avoid unnecessary loss of quality or cropping of margins when the image s aspect ratio differs from that of the screen In general however FrontFace will always try to fit your image as wallpaper in an optimal way Hint When you use photographs as wallpapers they often are too high in contrast and the buttons of your menu will not stand out particularly well In these cases you can edit your photos with free editing programs such as Paint NET and the use of soft filters making the photos suitable for use as wallpaper Particularly handy filters are zoom blur and gaussian blur Fig A standard photo original on the left which was edited to be used as a wallpaper using the Paint NET filter zoom blur Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 7 4 Creating Animated Icons Usually only static PNG images can be integrated in your menu interface as button icons yet sometimes it can be desirable to use animated images as button image The following lines explain how to create animated button graphics Prepare your animation as a sequence of individual PNG graphics frames whose order is defined by the file names e g 001_Frame png 002 _Frame png etc Gather these PNG files in one ZIP file and add to it a text file with the title descriptor xml
40. m Control Commands O Restart Windows a Shut Down Windows Copyright 2014 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG All rights reserved Version 1 0 0 To use it with FrontFace for Touch Kiosks start the FrontFace Lockdown Tool on the kiosk PC and select the preconfigured profile Interactive Kiosk Terminal on the start page Click On Load profile and tick the button in the menu bar of the FrontFace Lockdown Tool Please make sure you have selected the correct user profile We recommend you to create a separate Standard user profile on Windows for the use of the FrontFace Kiosk Application Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Advanced Features MON 8 10 Proxy Server Configuration The FrontFace Kiosk Application contains several functions such as the display of websites and the weather plugin all of which if in use require access to the Internet It may thus be necessary for you to adjust the proxy configuration of the Kiosk Application if the kiosk PC can only access the Internet via a proxy server in your IT infrastructure You can change proxy settings in the installation folder of the file FrontFace Kiosk exe config with a regular text editor such as Notepad The following describes the settings relevant for proxy configuration Explicit Proxy Configuration For advanced configuration of the proxy server insert the following code in the lt configuration gt tag of the FrontFace Kiosk exe config and person
41. mbH amp Co KG ss FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 12 Further Information and Help This manual is designed to give you a quick and simple overview of the concepts and functions of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Further documentation and information as well as free support is available directly from mirabyte Please visit http www mirabyte con for contact details or e mail support mirabyte com FrontFace for Touch Kiosks offers more options as become obvious on first view Features of your choice can be integrated and upgraded using the plugin interface for example particular hardware such as web cams RFID and card readers thermal printers and payment systems can easily be integrated You can create entirely individual themes to match a customer s corporate identity too y mirabyte also offers supplementing support and advice services whether you are looking for a full service provider for your kiosk project or simply need a little support to implement it Copyright O 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH 8 Co KG Index 55 Index NET Framework 4 0 12 16 9 display 28 4 3 display 28 A activation 52 activationcode 52 animated icons 34 animation 34 app 44 application 44 artwork 21 aspect ratio 28 B beamer 39 button 16 19 21 O clock 41 cloud storage service 24 command line interface 50 configuration 23 49 content 10 16 17 27 content folder 23 countdown 41 D date 41 deployment 24
42. n the Devices and Printers control panel applet Computer Network Control Panel Devices and Printers N i 2 Create a new form size by selecting the Print2Screen printer and then clicking on Print server properties la device Add a printer See what s printing 5s 5 aad Faxes 4 x ce tae eee 3 On the Forms tab select Create a new form enter a name and select the attributes then click OK Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual Forms Ports Drivers Securty Advanced Forms on RTW 10x14 p 1147 m 1147W Save Form Delete Form name 1011 E Y Create a new form Define a new form by editing the existing name and measurements Then click Save Form Form description measurements Units 9 Metric English Paper size Printer area margins Width 25 40cm Left 0 00cm Top 0 00cm Height 27 94cm_ Right 0 00cm Bottom 0 00cm ichange Form Settings 4 Right click the Print2Screen printer and select its Printer properties axes 4 Epson AL C1100 FrontFace hat s printi Print2Screen Son A Set as default printer Printing preferences Printer properties Create shortcut IS Troubleshoot Remove device Properties on e b w ON r P A 5 Then click on Settings in the tab General 6 Select the
43. nt Viewer with a presentation in full screen mode that is stored in the button s folder within the content folder you have to enter this command line C Program Files x86 Microsoft Office Officel4 PPTVIEW EXE F CURRENTPATH Example pptx Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Advanced Features as 8 7 Sharing Content With FrontFace for Touch Kiosks you can also offer users a feature that allows them to print and share content via email Several settings can be adjusted under Content Sharing Settings in the Settings menu Printing Content Activate the setting Allow Content Printing and the user will be able to click a printer sy mbol in the toolbar of the kiosk application on the kiosk PC The print job will automatically be sent to the printer on the kiosk PC defined as default printer Please ensure that users can physically access the printer set as default To avoid various brief printing initiations and the resulting high number of printouts you can input a value for the setting Protect Content Sharing Features from Abuse defining the number of seconds before a new print job can be sent The user will receive a note about this Sharing Content by E Mail Activate the setting Allow Sending Content by E Mail and enter the email account from which it will be sent This requires the configuration of an SMTP e mail account all necessary information can be obtained from your email provid
44. nt can be operated with a touchscreen terminal or a tablet e g in cases where contents are presented to a number of people such as in a museum Thus if you have activated the setting Multi Screen Support also contents are displayed that are assigned to a button which already contains sub menu button s since the content is always shown on the secondary screen whereas the menu with all buttons is constantly visible on the primary touch enabled screen Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG o FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 8 3 Using Plugins You can easily add any additional features and extensions to FrontFace for Touch Kiosks by means of existing or individually created plugins A plugin always consists of one or more DLL files gathered in a ZIP file To install a plugin unzip the content of the ZIP file into the FrontFace installation folder usually C Program Files x86 mirabyte FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Plugins Please note that a plugin has to be installed separately on every kiosk PC you wish to use it Besides various plugins which you can download from the FrontFace product Website a free plugin SDK Software Development Kit is available with which you can create your own plugins using the programming languages C or VB NET More information can be found in the plugin SDK manual which you can also download from the FrontFace product Website Copyright 2012 2015 by mira
45. nto which you have exported your project from the USB device or network drive When your project has been imported you can close the Kiosk Assistant and start the FrontFace Kiosk Application FrontFace Kiosk exe 2 Deployment function If you would like to update and maintain the kiosk application from your work PC using the export import function is comparatively laborious since the kiosk PC needs to be updated manually every time and updates cannot be made while it is running In this case the deployment function is recommendable It allows you to easily update a remote PC via network share or the Internet The Deployment menu offers three options o All in one local installation This is the most common case when the PC on which you work with the Kiosk Assistant is also the kiosk PC running the kiosk application No deployment is required since the project is already available on the PC and can be used immediately o Offline deployment using a USB device This method is comparable to the import export function yet is does not require you to carry out the import on the kiosk PC manually Insert the USB device with the new data into the PC while running and the kiosk application will update automatically Then simply eject the USB device and your kiosk PC is up to date o Online deployment via network share Menu structure content and settings will be deployed to the kiosk PC from your management PC via network share of a local n
46. on as the FrontFace Kiosk Application is running direct access to the Windows system Explorer task menu etc is no longer possible yet there is still the risk that a user gains unauthorized access to the system by opening the Task Manager with the key combination CTRL ALT DELETE It is also worth considering to select automatic start up of Windows as this will not require you to enter a password The easiest option to make this and further useful settings on the kiosk PC is the use of the free FrontFace Lockdown Tool Lockdown exe which can be installed on an optional basis along with FrontFace for Touch Kiosks or can be downloaded separately from mirabyte s website http www mirabyte com go fflockdown free of charge lt gt FrontFace Lockdown Tool for Windows This application allows you to easily configure a Windows PC Windows Vista 7 or 8 for continuous operation mode e g digital signage applications or protected kiosk mode e g for public computer terminals More Information Startup amp Shutdown Si In case you want to configure this PC as a digital signage player PC or as a protected interactive kiosk terminal you can start using one of these predefined profiles You can then adjust them according to your individual requirements m Continuous Operation Predefined Profiles D Load Profile ES Protection 8l Security System Information Show settings for User Account Y Syste
47. ou start the Kiosk Assistant The version number is shown in the lower right corner of that screen By clicking on the version number you can perform an online check if there are any updates or new versions available to be installed In order to determine the version number of the Kiosk Application select the file FrontFace Kiosk exe in the Windows file explorer and open the context menu right click then select Properties In the Details tab of the properties dialog of that file you can find the version number Updating the FrontFace Kiosk Application Copy the installation pack with the new version on the kiosk PC and run it there do not make any changes in the installation assistant but always click Next and eventually Finish The software will be updated automatically all configuration settings and content as well as control features will be maintained Updates can also be installed without supervision Start the installation pack on the kiosk PC by using the following command line frontface tk exe SILENT Updating the Kiosk Assistant Run the installation pack on the PC on which the Kiosk Assistant is already installed Retain all previous settings and values in the installation assistant always click Next and eventually Finish As the application the Kiosk Assistant will also maintain all configuration settings and content during an update and as with a kiosk PC you can use the command line switch SILENT Further
48. p text is displayed at the bottom left of the Kiosk Assistant window that will explain the exact function and or meaning of the setting Step 5 Preview By using the Preview menu you can start the FrontFace Kiosk Application with the current configuration and thus test it immediately Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 8 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual Step 6 Deployment After configuring the menu structure content and settings using the Kiosk Assistant you can start final user interface with the program FrontFace Kiosk exe FrontFace Kiosk Application If your work PC is not the kiosk PC that will later run the kiosk application you need to transfer your project to the target PC i e the kiosk PC first The following two options are available to transfer your project 1 Import Export function Install FrontFace for Touch Kiosks on the kiosk PC In order to transfer the project from your work PC to your kiosk PC you either need a storage device such as a USB stick or both PCs need to be able to access a shared network used for the data exchange Select the Export function in the project menu of the Kiosk Assistant on your work PC then choose a new empty folder on the USB device or the network drive that you have previously created as target location After the export start the Kiosk Assistant on the kiosk PC and select Open project on the welcome page then select the folder i
49. rated PCs Supported Windows versions 2 Windows XP also Embedded and PosReady aa Windows Windows Vista 32 and 64 Bit Windows 7 32 and 64 Bit also Embedded Standard Windows 8 1 32 and 64 Bit also Embedded Standarad Windows 10 32 and 64 Bit also Embedded Standard Run time requirements NET Framework 4 0 Full Profile will be installed automatically by the installation program if necessary f video playback is required additional video codecs will have to be installed to replay certain video formats For this case we particularly recommend the LAVFilters codec pack f you use a proxy server to access the Internet with the Kiosk Application as well as with the Kiosk Assistant you need to configure it as described in the paragraph Proxy Server Configuration Other requirements for the Kiosk Assistant In order to use Print2Screen the Kiosk Assistant must be installed on a PC running Windows Vista 7 8 1 or 10 Other requirements for the Kiosk Application If you would like to display Flash or Silverlight content the respective plugins need to be installed first see Using Flash and Silverlight Hardware requirements There are no minimum requirements for hardware in order to use the software A good graphics card e g by NVIDIA or ATI however will ensure a satisfying display performance The hardware required strongly depends on the intended use whether extensive multimedia feature
50. s in the Preview As soon as you mouse over one of these areas the cursor symbol will change from an arrow to a hand Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Kiosk Assistant 21 6 3 Design Besides the structure of the menu and the contents you can also customize the look of the kiosk application with various so called Themes FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Kiosk Assistant Project To Menu amp Content Select User Interface Fig Choosing a theme and customizing the designn of the kiosk interface A theme defines the visual appearance of the buttons The theme Glass for example is loosely based on the iPad s glossy style with glass buttons whereas the Metro theme s simple tiles bears similarities to the design of Windows 8 The theme also defines the design of the toolbars and other interactive elements on the screen The following four themes are available Circle Default Glass Metro In each of these themes the type font text color and text size can be customized as well as the overall text color for titles toolbar etc You can also set whether the button design can be blended out entirely including the text if required In this case only the assigned icon or icon and button text will be displayed The ideal icon size is 196x196 pixels If you only want to show the icons without the button artwork you should choose the Glass theme since this theme places the
51. s such as videos or fading effects will be used for example or whether only static contents will be displayed Generally the recommended working memory of the kiosk PC should be 1 GB at the very least better results are achieved with a memory of at least 2 GB FrontFace for Touch Kiosks supports 1 2 screen s with any resolution and orientation portrait landscape and supports single and multi touchscreens Automatic installation In addition to the regular interactive installation via the Setup Assistant you can also navigate the setup pack by means of a commando line silent setup This allows users to run several installations automatically with one deployment system A detailed description of the commando line syntax for the setup can be found in the chapter headed Software Deployment and Updates Setup and backup of the kiosk PC for unsupervised non stop operation The kiosk PC should be configured in such a way that a password is not required upon booting and the Kiosk Application is started automatically Screen savers and standby functions should be disabled These settings can be comfortably made with the separately available free FrontFace Lockdown Tool also see Kiosk PC Setup and Security Note on use of the EWF Enhanced Write Filter of Windows Embedded Standard If you are using Embedded versions of Windows please make sure that the Enhanced Write Filter EWF is deactivated when installing FrontFace Al
52. sh install the version for Internet Explorer on the kiosk PC in order to be able to display respective content You can download the necessary plugins from these web pages e Adobe Flash http get adobe com flashplayer e Microsoft Silverlight http www microsoft com getsilverlight Using Flash and Silverlight in your browser Simply add a new content of type website and input the URL to a website using Flash or Silverlight content Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG a FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 8 6 Integration of 3rd Party Apps FrontFace for Touch Kiosks can also launch any Windows application on the kiosk terminal which allows you to integrate 3rd party functionality very easily Simply create a new button select Add New Content and then choose the content type Application Then you can enter the path to the application EXE file that you want to launch when the button is clicked by the user Instead of just providing the path to an executable file you can also enter an entire command line Please make sure that you pad any paths with quotation marks if these do contain any blanks You can also use the placeholder CURRENTPATHS to reference the path of the current button within the content folder You can open this folder by selecting a button from the menu tree and selecting Open in Windows Explorer from the context menu right click E g in order to start the PowerPoi
53. sks image map editor You can now edit the image map and define the touch sensitive areas as well as the conventional buttons on the image for which you can choose from the shapes rectangle ellipsis and conventional button For rectangle and ellipsis size direction and position can be customized as follows In the menu Add Element click on the respective element to add it to your image and move re size or rotate it using the anchor points You can also combine all elements via overlap and use them multiple times so nearly every shape can be retraced With the third shape button you can add conventional menu buttons whose position on the image can be chosen freely size and rotation however cannot be changed Then assign the target location sub menu to a touch sensitive area or freely placed button by clicking Functions gt Set Target This will open a dialog window in which you can choose already created sub menus as target location several elements can be assigned to one sub menu Once an element has been assigned to a sub menu its color changes from red to green so you can easily see which elements have already been connected with a target location End the editing process of the image map by clicking OK and closing the dialog Edit Button with a click on OK A small symbol in the menu tree will show you which button uses an image map You can now test the image map and touch sensitive area
54. so the Content Folder should be moved to a location that is not protected by the EWF Once these adaptations have been made FrontFace is fully compatible with EWF Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Kiosk Assistant 13 6 Kiosk Assistant Use the Kiosk Assistant to configure the FrontFace Kiosk Application and to create your kiosk interface buttons menu with respective content When you start the Kiosk Assistant you will first see the welcome page on which you can open a Project load one of the sample projects provided or access various help resources such as this user manual Project in the context of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks describes the entirety of menu structure content design and settings FrontFace for Touch Kiosks E Kiosk Assistant Welcome to FrontFace for Touch Kiosks This is the Kiosk Assistant of FrontFace for Touch Kiosks The Kiosk Assistant allows you to create your individual kiosk application and helps you to easily manage both the menu structure and the content R Open Project User Manual Open the current project on this PC in order to edit the menu Before you start to work with FrontFace for Touch Kiosks it is structure and the content or to adjust the settings of the Kiosk highly recommended to print and read the user manual in Application Alternatively you can also import another project or order to better understand the basic concepts of this open a Content
55. so serves as interface to update the kiosk application and or its content from a remote PC see Deployment Usually the pathway of the Content Folder is simply Content thus relates to the Content Folder of the file FrontFace Kiosk exe Instead of a relative path an absolute path c path to a folder can also be stated While all other settings in this list can be overwritten during an update from a remote computer this is not possible for the value of the option Content Folder This avoids the problem that the Content Folder must be located in exactly the same place in the local file system on all of the kiosk PCs you administrate Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG a FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 6 5 Deployment To transfer content and settings from your work PC three deployment methods are available and can be chosen in the Deploy menu FrontFace for Touch Kiosks E Kiosk Assistant Project Cae oe Deploy Menu amp Content FrontFace for Touch Kiosks offers different ways how to deploy your project which consists of the content menu structure buttons content files and the configuration settings design to your kiosk terminal s Please check the user manual for further details Design Please select one of the following deployment methods All in One local setup A Settings This is the simplest way of installing and using FrontFace for Touch Kiosks The FrontFace
56. solutions 53 step by step 6 support 54 system requirements 12 oa ee text 10 theme 21 time 41 timer 41 troubleshooting 53 tutorial 6 U updating 50 USB dongle 52 USB flash drive 24 version 50 video 10 17 19 32 Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Index W wallpaper 19 33 Website 10 17 welcome page 13 Windows 12 Windows application 17 word wrap 16 wap 16 X XPS 10 17 28 32 35 Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG
57. t PC from your local computer This makes it possible to update the target PC whilst it is running the Kiosk Application The Content Folder is usually located under C Program Files x86 mirabyte FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Content You can relocate the Content Folder to any location using the setting Content Folder in the Settings menu of the Kiosk Assistant To set up the Content Folder on the kiosk PC as a network share right click the folder in Windows Explorer and select Properties gt Share In addition to a group of users authorized to access this share you may also have to set up access authorization for this folder This can be done in the Security tab of the properties window You can now access and edit the Content Folder of the kiosk PC over the network share e g Kiosk PC Content from your local work PC Now start the Kiosk Assistant on your work PC and select Online Deployment from the Deploy menu Add the previously created network share that you can access from your work PC and click Deploy This method too allows you to update the target PC whilst it is running the Kiosk Application If you would like to use online deployment over the Internet the Content Folder of your kiosk PC as well as the Content Folder of your work PC have to be relocated to a cloud storage service see above so the Content Folder can be replicated from your work PC to the kiosk PC over the cloud Copyright 20
58. turn to the welcome page of the Kiosk Assistant via the project menu FrontFace for Touch Kiosks TE Kiosk Assistant DABO Project A AA Below the project menu you will find the ma n menu where you can ses design the menu structure of your kiosk application organize content Bean Menu Content and customize the design Design as well f as numerous functions with various settings Settings Choose GA settings f Deploy to organize how your project will be deployed e g on other kiosk PCs via network share USB or the Internet You can test run Y Deploy y your current project at any time by using the Preview function O Preview f IA Ja Y d gs pi Fig Project menu and the main menu of the Kiosk Assistant Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 16 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 6 2 Menu amp Content Here you can design the menu structure of your kiosk application and add content to the respective menu buttons The left hand side of the window shows a tree structure of the menu buttons in your interface You can create several buttons on each level which will then be displayed in a menu page by the FrontFace Kiosk Application Hotel amp Tourism Sample gt FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Kiosk Assistant Project A Al gt x 4 di Content f d Other languages F Welcome H E Restaurant A Service Offerings 88 Activities y
59. ur Step by Step Tutorial will explain the next steps to create your personal kiosk experience Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG 6 FrontFace for Touch Kiosks User Manual 3 Step by Step Tutorial This tutorial explains step by step how to create a kiosk application with FrontFace for Touch Kiosks and how then to use it on a kiosk terminal or touchscreen PC Step 1 Installation Install FrontFace for Touch Kiosks with default settings either directly on your kiosk PC or on your normal work PC Use the Windows Start Menu to start up the Kiosk Assistant You can choose whether the application will open the current project which is empty on first start up to edit or whether you would like to import one of the sample projects provided If you choose to open one of the samples a copy of the project chosen will be imported Use the function New gt Import in the project menu of the Kiosk Assistant to reset the current project to an empty project or import a different project at any time You can also export the current project to a different location on your computer and create a backup copy for instance Once you have opened a project in the Kiosk Assistant you will see the main menu and the following items Menu amp Content Design Settings Deployment Preview Step 2 Create Menu Structure Click on Menu amp Content to customize the menu structure of your kiosk application On the le
60. veto Web Preserves fonts formatting and imag Content cannot be easily changed a Info a Save to SharePoint Free viewers are available on the Web S Broadcast Slide Show A Recent J El Publish Slides Ps j New reate PDF XPS File Types Print A Change File Type F 1d e e Save amp Send w f NN Help 2 Create a Video 3 Options LA Package Presentation for CD Exit ER Create Handouts y p P ai y y j sa Pma If you use PowerPoint 2009 or PowerPoint 2010 click on File gt Save amp Send and either select Create PDF XPS Document to export the presentation as an XPS file or click Create a Video and thus create a video as a WMV file for Computer and HD Displays Rendering the video can take several minutes depending on the size of your presentation and the performance of your computer Both XPS and WMV video files can then be used in FrontFace for Touch Kiosks Copyright 2012 2015 by mirabyte GmbH amp Co KG Tips on Content Creation 33 73 Designing Wallaper Images You can make a considerable impact on the design of your kiosk application by using wallpaper images that will be displayed behind your menu buttons When you choose your wallpaper image you should ensure that the graphic you use is not too rich in contrast as this will make it difficult for the user to differentiate between the menu buttons and the image and the interface will appear unsettled The resolution of the

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