documentation/manual/source/web_remote.rst

The Web Remote

OpenLP gives you the ability to control the creating_service or send an alerts from a remote computer through a web browser. This could be useful for a nursery or daycare to display an alerts message or, use it as an interface to control the whole service remotely by a visiting missionary or worship team leader.

The first step is to make sure the Remote plugin is activated. You can accomplish this here: plugin_list. The second step is to configure the settings you will use with your web browser. You can find these instructions and settings here: remote_tab.

Open your favorite web browser and type in the Remote URL you found in remote_tab. For this example we will use http://192.168.0.101:4316 and then press the Enter key. You will be presented with the home page of the OpenLP Remote.

Service Manager

Clicking on Service Manager will display your service item list in the creating_service.

You will find the following buttons throughout the web remote interface. Clicking on any item in the Service Manager will immediately take you to the slide controller.

The home button is found on most of the pages in the top left hand corner of the remote interface and clicking it will take you back to the home page of the OpenLP remote.

When changes are made on the main computer clicking on refresh will show the changes in the remote viewer.

Clicking this button will blank the display on the projector screen. Clicking on an item in the Service Manager will automatically show the item on the screen.

If your screen is blanked, clicking on this button will unblank your display.

This button will move you upward in the Service Manager and Slide Controller.

This button will move you downward in the Service Manager and Slide Controller.

Note: The buttons Blank, Show, Prev and Next are conveniently located on the top and the bottom of the remote interace to help eliminate scrolling.

Slide Controller

After you click on an item in the Service Manager you will be taken to the Slide Controller interface.

You will find your verses displayed as they appear in the live view and the first verse will be displayed on the projection screen. You can use the Prev, Next or click on each verse using your mouse to display them.

Note: The remote interface replicates the OpenLP software. Clicking on a single image in the service manager will display immediately. The first image in a group of images and the first slide in a presentation will also be displayed immediately when clicked on in the service manager.

Alerts

Stage view gives you the opportunity to set up a remote computer, netbook or smartphone to view the service being displayed in an easy to read font on a black background. This is a text only viewer.

At the top right hand side you will see the time of day. This can be changed from 12 hour to 24 hour format in remote_tab. If you added a note to the the song it will be the next line under the time. See adding_note for adding notes. Under the note will be the Bible or song verse numbers and one of those will be highlighted. The lyrics or verses showing below the verse numbers correspond to the highlighted verse number.

If there is an image, presentation or media being displayed you will see the title of the displayed item. Under the title will show the next item to be displayed in the creating_service.