Settings tab

Display all information in the console

Select whether you want all information to be displayed in the console.
This can be very useful if you want to know whether or not a plugin loads correctly on startup.

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Application language

Define the language used for all graphical interfaces and application messages in the console.

Tip

The language used for voice rules is defined in the Dialog tab.

Two languages are available with the application:

• English
• French

• + By default

  • The system language.
  Warning

  The By default setting assumes that the localization file for the system language exists!

Select the language you want in the list.

Or if you want, you can translate a localization file into the language you want to use and add it to the list of application languages:

1. Copy one of the localization files into app/locales/ with the country code (2 letters) as its name.

2. Modify all keys values:

   Warning

   The $$ characters are replaced by dynamic values when the message is displayed. Do not delete them, just adjust the sentences to include them.

3. Add an entry in app/locales/BCP47.loc to display the new language in the properties and use it:

   • For example, suppose a new location file pt.loc is created, the new entry in the file will be :

   {
       "1": {
           "tag": "en",
           "region": "English (US English)"
       },
       "2": {
           "tag": "fr",
           "region": "French (especially in France)"
       },
       "3": {
           "tag": "pt",
           "region": "Portuguese (Portugal)"
       }
   }
   

Client name

The client name.

Enter a simple name that does not use special characters (blanks are allowed).

Server search range

The client uses the UDP communication protocol to search the A.V.A.T.A.R server on the network.

You can enter a search range in the following form:

• XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX-XXX
• For example: for 192.168.2.100-110, the client will look for the server at addresses 192.168.2.100 to 110.

You can also enter the server address directly:

• For example: 192.168.2.105

Server communication port (HTTP)

The HTTP communication port with the server.

Warning

This HTTP port number must be the same on the server and on each client.

Server search port (UDP)

The server's UDP search port.

• Default value: 3333

Warning

This UDP port number must be the same on the server and on each client.

Delay between server searches

Time in seconds between each network scan to find the server in the specified search range.

Tip

If the server can't be found, for example if a wrong address range has been set, you'll need to modify the property manually:

1. Open the app/core/Avatar.prop file in a text editor.
2. Find the target property and change its value.
3. Save the file and restart the client.

Client communication port (HTTP)

The communication port with the client.
This parameter should only be set if there are plugins or HTTP requests that need to communicate with the client.

The port is used to access client plugins via HTTP requests (see HTTP request in the Client API for details).

Client communication route (HTTP)

The communication route is associated with the Client communication port (HTTP).
This parameter should only be set if there are plugins or HTTP requests that need to communicate with the client.

The route is used to access client plugins via HTTP requests (see HTTP request in the Client API for details).

The route must be in lower caracters without space.

Number of automatic client restarts per 24h

• Default value: 0 (no restart)

To refresh the client by restarting it regularly, you can enter a value between 1 and 24.

To know

In order not to interfere with programs that can be started at fixed times, 7 minutes are added to the selected times.

Screensaver

Activates a screen saver after the server has been fully loaded.
Useful, for example, if you use A.V.A.T.A.R in tablet mode to automatically switch off the screen.

1. switch on the Enable screensaver parameter.
2. Select the timeout to switch off the screen (by default 10 secondes)

WindowsmacOS - linux

You can select the C:\<Windows>\System32\scrnsave.scr file to have a black screen.

Black screen by default. No screensaver file required.
Just switch on the Enable screensaver parameter.

• If you want to use a specific screensaver:
  • Edit the app/lib/screensaver/<platform>/screensaver.sh file
  • Modify the script by making a script shell to activate a screensaver
  • Then the screensaver defined in the textfield will be passed as a parameter to the script.

Check for updates at startup

Choose whether you want the application to check for updates at startup.
If Yes, and if a new version is available, the flashing message “New version available!” will be displayed in the interface.

For Windows platform only:
Check the PowerShell version, it must be 7.0 or higher.
Unfortunately, it is not possible to update the version supplied with Windows.
If the version is lower than 7.0, download the latest version of PowerShell and add the executable path in the field, as in the example above.

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