SettingsButton

Enterprise Browser 3.6

Overview

The SettingsButton module is used to display/hide the system settings button and set its parameters. When pressed, the settings button brings up the settings HTML page. Applies to Android and Windows Mobile/CE.

Enabling the API

To use this API in an Android app, the app must contain a reference to elements.js, the JavaScript file that includes it: 


<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="elements.js"></script>;

Important: The elements.js must be in a location accessible by the HTML page from which it will be called. That location can be on the device or the web server on which the app resides. The elements.js file is required only for Android.

API Usage

The SettingsButton API is accessed using meta tag references: 


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Visibility:Visible">

Note: Use of SettingsButton on a VC5090 device might result in slight screen distortion while the button is being displayed. This distortion also might occur with other overlays:

  • addressBar
  • backButton
  • keyState
  • forwardButton
  • goButton
  • minimizeButton
  • quitButton
  • reloadButton
  • sipButton
  • stopButton

Properties

Visibility

Type

STRING

Description

Determines whether the Settings button is displayed.

Possible Values

  • Visible
  • Hidden (defaut)

Platforms

  • Android
  • Windows Mobile/CE

Example


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Visibility:Visible">

Left

Type

INTEGER

Description

Sets the X position of the Settings button.

Possible Value

  • Positive number (in pixels) (default = top-right corner of the screen)

Platforms

  • Android
  • Windows Mobile/CE

Example


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Left:50">

Top

Type

INTEGER

Description

Sets the Y position of the Settings button.

Possible Value

  • Positive number (in pixels)

Platforms

  • Android
  • Windows Mobile/CE

Example


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Top:50">

Height

Type

INTEGER

Description

Sets the height of the Settings button.

Possible Value

  • Positive number (in pixels)

Platforms

  • Android
  • Windows Mobile/CE

Example


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Height:50">

Width

Type

INTEGER

Description

Sets the width of the Settings button.

Possible Value

  • Positive number (in pixels)

Platforms

  • Android
  • Windows Mobile/CE

Example


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Width:150">

imageUp

Type

STRING

Description

Sets the image to be displayed when the Settings Button is in the 'up' (not pressed) state. See Remarks.

Possible Value

  • URL or fully-qualified local path to image

Platforms

  • Android
  • Windows Mobile/CE

Example


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="imageUp:http://image.com/sb_up_image.gif">

imageDown

Type

STRING

Description

Sets the image to be displayed when the Settings Button is in the 'down' state (pressed). See Remarks.

Possible Value

  • URL or fully-qualified local path to image

Platforms

  • Android
  • Windows Mobile/CE

Example


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="imageDown:http://image.com/sb_down_image.gif">

Remarks

Button visibility

The Settings button is designed to remain in the foreground, appearing on top of all Enterprise Browser pages. It might therefore remain visible when switching to some non-EB apps. On Windows Mobile/CE devices, this can be prevented by minimizing Enterprise Browser before switching to another app. This issue does not apply to Android.

Device support

The Settings button is supported by any Zebra device equipped with a touch-sensitive display.

Images

Images can be specified for the 'up' (not pressed) and 'down' (pressed) state of the Settings button. Image files can be stored on the device (recommended) or a server. Specify the file protocol in the URL (file://, http://, ftp://). Image will be scaled to the size of the button. Windows Mobile/CE devices support .JPEG and .GIF; Windows CE also supports .BMP.

Persistence

Changes to this module will persist when navigating to a new page.

Sample code

In this example, the Settings button is made visible and its top and left coordinates are set to 50:


<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Visibility:Visible">
<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Top:50">
<META HTTP-Equiv="SettingsButton" Content="Left:50">

Note: Button position will vary based on whether the display is in portrait or landscape mode. To lock the screen in portrait mode, please refer to the Screen orientation section of the Config.xml Reference.