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Flash Operator Panel frequently asked questions: |
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Q0: Do I have to run a webserver? |
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A0: Yes, its a Flash applet, it works from a web browser. You can use apache |
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or any other webserver you like. It was tested with Windows, Linux, and |
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Mac browsers. Its truly multiplatform! |
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Q1: Do I need to install additional Perl modules to run op_server.pl? |
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A1: No, it works without extra modules. |
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Q2: International characters are not displayed in button labels! Is it |
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possible to use foreign characters? |
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A2: Yes, its possible. The flash movie will display international |
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characters if you encode the text with UTF-8. You can encode the files |
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from the command line using vi: |
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vi -c ":wq! ++enc=utf8" op_buttons.cfg |
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There is a downside to this. If you originate calls from the panel, the |
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caller id will be set with the utf8 label (ilegible characters in the |
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clid) |
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Q3: I do not want to mess with the caller id text and the asterisk database. |
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Can I disable that feature? |
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A3: Sure, just modify op_style.cfg and set the show_clid_info variable to 0 |
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(zero). |
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Q4: When I try to open the webpage, the browser hangs. Whats wrong? |
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A4: The flash movie tries to read a file named 'variables.txt' that is |
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generated by op_server.pl in the same directory where the .swf file |
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lives. If this file is corrupted or incomplete, the flash movie might |
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loop forever. Make sure you have the file in place. If its not there, |
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you might have permissions problems or you forgot to run op_server.pl. |
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Q5: I changed the style op_style.cfg, but when I reload the page I don't |
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see the changes. What's up? |
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A5: The flash movie requests the file variables.txt when it starts. If your |
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browser caches that file, you won't see the changes you made unless you |
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clear your browser cache, or maybe just requesting the variables.txt |
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file and hitting reload a couple of times. |
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Q6: I do not like editing a text file to change a visual layout! |
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A6: Me neither, I dream of a visual layout configuration. But I do not have |
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the time to make it happen. Maybe in the future. |
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Q7: Where is the .fla file? |
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A7: The flash client is done with MING: you will find the perl source for |
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generating a working .swf client under ming-source. |
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If you want the ancient .fla for the first versions, I will trade them |
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for a new apple mac mini core duo or macbook pro. |
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