Scripting
Controlling the Peakboard Runtime window from a script
An application does not always own the whole screen. On a workstation the Peakboard Runtime often runs next to an ERP client or a browser, and the operator needs to get from one to the other. Four functions let your application do that itself: it can go to full screen, come back to window mode, step aside, or ask for attention.
The functions
| Building Block | Lua | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| [Fullscreen] | runtime.switchtofullscreen() |
Switches from window mode to full screen mode |
| [Window mode] | runtime.switchtowindow() |
Switches from full screen mode to window mode |
| [Minimize] | runtime.minimize() |
Minimizes the Peakboard Runtime window |
| [Bring to front] | runtime.bringtofront() |
Brings the Peakboard Runtime window to the front |
In the Building Blocks you will find them under Visualization in the Runtime group, next to the other functions of the Peakboard Runtime.
Example: a button that steps aside
Put a button on your screen and open its script for the [Tapped] event. Use the [Minimize] Building Block, and the operator can put the application aside with one tap to work in another program.
To get it back, combine it with a timer script that calls [Bring to front] - for example when a new order arrives - so the application returns to the foreground exactly when it has something to say.
-- Button, event Tapped: step aside
runtime.minimize()
-- Timer script: come back when it matters
runtime.bringtofront()
Note:
runtime.minimize() is deliberately without effect on a Peakboard Box. A Peakboard Box shows exactly one application on a wall screen; a minimized window there would leave an empty desktop that nobody can restore on site. The call is logged as a warning in this case, the application keeps running. Full screen, window mode and bring to front work everywhere.
