You may be able to change the text - like 'Messages (2)' or 'Messages (17)' but I don't think you can change the icon.
The documentation discusses changing menu item text - although it appears to be focused on doing that one at application start up - rather than many times dynamically.
Notification - RDMLX
Re: Notification - RDMLX
Hi.
This has pop-up once again. The customer wants to make this notification/announcement like on the image attached.
Will this come in a future version or is this not possible at all?
This has pop-up once again. The customer wants to make this notification/announcement like on the image attached.
Will this come in a future version or is this not possible at all?
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MarkDuignan
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Re: Notification - RDMLX
It is not possible now.
We will do for next version - but just to be clear - you would get a red circle and a variable number.
There would be no other image alteration properties.
We will do for next version - but just to be clear - you would get a red circle and a variable number.
There would be no other image alteration properties.
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tsupartono
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Re: Notification - RDMLX
When this feature is implemented, the way it works is that your LANSA (RDMLX) program would have to set the value of the notification count (number in red circle).
This means that you would only get the chance to change the number when the user is actively using the app - there wouldn't be a way to change the number when the app is in the background / inactive.
This means that you would only get the chance to change the number when the user is actively using the app - there wouldn't be a way to change the number when the app is in the background / inactive.
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MarkDuignan
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Re: Notification - RDMLX
This point http://longrange.lansa.com.au/viewtopic ... =362#p1067 still applies.
This may means that this feature is of no use to you.
We won't do anything more to progress this until you let us know whether it would be useful to you.
Sending emails with embedded URLs that can start/activate LongRange and switch to specific formview remain the best choice for notifying a user of a significant or actionable event. Emails are a ubiquitous and universally understood notification medium (eg: Even my Fitbit wristband sends me an email when its battery is low). You can also send emails from your server at any time and from any type of job.
This may means that this feature is of no use to you.
We won't do anything more to progress this until you let us know whether it would be useful to you.
Sending emails with embedded URLs that can start/activate LongRange and switch to specific formview remain the best choice for notifying a user of a significant or actionable event. Emails are a ubiquitous and universally understood notification medium (eg: Even my Fitbit wristband sends me an email when its battery is low). You can also send emails from your server at any time and from any type of job.
Re: Notification - RDMLX
It is my customer which wants this function. What is it that endomondo use to get this notifikation? Is it some kind of push function?
When you say it is only when the app is activ is is possible to set this notification do you then mean that it is in the front?
When you say it is only when the app is activ is is possible to set this notification do you then mean that it is in the front?
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MarkDuignan
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Re: Notification - RDMLX
Yes - that's what I mean - you could only update the red circle notification when your app is 'running'.
By 'running' I mean started and in the foreground (visible to the user).
Once it is sent to the background by the user, or the device screen is turned off, the operating system puts the App to sleep.
That seems to limit the usefulness of having the red circle notification I think - which is why I am making sure you understand this.
I know some apps can respond to 'alerts' even when they appear to be asleep - but you cannot do that at the moment in LongRange.
By 'running' I mean started and in the foreground (visible to the user).
Once it is sent to the background by the user, or the device screen is turned off, the operating system puts the App to sleep.
That seems to limit the usefulness of having the red circle notification I think - which is why I am making sure you understand this.
I know some apps can respond to 'alerts' even when they appear to be asleep - but you cannot do that at the moment in LongRange.
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MarkDuignan
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Re: Notification - RDMLX
Except by sending an email or SMS with an embedded URL to the device of course.
Sorry - I forgot about using SMS before - its another common alert (or 'push') service that is ubiquitous.
See http://www.longrangemobile.com/docs/LRP ... rangef.htm
They can touch the URL in the SMS or email - launch or activate LongRange and then go straight to any formview and data you want to show.
It is literally just one touch - and people check and notice emails and SMS messages arriving much more than they would notice an app with a red circle that they have to scroll sideways across 3 home screens to see.
Sorry - I forgot about using SMS before - its another common alert (or 'push') service that is ubiquitous.
See http://www.longrangemobile.com/docs/LRP ... rangef.htm
They can touch the URL in the SMS or email - launch or activate LongRange and then go straight to any formview and data you want to show.
It is literally just one touch - and people check and notice emails and SMS messages arriving much more than they would notice an app with a red circle that they have to scroll sideways across 3 home screens to see.
Re: Notification - RDMLX
should I understand this "I know some apps can respond to 'alerts' even when they appear to be asleep - but you cannot do that at the moment in LongRange." that it is something that we will get in the next version;-)
Re: Notification - RDMLX
Hi.
I have talked with the customer. We will try to make this notification with sms. Is it possible to open different "pages" in the app in the url sent in the SMS?
Weare going to make a setup page where the user have to accept to get the notification by sms. In this app we need to retrive the phone number from the device. Is that possible?
I have talked with the customer. We will try to make this notification with sms. Is it possible to open different "pages" in the app in the url sent in the SMS?
Weare going to make a setup page where the user have to accept to get the notification by sms. In this app we need to retrive the phone number from the device. Is that possible?