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Show Simple Content

The Mycroft GUI Framework has a number of common methods for displaying standard simple content types.

Text

Display simple strings of text.
self.gui.show_text(self, text, title=None, override_idle=None, override_animations=False)
Arguments:
  • text (str): Main text content. It will auto-paginate
  • title (str): A title to display above the text content.
  • override_idle (boolean, int):
    • True: Takes over the resting page indefinitely
    • (int): Delays resting page for the specified number of seconds.
  • override_animations (boolean):
    • True: Disables showing all platform skill animations.
    • False: 'Default' always show animations.

Static Image

Display a static image such as a jpeg or png.
self.gui.show_image(self, url, caption=None, title=None, fill=None, override_idle=None, override_animations=False)
Arguments:
  • url (str): Pointer to the image
  • caption (str): A caption to show under the image
  • title (str): A title to display above the image content
  • fill (str): Fill type - supports:
    • 'PreserveAspectFit',
    • 'PreserveAspectCrop',
    • 'Stretch'
  • override_idle (boolean, int):
    • True: Takes over the resting page indefinitely
    • (int): Delays resting page for the specified number of seconds.
  • override_animations (boolean):
    • True: Disables showing all platform skill animations.
    • False: 'Default' always show animations.

Animated Image

Display an animated image such as a gif.
self.gui.show_animated_image(self, url, caption=None, title=None, fill=None, override_idle=None, override_animations=False)
Arguments:
  • url (str): Pointer to the .gif image
  • caption (str): A caption to show under the image
  • title (str): A title to display above the image content
  • fill (str): Fill type - supports:
    • 'PreserveAspectFit',
    • 'PreserveAspectCrop',
    • 'Stretch'
  • override_idle (boolean, int):
    • True: Takes over the resting page indefinitely
    • (int): Delays resting page for the specified number of seconds.
  • override_animations (boolean):
    • True: Disables showing all platform skill animations.
    • False: 'Default' always show animations.

HTML Page

Display a local HTML page.
self.gui.show_html(self, html, resource_url=None, override_idle=None, override_animations=False)
Arguments:
  • html (str): HTML text to display
  • resource_url (str): Pointer to HTML resources
  • override_idle (boolean, int):
    • True: Takes over the resting page indefinitely
    • (int): Delays resting page for the specified number of seconds.
  • override_animations (boolean):
    • True: Disables showing all platform skill animations.
    • False: 'Default' always show animations.

Remote URL

Display a webpage.
self.gui.show_url(self, url, override_idle=None, override_animations=False)
Arguments:
  • url (str): URL to render
  • override_idle (boolean, int):
    • True: Takes over the resting page indefinitely
    • (int): Delays resting page for the specified number of seconds.
  • override_animations (boolean):
    • True: Disables showing all platform skill animations.
    • False: 'Default' always show animations.