# Show Simple Content

### Text

Display simple strings of text.

```python
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.

```python
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.

```python
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.

```python
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.

```python
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.


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