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How to manipulate channel playlist via Touch actions

In this tutorial we will show you, how can you manipulate the channel playlist in a channel widget.

First steps​

In this content we will use the following tags:

(these will represent what are on the media files)

  • tree
  • flower
  • river

Content​

  • Create a content
  • Put down a text widget and a channel widget.

Here you have 3 options:

Please note

These actions modify the tag list of the widget's tag box, but the tags you sat this way will not be shown in the tag box.

Play channel items​

  • Click on the text widget then navigate yourself to Properties >> Widget >> Other then select the Edit touch events button
  • Click on the Add new button, then as an action type, select Interact widget
  • Select the page and the widget (channel widget)
  • As a Special, select Play channel items
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Explanation

Here you can add items that will be appended to the actual list.

EXISTING ITEMS + river, tree, flower

Add channel tags​

  • Click on the text widget then navigate yourself to Properties >> Widget >> Other then select the Edit touch events button
  • Click on the Add new button, then as an action type, select Interact widget
  • Select the page and the widget (channel widget)
  • As a Special, select Add channel tags
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Explanation

Here you can add tags that will be appended to the actual list.

EXISTING TAGS + river, tree, flower

Set channel tags​

  • Click on the text widget then navigate yourself to Properties >> Widget >> Other then select the Edit touch events button
  • Click on the Add new button, then as an action type, select Interact widget
  • Select the page and the widget (channel widget)
  • As a Special, select Set channel tags
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Explanation

Here you change tags that will overwrite the actual list.

river, tree, flower

  • If you select Received value as a Value origin, then the host widget's value will be forward to the channel widget.
  • If you select Property of Received as a Value origin, you have to define the property name (where to change) and the value of property (what to change) will be the received value.