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The following sections describe how to publish a configuration file to the CTE and use simulators to preview your page transformations:
When you publish a configuration file to a CTE, the CTE immediately begins using it to transform web page requests. Publishing a configuration file does not interrupt service on the CTE and does not result in corrupted content. Because a published configuration file is instantly "live," set up a CTE that you use only for testing.
You can choose to merge a configuration file with the one currently loaded on a CTE, or overwrite the configuration file loaded on a CTE. Merging configuration files is necessary if multiple users work on different parts of the same site. When you merge configuration files, Design Studio warns about identifier rule conflicts and gives you the opportunity to repair the conflicts.
To publish a configuration file, perform these steps:
Design Studio displays the File Publish dialog box.
Step 2 Choose how you want Design Studio to handle the upload:
Step 3 If Design Studio warns you about identifier rule conflicts, follow the online instructions.
Step 4 Wait until Design Studio displays a message that the configuration is uploaded.
Step 5 Click OK.
Design Studio updates the CTE with the file you downloaded.
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Note If the configuration does not upload successfully, the CTE may be offline or you may have lost your connection to the CTE. For assistance, contact your CTE administrator. |
Design Studio lets you test and browse transformed pages from your desktop using the following simulators and browsers:
By previewing a page, you can verify its appearance and how content is chunked when a transformed page does not fit in a microbrowser screen. You can also follow any links to test them. The CTE prepends its IP address to a link URL so that the page request goes directly to the CTE.
The following sections describe how to use the simulators and browsers to preview page transformations:
For IP phone device types, you can view the results of your transformation rules in the Design Studio window Preview tab. The Preview tab, as shown in Figure 7-1, lists each card that corresponds to the web page you transformed and displays a simulator where you can view the page, the default Soft Keys added by the CTE, and any Soft Keys that you added.
The Cards area lists each card that results from your transformation of a web page. To view a card in the simulator, click the card icon. The following sections explain how the CTE transforms pages for IP phones and how you can work with the Preview tab to review and fine-tune a transformation:
An IP phone screen can display only one type of object at a time. When an IP phone encounters a new object (such as an image, text, link, or input field), it displays the object on a new card. Suppose that a web page contains the following string that includes text, a link ("here"), and an image:
An IP phone displays the word "Click" on the first card, the link "here" on the second card, the text "to see" on the third card, and the image on the fourth card. You can use Design Studio to improve that presentation, perhaps moving the link after the text, modifying the text, and substituting alternate text for the image.
The default transformations for each IP phone object are as follows:
The CTE drops images that are smaller than 20 pixels in both height and width. You can send a small image to an IP phone by putting the Retain Element rule on the img element. The CTE sends images to an IP phone provided that they are in a format supported by the phone. You cannot preview images in the IP phone simulator.
The CTE handles link breaks, converts special characters, such as "&", to the format required by the IP phone, and adds the Back and Fwd Soft Keys, as needed.
The CTE displays links as a numbered list and adds the Back, Fwd, and Select Soft Keys, as needed. The user can use the keypad to select a link by number.
The CTE adds the instruction "Enter Input:" and the adds the Back, Ok, and << Soft Keys.
When you click the Preview tab, Design Studio lists each card that results from the transformation of the current web page, as shown in Figure 7-2.
The cards are listed in the order in which the CTE will send them to an IP phone. If a card includes the Refresh rule, the Refresh icon displays beside the card icon as shown in Figure 7-3.
To view a summary of the contents of a card in a pop-up window, point to a card icon as shown in Figure 7-4.
The IP phone simulator shows an approximation of how a card will look when viewed on an actual IP phone. The IP phone simulator does not support navigation or the operation of the Soft Keys, except for the More key. You should test each card on an IP phone to verify the display of text and images as well as the operation of links, input fields, and Soft Keys.
To view a card in the simulator, click the card icon in the Cards area. The simulator displays the card and its Soft Keys, as shown in Figure 7-5.
Notice the following about the display:
The Openwave Mobile Browser Simulator mimics the display of a variety of wireless phones, including Alcatel, Ericsson, Motorola, and Openwave phones.
To preview a page, perform these steps:
The simulator must access transformed pages through the Design Studio connection to the CTE.
Step 2 Double-click the shortcut you created in the "Installing the Openwave Mobile Browser Simulator" section.
Step 3 In the Openwave SDK window, choose Go To Address from the Simulator menu.
Step 4 In the Go To Address dialog box, enter the URL to the page you want to preview. You must include the CTE IP address and port number as shown in the following example:
http:// ip_address:port_number/http:// page_url
Step 5 Click OK.
The CTE redirects the request to secure mode, transforms the requested page, and sends it to the simulator.
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Note Visited locations are listed in the Address drop-down menu in the Openwave SDK window. To quickly return to a location, select it from the menu. |
Table 7-1 describes the function of the Openwave Simulator navigation keys and their PC keyboard equivalents.
Table 7-1 Openwave Simulator Navigation Reference
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The Go.Web Simulator mimics the display of a RIM 950 pager and a RIM 957 handheld device.
To preview a page, perform these steps:
The simulator must access transformed pages through the Design Studio connection to the CTE.
Step 2 Double-click the shortcut you created in the "Installing the Go.Web Simulator" section.
Step 3 In the Go.Web Simulator window, click the Handheld button.
Step 4 Using the down arrow on your PC keyboard, move the cursor in the simulator window until Click here to start is highlighted.
Step 5 Press Enter on your PC keyboard.
The simulator window displays a message that it is generating security keys.
Step 6 When the Go.Web Home page displays, use the down arrow to select the http input field.
Step 7 Press Enter on your keyboard.
Step 8 In the input box, enter the URL to the page you want to preview. You must include the CTE IP address and port number as shown in the following example. Note that the initial "http://" is already provided on the Go.Web Home page.
Step 9 Press Enter on your keyboard.
Step 10 On your keyboard, press the down arrow to select Open URL.
Step 11 Press Enter on your keyboard.
The CTE redirects the request to secure mode, transforms the requested page, and sends it to the simulator.
Table 7-2 describes the function of the Go.Web Simulator navigation keys and their PC keyboard equivalents.
Table 7-2 Go.Web Simulator Navigation Reference
To preview a page in a browser window, perform these steps:
The browser must access transformed pages through the Design Studio connection to the CTE.
Step 2 Open a browser window, either Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
Step 3 Enter the URL to the page you want to preview. You must include the CTE IP address and port number as shown in the following example:
http:// ip_address:port_number/http:// page_url
Step 4 Press Enter on your keyboard.
The CTE redirects the request to secure mode, transforms the requested page, and sends it to the browser.
Posted: Mon Aug 18 16:34:16 PDT 2003
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