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Using TVML on WebTV

    The tv signal from the receiver on your plus can be used as a foreground image or as a background image on a web page.
TVML - TeleVision Mark-Up Language

tv:

<a href="tv:">TV</a>
Activates the tv mode.
Use the "view" key on your keyboard or remote to return to the web.

Changing channels

Not recommended. The set channel may not be present on the users system.
<a href="tv:8">ch.8</a>
<a href="tv:cnn">CNN</a>

view

Attribute used in a link to call "tv" or "web".
<a href="wtv_tvml.html" view="tv">TV</a>
<a href="wtv_tvml.html" view="web">Web</a>
Note: You can specify the text shown on the return link by using title.
<a href="wtv_tvml.html" view="web" title="Back to my page">Web</a>

Using tv: as an Image

<img src="tv:" width="400" height="300">
<a href="xxxx.html" view="tv">ON</a>
<a href="xxxx.html" view="web">OFF</a>
  <img src="tv:" border="2" width="200" height="150" alt="got webtv?">

    To enter the tv mode you must load the tv: coded page with the "view" attribute set to "tv".
example:

<a href="http://tv_page.html" view="tv">tv</a>

    To return to the web from the tv mode you can use a link with view set to "web", or use the view key on the keyboard or remote.
example of a link:

<a href="tv_page.html" view="web">web</a>

Using tv: as a Background :

<body background="tv:">
<a href="xxxx.html" view="tv">tvml</a>
Use "view" button to return to the web.

    Using tv: as the background url puts you in tv mode. The file is linked with the view attribute set to "view". The view key on your keyboard or remote returns you to the web.

    HTML or script can be included in the file. Links can be used to return to the web. In general when in tv mode you have a 560px by 420px area to work with when positioning elements on the screen.


Aspect Ratio:
Standard TV    The aspect ratio for the standard tv screen is 4 by 3, that is 4 units wide and 3 units high.
ratio calculator
Enter a width to find the height
Cinematic For the 16 by 9
ratio calculator: enter a width


Examples:

More Info:



Source - tv: used in foreground.
Note: This example makes use of the tv borderimage:
   file://rom/tvimages/tvbuttonborder.bif




Source - tv: used as a background




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