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OEDN presents three downloadable EBIF tutorials courtesy of Luxoft
We're grateful to Luxoft (luxoft.com), an OCAP/EBIF developer based in Russia, for allowing us to repost several tutorials (including code), with links to download the source code for each.
These tutorials assume a basic knowledge of EBIF technology and all sample applications were developed and tested using TVWorks XDK, Eclipse IDE and Tomcat Application Server.
Dynamic Content in EBIF Applications Using Two-Way Communication
Building a simple EBIF application featuring dynamic content using two-way communication.
Complete EBIF Application Example Using Two-Way Communication
An extension of the 'Dynamic Content' tutorial, create a complete EBIF application using two-way communication
Insert Characters Into Text Fields Using the Remote Control in EBIF Application
When using the textinput widget, you can easily send numeric characters by pressing the digits on the remote control, but to send alpha-characters to the user interface, an additional programming effort is required - this tutorial presents a simple solution to this issue
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More about this application:
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