(1.4.0) AppView

The AppView Layer can be used to capture and display local desktop applications and desktop displays in Igloo Core Engine.

Settings

Select Capture

Choose from a drop-down list of currently running applications and desktop displays available for capture.

Pick App

Click the "Pick App" button to open the window picker, which shows all available windows and applications.

Show Cursor

Enable this option to display the mouse cursor over the captured application.

• Enabled: The mouse cursor is shown in the capture.

• Disabled: The mouse cursor is not shown in the capture.

Exact Title Match

Determine how the layer identifies the window to capture based on its title.

• Enabled: The layer captures a window only if its title matches exactly.

• Disabled: If an exact match is not found, the layer captures the closest match with the same application name (e.g., Chrome running a different tab name).

Microsoft PowerPoint Integration

The system automatically detects when a PowerPoint presentation is being captured and provides additional navigation options to enhance your presentation experience.

Desktop UI

• Navigation Buttons: Use the 'Previous Slide' and 'Next Slide' buttons to navigate through your presentation.

Canvas UI

• Next Slide: Progress to the next slide by left-clicking within the AppView Layer.

• Arrow Key Navigation: Use the left and right arrow keys to move to the previous and next slides, respectively.

Igloo Control Panel

• Mouse Cast (Presentation Clicker Mode): Activate this mode to control your PowerPoint presentation directly. Learn more https://360igloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ID/pages/3308027908/Cursor+Control#Presentation-clicker-mode-(mobile-only) .

• Layers Tab: Enable the ‘Show Presentation Clicker UI’ in the Layers Tab to display presentation controls. Additional details can be found https://360igloo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ID/pages/3307438608/Misc#Metadata .

Setup Instructions

1. Go to PowerPoint ‘Set Up Slide Show’ and set ‘Slide show monitor’ to ‘Primary Monitor’

2. Start the Slide Show from within PowerPoint

3. Create an AppView Layer and start capturing the PowerPoint Slideshow window.

Setting Up Windows Screen Mirroring

Step 1: Configure Machine to Allow Windows Casting

Follow the instructions for setting up the machine running Igloo Core Engine to allow casting

Screen mirroring and projecting to your PC or wireless display - Microsoft Support

Step 2: Obtain the AppUserModelID of the Wireless Display App

Windows makes it hard to launch the Wireless Display app using conventional methods, instead we need to do it using it’s AppUserModelID.

Follow these steps:

1. Open PowerShell

2. Execute the following command to list apps related to wireless display:

   Get-StartApps | Where-Object { $_.Name -like "*Wireless*" -or $_.Name -like "*Display*" -or $_.Name -like "*Connect*" }

3. Note the AppID from the output, which should resemble:

   Name AppID ---- ----- Wireless Display Microsoft.WirelessDisplay.Connect_cw5n1h2txyewy!App

   In this example, the AppID is Microsoft.WirelessDisplay.Connect_cw5n1h2txyewy!App.

Step 3: Create a Batch File to Launch the App via Igloo Core Engine

Use the following commands, replacing {AppID} with the actual AppID you obtained:

@echo off 
start explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\{AppID} 
exit

Example:

@echo off 
start explorer.exe shell:appsFolder\Microsoft.PPIProjection_cw5n1h2txyewy!Microsoft.PPIProjection 
exit

Step 4: Create a Batch File to Close the App via Igloo Core Engine

@echo off 
taskkill /f /fi "WINDOWTITLE eq Wireless Display*"
exit

Step 5: Layer Configuration

1. Open the Wireless Display

2. Create an AppView Layer and Capture the Wireless Display App

3. Configure the ‘On Add Batch’ and ‘On Remove Batch’ file using the batch files generated in steps 3 and 4.

4. Save the Session