(1.3.0) Canvas UI - Launching Sessions from the Homescreen

ICE has a special layer type called a Home layer. This can be used to display groups of tiles for quick and easy launching of sessions.

This tutorial requires a Home layer to have been built using the Desktop UI. See (1.3.0) Desktop UI - Building a Homescreen, part 1

Tutorial Video

Launching Sessions from the Homescreen

Launching a Session

Move the mouse pointer over one of the tiles and click. This will load the session and hide the Home layer.

Example Home Layer

Returning to the Home Layer

Click the Home icon on the Canvas Toolbar. This will remove all unpinned layers and show the Home layer. It also brings the Home layer to the front, i.e. on top of all the other layers.

Recent Sessions

If your Home layer includes a grid with fill type Recent, it displays the most recently created sessions (with a defined limit such as 10). The most recent session is shown in the top-left of the grid.

New session

Your Home layer may include a single large tile with the label ‘Start a new session’. This will hide the Home layer and the Canvas Toolbar, together with any pinned layers, will be visible. If you save a new session then it will appear in the Recent sessions grid.

TIP: Any sessions not displayed on the Home layer can be selected from the Content Library dialog (accessed from the Canvas Toolbar, Add Content > Load).

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