{"id":5810,"date":"2022-01-24T03:44:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/24\/zeppelin-broadcast-instant-messages\/"},"modified":"2022-01-24T03:44:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T03:44:06","slug":"zeppelin-broadcast-instant-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/24\/zeppelin-broadcast-instant-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"Zeppelin Broadcast Instant Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/a>\n

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Wats new (v1.1)<\/h4>\n


\nSee Live Preview !
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* Open WWW hyperlinks by clicking on the Zeppelin.
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* Holiday Special – “Mistletoe” badge
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* Hover effect
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* Bug fixes and timing improvements! … etc
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Basics<\/h4>\n

Broadcasting<\/h3>\n

Sending a custom common message to a large audience simultaneously.<\/p>\n

What is Zeppelin Broadcasting ?<\/h3>\n

An animated balloon (the Zeppelin) appears to float across the browser window, slows down slightly, displays a message and then flies away. Multiple people that are currently viewing the webpage see the zeppelin and get the message more or less simultaneously.
\nSee [Video Demo\/Preview]<\/a><\/p>\n

Who broadcasts messages and who reads them ?<\/h3>\n

An admin page called “the control room” allows an admin user to set the message text and switch the broadcasting ON\/OFF. When the admin switches the broadcasting to ON, all the client browser windows see the zeppelin fly across their screen and the message that it displays.
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Play with it: Live Demo\/Preview<\/a>
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NOTE: Brace yourself since multiple other \"admins\" maybe twiddling the zeppelin controls just as yourself! Have fun!<\/code><\/p>\n

How easy is it to get started with Zeppelin Broadcasting ?<\/h3>\n

Embed the zeppelin in your PHP code like so: <\/p>\n

\n<?php\ninclude \"ZeppelinManager.php\"; \n$zm = new ZeppelinManager; \n$zm->zeppelin();\n?>\n<\/pre>\n
Fire up this page in a browser and you will see the zeppelin flying message with the default parameters.
\nIn a separate browser window open the zeppelin-control-room.php and customise the broadcasting !<\/p>\n
Which Zeppelin properties can the admin control from the control room ?<\/h3>\n
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  • \nSwtich ON\/OFF broadcasting states.\n<\/li>\n
  • \nMessage text content.\n<\/li>\n
  • \nWWW Hyperlink.\n<\/li>\n
  • \nPeriod\/delay between repeated zeppelin flying events.\n<\/li>\n
  • \nFont size\n<\/li>\n
  • \nTransparency of the zeppelin and the message callout.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
    How “instant” are the broadcasted zeppelin instant messages ?<\/h3>\n
    As of v1.1 it takes up to 5s for the newly updated zeppelin messages\/properties to take effect from the control room.<\/p>\n
    All this is implemented in an easy to use PHP class that encapsulates the HTML5\/Javascript based logic used to render this animation and manage the broadcasting process.<\/p>\n
    Happy Broadcasting ! \"\\\\\")” title=” :)” \/><\/p>\n