I’m just trying to complete the migration from v5.3 to v6.0. I understand that events are managed differently in the new version. I am familiar with where the XML stanzas were placed in the now-defunct desktop files.
Our playout systems do not expose the toolbar to studio operators (we have hidden it using the Layout Manager).
Is there a way we can launch the Event Scheduler GUI independently of the Playout system?
If that’s not possible, what file(s) do I need to edit to re-establish our events?
v5 and earlier had one Event Scheduler per playlist (talking about the “playlists” with their players as set up in the config - not a playlit file).
v6 now has one global Event Scheduler.
Doesn’t make any difference for those who work with a single playlist, which should be the vast majority of users.
Events were never part of the Desktop files, but saved in separate files (standard0.mle, standard1.mle etc.) in the data folders. This hasn’t changed, only that the file is now called default.mle, and it is located in the config folder rather than the root data folder.
Regarding access to the event scheduler, it can also be accessed from the playlist control bar (where the AUTO button etc. is located), from the yellow button that displays the time of the next event. Make sure you have enabled it in the config (“Show next event time box” in the playlist GUI options).
Thanks Torben. I discovered through experimentation that the file is now named config/events.mle. Once I’d copied the XML event definitions from the 5.3 installation into that file, everything started working as expected.