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How can I use the master/slave function when using the Cuez Prompter via Automator?
How can I use the master/slave function when using the Cuez Prompter via Automator?

Learn how to enable and configure the master/slave function for the Cuez Prompter via Automator

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The Cuez Prompter via Automator contains a master/slave function, allowing you to have a 'master' Prompter (e.g. for the operator) and a 'slave' Prompter that follows along with the actions of the master Prompter.

Setting up the master/slave function

By default, a Cuez Prompter via Automator is a 'slave' and would be used on its own. From there, you have multiple ways of setting up a master/slave system when using multiple Prompters via Automator.

Settings in the top left corner

Via the icon in in the top left corner of the Prompter, you have the option to 'Share' the Prompter. Enabling the checkbox, turns this Prompter instance into the master. Other Prompter instances (Prompters via the Automator) remain slaves.

Using '/master' or '/slave' in the URL

Another way to set certain Prompter instances into masters or slaves would be by adding /master or /slave at the end of the URL. The 'Share' setting as mentioned above will be checked/unchecked accordingly, as well as become disabled so you cannot make any changes using that checkbox.

Listing the connected Prompters

When using the master/slave functionality of the Cuez Prompter via the Automator, going to the settings in the top left corner will also list the connected clients, thus giving an overview of the Prompters in use, as well as their master/slave status.

Only one Prompter can be the master

When using the master/slave functionality of the Cuez Prompter via the Automator, only one of the Prompter instances can be the master. In case you set multiple masters, warnings will appear, indicating issues such as jitter while scrolling might appear.

Prompter configuration when using the master/slave function

When using the master/slave functionality of the Cuez Prompter via the Automator, each Prompter instance can have its own individual settings. This means that you can set up different Prompter instances with different font sizes, aspect ratios, mirroring, spacing, scroll speeds, Block visibility, and so on.

Prompter instances on different computers

Using the Cuez Prompter via the Automator gives you the option to open multiple instances, either on the same computer as where you have the Automator running, or on different computers. Opening the Prompter on a different computer works in a similar way as mentioned here, but instead of using 'localhost' (or '127.0.0.1') in the URL, you would have to use the actual network IP address of the computer that is running the Automator.

E.g.: If we have an Automator running on one computer (localhost), we can identify this computer's network address as http://192.168.1.101:7070 for example. This means that, if we want to access this Automator's Prompter from another computer, we'd have to do so using http://192.168.1.101:7070/?prompter as the URL.

Next, using this network address for the Prompter, we can again add /master or /slave according to our needs.

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