Using an Animation in the Sign-In Dialog Box

From this dialog box, you can replace the static Sign-In dialog box bitmap with a custom animation. The animation can be played as a single, continuous animation, or you can play specific animation segments based on the connection state. For example, you can play one animation segment when the service profile is ready to dial, play another animation segment while dialing the primary POP phone number, and so on.

Note

If for some reason the animation fails (for example, the animation file is missing), the Sign-In dialog box is not left blank. If the profile is also set up to use a custom bitmap, the custom bitmap appears. If the profile is not set up to use a custom bitmap, the default Sign-In dialog box bitmap appears.

The following options are available:

• No animation. Select this to use a bitmap in the Sign-In dialog box rather than an animation.
  
  
• Play a single animation. Select this to play the animation file continuously.
  
  
• Play different frames depending on connection state. Select this to play specific animation segments based on the connection state. Then go to the next wizard dialog box and specify the frames to play for each state.
  
  
• Animation file. Type or browse to the name of the animation file (.spl) you want to use.

Specifying When to Play Animation Segments

You can specify which animation segments to play based on the connection state.

Note

Test animation playback with your service profile prior to distributing it to users. Try each connection state you want to use during animation playback. Check the animation’s appearance and timing.

The following options are available:

• Ready to dial. Type the first animation-frame number to play when ready to dial.
  
  
• Dialing primary number. Type the first animation-frame number to play when dialing the primary phone number for a POP.
  
  
• Pausing between dialing. Type the first animation-frame number to play when pausing between redialing.
  
  
• Dialing backup number. Type the first animation-frame number to play when dialing the backup phone number for a POP.
  
  
• Verifying user name and password. Type the first animation-frame number to play when authenticating the user name and password.
  
  
• Opening a Secure Connection. If you have set up the profile to use a secure connection, type the first animation-frame number to play when the profile establishes a connection.
  
  
• Connection established. Type the first animation-frame number to play when the profile establishes a connection.
  
  
• Connection error. Type the first animation-frame number to play if an error occurs when attempting to establish a connection.

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