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Webcam viewer for CMSimple_XH
https://github.com/cmb69/webcamviewer_xh

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# Webcamviewer_XH



Webcamviewer_XH facilitates displaying an image that will be refreshed

after some customizable interval.

Its intended use is to display the current snapshot of a webcam,

which places the most recent image in the same place.



- [Requirements](#requirements)

- [Download](#download)

- [Installation](#installation)

- [Settings](#settings)

- [Usage](#usage)

- [Troubleshooting](#troubleshooting)

- [License](#license)

- [Credits](#credits)



## Requirements



Webcamviewer_XH is a plugin for CMSimple_XH.

It requires CMSimple_XH ≥ 1.7.0 and PHP ≥ 7.0.0.

JavaScript has to be enabled in a contemporary browser to let

the images be automatically refreshed.



## Download



The [lastest release](https://github.com/cmb69/webcamviewer_xh/releases/latest)

is available for download on Github.



## Installation



The installation is done as with many other CMSimple_XH plugins. See the

[CMSimple_XH Wiki](https://wiki.cmsimple-xh.org/?for-users/working-with-the-cms/plugins)

for further details.



1. Backup the data on your server.

1. Unzip the distribution on your computer.

1. Upload the whole folder `webcamviewer/` to your server into

   the `plugins/` folder of CMSimple_XH.

1. Set write permissions to the subfolders `config/` and `languages/`.

1. Navigate to `Webcamviewer` in the back-end to check

   if all requirements are fulfilled.



## Settings



The configuration of the plugin is done as with many other CMSimple_XH plugins

in the back-end of the Website. Go to `Plugins` → `Webcamviewer`.



You can change the default settings of Webcamviewer_XH under `Config`.

Hints for the options will be displayed

when hovering over the help icon with your mouse.



Localization is done in `Language`. You can translate the character strings

to your own language if there is no appropriate language file available, or

customize them according to your needs.



## Usage



Every image that shall be refreshed periodically after the configured

interval has to be given the CSS class `webcamviewer`.



## Troubleshooting



Report bugs and ask for support either on

[Github](https://github.com/cmb69/webcamviewer_xh/issues)

or in the [CMSimple_XH Forum](https://cmsimpleforum.com/).



## License



Webcamviewer_XH is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it

under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published

by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License,

or (at your option) any later version.



Webcamviewer_XH is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantibility

or fitness for a particular purpose.

See the GNU General Public License for more details.



You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License

along with Webcamviewer_XH. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.



© 2012-2023 Christoph M. Becker



## Credits



Webcamviewer was inspired by *wolfgang_58*.



The plugin icon is designed by [Alessandro Rei](http://www.mentalrey.it/).

Many thanks for publishing this icon under GPL.



And last but not least many thanks to [Peter Harteg](http://www.harteg.dk/),

the “father” of CMSimple,

and all developers of [CMSimple_XH](https://www.cmsimple-xh.org/)

without whom this amazing CMS would not exist.