Prompts

Clock prompts act like queues, alerting users when they must enter information or press certain buttons. Each button can trigger specific prompts, depending on the screen of the clock that is displayed. For example, pressing the Punch In button while the idle screen is displayed triggers the Start Shift Enter ID: prompt.

The details of the prompts determine what is displayed on the clock. The prompt details are configured in the edc_settings_en_US.conf file.

Within the edc_settings_en_US.conf file, the prompts are listed in the format:

display.<PROMPT> =

<PROMPT> is the name of the prompt. The text following the equal sign determines the message and the ~#X, where X is a number between 1 and 8, defines on which line the text is displayed.

For example, the message that is displayed when the idle screen is displayed and the Punch In button is pressed is defined as:

display.on = ~#1_DATE_~#2Start shift~#3Enter ID~#4_INPUT_

The current date is displayed on the first line of the clock, followed by the message Start shift on the second line, Enter ID on the third line, and a cursor, waiting for user input, on the fourth line.

For a complete list of default display prompts and messages, see Messages and Prompts.