4.2 File based components

• txtf: a textual component defined by a file.
• htmlf: an html component defined by an HTML file.
• gmnf: a Guido score defined by a GMN file.
• svgf: vectorial graphics defined by a SVG file.
• img: an image file based component. The image format is infered from the file extension.
• video: a video file based component. The video format is infered from the file extension. Note that navigation through the video is made using its date.
• file: a generic type to handle file based objects. Actually, the file type is translated into a one of the txtf, gmnf, img or video types, according to the file extension (see table 4.1).

See also: the application rootPath message (section 7 p.) for file based objects.

EXAMPLE
Creating an image.

/ITL/scene/myObject set img "myImage.png"

Using the file type.

/ITL/scene/myObject set file "myImage.png"
will be translated into
/ITL/scene/myObject set img "myImage.png"

Table 4.1: File extensions supported by the file translation scheme.

file extension	translated type
.txt .text	txtf
.htm .html	htmlf
.gmn .xml	gmnf
.svg	svgf
.jpg .jpeg .png .gif .bmp .tiff	img
.avi .wmv .mpg .mpeg .mp4	video