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rich text support some markups.
you can only specify font size 2, 3, 5, 7.
The default font size is 3.
For best control of your display, specify the font size.
use action if you want to add clickable text.
it can be tapped on the Echo Show screen.
action on display
echo show have a touch screen. so you can add a action.
list template items are clickable.
of course you can choose items with you voice.
action tag add clickable word to the body template.
if user chose item by voice, you need to add a sample utterance and intent schema.
but tap event invoke different request with the voice control.
the request type is “display element selected” like this.
display token is used to recognize which screen invoked the event.
and request token used to recognize what item was selected.
if you create a skill with list template or clickable text and use it for chose something.
you need to implement “voice event”, and “tap event” for good user experience.
best practices for echo show skills
if you use image like left side, the text is hard to see.
so 70% opacity black layer is recommended for optimal contrast.
right side image is good to read the text
Determine the Supported Interfaces for the Current Device.
The supported interface is listed in “supportedInterface” .
If the “Display” is not listed in here, it means the device do not support display.
do not include templates in the result.