Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 11: Pager Components

Join Alexa Champion Mark Tucker as he discusses how to create a comic viewer with the Pager Component in Alexa Presentation Language (APL).

The Pager allows for data binding and displaying multiple child components. Each item in the array is a page in the Pager.

If you would like to follow along, please use this APL Ninja Link:
https://apl.ninja/document/MarkTucker/dabble-lab-pager-cmll

APL Pager Documentation: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/alexa-presentation-language/apl-pager.html

APL Data Sources: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/alexa-presentation-language/apl-data-source.htm #object-datasource

APL Transformers: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/alexa-presentation-language/apl-transformers.html

APL SpeakItem and SetPage Commands: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/alexa-presentation-language/apl-standard-commands.html

APL Events Normal vs Fast Mode: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/docs/alexa/alexa-presentation-language/apl-commands.htm #normal-mode

You will also learn about the onMount and onPageChanged events, the SpeakItem and SetPage commands, transformers, and object data sources. You will learn how to solve the issue of commands not executing in fast mode and how a sequencer can fix it by causing them to run in normal mode.

Some background information...

Alexa Presentation Language (APL) is the visual design framework that allows you to build interactive voice and visual experiences on supported devices such as the Echo Show, Fire TV, some Fire Tablets, etc. APL allows you to include graphics, images, animations, slideshows, and videos to visual experiences in order to make skills more engaging and delightful to users.

About Mark Tucker:
Mark is an Alexa Champion. He is also a full-stack developer who’s on a mission to help businesses reach millions of customers through devices with Alexa. Mark is a Sr. Technical Director at RAIN and co-host of the Two Voice Devs podcast. He also owns Shazaml Design LLC, based in Gilbert, Arizona, and strives to help companies connect with customers via voice, our most natural form of interaction.

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Other Relevant Dabble Lab:
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 1: Introducing Containers: https://youtu.be/WDLtlEfjHnc
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 2: Containers Wrap Up: https://youtu.be/5AXvtS2kTQE
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 3: Frame Components: https://youtu.be/6nfDvF4dj9Y
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 4: Text Components: https://youtu.be/TvgIhoacwxE
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 5: Data Binding: https://youtu.be/1uvSOtp5kSo
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 6: Image Components: https://youtu.be/mDr-YLGSzbI
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 7: VectorGraphic Components: https://youtu.be/QRWVug1uA4Y
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 8: TouchWrapper Components: https://youtu.be/jh9RrGlOH9E
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 9: ScrollView Components: https://youtu.be/5U4UFL4_JDo
Alexa APL Tutorial - Lesson 10: Sequence and GridSequence Components: https://youtu.be/ePALpPlOzLA

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