Livecode for Digital Signage

[Jim Schaubeck]

Thanks Terry,
I've tried that approach and the text is too uncomfortable to read.  The
sudden addition of a character jerks the enter message over too quickly.
The move command works much better but is still far from a real Digital
Signage app or Stock Quote display you would see on a financial TV station
for example.

jim schaubeck
714-321-4499


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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 7:56 PM
To: How to use LiveCode
Subject: Re: Livecode for Digital Signage

How about using a fixed width font in a right aligned field with its
dontWrap property set to false and then inserting a string one character at
a time from the end of the field. If you use an appropriate delay between
the insertion of each character then you might get the effect you're looking
for.

Terry...


On 18/05/2011 12:28 PM, "Jim Schaubeck" <jimschaubeck at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I would like to develop an in-house digital signage app that uses 
> video, animation and smooth scrolling words (like a stock ticker).  I 
> can figure out the video and the animation but I'm having trouble with 
> smooth scrolling text.  Is this better suited for Animation Engine 
> (have not tried it) or is there a trick to getting text to flow 
> Right-to-Left smoothly.  The best that I can see is the move command 
> but it's still too jerky for displaying in a store.
> 
>  
> 
> Thank you for any feedback
> 
>  
> 
> jim schaubeck
> 
> 714-321-4499
> 
>  
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Dr Terry Judd | Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Medical Education Unit
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