Livecode for Digital Signage

Derek Bump - Dreamscape Software webmaster at dreamscapesoftware.com
Tue May 17 23:39:45 EDT 2011


Hello Jim,

What you could do is place the field inside of a group and change the 
group's Horizontal Scroll incrementally.  Then once it reaches the end, 
lock the screen, reset the scroll, and start again.


Derek Bump
Dreamscape Software
http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com

On 5/17/11 9:28 PM, Jim Schaubeck 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.
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> Thank you for any feedback
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> jim schaubeck
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> 714-321-4499
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