Livecode for Digital Signage

[Jim Schaubeck]

Hey Derek...thanks again, man.  Great feedback.

1) I added a wait command of 16 millisecs to get the flow to stock ticker
speed
2) I surrounded the "set the hScroll of grp "test" to x with lock and unlock
screen commands in an attempt to smooth it out

But I just cannot get rid of the jerkiness.  Just want you to know I
appreciate the effort !!!  I can just see this cool Digital Signage app
working in my store but the smooth motion has to be there before I use it!
I'm not giving up...already dropped 500.00 on the 40" monitor :-)

Thanks again sir!

jim schaubeck
714-321-4499


-----Original Message-----
From: use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com
[mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Derek Bump -
Dreamscape Software
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:10 PM
To: How to use LiveCode
Subject: Re: Livecode for Digital Signage

Jim,

Here is an example of what I'm talking about...

http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com/hscrolltest.livecode


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

On 5/17/11 11:51 PM, Derek Bump - Dreamscape Software wrote:
> Jim,
>
> Now this is just me think'n out loud here, but what if you were to 
> have
> 1 or 2 duplicate fields directly underneath the primary field, but 
> each one is offset by 1 pixel to the right, and is 20-30% lighter in 
> color than the field above it.
>
> That way, when you change the hscroll of the group, the lighter 
> colored fields create a type of "motion-blur". Could be easier on the 
> eyes and make the "jerkiness" seem less apparent.
>
> Just an untested thought! :)
>
>
> Derek Bump
> Dreamscape Software
> http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com
>
> On 5/17/11 11:22 PM, Jim Schaubeck wrote:
>> Derek,
>> That was something I have not tried so Thank You for the idea!! When 
>> I polished it up as best I could, the result was exactly the same as 
>> the move command.
>>
>> Here's my 'move' setup:
>>
>> cd fld named "test"
>> line graphic named "move"
>> Some background stuff to polish the look A button with this code:
>>
>> On mouseup
>> put someText into cd fld "test"
>> set the width of cd fld "test" to the formattedWidth of cd fld "test"
>> move cd fld "test" along the points of graphic "move"-- Move speed 
>> was set to 300 end mouseup
>>
>> The movement I see with this solution is the exact movement I see 
>> when I tried your hScroll solution. It's still too jerky for prime 
>> time. Both are getting close but I'm hoping for a much smoother 
>> solution.
>>
>>
>> jim schaubeck
>> 714-321-4499
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com
>> [mailto:use-livecode-bounces at lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Derek 
>> Bump - Dreamscape Software
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 8:40 PM
>> To: How to use LiveCode
>> Subject: Re: Livecode for Digital Signage
>>
>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you for any feedback
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> jim schaubeck
>>>
>>> 714-321-4499
>>>
>>>
>>>
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