Thanks Bill!
For the first one, that may be a good alternative. I have not tested it but I
do appreciate the idea. I'll try it. It complicates the process of
updating the text a bit but I may have to figure out a way to automate that
part if i can not get the text scrolling smooth. I've had som
I could be wrong, but I am willing to bet that the real issue is the graphics
card in the Windows machine. Some cheaper cards use the computer memory for
it's video RAM. I wonder if you had a comparable Windows machine how it would
fare? And note that I am an Apple aficionado through and through
On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Jim Schaubeck wrote:
>
> Problem solved: Use a Mac
>
>
I've been saying that for years... ;D
~ Chris Innanen
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I tested mine on Windows and a Mac, and it
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I tested mine on Windows and a Mac, and it is SO much smoother
I tested mine on Windows and a Mac, and it is SO much smoother on my Mac. No
tearing/shearing, and I tweeked the script a bit more so even at your
required speed there's no stuttering.
There was a small miscalculation in my script that only showed up with a
stutter at high rates of speed. I put th
Thanks Bill!
For the first one, that may be a good alternative. I have not tested it but I
do appreciate the idea. I'll try it. It complicates the process of
updating the text a bit but I may have to figure out a way to automate that
part if i can not get the text scrolling smooth. I've had som
;> put dTime / 300 into pTime-- changed to 300
>>
>> This made the test move a similar speed (faster than your speed) to a
>> stock ticker tape but I still have the jerkiness.
>>
>> I will save your project for future reference though, thanks again!
>>
>>
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I see your problem then. In my sample stack, the
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Hi Jim,
you might have a look at Jim Hamlyn's autoCue in RevOnline.
http://revonline2.runrev.com/stack/489/AutoCue
In my experience setting the sy
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>
> Using hscroll of a field and the send in time command, I got ver
Hi Jim,
you might have a look at Jim Hamlyn's autoCue in RevOnline.
http://revonline2.runrev.com/stack/489/AutoCue
In my experience setting the syncrate below about 8 does not improve
movement anymore though this depends on hardware. The cited example has
settings for speed and syncrate.
Kind r
Of Scott Rossi
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Recently, Derek Bump - Dreamscape Software wrote:
> The movement I see with this solution is the exact movement I see when
> I tried your hScroll solution. It's stil
gh to mess with the syncRate
parameter.
Much appreciated!
jim schaubeck
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Subject: Re: Livecode for Digital Signage
Jim,
Here is an ex
Recently, Derek Bump - Dreamscape Software wrote:
> 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.
In terms of built-in movement, I
future reference though, thanks again!
jim schaubeck
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Dreamscape Software
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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 reach
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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:52 PM
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Subject: Re: Livecode for Digital Signage
Jim,
Now this
Using hscroll of a field and the send in time command, I got very smooth
text scroll on my Macbook Pro. Here's the stack I tested with:
https://dl.dropbox.com/s/l4gc4mp0401j6se/Smooth%20Scrolling%20Text.livecode?dl=1
Let me know how it works for you.
~ Chris Innanen
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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 8:40 PM
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Subject: Re: Livecode for Digital Signage
Hello Jim,
What you could do is place the field inside of a group
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Dreamscape Software
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 8:40 PM
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Subject: Re: Livecode for Digital Signage
Hello Jim,
What you could do is place the field inside of a group and cha
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, J
al TV station
for example.
jim schaubeck
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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
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