quote scroller

examples/LindenHill-webfont.ttf.license

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+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2010, Barry Schwartz <site-chieftain@crudfactory.com>, with Reserved Font Name OFL "Linden Hill"
+
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: OFL-1.1-RFN

examples/quote_scroller.py

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+import requests
+from PIL import ImageFont, ImageDraw, Image
+import adafruit_raspberry_pi5_piomatter
+import numpy as np
+import time
+
+# Load the font
+font = ImageFont.truetype("LindenHill-webfont.ttf", 26)  # Replace "arial.ttf" with your desired font file
+
+# Text to measure
+#text = "Hello, World!"
+
+
+quote_resp = requests.get("https://www.adafruit.com/api/quotes.php").json()
+
+text = f"{quote_resp[0]["text"]} - {quote_resp[0]["author"]}"
+
+#print(font.getbbox(text))
+x, y, text_width, text_height = font.getbbox(text)
+
+full_txt_img = Image.new("RGB", (int(text_width) + 6, int(text_height) + 6), (0, 0, 0))
+draw = ImageDraw.Draw(full_txt_img)
+draw.text((3, 3), text, font=font, fill=(255, 0, 255))
+#img.save("quote.png")
+
+single_frame_img = Image.new("RGB", (64, 32), (0, 0, 0))
+
+geometry = adafruit_raspberry_pi5_piomatter.Geometry(width=64, height=64, n_addr_lines=4, rotation=adafruit_raspberry_pi5_piomatter.Orientation.R180)
+framebuffer = np.asarray(single_frame_img) + 0  # Make a mutable copy
+
+matrix = adafruit_raspberry_pi5_piomatter.AdafruitMatrixBonnetRGB888Packed(framebuffer, geometry)
+
+
+for x_pixel in text_width:
+    single_frame_img = full_txt_img.crop(x_pixel, 0, 64, 32)
+    framebuffer[:] = np.asarray(single_frame_img)
+    matrix.show()
+    time.sleep(0.01)