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Final changes to messageboard demo code

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Melissa LeBlanc-Williams 2023-08-28 10:34:57 -07:00
parent 1adf38a2cb
commit 73a514a175
2 changed files with 15 additions and 15 deletions
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Matrix_Portal_S3_Message_Board/code.py
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@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ messageboard.set_background("images/background.bmp")
fontpool = FontPool()
fontpool.add_font("arial", "fonts/Arial-10.pcf")
# Create the message ahead of time
message = Message(fontpool.find_font("arial"), mask_color=0xFF00FF, opacity=0.8)
message.add_image("images/maskedstar.bmp")
message.add_text("Hello World!", color=0xFFFF00, x_offset=2, y_offset=2)
while True:
message = Message(fontpool.find_font("arial"), mask_color=0xFF00FF, opacity=0.8)
message.add_image("images/maskedstar.bmp")
message.add_text("Hello World!", color=0xFFFF00, x_offset=2, y_offset=2)
# Animate the message
messageboard.animate(message, "Scroll", "in_from_right")
time.sleep(1)
messageboard.animate(message, "Scroll", "out_to_left")

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Matrix_Portal_S3_Message_Board/demo.py
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@ -31,34 +31,31 @@ message4 = Message(fontpool.find_font("arial"))
message4.add_text("Buy Electronics", color=0xFFFFFF)
while True:
# Set message 1 content and animate
message1.clear()
message1.add_text("Scroll Text In", color=0xFF0000)
messageboard.animate(message1, "Scroll", "in_from_left")
time.sleep(1)
# Change message 1 content and animate
message1.clear()
message1.add_text("Change Messages")
messageboard.animate(message1, "Static", "show")
time.sleep(1)
# Change message 1 content again and animate
message1.clear()
message1.add_text("And Scroll Out")
messageboard.animate(message1, "Static", "show")
messageboard.animate(message1, "Scroll", "out_to_right")
time.sleep(1)
# Change message 1 content a final time and animate
message1.clear()
message1.add_text("Or more effects like looping ", color=0xFFFF00)
messageboard.animate(
message1, "Split", "in_vertically"
) # Split never completely joins
messageboard.animate(
message1, "Loop", "left"
) # Text too high (probably from split)
messageboard.animate(
message1, "Static", "flash", count=3
) # Flashes in weird positions
messageboard.animate(message1, "Split", "in_vertically")
messageboard.animate(message1, "Loop", "left")
messageboard.animate(message1, "Static", "flash", count=3)
messageboard.animate(message1, "Split", "out_vertically")
time.sleep(1)