Rotate

[mel4853]

How do I make the words rotate?

[bmcgeeny]

How do I make the words rotate?

Huh?

[mel4853]

What do you mean by that? I know triks-c will do it!!!

[TimW]

The rotate command rotates a frame on the trikcs-c

so.. load a frame with the word you want to spin

set the rotate coordinates (the center of the rotation )
#ryc10 = 10 from top
#rxc10 = 10 across

there are other options for angle and speed

then #rotl for a counterclockwise spin #rotr for clockwise

so putting it all together...

LTC word.frm #FRM #RYC7 #RXC24 #ROTR

spins the word.frm frame (or the last frame of word.frm to be precise) around the middle of the panel...

All the command options are listed when you type LTC at the command prompt with no parameters.

One other thing.. at the momemtn the rotation rotates panels 1 and 2 together. There is no panel selection on which one to spin.

Tim

[rlilly]

Tim, I've yet to get into this, but I can tell it's gonna be fun!! (Great work!)

[mel4853]

where do I make the .frm file?

[TimW]

where do I make the .frm file?

sorry.. its a word.led file...

just create a single ledtriks frame in vixen and save it.

[mel4853]

Thanks Tim it works now. Once again thank you!!!!

[Santacarl]

Sometimes...it stinks being a newby...

With that disclaimer....and appology for asking yet another dumb question....

How do you create a single frame? Every time I try I enter some simple text....hit create and end up with 50 or more frames....apparently the scroll requires multiple frames? If so...how do you turn the scroll off? Or am I totally on the wrong track.....AGAIN....:confused:

[TimW]

Near where you enter the text into vixen there is an 'more options' option where you can play with the fonts. it also enables you to make it 'scroll and stay on'

Generate the text with 'scroll and stay on' set... and then delete everything except the last frame (if you like).

The only thing that will matter for #ROTL or #ROTR is the last frame you sent.

Note that the rotate command woks from the LTC program. If you already have something on the panel and then start LTC and get it to rotate it doesn't know what is already there... will probably clear teh screen?

[Santacarl]

Ahhhh, got it...thanks...