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NSCPro  
#1 Posted : Friday, December 8, 2023 6:59:26 AM(UTC)
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Hi.

How to make scrollable text. If text longer than graphics element, it's scrolling, other way, if text not long, no scrolling

Thank you
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#2 Posted : Friday, December 8, 2023 12:16:56 PM(UTC)
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Hi.

How to make scrollable text. If text longer than graphics element, it's scrolling, other way, if text not long, no scrolling

Thank you


Code:
put text in textblock and ticker
calculate length of text

if length is longer than textblock
   show ticker
else 
   show textblock
end if
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#3 Posted : Friday, December 8, 2023 8:34:15 PM(UTC)
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I must add this code to script?
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#4 Posted : Saturday, December 9, 2023 3:55:29 AM(UTC)
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I must add this code to script?


No this isnt the code. its a description of the logic to use
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#5 Posted : Saturday, December 9, 2023 4:58:10 AM(UTC)
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Do you have some sample how do that?
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#6 Posted : Saturday, December 9, 2023 6:21:04 AM(UTC)
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Here is an example of how to determine the length of a text and perform different actions based on the length.
However, this is not a turnkey solution to your problem, that will require a little more work on your part.
There is probably also such an example in doggy's "scripting for dummies" always a worthwhile way to solve such questions.

Code:
dim text as string
dim count As Integer

'the next line gets a text from a title
text = input.find("Title 0- The Classic Blue.gtzip").Text("Headline.Text")
'the next line counts how many characters are in the text
count = text.length

console.writeline (text)
console.writeline (count)

If count > 10 Then
    console.writeline ("count is greater than 10")
    'here you could start your ticker
Else
    console.writeline ("count is not greater than 10")
    'here you could start your title
End If

'the console.writeline lines are only for your information in the script window
'adjust the number, in this example 10, to your needs
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#7 Posted : Saturday, December 9, 2023 6:40:59 AM(UTC)
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Do you have some sample how do that?


a textbox and a ticker having a width of about 15 characters for example of the used font (not precise when using proportional fonts ) one on top of the other

Code:
dim boxlength as integer = 15

do while true
dim TickerText as string = Input.Find("sometitle.gtzip").Text("TextBlock1.Text" ) 
dim length as integer= TickerText.Length() 

If length >= boxlength 
   API.Function("SetTextVisibleOff",Input:="textorticker.gtzip",SelectedName:="TextBlock1.Text" )
   API.Function("SetTextVisibleOn",Input:="textorticker.gtzip",SelectedName:="Ticker1.Text" )
else
   API.Function("SetTextVisibleOn",Input:="textorticker.gtzip",SelectedName:="TextBlock1.Text" )
   API.Function("SetTextVisibleOff",Input:="textorticker.gtzip",SelectedName:="Ticker1.Text" )
end if
sleep(100)
Loop


wonder why you don't use automatic textbox resizing instead as IMO it looks weird ( to put it nicely)
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