AM4 feature requests

[Keith Baxter]

Here you go @JackZ


Gradients and shading can be obtained with just a few lines of code.

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arb_40vlgC="font:arimo_bold.ttf; size:40px; color: #CDCDCD; halign:center; valign:center;"

canvas_id = canvas_add(0, 0, 200, 100, function()
	_rect(5, 5, 190, 90,30)
 	_stroke("#1A1A1A", 5)
  	_rect(6,7,192, 92,30)
 	 _fill_gradient_box(75, 40, 50, 40, 10, 100, "#5a5a5a", "#343434")
  	_rect(0, 0, 200, 100,30)
	_txt("IDENT",arb_40vlgC,100,50)
end)

You can of course alter the graduant via vars to simulate light angle. Something YOUR FANCY GRAPHICS .png cannot do.

Good-by skinman and ink scape. Hello canvas_draw.

This is the most exciting innovation for me.

Keith

[Keith Baxter]

In the short time I have played around with these new features the bigger the power i have over color manipulation. By using "tables" of color codes or understanding how the color code coding works, changing color shades by altering the code via vars is relativity easy, but requires a different skill we can all learn.

Not sure if a color code "table" or .json is available directly. But would be a great addition.

This is so powerful, and my friends will come to realize that once they play with it a bit, many animation things are possible. it is all in the code.

Just to find a way for textures and i think canvas for what is required for small panels should suffice.

Awesome job @Corjan


Keith

[Keith Baxter]

I will conjure up a tool that can be used to create effects for this little feature if there is not one already.

This is more in @SimPassion line.

I am sure Gilles will drop everything to take on an exciting protect.
Just joking Gilles. I will do it. just your input would be nice.


Keith

[Corjan]

Hi,

Glad you like it Keith
Slowly but surely, things are getting better...

Corjan

[Corjan]

Wish you all the best Keith.
We both know that we have very little if any influence over SI about development roadmap. Guess that I was lucky on this one for the vertical switches and that the feature was in fact already on Corjan personal TODO list

Well, thinking of it I think all but one feature that will be in AM 4.0 is not community driven. The Add instrument/panel/hw_function windows are completely redesigned, that is something I personally wanted to do.

All other features (FS2020, Arduino Nano Every, hardware functions, animations, extra switch modes, Arduino COM port scanning, gradients) all originated from customer feedback.


Corjan

[JackZ]

Good to hear that Corjan!