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The Artful Dodger
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Re: Reverse Viewport

#11 Post by The Artful Dodger »

Hi, folks:

I don't have a Google drive! I have my own cloud and don't use external ones. As far as youtube, I have no idea how!!

It's very frustrating because I am converting it with a recognized converter buy Sim Innovations website doesn't like it!

Sorry.

Sparky

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Re: Reverse Viewport

#12 Post by Ralph »

We don't allow video uploads. We have to pay for disk space. By allowing videos this will go up very rapidly.

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Re: Reverse Viewport

#13 Post by Keith Baxter »

Sparky,

This code is for a basic speed wheel. By reducing the size of the canvas you create a "VIEWPORT" for your text.

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--Add your text styles
robR_70vlgR      ="font:roboto_regular.ttf; size:70px; color: white; halign:right; valign:center;"
robR_70vlgL      ="font:roboto_regular.ttf; size:70px; color: white; halign:left; valign:center;"

--Add you canvases
background       =canvas_add(0,0,630,630)
airspeed_wheel   =canvas_add(0,282,117,78)

---Draw the background
canvas_draw(background, function()
    _rect(0,0,106,630)
    _fill("#686868")
end)

--Subscribe to the airspeed dataref
xpl_dataref_subscribe("sim/cockpit2/gauges/indicators/airspeed_kts_pilot", "FLOAT", function(airspeed)
---Airspeed wheel logic
        if airspeed <30 then airspeed =0 end
        new_val1=string.sub(string.format("% 3.5f",airspeed/10),-5)
        new_val2=string.sub(string.format("% 3.5f",airspeed/10),-4)
        new_valc=string.sub(new_val1,0,1)
        new_vala=string.sub(new_val2,0,2)
        if new_valc+1 == 10 then new_vald = 0 else new_vald = new_valc+1 end
--Draw and rotate the wheel
    canvas_draw(airspeed_wheel, function()
        _txt(string.format("% 3.0f",var_cap(airspeed,30,700)),robR_70vlgR,110,40)
        _rect(82,1,33,78)
        _fill("red")
        _txt(string.format("% 0.0f",new_vald),robR_70vlgL,70,-10+(new_vala/2))
        _txt(string.format("% 0.0f",new_valc),robR_70vlgL,70,40+(new_vala/2))
        _txt(string.format("% 0.0f",new_valc-1),robR_70vlgL,70,90+(new_vala/2))
    end)
end)
Keith.
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Re: Reverse Viewport

#14 Post by jph »

The Artful Dodger wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 2:57 pm Hi, folks:

I don't have a Google drive! I have my own cloud and don't use external ones. As far as youtube, I have no idea how!!

It's very frustrating because I am converting it with a recognized converter buy Sim Innovations website doesn't like it!

Sorry.

Sparky
slightly ot Sparky ... :D :D ;)
But if you have your own 'cloud' you could link to an uploaded video. the 'cloud' is a distributed on line storage area, not off line. If it's off line it's not a 'cloud' - it's most likely NAS. All people should have NAS.
If you use google chrome, then you have google drive. Doesn't everybody use chrome ? :lol:
Windows comes with a really handy tool called 'edge' to enable users to easily download Chrome (even though 'edge' is mostly Chrome it still has more spyware than Putin's bathroom)
If you use chrome and are signed in then just go to drive.google.com
Joe. CISSP, MSc.

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Re: Reverse Viewport

#15 Post by The Artful Dodger »

Hi, Ralph:

You need to remove the mp4 file extension from the file types your system accepts!

Sparky

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Re: Reverse Viewport

#16 Post by The Artful Dodger »

Speed Tape - 2022-08-11.zip
(507.67 KiB) Downloaded 65 times
Keith:

I have used a great deal of your code to produce mine - that's not my problem. Ralph didn't know how to solve the problem either - that's why he asked me to send a short video. Sadly, despite the fact that the system states it accepts .mp4 files, I guess it really doesn't. So, I zipped it - I don't know if anyone can actually open the zip file?

Sparky

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Re: Reverse Viewport

#17 Post by Keith Baxter »

Sparky,

Ok I see what you are trying to do. Pop that code snippet into the code box and I will fix it for you.

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Re: Reverse Viewport

#18 Post by The Artful Dodger »

Hi, Keith:

That code snippet is over 600 lines of code - I write it to work and then I polish it! That is the step I am in now!

However. I think I can whip up the details - it'll take me a while!

Thanks,

Sparky

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Re: Reverse Viewport

#19 Post by Keith Baxter »

The Artful Dodger wrote: Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:17 pm Hi, Keith:

That code snippet is over 600 lines of code - I write it to work and then I polish it! That is the step I am in now!

However. I think I can whip up the details - it'll take me a while!

Thanks,

Sparky
Sparky,

Do you know how to export a instrument?
If so just export it and send it to me via PM.

Keith
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Re: Reverse Viewport

#20 Post by The Artful Dodger »

Keith:

Here is a simplified version of my problem. As the text goes down, I need for it not to show up in the blue box (rather, gradually disappear) but to continue moving down, and then gradually show up as it comes from beneath the blue box. All the while the blue box must remain transparent.
The version I gave you a video of had the numbers simply popping out and then popping back in once clear of the box. But I don't like that! For me, the hard part is keeping the blue box transparent so that i can put a number in it!
I wish you success and I thank you profusely!

Sparky
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Panel = canvas_add(0, 0, 200, 100)
Block = canvas_add(40, 40, 100, 50)
--
Robo_50_H_HAR_VAC  = "font:roboto_regular.ttf; size:50px; color: #80FF80; halign:right; valign:center;"
--
LineNumber = 180
--
MyPanel = canvas_draw(Panel, function()
--
	_rect(3, 3, 195, 95)
	_stroke("green", 5)
--
end)
--
MyBlock = canvas_draw(Block, function()
--
	_rect(3, 3, 95, 45)
	_stroke("blue", 5)
--
end)
--
function CreateMovingText(Index, Value)
--
	MyBlock = canvas_draw(Panel, function()

--
		_txt("Now is the time", Robo_50_H_HAR_VAC, 250, Index)
--
	end)
end
--
function Setup(LineNo)
print("LineNo", LineNo)
	CreateMovingText(LineNo, Value)
	LineNo = LineNo + 40
end
--
Count = 180
MyTimer = timer_start(250, 250, Setup)
print("Count = ", Count)

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