Sean Meighan

Welcome => Latest xLights/Nutcracker software => Topic started by: sean on August 29, 2015, 04:16:59 PM

Title: release 4.2.5
Post by: sean on August 29, 2015, 04:16:59 PM
Release 4.2.5

New Marquee effect by Gil
Some crash fixes

Latest releases are found at http://nutcracker123.com/nutcracker/releases/
Issue Tracker is found here: https://github.com/smeighan/xLights/issues

XLIGHTS/NUTCRACKER RELEASE NOTES:
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4.2.5  Aug 29, 2015
    -- enh(gil) Add Marquee effect
    -- bug(gil) Fix crash when renaming model without sequence open.
    -- bug(dkulp) Implement an "Auto" mode for Eyes for Coro/Image faces that will blink roughly every 5 seconds on a rest
    -- bug(dkulp) Fix crash if face effect dropped on a strand or node
Title: Re: release 4.2.5
Post by: danj on August 29, 2015, 05:08:58 PM
Trying to see what marquee does...   Not able to get it to do anything (?).   I'm sure I'm doing something wrong...
I am thinking based on the title is a marquee with text or something similar but the effect controls don't have anything about text, so my guess must be offbase...
Title: Re: release 4.2.5
Post by: Gilrock on August 29, 2015, 05:11:26 PM
What kind of model are you putting it on?
Title: Re: release 4.2.5
Post by: danj on August 29, 2015, 05:12:44 PM
Edit--got it to work.   Putting it on two megatrees as a "macro" not individual trees.  I kept adjusting the thickness then I got it to work.   Thanks Gil.    Should I apply it to individual trees instead of a "megatrees" macro?
Title: Re: release 4.2.5
Post by: Gilrock on August 29, 2015, 05:28:34 PM
It will work on a model group but you gotta understand how they work.  Did you define the group as "Minimal Size"?  If not then there is extra blank space around the outside of the actual trees so you have the make the Marquee thick enough to get past the blank space.
Title: Re: release 4.2.5
Post by: rando1957 on September 01, 2015, 04:32:36 PM
Love that marquee effect. Have used it on windows and even some arches.