Text Wrap like the picture effect.

[Michael Voice]

Hi folks. No rush, as I have a work around but looking for an easier solution.

Been trying to figure this out for a while. Is it possible to wrap the text effect? My use case is on a spinner Where "Ho Ho Ho" spins. Using the text effect it appears and then disappears and then reappears.
I can fake it by creating a picture with the required text and then using the Wrap X checkbox in the Start Position tab but that's inelegant, and a process compared to just typing the text into Xlights.

Am I missing a trick? 

Is this a possible enhancement?  Sitting in the peanut gallery, and fully acknowledging that I have no idea how the code works is this simple given that the "art" already exists for pictures and other effect?  I hate to use the word just (as i know it's a swear word to programmers and engineers - or at best another word for "magically").


Thanks,

Michael

[Gilrock]

I'd probably rather not muck with the code since there is a pretty easy way to do this without touching anything.  Just make an effect where the Text scrolls over once.  Then copy it and on another layer start the second copy at the point in time you would want it to wrap.  Then its a simple copy paste to extend that out as long as you like.  You can accomplish it in less than 2 minutes I'd say.

[Michael Voice]

Thanks,  I've used that approach for rectangular matrix's before.  The timing is not quite as critical 99% right is fine as the edges don't meet up.  On a spinner I can't seem to get the timing 100% right. 

I'm sure as I do your method more I'll find it easier.  And then or course I decide I want a different color and have to edit each text effect. But that's a personal problem.

Maybe you could put the request in the backlog and get to it someday.  It must be a bit of an edge case right now or more people would be requesting it.

[Gilrock]

If anyone touches the Text effect I'd like to see an overhaul of the whole positioning system.  Instead of all the presets I'd like it to just be X position, Y position, and scale then if you want motion its done with value curves.  And maybe we have preset value curves to accomplish the existing motions.