Marquee

Shows a generic text just like the text object, but with a scrolling effect.

Parameters

• id: the object's ID, used by UISets. Required
• position: the object's position. Use the pixels or rows and columns coordinates format
• size: the text box's width and height
• direction: the scrolling direction:
  • left: from right to left
  • right: from left to right
  • up: scrolls up
  • down: scrolls down
• speed: scroll speed; minimum speed is 1; larger numbers increase the speed
• text: the text. Can contain HTML tags
• css: optional, and defines the CSS style

Syntax

(marquee[!<id>] <pos>; <width>; <height>; <direction>; <speed>; <text>; <css>)

E.g.

(marquee!mymarquee r1c1; 200; 50; right; 1; scrolling text; color:blue)

UI Attributes

Common attributes

Name	Value	Description
pos	x<x>y<y>	Position specified as x/y coordinates. E.g. x-5y10
	r<r>c<c>	Position specified as row/column. E.g. r1c2
visible	true	Default. Show the object
	false	Hide the object
blink	true | slow	Blink the object at a slow speed
	fast	Blink the object at a fast speed
	false	Stop the blinking
opacity	0.0 ... 1.0	Object opacity from 0 (not visible) to 1 (fully visible)

Chart attributes

Name	Value	Description
width	number	Text box's width in pixels
height	number	Text box's height in pixels
paused	true	Scrolling paused
	false	Default: scrolling
text	string	Set the text