How to invert bar display ?

[furioussgamer]

Hello, i'm looking to a way to invert a bar display. For example, the CPUUsage bar start from left to right. How to display it from right to left ?

[hydrolisk1792]

hello i think there is a reversal plugin like for scrolling and other things.

[dperrow]

You can try function 3 in this dll (unzip and copy the dll to your plugin folder).

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$dll(Scroll,x,param1,)

Scrolling area function and fixed width area function

    Function 1 - param 1 = id#width, param2=text (different id's allows multiple scroll areas)
    Function 2 - param 1 = width#justification#susbt, param2=text     *
                           justification (optional)=NONE,LEFT,RIGHT,CENTRE,CENTER   (default is left)
                           subst (optional) default is space and is the character to substitute for filler
    Function 3 - param 1 = text to be reversed
                           reverses the characters in a string of text i.e. left to right becomes right to left         
    Function 20- Returns the version number of this code

Scroll.zip

[furioussgamer]

Thank you, it works.

It's like that in lcd smartie window:

And with LCD emulation:

It's not perfect but it's fine.

[dperrow]

What would make it perfect then?

[furioussgamer]

This would be perfect


Instead of this

[dperrow]

Okay, I've added function 4 which reverses the two bars causing the problem. It uses 2 additional custom characters.

Let me know how it goes.

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    Function 4 - param 1 = Bars to be reversed
                           reverses the order of bars i.e. left to right becomes right to left         

Scroll.zip

[furioussgamer]

Yes it's much better but there is a missing part here


I have highlighted in yellow

[dperrow]

Hi,
i'm pretty sure this is a limitation of the $Bar function since it only uses 2 custom character definitions to represent 4 possible states.

I've created a replacement bar function within scroll to compensate for this. So we now have:

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Scrolling area function and fixed width area function

    Function 1 - param 1 = id#width, param2=text (different id's allows multiple scroll areas)

    Function 2 - param 1 = width#justification#susbt, param2=text     *
                           justification (optional)=NONE,LEFT,RIGHT,CENTRE,CENTER   (default is left)
                           subst (optional) default is space and is the character to substitute for filler

    Function 3 - param 1 = text to be reversed
                           reverses the characters in a string of text i.e. left to right becomes right to left         

    Function 4 - param 1 = Bars to be reversed
                           reverses the order of bars i.e. left to right becomes right to left
                           only works for smartie built in bar function (uses custom characters 3 & 4))         

    Function 5 - a bar function
                      param 1 - current#total - current value and maximum value
                      param 2 - length of the bar
                           This uses an additional 2 custom chars (5 & 6) to provide all states
                           example: $dll(Scroll,5,$CPUUsage%#100,10)
                           Note the use of the # character
                           
    Function 6 - a reverse bar function (outputs a mirror of function 5))
                      param 1 - current#total - current value and maximum value
                      param 2 - length of the bar
                           This uses an additional 2 custom chars (7 & 8) to provide all states
                           example: $dll(Scroll,6,$CPUUsage%#100,10)
                           Note the use of the # character
 
    Function 20- Returns the version number of this code

Let me know how you get on with this.

Scroll.zip

[hydrolisk1792]

Hi,
i'm pretty sure this is a limitation of the $Bar function since it only uses 2 custom character definitions to represent 4 possible states.

I've created a replacement bar function within scroll to compensate for this. So we now have:

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Scrolling area function and fixed width area function

    Function 1 - param 1 = id#width, param2=text (different id's allows multiple scroll areas)

    Function 2 - param 1 = width#justification#susbt, param2=text     *
                           justification (optional)=NONE,LEFT,RIGHT,CENTRE,CENTER   (default is left)
                           subst (optional) default is space and is the character to substitute for filler

    Function 3 - param 1 = text to be reversed
                           reverses the characters in a string of text i.e. left to right becomes right to left         

    Function 4 - param 1 = Bars to be reversed
                           reverses the order of bars i.e. left to right becomes right to left
                           only works for smartie built in bar function (uses custom characters 3 & 4))         

    Function 5 - a bar function
                      param 1 - current#total - current value and maximum value
                      param 2 - length of the bar
                           This uses an additional 2 custom chars (5 & 6) to provide all states
                           example: $dll(Scroll,5,$CPUUsage%#100,10)
                           Note the use of the # character
                           
    Function 6 - a reverse bar function (outputs a mirror of function 5))
                      param 1 - current#total - current value and maximum value
                      param 2 - length of the bar
                           This uses an additional 2 custom chars (7 & 8) to provide all states
                           example: $dll(Scroll,6,$CPUUsage%#100,10)
                           Note the use of the # character
 
    Function 20- Returns the version number of this code

Let me know how you get on with this.

Scroll.zip

If you don't mind, I would like to use this plug in as well as I think it is pretty cool and I have a pretty awesome use for it. Will this work with the Winamp bar command as well? Also can it be used on the same line as a regular bar to have them close in on each other? Cheers!

[hydrolisk1792]

Hi,
i'm pretty sure this is a limitation of the $Bar function since it only uses 2 custom character definitions to represent 4 possible states.

I've created a replacement bar function within scroll to compensate for this. So we now have:

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Scrolling area function and fixed width area function

    Function 1 - param 1 = id#width, param2=text (different id's allows multiple scroll areas)

    Function 2 - param 1 = width#justification#susbt, param2=text     *
                           justification (optional)=NONE,LEFT,RIGHT,CENTRE,CENTER   (default is left)
                           subst (optional) default is space and is the character to substitute for filler

    Function 3 - param 1 = text to be reversed
                           reverses the characters in a string of text i.e. left to right becomes right to left         

    Function 4 - param 1 = Bars to be reversed
                           reverses the order of bars i.e. left to right becomes right to left
                           only works for smartie built in bar function (uses custom characters 3 & 4))         

    Function 5 - a bar function
                      param 1 - current#total - current value and maximum value
                      param 2 - length of the bar
                           This uses an additional 2 custom chars (5 & 6) to provide all states
                           example: $dll(Scroll,5,$CPUUsage%#100,10)
                           Note the use of the # character
                           
    Function 6 - a reverse bar function (outputs a mirror of function 5))
                      param 1 - current#total - current value and maximum value
                      param 2 - length of the bar
                           This uses an additional 2 custom chars (7 & 8) to provide all states
                           example: $dll(Scroll,6,$CPUUsage%#100,10)
                           Note the use of the # character
 
    Function 20- Returns the version number of this code

Let me know how you get on with this.

Scroll.zip

If you don't mind, I would like to use this plug in as well as I think it is pretty cool and I have a pretty awesome use for it. Will this work with the Winamp bar command as well? Also can it be used on the same line as a regular bar to have them close in on each other? Cheers!

[dperrow]

Don't use the Winamp plugin so I don't know - try it and let us know.

It should work okay with the bar function. Again, try it and let us know.

[hydrolisk1792]

Don't use the Winamp plugin so I don't know - try it and let us know.

It should work okay with the bar function. Again, try it and let us know.

Okay will do. I'm going to try it right now and see if it works with winamp and the way I'm thinking it might...

[hydrolisk1792]

Yes it works the way I thought it would Here is the string I came up with to make it work properly:

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$dll(Scroll.dll,5,$Winamppos#$WinampLength,10)$dll(Scroll.dll,6,$Winamppos#$WinampLength,10)

I have omitted all the $dll(sandr,1,,) strings from here that I have to use to make the bars and such show up on my customer displays. With those strings all in there one would get really confused lol.