Play Scrolling Text in BrightAuthor

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Last updated: Jun 07, 2024
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To display scrolling text through BrightAuthor, you can either use a Ticker zone (which displays .txt files, RSS feeds, Twitter and variables) or an HTML5 object to playback a webpage that contains scrolling text.

Series 1 and 2 BrightSign players do not support scrolling text. To implement this feature, you should have a newer player model and your presentation must be created for that model.

To use a Ticker zone:

  1. In Edit > Layout, add a Ticker zone to your presentation

  2. Go to Edit > Playlist, select the Ticker zone, and click Zone Properties.

  3. Set the Text Appearance to Scrolling.

  4. Select OK to exit the Edit Zone window when finished.

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To use the HTML5 object:

Implement text scroll in the HTML/CSS/JavaScript language, then use the HTML5 object in the Images zone to play back the webpage.

Other:

  • BrightAuthor preview doesn't support scroll text. The presentation should be published and tested directly on the BrightSign player.

  • The text scroll feature is also available in BrightScript via the roTextWidget object and JavaScript through the BSTicker object.

 

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