andy-chiles
Hi!
As I know I can create visual like this ones:
OR like this:
Is it possible to make one visual that can do both?
Like a color visual that can give the position of the song or the rotation of a deck, but in a specific color like "get_deck_color" or "cue_color"?
As I know I can create visual like this ones:
<visual type="circle" source="get_position" direction="right">
<size width="134" height="134"/>
<pos x="+0" y="+0"/>
<mask x="10" y="10"/>
</visual>
OR like this:
<visual type="color" source="get_deck_color">
<size width="134" height="134"/>
<pos x="+0" y="+0"/>
<mask x="10" y="10"/>
</visual>
Is it possible to make one visual that can do both?
Like a color visual that can give the position of the song or the rotation of a deck, but in a specific color like "get_deck_color" or "cue_color"?
Inviato Sat 17 Nov 18 @ 8:46 pm
Dan (djtouchdan)
You could probably overlap them then use a mask so you can only see what you want.
You wouldn’t be able to to combine the codes (I don’t think) as you cant have multiple “source” in each “visual”.
You wouldn’t be able to to combine the codes (I don’t think) as you cant have multiple “source” in each “visual”.
Inviato Sat 17 Nov 18 @ 9:00 pm
andy-chiles
I tried the masking-thing but this helps only for a few of my ideas...
Since you are from the staff...
Is it possible for the developers to expand the abilities of the visual-element by giving it "source2" and such things?
I could also imagine this as a great improvement for other elements like buttons for over or down attributes.
Example for sources:
<visual type="circle" source="get_position" type2="color" source2="get_deck_color"> ....... </visual>
Example for button or other attributes:
<button action="play">
<pos x="100" y="200"/>
<size width="50" height="50"/>
<up type="color" source="color 'darkblue'"/>
<over type="color" source="color 'white'"/>
<down type="color" source="color 'blue'"/>
</button>
Could you suggest this to the developers?
Since you are from the staff...
Is it possible for the developers to expand the abilities of the visual-element by giving it "source2" and such things?
I could also imagine this as a great improvement for other elements like buttons for over or down attributes.
Example for sources:
<visual type="circle" source="get_position" type2="color" source2="get_deck_color"> ....... </visual>
Example for button or other attributes:
<button action="play">
<pos x="100" y="200"/>
<size width="50" height="50"/>
<up type="color" source="color 'darkblue'"/>
<over type="color" source="color 'white'"/>
<down type="color" source="color 'blue'"/>
</button>
Could you suggest this to the developers?
Inviato Mon 19 Nov 18 @ 3:43 am
PhantomDeejay
The problem here is not to give 2 sources, but how to manipulate them.
You assume that the software would know what to do with 2 sources because in your case (and mind) it's clear...
One source controls the movement of the visual, the other controls it's color.
But what gets colorized ? How would the software know ?
The entire surface ?
A masked one ?
And what should rotate ? The entire surface ? A different one ? A masked surface same as above ? A different mask surface ?
Remember that the color visual is not meant to be used as a color attribute since most elements in VirtualDJ don't have one!
And those that do have (like text) can already accept VDJScript instead of a fixed color:
<text>
<pos x="+60" y="+9"/>
<size width="128" height="19"/>
<text size="18" color="`effect_active 1 ? color '#00c8fa' : color '#404040'`" weight="bold" scroll="no" align="center" action="get_effect_name 1"/>
</text>
Your button example is better:
What is colorized ? the entire button, or a part of it ?
And if it's a part of it, how would the software know ?
That's why we have defined classes:
<define class="MySpecialButton">
<button action"play"
<pos x="100" y="200"/>
<size width="100" height="50"/>
</button
<visual type="color" source="play ? color 'green' : cue ? color 'darkgreen' : blink ? color 'green' : color 'darkgreen'">
<pos x="+10" y="+30"/>
<size width="80" height="10"/>
</visual>
</define>
Later down the road on your skin you can use:
<panel deck="1" class="MySpecialButton" />
To call the above "special button"
You assume that the software would know what to do with 2 sources because in your case (and mind) it's clear...
One source controls the movement of the visual, the other controls it's color.
But what gets colorized ? How would the software know ?
The entire surface ?
A masked one ?
And what should rotate ? The entire surface ? A different one ? A masked surface same as above ? A different mask surface ?
Remember that the color visual is not meant to be used as a color attribute since most elements in VirtualDJ don't have one!
And those that do have (like text) can already accept VDJScript instead of a fixed color:
<text>
<pos x="+60" y="+9"/>
<size width="128" height="19"/>
<text size="18" color="`effect_active 1 ? color '#00c8fa' : color '#404040'`" weight="bold" scroll="no" align="center" action="get_effect_name 1"/>
</text>
Your button example is better:
What is colorized ? the entire button, or a part of it ?
And if it's a part of it, how would the software know ?
That's why we have defined classes:
<define class="MySpecialButton">
<button action"play"
<pos x="100" y="200"/>
<size width="100" height="50"/>
</button
<visual type="color" source="play ? color 'green' : cue ? color 'darkgreen' : blink ? color 'green' : color 'darkgreen'">
<pos x="+10" y="+30"/>
<size width="80" height="10"/>
</visual>
</define>
Later down the road on your skin you can use:
<panel deck="1" class="MySpecialButton" />
To call the above "special button"
Inviato Mon 19 Nov 18 @ 11:17 am