Re: Sneak Preview - SaverBeans screen savers..

From: Andrew Thompson (SeeMySites_at_www.invalid)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 06:23:46 GMT

On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 00:38:00 -0400, Dave Glasser wrote:
..
>>..and now also 'Human Rights'.
>><http://www.physci.org/test/ss/index.jsp?saver=humanrights>
>
> I think that could be improved ..

It is open source. [ Feel free.. ;-) ]

>..by having the text scroll vertically in
> multiple lines, like the closing credits at the end of a movie, rather
> than a single line scrolling horizontally.

I was considering (and playing with) that,
JEditorPane spat chips on the original HTML.
I cleaned up the HTML but was still having
trouble getting the JEditorPane scrolling right.
(I want to create an image of the JEP, then
translate it (for the movement) while squeezing
the top/bottom to literally represent a 'Scroll'..
another story. )

That is when I decided to go the easier route.
[ I wanted to get 'HumanRights' saver included
in the next Screensavers SDK, which it is. ]

Besides, this way you can get the articles
in random order, so it means the later
articles get a reasonable chance of showing.
Whereas it can take a fair while for a vertical
scroll down through the continuous document,
or horizontally scroll 'in correct order'
through the articles.

Thanks for your comments Dave.

I will soon be approaching local schools
and government institutions asking if they
are willing to install the saver on their
PC's. It is important to work out the
hitches before then. 

-- 
Andrew Thompson
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