LCD Style Display template or How to play with drop shadow effect tuto

[zappadoc]

Hi,
here is another LCD using the drop shadow effect on almost all objects to simulate a more depth screen.


Installation:
extract the zip archive
copy the entire folder "lcd_style_displays" into vdash_template/ directory of your phone/tablet or in c:\Users\your-username\vdash_template\ directory for Windows version or in home/ directory for Linux platform
use menu "Set/Load Template" and choose LCD_STYLE.json

Drop shadow Effect:
This is very simple, to create a drop shadow effect just create a LABEL object filed with '8' letters, set Black color and select "Set Colors and Properties" menu to set the alpha to position 2 or 3 (see the screenshot)



I suggest to install the template and see how this template is built.

Notes:
to keep the telemetry DATA aligned with the LABEL object behind change its string format with leading zeros.
Example:
for %5.0f replace it by %05.0f
for %3.0f replace it by %03.0f


Content of the archive:
lcd_style_displays
 LCD_STYLE.json
 lcd_style_bkgnd.png
 preview_LCD_STYLE.png

lcd_blue_style_bkgnd.png
lcd_gray_style_bkgnd.png



The lcd_style_bkgnd.png green, blue, graybackground images can be freely used in background to start your own LCD Style display for VDASH-EMU. Please be kind to share your custom creation with us!

Cheers,
z

 

[RacingIvysaur]

Should make it sticky? 

[zappadoc]

so you like it! okay to sticky this one! I will certainly add the optional Blue and Gray LCD background image...
Cheers,
z

EDIT: no finally it's ok to keep it as simple topic for instance.

[RacingIvysaur]

so you like it! okay to sticky this one! I will certainly add the optional Blue and Gray LCD background image...
Cheers,
z

EDIT: no finally it's ok to keep it as simple topic for instance.

Ofcourse I like it. I am now trying to get the data telemetry (rpm and speed) aligned with label. xD

[zappadoc]

Check the template, for RPM you have 2 objects:

- LABEL with text: 88888
- DATA RPM with string format %05.0f

that's it!

[RacingIvysaur]

Got it! I had to go into the file itself, but I done it. Hehe.

[zappadoc]

no, absolutely not necessary!

the text of LABEL object and the string formatof DATA  are directly accessible from the Edit-Text on the Editor Bar, just unlock the Edit-Text, type the chars and lock the Edit-Text.

[zappadoc]

LCD Blue and Gray Style background added to the pkg see the first post to download the zip pkg.

[RacingIvysaur]

no, absolutely not necessary!

the text of LABEL object and the string formatof DATA  are directly accessible from the Edit-Text on the Editor Bar, just unlock the Edit-Text, type the chars and lock the Edit-Text.

Thank you that is what I missed. Also thank you for the new lcd's !