Scroll options properties - PADS4 Platform

These properties control how text items appear and move within the scrolling text element.

Scroll Options

Text Scroll Options

Determine how new text is introduced into the scrolling text element:

Option	Description
Line by Line	Displays one line at a time. Each line is shown separately, and the next line appears only after the previous one disappears.
Directly After Previous Text	New text is placed immediately after the previous text, ensuring a continuous scrolling effect with no gaps.
When Previous Text is Scrolled Out	New text starts only after the previous text has fully disappeared from view.

Additional Settings

Concatenate Multiple Text Lines to One Single Line

If enabled, hard returns (line breaks) inside a single text entry are removed.
The entire text is treated as one continuous line during scrolling.
Cannot be used in combination with Line by Line mode.

Do Not Scroll When the Text Fits

When enabled, PADS4 calculates whether the entire text (including separators) fits within the element area.
If the text fits, it will remain static instead of scrolling.
If the text exceeds the element area, scrolling will automatically start.

Show Changes in Text Immediately

When connected to a data source, enabling this setting ensures that any text updates are reflected immediately.
The scrolling process is aborted, and the new text begins scrolling immediately.

Remarks

“Line by Line” mode cannot be used with “Concatenate Multiple Text Lines to One Single Line”, as they conflict in behavior.
Ensuring seamless scrolling requires careful configuration of text length, separator spacing, and update frequency.

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