Graphics

If a number is 0 to greater than 0 it is Green.... this number would be a number from an RSS feed. If a number is -1 or less than -1 it is RED.... this number from the same RSS feed.

Any info on how to achieve this functionality?

Or, a link with instructional info out there?

Thank you.

Anthony

Visual Logic:

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You could use the Logic or Selector blocks to assign a material to the face of your text based on the the value from a Datalinq block.

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If you're not using Visual Logic, you could do it with scripting. You will basically create a temporary text placeholder, empty the text into that, change the font of the text object, then bring the text back in to have it change the font. Here's a rough script that would do it:

dim txt as xpTextObject

dim txtnum as single

dim temp as string = nothing

dim green as xpFont

dim red as xpFont

Self.GetObjectByName("text", txt)

txtnum=Csng(txt.Text)

Engine.GetFontByName("Green Font", green)

Engine.GetFontByName("Red Font", red)

if txtnum > 0 or txtnum = 0 then

temp=txt.Text

txt.Text=""

txt.CurrentFont=green

txt.Text=temp

elseif txtnum < 0 then

temp=txt.Text

txt.Text=""

txt.CurrentFont=red

txt.Text=temp

end if

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Here's a script applied to a text object that we use for financials/stocks:

OnSetText

dim number as xpTextObject

scene.getObjectByName("change", number)

if cDbl(text) >= "0" then

text = "{ChangeGreen}" & "+" & text

else

text = "{ChangeRed}" & text

end if

{ChangeGreen} and {ChangeRed} are the names of the fonts within the project

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I never thought to use font tags in the script. I should modify my scripts to use that instead. Much cleaner.

EDIT: I've spent too much time on Reddit. I looked for an "upvote" button for your post.

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