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I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

You can use font tags such as {43} or the font name {myFontName} or you can just change a material {M:RED}.  

I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

I was trying to do this but it wasnt working. I think I was writing the tags wrong. How can I find the tags for the materials? So like {Header}--{45}?

You can use font tags such as {43} or the font name {myFontName} or you can just change a material {M:RED}.  

I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

I was trying to do this but it wasnt working. I think I was writing the tags wrong. How can I find the tags for the materials? So like {Header}--{45}?

You can use font tags such as {43} or the font name {myFontName} or you can just change a material {M:RED}.  

I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

Every Font used in Xpression has an ID (written in Buttom-Left for every font when you are Scene Font).
Create 2 fonts as you want - one with Shadow (let's suppose it has ID 1) and the other one without Shadow (let's suppose it has ID 2).
Create a Text 1 object and write 50.
Create a Text 2 object and leave it empty.
Create a Visual Logic with:
- one String Value and write down at Value: {1}
- other String Value and write down at Value: {2}
- grab the Text from Text 1 - Scene Object
- grab the Text from Text 2 - Scene Object
- Grab "Greater Than/Eq To" from Function Blocks - Logic and write down in Base 50, and put the Text 1 output into >= sign (to compare it with value 50)
- Grab an Input Selector from Selectors and put the Out of "Greater Than/Eq To" into Index, link the first String Value to [0] and the second String Value to [1]
- Grab a Concatenate function from Strings; link the Output of Input Selector in Bse of Concatenate and Text 1 intro +; Link the output to Text 2 input.
Now the Text 2 object should have the same value as Text 1 but with Font 2
When you are changing the text of Text 1 with a lower value like 40, the Text 2 will get same value - 40 using the Font with ID 1.

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Gabriel Rosca
Bucharest, Romania

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 12:53
From: David Rock
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

I was trying to do this but it wasnt working. I think I was writing the tags wrong. How can I find the tags for the materials? So like {Header}--{45}?

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David Rock
Cayman Compass TV

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 05:48
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

You can use font tags such as {43} or the font name {myFontName} or you can just change a material {M:RED}.  

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Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 10-11-2025 23:35
From: David Rock
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

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David Rock
Cayman Compass TV
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Thought I had it....ended up using the tags. Font is changing but the text is not updating from the moss...just keeps saying 'Header'

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David Rock
Cayman Compass TV

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 13:43
From: Gabriel Rosca
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

Every Font used in Xpression has an ID (written in Buttom-Left for every font when you are Scene Font).
Create 2 fonts as you want - one with Shadow (let's suppose it has ID 1) and the other one without Shadow (let's suppose it has ID 2).
Create a Text 1 object and write 50.
Create a Text 2 object and leave it empty.
Create a Visual Logic with:
- one String Value and write down at Value: {1}
- other String Value and write down at Value: {2}
- grab the Text from Text 1 - Scene Object
- grab the Text from Text 2 - Scene Object
- Grab "Greater Than/Eq To" from Function Blocks - Logic and write down in Base 50, and put the Text 1 output into >= sign (to compare it with value 50)
- Grab an Input Selector from Selectors and put the Out of "Greater Than/Eq To" into Index, link the first String Value to [0] and the second String Value to [1]
- Grab a Concatenate function from Strings; link the Output of Input Selector in Bse of Concatenate and Text 1 intro +; Link the output to Text 2 input.
Now the Text 2 object should have the same value as Text 1 but with Font 2
When you are changing the text of Text 1 with a lower value like 40, the Text 2 will get same value - 40 using the Font with ID 1.

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Gabriel Rosca
Bucharest, Romania

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 12:53
From: David Rock
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

I was trying to do this but it wasnt working. I think I was writing the tags wrong. How can I find the tags for the materials? So like {Header}--{45}?

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David Rock
Cayman Compass TV

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 05:48
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

You can use font tags such as {43} or the font name {myFontName} or you can just change a material {M:RED}.  

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 10-11-2025 23:35
From: David Rock
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

------------------------------
David Rock
Cayman Compass TV
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Thought I had it....ended up using the tags. Font is changing but the text is not updating from the moss...just keeps saying 'Header'

------------------------------
David Rock
Cayman Compass TV

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 13:43
From: Gabriel Rosca
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

Every Font used in Xpression has an ID (written in Buttom-Left for every font when you are Scene Font).
Create 2 fonts as you want - one with Shadow (let's suppose it has ID 1) and the other one without Shadow (let's suppose it has ID 2).
Create a Text 1 object and write 50.
Create a Text 2 object and leave it empty.
Create a Visual Logic with:
- one String Value and write down at Value: {1}
- other String Value and write down at Value: {2}
- grab the Text from Text 1 - Scene Object
- grab the Text from Text 2 - Scene Object
- Grab "Greater Than/Eq To" from Function Blocks - Logic and write down in Base 50, and put the Text 1 output into >= sign (to compare it with value 50)
- Grab an Input Selector from Selectors and put the Out of "Greater Than/Eq To" into Index, link the first String Value to [0] and the second String Value to [1]
- Grab a Concatenate function from Strings; link the Output of Input Selector in Bse of Concatenate and Text 1 intro +; Link the output to Text 2 input.
Now the Text 2 object should have the same value as Text 1 but with Font 2
When you are changing the text of Text 1 with a lower value like 40, the Text 2 will get same value - 40 using the Font with ID 1.

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Gabriel Rosca
Bucharest, Romania

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 12:53
From: David Rock
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

I was trying to do this but it wasnt working. I think I was writing the tags wrong. How can I find the tags for the materials? So like {Header}--{45}?

------------------------------
David Rock
Cayman Compass TV

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 05:48
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

You can use font tags such as {43} or the font name {myFontName} or you can just change a material {M:RED}.  

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 10-11-2025 23:35
From: David Rock
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

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David Rock
Cayman Compass TV
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That's because you have fixed strings.

What you want to do is something more like this;

Thought I had it....ended up using the tags. Font is changing but the text is not updating from the moss...just keeps saying 'Header'

------------------------------
David Rock
Cayman Compass TV

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 13:43
From: Gabriel Rosca
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

Every Font used in Xpression has an ID (written in Buttom-Left for every font when you are Scene Font).
Create 2 fonts as you want - one with Shadow (let's suppose it has ID 1) and the other one without Shadow (let's suppose it has ID 2).
Create a Text 1 object and write 50.
Create a Text 2 object and leave it empty.
Create a Visual Logic with:
- one String Value and write down at Value: {1}
- other String Value and write down at Value: {2}
- grab the Text from Text 1 - Scene Object
- grab the Text from Text 2 - Scene Object
- Grab "Greater Than/Eq To" from Function Blocks - Logic and write down in Base 50, and put the Text 1 output into >= sign (to compare it with value 50)
- Grab an Input Selector from Selectors and put the Out of "Greater Than/Eq To" into Index, link the first String Value to [0] and the second String Value to [1]
- Grab a Concatenate function from Strings; link the Output of Input Selector in Bse of Concatenate and Text 1 intro +; Link the output to Text 2 input.
Now the Text 2 object should have the same value as Text 1 but with Font 2
When you are changing the text of Text 1 with a lower value like 40, the Text 2 will get same value - 40 using the Font with ID 1.

------------------------------
Gabriel Rosca
Bucharest, Romania

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 12:53
From: David Rock
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

I was trying to do this but it wasnt working. I think I was writing the tags wrong. How can I find the tags for the materials? So like {Header}--{45}?

------------------------------
David Rock
Cayman Compass TV

Original Message:
Sent: 10-12-2025 05:48
From: Simon Redmile
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

You can use font tags such as {43} or the font name {myFontName} or you can just change a material {M:RED}.  

------------------------------
Simon Redmile
Senior Graphic Programmer & Designer
Ross Video
Bristol United Kingdom

Original Message:
Sent: 10-11-2025 23:35
From: David Rock
Subject: Using visual logic to hide text shadow according to 'style' widget

I have a scene with a 'style' widget which basically toggles the visibility of different backgrounds etc. using visual logic. I would like the text shadow to show only on one of the styles. Been trying but not quite successful. Only thing I came up with was to duplicate the text and have it as a shadow only, and link visibility. That worked but just realise I forgot to add the stagger Animation to the shadows.  I was just wondering if any alternative suggestions.

------------------------------
David Rock
Cayman Compass TV
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