Hi Jaygo, if I understand you correctly you want to have some kind of typewriter animation of your text?
The problem in QC-Editor is, that it only send the input filed content to the composition once you hit the return key. If you want to have a different behavior you have to create your own wrapper application around your QTZ. In BoinxTV for example, we implemented it that way because we wanted to show in the preview the changes as you type. You can use your QTZ in BoinxTV to check it out! Anyways writing your own app maybe not to complicated, with cocoa and interface builder this could be done with less than hundred lines of code. If you want to do it in QZ natively I would recommend using some timers and string pachts to create the illusion if someone is actually hacking the text right now. The benefit is, that you have plenty of time to check if your spelling is correct before it appears on screen. Find attached a small composition I hacked together the show what I mean. best, Achim Breidenbach Boinx Software
Typewriter Animation.qtz
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On 13.05.2012, at 00:56, jaygo bloom wrote: > Hi Folks > I have been following the thread for some time, and always gleaning > interesting information for > my beginning steps with Quartz Composer. Today I come upon a problem and hope > someone can advise. > I am trying to create a dynamic text .qtz patch. I use string to input text > but want for my text to appear on stage instantly > when any key is pressed and not to have to be inputed by my hitting 'return'. > How can I do this ? > Thanks > Jaygo Bloom > _______________________________________________ > Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. > Quartzcomposer-dev mailing list (Quartzcomposer-dev@lists.apple.com) > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/quartzcomposer-dev/achim%40boinx.com > > This email sent to ac...@boinx.com
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