Hello,

On the PV780 I used the ScreenApiMove\Rotate\Color function.

On the PV780-B the API have been removed and to achieve similar effects I'm forced to use the actions ActionIDs.Screen_AnimatePosition\Rotation\Color

Is there a combination of the action data parameter to avoid the animation and having the transformation applied instantaneously?

Could you provide a rationale on why you dropped the support for the simple but effective API in favor of clunkier animation actions?

Thanks

Reply from the Director of Software:

When bringing up the new platform, we had a goal to simplify the architecture and eliminate redundant features to help new users. Most recent users use animation actions since they can be used in Scripting OR State Machines and this action has enough flexibility to support all use cases.

Most recent users use animation actions since they can be used in Scripting OR State Machines...

I definitely agree on that...

and this action has enough flexibility to support all use cases.

but in that I cannot... not ALL the use case, mine, for example, is not covered, basically in your effort of reduction of redundancy you also trimmed down the power of expression, if you could extend the animation feature to allow instantaneous effects, than you can claim that it will cover ALL the cases, and I will be happy too!

Thanks

You should be able to get similar behavior using the Animation calls as the older API calls. And to add to the confusion, I accidently missed copying the whole quote to the previous reply.

If you want to trigger a Animation instantly, specify 1 for your number of frames and a frame multiple of 1.

For example, set the ScreenPositionData Recurrance and AnimationFactor to 1 for an instantaneous move.

Hi Boyce,

Tried with:
But the animation effect is still very apparent.

I'm afraid it would require a rework of the animation implementation... could you please investigate a bit more as we need this feature for functional and not merely aesthetic reasons?

Thanks

Can you provide a simple configuration that demonstrates the animation issue? If so, please Private Message it to me.

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Thank you for the configuration. I was able to find the cause of the issue. Because the M2 displays are so much faster, they added a variable Screen.AnimationFactor with a default value of 4. If you change that value to 1 the image will move instantaneously.