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trying to make news scroll smoother

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Chuck
2025-07-27 12:56:17 -05:00
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commit 6bbb4f5de8
1 changed files with 19 additions and 11 deletions
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src/news_manager.py
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@@ -430,19 +430,26 @@ class NewsManager:
finally: finally:
self.is_fetching = False self.is_fetching = False
# Get the current news display image # Run continuous scrolling loop for smooth animation
img = self.get_news_display() start_time = time.time()
duration = self.get_dynamic_duration()
# Set the image and update display while time.time() - start_time < duration:
self.display_manager.image = img # Get the current news display image
self.display_manager.update_display() img = self.get_news_display()
# Set the image and update display
self.display_manager.image = img
self.display_manager.update_display()
# Add the scroll delay to control speed
time.sleep(self.scroll_delay)
# Debug: log scroll position
if hasattr(self, 'scroll_position') and hasattr(self, 'total_scroll_width'):
logger.debug(f"Scroll position: {self.scroll_position}/{self.total_scroll_width}")
# Add the scroll delay to control speed return True
time.sleep(self.scroll_delay)
# Debug: log scroll position
if hasattr(self, 'scroll_position') and hasattr(self, 'total_scroll_width'):
logger.debug(f"Scroll position: {self.scroll_position}/{self.total_scroll_width}")
except Exception as e: except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Error in news display: {e}") logger.error(f"Error in news display: {e}")
@@ -450,6 +457,7 @@ class NewsManager:
error_img = self.create_error_image(str(e)) error_img = self.create_error_image(str(e))
self.display_manager.image = error_img self.display_manager.image = error_img
self.display_manager.update_display() self.display_manager.update_display()
return False
def run_news_display(self): def run_news_display(self):
"""Standalone method to run news display in its own loop""" """Standalone method to run news display in its own loop"""