66.4.2 Configure Text Item Types

The type of text item is set by the 'type' property in the item XML description. The following steps showcase how to configure text item types to your playlist:

• Using ETX CG Editor to Edit Text Type Item
1. To input text item types, go to ItemListForm.

   ItemListForm

2. Select 'Text', drag and drop to the Preview window. Modify XML parameters on the 'Text Properties' toolbar.

   Text_Properties

3. Next, copy the XML code as shown in the Text Item Type table below and paste the XML code to the text content.

   Text_Properties_1

4. Next, select "Apply" to apply changes
• Text Item Types Table
Below are some of the configuration examples on text item types:
ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_Counter
XML Type Property Value: Type=’counter'
Description: Counter
Additional Parameters: counter-start - indicates from what number counter starts, counter-start='500'
Example : <text type='counter' font='Segoe UI' font-size='36' outline-color='Black' color='White' word-break='no' counter-start='500'>00000</text>

text_type_eCGTT_Counter

ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_DateTime
XML Type Property Value: Type=" date-time
Description: Date and time
Additional Parameters: time-offset - indicates a shift in date time from current system time, time-offset='00:00:05:00.'
Backwards-offset - indicates the direction of time shifting; if 'yes' - time shifts backwards, backward-offset='no.'
Example : <text type='date-time' font='Segoe UI' font-size='36' color='White' word-break='no' time-offset='00:00:00:00' backward-offset='no'>yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss</text>

text_type_eCGTT_DateTime

ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_FrameNumber
XML Type Property Value: Type=’frame-number'
Description: Number of received frames
Additional Parameters: None
Example : <text type='frame-number' font='Arial' font-size='20' color='White' word-break='no'>00000</text>

text_type_eCGTT_FrameNumber

ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_FrameTime
XML Type Property Value: Type=’frame-time'
Description: Time of received frame
Additional Parameters: None
Example : <text type='frame-time' font='Arial' font-size='26' color='White' word-break='no'>0.000</text>

text_type_eCGTT_FrameTime

ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_StopWatch
XML Type Property Value: Type=’stopwatch'
Description: Common timer (from start time to infinity)
Additional Parameters: start-time - to indicate from what time the timer should start, start-time='00:45:00:00.'

You should set text content in the 'HH:mm: ss' format to specify the time format.
Example : <text type='stopwatch' font='Arial' font-size='26' color='White' word-break='no' pause='on' start-time='00:45:00:00'>HH:mm:ss.fff</text>

text_type_eCGTT_StopWatch

ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_Suntitles
XML Type Property Value: Type=’subtitles’
Description: Subtitles from SRT files
Additional Parameters: See Subtitles for more information
Example : <text type='subtitles' font-face='Arial' font-size='26' align='center' fill-color='Red(255)' outline='2.7' font='Arial' outline-color='Black' color='White' word-break='no' time-offset='0'>Subtitles</text>

Embim31

ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_Text
XML Type Property Value: Type=’text'
Description: Simple text
Additional Parameters: None
Example : <text type='text' font='Times New Roman' font-size='36' outline='1.5' outline-color='Black' color='Lime' word-break='no'>Sample Text</text>

text_type_eCGTT_Text

ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_Timecode
XML Type Property Value: Type=’timecode'
Description: Drop frame timecode of the received frame
Additional Parameters: time-offset - to indicate time shifting in display timecode, time-offset='00:30:00:00'
Example : <text type='timecode' font='Arial' font-size='26' color='White' word-break='no' time-offset='00:30:00:00'>HH:MM:SS:FF</text>

text_type_eCGTT_Timecode

ETX-G Text Type value - eCGTT_Timecode_NDF
XML Type Property Value: Type=’timecode-ndf'
Description: Non-drop frame timecode of the received frame
Additional Parameters: time-offset - to indicate time shifting in display timecode, time-offset='00:30:00:00'
Example : <text type='timecode-pdf font='Arial' font-size='26' color='White' word-break='no' time-offset='00:00:00:00'>HH:MM:SS:FF</text>

text_type_eCGTT_Timecode_NDF

Formatting flags
The formatting flags are listed in the table:
eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_BOTTOM
XML Property: Align=’bottom'
Description: Vertical alignment for text
Example : scale='text-scale' align='bottom' edges-smooth='3' pos-x='2' pos-y='251' show='yes' move-type='accel-both' alpha='255' bg-color='Black(0)' pixel-ar='0.0' play-mode='loop' interlace='auto' width='778' height='242' pause='no'

text_align_bottom

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_CENTER
XML Property: Align=’center'
Description: Horizontal alignment for text
Example : scale='text-scale' align='center' edges-smooth='3' pos-x='2' pos-y='251' show='yes' move-type='accel-both' alpha='255' bg-color='Black(0)' pixel-ar='0.0' play-mode='loop' interlace='auto' width='778' height='242' pause='no'

text_align_center

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_END_ELLIPSIS
XML Property: Trimming=’ELL-CHAR'
Description: Ellipsis is not implemented
Example: None
eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_FLIP_HORZ
XML Property: Flip=’X'
Description: Horizontal mirroring of text
Example : text font='Arial' format='' flip='X'

text_flip_x



eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_FLIP_VERT
XML Property: Flip=’Y'
Description: Vertical mirroring of text
Example :  text font='Arial' format='' flip='Y'

text_flip_y

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_LOWERCASE
XML Property: Style=’LOWERCASE'
Description: Lowercase script
Example :  text font='Arial' style='lowercase'

text_lowercase

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_NO_TAB
XML Property: Format=’NO-TAB'
Description: Ignore tabs if there are any
Example :  text font='Arial' format='no-tab'

text_no_tab

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_MEASURE_TRAILING_SPACE
XML Property: Format=’NMTS'
Description: Do not measure trailing spaces; if the text contains spaces in the end, e.g.' sample text ', the spaces will be ignored with the 'NMTS' setting and counted in case of 'MTS.'
Example :  text font='Arial' format='nmts' font-size='60'

text_nmts

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_PATH_ELLIPSIS
XML Property: Trimming=’ELL-PATH'
Description: Ellipsis is not implemented
Example: none
eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_RIGHT
XML Property: Align=’right'
Description: Horizontal alignment for text
Example :  scale='text-scale' align='right' edges-smooth='3' pos-x='2' pos-y='251' show='yes' move-type='accel-both' alpha='255' bg-color='Black(0)' pixel-ar='0.0' play-mode='loop' interlace='auto' width='498' height='188' pause='no'

text_align_right

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_RTLREADING
XML Property: Format=’RTL'
Description: Right-to-left direction of text
Example :  text font='Arial' format='RTL' font-size='60'

text_right_2_left

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_SINGLELINE
XML Property: Format=’SINGLE-LINE'
Description: Ignore line breaking in the source text and use it as single-line text
Example :  text font='Arial' format='single-line' font-size='60'

text_single_line

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_TOP_LEFT
XML Property: Align=’top-left'
Description: Alignment for text (both vertical and horizontal)
Example :  scale='text-scale' align='top-left' edges-smooth='3' pos-x='2' pos-y='251' show='yes' move-type='accel-both' alpha='255' bg-color='Black(0)' pixel-ar='0.0' play-mode='loop' interlace='auto' width='498' height='188' pause='no'

text_align_top_left

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_TRIMMING_CHAR
XML Property: Trimming=’ELL-CHAR'
Description: Ellipsis is not implemented
Example: None
eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_TRIMMING_WORD
XML Property: Trimming=’ELL-WORD'
Description: Ellipsis is not implemented
Example: None
eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_UPPERCASE
XML Property: Style=’uppercase'
Description: Uppercase script
Example :  text font='Arial' style='uppercase' font-size='60'

text_uppercase

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_VERTICAL
XML Property: Format=’VERTICAL'
Description: Vertical text
Example :  text font='Arial' font-size='60' format='VERTICAL'

text_format_vertical

eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_WORD_ELLIPSIS
XML Property: Trimming=’ELL-WORD'
Description: Ellipsis is not implemented
Example: None
eCG_DTFlags Flag - eCGDT_WORDBREAK
XML Property: Word-break=’yes’
Description: Use line break if the text is wider than item width
Example :  text font='Arial' font-size='30' word-break='yes'

text_word_break