def displayUpdate(upvote):
colour=1
num = 0
while num<3:
try:
#show = 0
textinput = upvote
textinput+=' :: '
if num == 2:
textinput = upvote + " "
# save the ascii values of the input characters into the inputarray
# the font module uses the ascii value to index the font array
inputarray=[]
for char in textinput:
inputarray.append(ord(char))
# dotarray is 8 X n
# n is determined by the number of characters multiplyed by 8
# n will be len(dotarray[0]) after filling dotarray from characters
# in the inputarray
#
dotarray=[[] for i in xrange(8)]
#
# fill the dot array with the colour digits
# this is the dot pattern that we want to show
#
for row in range(8):
for ascii in inputarray:
# get the width of the character from the first element of the font variable
width=fontv.array[ascii][0]
binary='{0:{fill}{align}{width}{base}}'.format(fontv.array[ascii][row+1],base='b',fill='0',align='>',width=width)
for digit in range(width):
if binary[digit] == '0':
dotarray[row].append(0)
else:
dotarray[row].append(colour)
#
# Continually output to the display until Ctrl-C
#
# loop around each column in the dotarray
for col in range(len(dotarray[0])):
for row in range(8):
# copy the current dotarray column values to the first column in the matrix
matrix[row][0]=(dotarray[row][col])
# now that we have updated the matrix lets show it
showmatrix()
# shift the matrix left ready for the next column
shiftmatrix()
ldp.displayoff()
num += 1
except KeyboardInterrupt:
ldp.clear()
print "Finished"
sys.exit()
def showmatrix():
ldp.displayoff()
for row in reversed(range(8)):
for col in reversed(range(80)):
ldp.colourshift(matrix[row][col])
ldp.showrow(row)
def off(self):
"""Turn display off."""
self.isOn = False
ldp.displayoff()
def off(self):
"""Turn display off."""
self.isOn = False
ldp.displayoff()
