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Quick Overview
The fading-text-view
is an Android library that provides a custom view for displaying text with a fading effect. It allows developers to create text views that smoothly fade in and out, creating a visually appealing and attention-grabbing effect.
Pros
- Smooth Fading Effect: The library provides a seamless fading animation for the text, making it visually appealing and eye-catching.
- Customizable: The library offers various customization options, such as setting the fade duration, delay, and direction, allowing developers to tailor the fading behavior to their needs.
- Easy Integration: The library is easy to integrate into an Android project, with a simple and straightforward API.
- Lightweight: The library is lightweight and does not add significant overhead to the application.
Cons
- Limited Functionality: The library is focused solely on the fading text effect and does not provide additional features or functionality beyond that.
- Android-specific: The library is designed for the Android platform and may not be applicable to other mobile platforms.
- Potential Performance Issues: Depending on the usage and frequency of the fading effect, it may have a slight impact on the overall performance of the application.
- Lack of Extensive Documentation: The project's documentation could be more comprehensive, making it slightly more challenging for new users to get started.
Code Examples
Here are a few examples of how to use the fading-text-view
library:
// Instantiate the FadingTextView
val fadingTextView = FadingTextView(context)
// Set the text and customize the fading behavior
fadingTextView.text = "Fading Text"
fadingTextView.fadeDirection = FadingTextView.FadeDirection.FADE_IN_OUT
fadingTextView.fadeDuration = 2000L
fadingTextView.fadeDelay = 1000L
// Programmatically start the fading animation
fadingTextView.startFadeAnimation()
// Use the FadingTextView in an XML layout
<com.rosenpin.fadingtext.FadingTextView
android:id="@+id/fading_text_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Fading Text"
app:fadeDirection="fadeInOut"
app:fadeDuration="2000"
app:fadeDelay="1000" />
// Observe the fading state changes
fadingTextView.addFadingStateListener { state ->
when (state) {
FadingTextView.FadingState.FADING_IN -> { /* Handle fading in */ }
FadingTextView.FadingState.FADING_OUT -> { /* Handle fading out */ }
FadingTextView.FadingState.IDLE -> { /* Handle idle state */ }
}
}
Getting Started
To get started with the fading-text-view
library, follow these steps:
- Add the library to your project's dependencies:
dependencies {
implementation 'com.rosenpin.fadingtext:fading-text-view:1.0.1'
}
- Use the
FadingTextView
in your XML layout or programmatically:
<com.rosenpin.fadingtext.FadingTextView
android:id="@+id/fading_text_view"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Fading Text"
app:fadeDirection="fadeInOut"
app:fadeDuration="2000"
app:fadeDelay="1000" />
-
Customize the fading behavior by setting the
fadeDirection
,fadeDuration
, andfadeDelay
properties. -
Start the fading animation programmatically using the
startFadeAnimation()
method. -
(Optional) Add a
FadingStateListener
to observe the fading state changes.
That's it! You can now use the `fading-text-
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Paging indicator widgets compatible with the ViewPager from the Android Support Library and ActionBarSherlock.
Pros of ViewPagerIndicator
- Provides a variety of indicator styles for ViewPager, including circle indicators, tab indicators, and line indicators.
- Supports custom styling and configuration of the indicators.
- Integrates well with the ViewPager component, providing a seamless user experience.
Cons of ViewPagerIndicator
- The project is no longer actively maintained, with the last commit being in 2014.
- The library may not be compatible with the latest Android SDK versions and could require additional work to integrate.
- The documentation and examples may be outdated, making it more challenging for new users to get started.
Code Comparison
FadingTextView (rosenpin/fading-text-view):
public void setFadeDuration(int duration) {
this.fadeDuration = duration;
if (fadeInAnimation != null) {
fadeInAnimation.setDuration(duration);
}
if (fadeOutAnimation != null) {
fadeOutAnimation.setDuration(duration);
}
}
ViewPagerIndicator (JakeWharton/ViewPagerIndicator):
public void setViewPager(ViewPager viewPager) {
if (mViewPager == viewPager) {
return;
}
if (mViewPager != null) {
mViewPager.removeOnPageChangeListener(this);
}
mViewPager = viewPager;
if (mViewPager != null) {
mViewPager.addOnPageChangeListener(this);
}
}
Android Floating Action Button based on Material Design specification
Pros of Clans/FloatingActionButton
- Provides a wide range of customization options, including the ability to change the size, color, and icon of the floating action button.
- Supports animations and transitions, allowing for smooth button interactions.
- Includes support for multiple floating action buttons, enabling the creation of complex UI layouts.
Cons of Clans/FloatingActionButton
- The library may be overkill for simple use cases, where a custom floating action button implementation could suffice.
- The codebase is relatively larger compared to the rosenpin/fading-text-view library, which may impact the overall app size.
Code Comparison
rosenpin/fading-text-view
FadingTextView fadingTextView = findViewById(R.id.fading_text_view);
fadingTextView.setFadingText("Hello, World!");
fadingTextView.startFading();
Clans/FloatingActionButton
FloatingActionButton fab = findViewById(R.id.fab);
fab.setSize(FloatingActionButton.SIZE_NORMAL);
fab.setBackgroundTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.RED));
fab.setOnClickListener(v -> { /* handle click event */ });
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FadingTextView
A TextView that changes its content automatically every few seconds
Usage
Download
FadingTextView is available on JitPack
Step 1. Add the JitPack repository to your root build.gradle
allprojects {
repositories {
...
maven { url 'https://jitpack.io' }
}
}
Step 2. Add the dependency
dependencies {
implementation 'com.github.rosenpin:fading-text-view:3.3'
}
Texts
First, you need to create a string-array in your values folder like so:
<string-array name="examples">
<item>Hello</item>
<item>Fading TextView</item>
</string-array>
Then in your layout
<com.tomer.fadingtextview.FadingTextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:texts="@array/examples" />
Timeout
You can set the amount of time that each text is visible by using the timeout attribute and by specifying the length of time in milliseconds. Like so:
app:timeout="500"
<com.tomer.fadingtextview.FadingTextView
android:id="@+id/fadingTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:timeout="500"
app:texts="@array/examples" />
Updating the view dynamically - Kotlin
To set the text dynamically, you can use
val texts = arrayOf("text1", "text2", "text3")
val fadingTextView = findViewById<FadingTextView>(R.id.fadingTextView)
fadingTextView.setTexts(texts) // You can use an array resource or a string array as the parameter
//fadingTextView.setTexts(R.array.examples)
To set the timeout between text changes you can use:
//For text change once every hour
fadingTextView.setTimeout(60.minutes)
//For text change once every half a minute
fadingTextView.setTimeout(0.5.minutes)
//For text change every 10 seconds
fadingTextView.setTimeout(10.seconds)
//For text change every 500 milliseconds (0.5 seconds)
fadingTextView.setTimeout(500.milliseconds)
Or you can shuffle texts that you set
fadingTextView.shuffle()
Updating the view dynamically - JAVA
To set the text dynamically, you can use
String[] texts = {"text1","text2","text3"};
FadingTextView FTV = (FadingTextView) findViewById(R.id.fadingTextView);
FTV.setTexts(texts); //You can use an array resource or a string array as the parameter
To set the timeout between text changes you can use:
//For text change once every hour
FTV.setTimeout(60, MINUTES);
//For text change once every half a minute
FTV.setTimeout(0.5, MINUTES);
//For text change every 10 seconds
FTV.setTimeout(10, SECONDS);
//For text change every 500 milliseconds (0.5 seconds)
FTV.setTimeout(500, MILLISECONDS);
Shuffle
You can randomize the order of the strings using the shuffle
method
Note: you will need to run the shuffle
method after each time you update the view
Example:
FTV.setTexts(texts);
FTV.shuffle();
Full Documentation
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License
Copyright (c) Tomer Rosenfeld 2016-2017
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
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