WaveWare Adaptive AlphaNet - Manual (Page 115)

Message Editor
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Cycle Color Cascades colors through the message from the bottom up.
Clock
Wipes information on and off the sign as if a second hand were sweeping
around it.
Explode
Rolls information from the center of the sign and out in all four directions at
once.
Characters
(For more
information, see
“Using characters
to change the look
of a message” on
page 54.)
NOTE: Some
characters may not
be available on a
sign. See
“Appendix C —
Character fonts and
colors available on
signs” on
page 139.
15/16 Row Normal
The height of text in rows. For example, Seven Row Normal (or Fancy) text is 7
rows tall on a sign.
See “Text comes in four basic sizes” on page 148.
15/16 Row Fancy
Ten Row
Seven Row Normal
Seven Row Fancy
Five Row
Condensed
Allows selection of 15/16 Row, Ten Row, Seven Row, or Five Row in a
condensed format.
Custom
Allows selection of 15/16 Row, Ten Row, Seven Row, or Five Row in a
customized format. Custom fonts must be installed in the sign’s memory
outside of AlphaNET™ 3.0 software.
Color
Allows selection of multiple colors if you have a multicolor sign. If no color is
selected, then autocolor is set. In this case, the available colors are randomly
displayed.
Normal The default setting for characters.
Wide Text is displayed in bold characters.
Double Wide Text is displayed in very bold characters.
Flashing Allows individual or many characters to flash on and off.
Double High Doubles the selected character height
True Descenders
When checked, the lower (or descender) part of letters such as j, g, and q are
displayed on a sign.
Fixed Width
When checked, each character takes up a fixed width like typewriter text.
Otherwise, text is displayed proportionally with varying widths.
Shadow Allows selection of the shadow color for the message characters.
Table 19: Message Editor
Menu Item Description