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Mind Console Productions
TextSpline is a deceptively simple-looking screensaver that animates a line of text (in your choice of font and color) traveling over a randomly generated curvy line (with optional loops).
Uses Core Animation code that should be compatible with Mac OS 10.5 and later.
Note that the saver doesn't limit the length of the line of text, however since each letter uses up some resources, I would advise against using a text line greater than 128 characters in length (plus, it's hard to read long text while it's animating anyway).
Spacing between characters was tricky to do,
Uses Core Animation code that should be compatible with Mac OS 10.5 and later.
Note that the saver doesn't limit the length of the line of text, however since each letter uses up some resources, I would advise against using a text line greater than 128 characters in length (plus, it's hard to read long text while it's animating anyway).
Spacing between characters was tricky to do,
What's New
Version 1.0:
- First released version
Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later
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| Downloads:468 |
| Version Downloads:468 |
| Type:Utilities : Screen Savers |
| License:Free |
| Date:02 Jan 2012 |
| Platform:Intel |
| Price:Free |
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TextSpline is a deceptively simple-looking screensaver that animates a line of text (in your choice of font and color) traveling over a randomly generated curvy line (with optional loops).
Uses Core Animation code that should be compatible with Mac OS 10.5 and later.
Note that the saver doesn't limit the length of the line of text, however since each letter uses up some resources, I would advise against using a text line greater than 128 characters in length (plus, it's hard to read long text while it's animating anyway).
Spacing between characters was tricky to do, and depending on the current CPU load on your system, you might find the characters get a little jammed together. Also, some fonts (e.g. Zapfino) might get cut off, due to glyph bounds complexity. I may try to expose a user setting to having better control of spacing between characters in a future version.
Uses Core Animation code that should be compatible with Mac OS 10.5 and later.
Note that the saver doesn't limit the length of the line of text, however since each letter uses up some resources, I would advise against using a text line greater than 128 characters in length (plus, it's hard to read long text while it's animating anyway).
Spacing between characters was tricky to do, and depending on the current CPU load on your system, you might find the characters get a little jammed together. Also, some fonts (e.g. Zapfino) might get cut off, due to glyph bounds complexity. I may try to expose a user setting to having better control of spacing between characters in a future version.
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Ean reviewed on 02 Jan 2012
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Wonderful stuff for its time. What ever became of it?
I stumbled upon some older interviews with some of the After Dark creators here that you might find worthwhile reading: http://lowendmac.com/thomas/afterdark.html
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Harry Macbeth reviewed on 02 Jan 2012
Perhaps somewhere down the road there might be purchased shareware options for slowing down the travelling speed a bit; or, dare I ask for it, ...psychedelic rainbow text?