Unleashing Animated Text Effects with "marqueeviewdemo" for Android

Robert Harris -

In the vast realm of Android development, creating animated scrolling text, commonly known as a marquee, is a cinch with the "marqueeviewdemo" library. Conceived by the adept developer Bard, this library—penned in Kotlin and available under the Apache 2.0 license—offers developers of all stripes a chance to effortlessly sprinkle their apps with mesmerizing marquee effects.

Distinctive Features:

  1. Flexibility in direction: horizontal or vertical scrolling.
  2. Diverse content scrolling: both textual and pictorial.

Get Started with marqueeviewdemo:

Kick things off by incorporating the library:

dependencies {
  implementation 'com.github.bard:marqueeviewdemo:1.0.0'
}

Crafting a marquee is as simple as:

val marqueeView = MarqueeView(context)
marqueeView.setText("Animated Marquee Effect")
marqueeView.setOrientation(MarqueeView.Orientation.HORIZONTAL)
marqueeView.show()

Why "marqueeviewdemo"?

  1. Choose your scroll: whether horizontally, vertically, or both.
  2. Scroll it all: be it text or images.

Room for Growth:

  1. The online community buzz awaits amplification.
  2. Documentation could use some more love and depth.

Dive Deeper with Examples:

Basic Marquee:

val marqueeView = MarqueeView(context)
marqueeView.setText("Animated Marquee Effect")
marqueeView.setOrientation(MarqueeView.Orientation.HORIZONTAL)
marqueeView.show()

Customize Your Marquee Text:

val marqueeView = MarqueeView(context)
marqueeView.setText(
  "Animated Marquee Effect\n" +
    "This is a sample marquee text\n" +
    "Tailor it as you wish"
)
marqueeView.setOrientation(MarqueeView.Orientation.HORIZONTAL)
marqueeView.show()

Switching Marquee Direction:

val marqueeView = MarqueeView(context)
marqueeView.setText("Animated Marquee Effect")
marqueeView.setOrientation(MarqueeView.Orientation.VERTICAL)
marqueeView.show()