From 08bedb40ebaf5e1867df5edfb85c27a3ae5d4c5d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Death916 <mail@trentnelson.dev>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:35:22 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] get whole scroll but overlapping boxes

---
 deathclock/app.py           | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
 deathclock/assets/style.css | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/deathclock/app.py b/deathclock/app.py
index 0b1e44c..f69a264 100644
--- a/deathclock/app.py
+++ b/deathclock/app.py
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ def update_weather(n):
         ])
     except Exception as e:
         return html.Div(f"Weather update error: {str(e)}")
-
 @app.callback(
     Output('news-ticker', 'children'),
     Input('news-interval', 'n_intervals')
@@ -81,25 +80,25 @@ def update_news(n):
 
             combined_text = " | ".join(headlines_dict.keys())
             text_px = len(combined_text) * 8  # Approx 8px per character
-            scroll_speed = 500  # px per second
+            scroll_speed = 75  # px per second
             duration = text_px / scroll_speed  # seconds to scroll across
 
             # Enforce a floor duration so it's not too quick for short text
             if duration < 20:
                 duration = 20
 
-            ticker_style = {"animationDuration": f"{duration}s", "whiteSpace": "nowrap"}
+            ticker_style = {"animationDuration": f"{duration}s"}
             
-            items = [
-                html.Div(
-                    f"{headline} | ",
-                    className="news-item",
-                    style=ticker_style
-                )
+            # Ensure all news items are concatenated into a single line
+            combined_items = " | ".join([
+                f"{headline}"
                 for headline in headlines_dict.keys()
-            ]
+            ])
 
-            _cached_news = html.Div(items, style=ticker_style)
+            _cached_news = html.Div(
+                html.Span(combined_items, className="news-item", style=ticker_style),
+                className='ticker'
+            )
             _last_news_update = current_time
             _initial_run = False
             return _cached_news
@@ -112,6 +111,8 @@ def update_news(n):
 
 
 
+
+
    
 
  #get the scores from the scores API   
@@ -142,3 +143,4 @@ def update_scores(n):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run_server(debug=True, host='0.0.0.0', port=8050)
+
diff --git a/deathclock/assets/style.css b/deathclock/assets/style.css
index 68b48ac..64887fc 100644
--- a/deathclock/assets/style.css
+++ b/deathclock/assets/style.css
@@ -64,3 +64,34 @@ body {
     border-radius: 8px;
     margin-top: 10px;
 }
+/* News Ticker Styles */
+.ticker {
+    position: fixed;
+    bottom: 0;
+    width: 100%;
+    overflow: hidden;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+    background-color: #232338;
+    padding: 15px;
+    border-radius: 8px;
+    border: 1px solid #4a4a82;
+}
+
+.news-item {
+    display: inline-block;
+    padding-right: 50px;
+    color: #d1c4e9;
+    animation: ticker linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes ticker {
+    0% {
+        transform: translateX(100%);
+    }
+    100% {
+        transform: translateX(-100%);
+    }
+}
+
+
+