xLights [v4.2.25 Beta] working great…except Effects icon very tiny under the Sequencer tab. Posted problem in the xLights Forum under Bugs. Turns out there is a “Tool icon size” setting under the the Settings tab that fixed this. So technically it wasn’t a bug, however I can’t imagine the Small setting being useful for anyone.
I really want to get into the whole “Christmas light Show” thing which can also be used for OTHER holidays/things such as 4th of July, Halloween, New Years, announcements. My personal desired project is to create a Matrix/Grid such as 16X50 or 16 strings of 50 pixels
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This Matrix/Grid could be used for many things, not just a Megatree which is only for Christmas. Basically for a Mega tree you just turn this Landscape grid to Portrait mode and fan the bottom out from the top. And now I feel I have a couple of very important pieces of the puzzle. A dedicated computer running the Light show…Raspberry Pi running FPP and xLights running on Linux. However the remaining pieces are pretty expensive. At the very least I need a pixel controller at around $180 assembled, 16 strands of pixel lights at around $18-$25 a string and a power supply or supplies for the Lights. So $180 + (16x$20) + ~$40 so $540…rather steep for me. Plus I really need a board to attach the strings to. Will have to recheck prices AFTER the holidays!