Alt font or using function

ProffieOS Fett263 Corner
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I just found out about the using function today and still need to learn how to apply it

My question is when trying to save space to add more presets is it better to use alt fonts or using function?

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Neither one will save memory for you.
“using” is just a way of writing an alias to a longer string of characters for convenience.
Alt sounds/fonts are actually going to use additional memory and is a way for you to sort of get “2 for 1” (or more) out of a single preset.
See here for memory saving tips:

3

You’re going to have to explain your thinking better, because neither “using” nor “alt font sounds” have any actual effect on how much memory is used.

4

I think you’re after combining “option styles” as using functions with style arguments. My config helper tool will help facilitate this to fit additional presets in your config.

See here:

Alt fonts would let you fit more styles/fonts into a single preset so that “could” also be an option if you wanted to build multiple styles with unique fonts in one preset, but it’d be a more specific use.

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i may have misunderstood the advantage of the using function

6

i assumed it was using less code hence less memory i misunderstood

Thank you for this i will read more into it

and yes im trying to fit most if not all greyscalefonts on top of some other canon presets
im finding myself only able to add 5-6 greyscale on a 2.2 board

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I have remade versions of the Greyscale styles in the library that are far more efficient.

For additional memory saving I recommend creating all styles in the library. When you mix style syntax from different sources or OS versions you end up wasting a lot of memory. The library styles are written to optimize efficiency and when built into option styles and set up with style arguments you can generate multiple unique presets from a single style, further stretching memory.

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Thank you will definitely do

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if you want to save memory on styles that differ only slightly use fett263’s special abilities
(use fett’s style lybrary for more detailed info)
example (this changes the main blade to different colors, the sound and the in/out time. As a bonus syncalt is for remembering the blade state when you turn it off)

Layers<
  ColorSelect<AltF,TrInstant,Red,OrangeRed,Yellow,Green,SpringGreen,Cyan,Blue>,
  TransitionEffectL<TrDoEffectAlwaysX<TrInstant,EFFECT_ALT_SOUND,ModF<Sum<AltF,Int<1>>,Int<7>>>,EFFECT_USER3>,
  TransitionEffectL<TrDoEffectAlwaysX<TrInstant,EFFECT_ALT_SOUND,ModF<Sum<AltF,Int<-1>>,Int<7>>>,EFFECT_USER4>,
  ResponsiveBlastL<White>,
  ResponsiveClashL<White,TrInstant,TrFade<200>,Int<26000>>,
  ResponsiveLockupL<White,TrInstant,TrFade<100>,Int<26000>>,
  ResponsiveDragL<White>,
  SyncAltToVarianceL,
  InOutTrL<TrSelect<AltF,TrWipe<350>,TrWipe<500>,TrWipe<500>,TrWipe<200>,TrWipe<200>,TrWipe<400>,TrWipe<700>>,TrWipeInX<WavLen<EFFECT_RETRACTION>>>,
  TransitionEffectL<TrDoEffectAlwaysX<TrInstant,EFFECT_ALT_SOUND,ModF<Sum<AltF,Int<1>>,Int<7>>>,EFFECT_USER7>,
  TransitionEffectL<TrDoEffectAlwaysX<TrInstant,EFFECT_ALT_SOUND,ModF<Sum<AltF,Int<-1>>,Int<7>>>,EFFECT_USER8>>
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I don’t know if this is the right place for a bug report, it’s a little one. When you add the “Defect” option style to the Greyscales style building tool, several of the buttons in the preview/enhancements screen stop working. Example “Power” not working as expected:
20251231-1430-23.6057480

Removing Defect from the option styles makes everything work again.

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Use the “Issues” link at the top of whichever tool you’re referring to and post the style code or options you’re selecting, a screenshot doesn’t help for troubleshooting so you can remove. Use the link at the top of the tool and post either the style code generated or the list of options you’re selecting so I can take a look when I get a chance. There are dedicated threads for each tool to help keep track of issues and fixes.

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Will do, thanks.