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Blinking Cursor Custom character

  • January 31, 2025
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Hi all,

 

I want to do a blinking typewriter effect with the preset:
Blinking Cursor Typewriting Console

I want to have a dot as the blinking cursor, but it is not available as an option.
I can however edit the list via the Edit button on the top right.

But everything I enter, will lead to the cursor spelling "undefined"

 

Does anyone have an idea where I can define these custom characters?

Thank you!!

 

 

 

 

 




    Correct answer ShiveringCactus

    If you expand the text layer so that you can see the sourceText property and then view the expression on it, you'll see this code:

    var t = text.sourceText;
var l = t.length;
var a = effect("Animation")(1);
var c = ["|","_","—","<",">","«","»","^"];
var d = effect("Cursor Shape")(1).value;
var reveal = t.slice(0, l*linear(a,0,100,0,1));
reveal + c[d-1];

    The variable c in the code is an array of different characters that the Cursor shape is pointing to.   So the simplest option is to replace one of the characters with a dot.  I got this one: ● from https://copychar.cc/

     

    var t = text.sourceText;
var l = t.length;
var a = effect("Animation")(1);
var c = ["●","_","—","<",">","«","»","^"];
var d = effect("Cursor Shape")(1).value;
var reveal = t.slice(0, l*linear(a,0,100,0,1));
reveal + c[d-1];

     

     

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    ShiveringCactus
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    ShiveringCactusCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    January 31, 2025

    If you expand the text layer so that you can see the sourceText property and then view the expression on it, you'll see this code:

    var t = text.sourceText;
var l = t.length;
var a = effect("Animation")(1);
var c = ["|","_","—","<",">","«","»","^"];
var d = effect("Cursor Shape")(1).value;
var reveal = t.slice(0, l*linear(a,0,100,0,1));
reveal + c[d-1];

    The variable c in the code is an array of different characters that the Cursor shape is pointing to.   So the simplest option is to replace one of the characters with a dot.  I got this one: ● from https://copychar.cc/

     

    var t = text.sourceText;
var l = t.length;
var a = effect("Animation")(1);
var c = ["●","_","—","<",">","«","»","^"];
var d = effect("Cursor Shape")(1).value;
var reveal = t.slice(0, l*linear(a,0,100,0,1));
reveal + c[d-1];

     

     

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