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Preserve color_palette values #236

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don't overwrite color_palette values. Update docstrings
FoamyGuy Feb 24, 2026
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update examples
FoamyGuy Feb 24, 2026
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10 changes: 5 additions & 5 deletions adafruit_display_text/bitmap_label.py
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Expand Up @@ -110,9 +110,11 @@ class Label(LabelBase):
:param int outline_size: The size in pixels of the outline stroke.
Defaults to 1 pixel.
:param Optional[displayio.Palette] color_palette: The palette to use for the Label.
Indexes 0, 1, and 2 will be filled with background, foreground, and outline colors
automatically. Indexes 3 and above can be used for accent colors.
:param Optional[int] max_characters: The number of characters that sets the fixed-width.
Indexes 0, 1, and 2 will be used for background, foreground, and outline colors
respectively. Indexes 3 and above can be used for accent colors. ``color``,
``background_color``, and ``outline_color`` arguments will be ignored if
``color_palette`` is used.
:param Optional[int] ax_characters: The number of characters that sets the fixed-width.
Default is None for unlimited width and no scrolling

:param float animate_time: The number of seconds in between scrolling animation
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"using accents."
)
self._palette = color_palette
self.color = self._color
self.background_color = self._background_color
else:
_background_color = self._palette[0]
_foreground_color = self._palette[1]
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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion examples/display_text_accent_example.py
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main_group = displayio.Group()

accent_palette = displayio.Palette(6)
accent_palette[1] = 0xAAAAAA
accent_palette[2] = 0x000000
accent_palette[3] = 0xDDDD00
accent_palette[4] = 0xFFFFFF
accent_palette[5] = 0x652F8F
accent_palette.make_transparent(0)

accent_lbl = Label(terminalio.FONT, color_palette=accent_palette, text="", color=0xAAAAAA)
accent_lbl = Label(terminalio.FONT, color_palette=accent_palette, text="")
accent_lbl.anchor_point = (0, 0)
accent_lbl.anchored_position = (4, 4)
main_group.append(accent_lbl)
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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion examples/display_text_accent_scrolling_example.py
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text = "Hello world CircuitPython Labels are awesome!"

accent_palette = displayio.Palette(7)
accent_palette[1] = 0xAAAAAA
accent_palette[3] = 0x3774A7
accent_palette[4] = 0xFFD748
accent_palette[5] = 0xFFFFFF
accent_palette[6] = 0x652F8F
accent_palette.make_transparent(0)

scrolling_label = Label(
terminalio.FONT,
text=text,
max_characters=20,
animate_time=0.3,
color_palette=accent_palette,
color=0xAAAAAA,
scale=2,
)

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