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LCD Panel blocks have only one built-in LCD Surface, but other functional blocks have several LCD surfaces built in, for example Cockpits, Programmable Blocks, Custom Turret Controllers, Button Panels, and so on. All LCD surfaces work the same way, and have the same settings as the freestanding LCD Panel blocks. In constrast to the block variants, built-in LCD surfaces are fixed to their block "as is" and you cannot choose different screen sizes or positions. The advantage of the built-in surfaces is that they do not take up extra block space.

Tip: If you are looking for an option to display inventory capacity, radar view, planetary maps, hull integrity, and the like, alas these scripts are not available by default. To calculate and display such information, you need a Programmable Block. Advanced players can write custom scripts, and everyone can download community-provided scripts from the Workshop that can be configured to output info from the Programmable Block to an LCD of your choice.

Second, consider creating your custom image out of Monospace text, using Unicode Block Elements as pixels. Here is a great community app that converts any pictures into Block Element text: https://github.com/Whiplash141/Whips-Image-Converter/

The only disadvantage of this method is that images are blurry (pixelated), and stamp-sized pictures take up hundreds of kilobytes. The advantage is that this method works even on multiplayer servers and without mods.

The various LCD Panel blocks are a great way to add a human touch to a ship or base by displaying useful images or text. For LCD configuration and usage, see LCD Surface Options.

Note: Some functional blocks, such as Cockpits, Programmable Blocks, Custom Turret Controllers, and Button Panels, have customizable LCD surfaces built in that work the same way as LCD Panel blocks, which are also discussed in detail under LCD Surface Options.

LCD Panels need to be built on a powered grid to work. Without power, they display an "Offline" text. While powered without having a text, image, or script set up, they display "Online".

LCD Panel blocks come in a variety of sizes from tiny to huge (see list below) and are available for large and small grid sizes. Note that LCD Panel blocks all have connections on their backs, and very few also on a second side.

All LCD Panels and LCD surfaces work with the same principle: They are capable of displaying dynamic scripts, or few inbuilt static images accompanied by editable text. Access the ship"s Control Panel Screen to configure LCD Panels or LCD surfaces; or face the LCD Panel block and press "K".

A Text Panel, despite its name, can also display images. On large grid, it is rectangular and does not fully cover the side of a 1x1x1 block. On small grid it is 1x1x1, the smallest possible LCD block in game.

On large grid, you choose the Text Panel when you need something that has rectangular dimensions that make it look like a wall-mounted TV or computer screen. If you want to display images, this one works best with the built-in posters whose names end in "H" or "V" (for horizontal or vertical rotation). On Small grid, you place these tiny display surfaces so you can see them well while seated in a cockpit or control seat, to create a custom display array of flight and status information around you.

Corner LCDs are much smaller display panels that typically hold a few lines of text. They don"t cover the block you place them on and are best suited as signage for doors, passages, or containers. They are less suitable for displaying images, even though it"s possible. If you enable the "Keep aspect ratio" option, the image will take up less than a third of the available space.

These huge Sci-Fi LCD Panels come in sizes of 5x5, 5x3, and 3x3 blocks, and can be built on large grids only. These panels are only available to build if you purchase the "Sparks of the Future" pack DLC.

They work the same as all other LCD Panels, the only difference is that they are very large. In the scenario that comes with the free "Sparks of the Future" update, they are used prominently as advertisement boards on an asteroid station.

This LCD panel can be built on large and small grids. The transparent LCD is basically a 1x1x1 framed window that displays images and text. It is part of the paid "Decorative Blocks Pack #2" DLC.

What is special about them is that if you set the background color to black, this panel becomes a transparent window with a built-in display. In contrast to other LCD Panels it has no solid backside, which makes it ideal to construct transparent cockpit HUDs, or simply as cosmetic decoration.

While configuring an LCD Panel, the GUI covers up the display in-world and you can"t see how the text or images comes out. In the UI Options, you can lower the UI Background opacity to be translucent, so you can watch what you are doing more easily.

Also, it is strange that the small slope corners have a aspect ratio of 4:1 while the small slope flats have an aspect ratio of 2:1 even though they have essentially the same screen space visually. A ratio of 3:1 fits much better for both sets of small screens.

The code that generates the texture size is pretty dang weird. It swaps between what the texture size defines, the height or the width. And the way that MathHelper.Log2 does things is kind of strange too.

Thus it is very difficultto tell how wide your screen will be without plugging them into this function to see what it will spit out for the texture size, then dividing 512 by that (which is what I did above).

Has anyone else noticed that the corner LCDs had their font sizes updated? Originally, font size 2 could fill the whole screen, but now that font size is very small. Due to this, all my existing corner LCDs are very small. I think that the way this scales is better than the previous way, and it"s not much of a hassle to update them.

Also, @devs, the Lost Colony scenario (and I assume other scenarios) have been affected by this, so if they could be updated that would be helpful because I"ve had to jump around and click on the LCDs in order to read them.

The Text Panel is a thin panel that sit centered on a block face and can display a variety of messages and textures that can be displayed constantly or triggered by the Programmable Block, Sensor, Timer Block, or any other block capable of triggering.

To access its settings, select it and pressing the "T" or "K" key. Selecting it and pressing "K", the "K-menu" is entered. The panel"s title and text can be made public, private, or a combination of both. Textures applied can be selected from a list or custom textures can be selected. Textures can be set to rotate on a timer, changing from one to the next. GPS coordinates shown in the GPS format in the text panel will appear in the GPS and can be activated (=shown on HUD).

Your survey’s style is important for making sure respondents enjoy taking your survey. This includes your survey’s font, colors, question spacing, and any custom CSS you’d like to add. You can also customize how your survey moves, from setting a page transition animation to automatically advancing respondents through your survey as they answer questions.

You can change the font of your questions and answer choices in the Style section of the Look & feel menu. To change your font typeface, click the Fontdropdown and select a typeface.

You can also customize the size of your survey’s font. This includes bolding the font as well as giving your survey questions and answers different font sizes.

To change the font size, type the desired font size (in pixels) into the font size box. Click the B icon to the right of the font size to bold your text.

Question Spacing determines the amount of space that separates your survey questions. You can choose spacing that is Compact, Comfortable, or Extended. Changing your survey’s question spacing can allow you to control your survey’s length. For example, decreasing the spacing between your questions makes it easier to design a survey that fits on one page.

Fonts and text color can be edited two ways: globally and locally. Global style changes are made in the Look & feel menu and affect all question and/or answer text. Local style changes are made in the Rich Content Editor for that specific question or answer choice. Local changes override global changes, so if you make a change in the Rich Content Editor of a question, you will see those settings instead of whatever is set in the Look & feel.

Your survey’s style is important for making sure respondents enjoy taking your survey. This includes your survey’s font, colors, question spacing, and any custom CSS you’d like to add. You can also customize how your survey moves, from setting a page transition animation to automatically advancing respondents through your survey as they answer questions.

You can change the font of your questions and answer choices in the Style section of the Look & feel menu. To change your font typeface, click the Fontdropdown and select a typeface.

You can also customize the size of your survey’s font. This includes bolding the font as well as giving your survey questions and answers different font sizes.

To change the font size, type the desired font size (in pixels) into the font size box. Click the B icon to the right of the font size to bold your text.

Question Spacing determines the amount of space that separates your survey questions. You can choose spacing that is Compact, Comfortable, or Extended. Changing your survey’s question spacing can allow you to control your survey’s length. For example, decreasing the spacing between your questions makes it easier to design a survey that fits on one page.

Fonts and text color can be edited two ways: globally and locally. Global style changes are made in the Look & feel menu and affect all question and/or answer text. Local style changes are made in the Rich Content Editor for that specific question or answer choice. Local changes override global changes, so if you make a change in the Rich Content Editor of a question, you will see those settings instead of whatever is set in the Look & feel.