Not able to use Marqueelabel inside App extension

[SebastianBoldt]

It is not possible to use Marqueelabel inside an App Extension cause UIApplication is not available.
(labelReadyForScroll)

[vicc]

Hmm.. I'm getting it to actually show up, with the fade and all, but so far I can't seem to get it to scroll either.

[cbpowell]

Yeah it should show up, but as @SebastianBoldt points out it won't ever scroll due to the check in labelReadyForScroll that checks if the application is backgrounded. This was added as a fix for high background CPU where the CATransaction completion block just looped infinitely (see PR #69). I'm looking at some other ways to do it - if only CATrasaction's completion block provided a finished argument...

[vicc]

Thanks @cbpowell I'll be sure to check it out. I'm sure there's a way since I remember seeing the stock notifications widget use scrolling text in iOS 6.

[cbpowell]

Hopefully release 2.0.6 fixes this issue - I removed the check for UIApplication status, and switched to checking whether or not the animation was allowed to finish. I don't have an in work app extension to try this out on, so let me know if this works for you guys!

[SebastianBoldt]

The label shows up now, which is awesome, but it does not animate :(. My configuration is simple: I just added the Label to my View-Controller using Storyboards and changed the class to Marqueelabel.

[SebastianBoldt]

Sorry, my fault. everything works fine now.

[cbpowell]

Awesome, thanks.