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+"""
+Applet: Flipboard
+Summary: Retro split-flap display
+Description: Shows a custom or preset message in the style of a vintage train-station or airport split-flap board, with the signature scramble-and-settle animation.
+Author: itschriswilliams
+"""
+
+load("render.star", "render")
+load("schema.star", "schema")
+
+# ---------- grid ----------
+COLS = 10
+ROWS = 3
+TOTAL = COLS * ROWS
+
+# ---------- typography ----------
+FONT = "6x10"
+
+# ---------- character sets ----------
+ALPHABET = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789"
+ALLOWED = ALPHABET + " .,!?:'-"
+ALPHABET_LEN = len(ALPHABET)
+
+# ---------- palette ----------
+BG = "#000000"
+
+THEMES = {
+    "amber": "#ffb000",
+    "white": "#f0f0f0",
+    "green": "#00e676",
+    "red": "#ff3344",
+}
+
+# (frame_delay_ms, scramble_length, stagger_frames)
+SPEEDS = {
+    "slow": (110, 11, 1),
+    "normal": (70, 7, 1),
+    "fast": (45, 5, 1),
+}
+
+PRESETS = [
+    ("hello", "HELLO WORLD"),
+    ("morning", "GOOD MORNING"),
+    ("evening", "GOOD EVENING"),
+    ("welcome", "WELCOME HOME"),
+    ("brb", "BACK SOON"),
+    ("oncall", "ON A CALL"),
+    ("meeting", "IN A MEETING"),
+    ("focus", "FOCUS TIME"),
+    ("dnd", "DO NOT DISTURB"),
+    ("lunch", "OUT TO LUNCH"),
+    ("coffee", "COFFEE BREAK"),
+    ("snack", "SNACK BREAK"),
+    ("away", "BE RIGHT BACK"),
+    ("tgif", "TGIF"),
+    ("monday", "MONDAY BLUES"),
+    ("weekend", "HAPPY WEEKEND"),
+    ("birthday", "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"),
+    ("love", "I LOVE YOU"),
+    ("ontime", "ALL ON TIME"),
+    ("delayed", "ALL DELAYED"),
+]
+
+def _sanitize(s):
+    s = s.upper()
+    out = ""
+    for i in range(len(s)):
+        c = s[i]
+        if c in ALLOWED:
+            out += c
+        else:
+            out += " "
+    return out
+
+def _wrap(text, width):
+    # Greedy word-wrap. Words wider than the row are hard-broken into
+    # width-wide chunks.
+    lines = []
+    current = ""
+    for w in text.split(" "):
+        if w == "":
+            continue
+        if len(w) > width:
+            if current != "":
+                lines.append(current)
+                current = ""
+            for ci in range(0, len(w), width):
+                chunk = w[ci:ci + width]
+                if len(chunk) == width:
+                    lines.append(chunk)
+                else:
+                    current = chunk
+        elif current == "":
+            current = w
+        elif len(current) + 1 + len(w) <= width:
+            current = current + " " + w
+        else:
+            lines.append(current)
+            current = w
+    if current != "":
+        lines.append(current)
+    return lines
+
+def _align(text, width, align):
+    pad = width - len(text)
+    if pad <= 0:
+        return text[:width]
+    if align == "right":
+        return " " * pad + text
+    if align == "center":
+        left = pad // 2
+        return " " * left + text + " " * (pad - left)
+    return text + " " * pad
+
+def _layout(text, align):
+    lines = _wrap(_sanitize(text), COLS)[:ROWS]
+    aligned = [_align(line, COLS, align) for line in lines]
+    top = (ROWS - len(aligned)) // 2
+    bot = ROWS - len(aligned) - top
+    blocks = [" " * COLS] * top + aligned + [" " * COLS] * bot
+    return "".join(blocks)
+
+def _scramble_char(frame_idx, tile_idx):
+    # Deterministic pseudo-random pick from ALPHABET. Two co-prime
+    # multipliers ensure each tile takes a different walk through the set.
+    n = (frame_idx * 17 + tile_idx * 113 + 7) % ALPHABET_LEN
+    return ALPHABET[n]
+
+def _resolve_message(config):
+    typed = config.get("message") or ""
+    if typed.strip() != "":
+        return typed
+    preset_id = config.get("preset") or "hello"
+    for pid, ptext in PRESETS:
+        if pid == preset_id:
+            return ptext
+    return "HELLO WORLD"
+
+def _build_frame(chars, fg):
+    rows = []
+    for r in range(ROWS):
+        rows.append(render.Text(
+            content = chars[r * COLS:(r + 1) * COLS],
+            font = FONT,
+            color = fg,
+        ))
+    return render.Box(
+        color = BG,
+        child = render.Column(
+            main_align = "center",
+            cross_align = "center",
+            children = rows,
+        ),
+    )
+
+def main(config):
+    target = _layout(_resolve_message(config), config.get("align") or "center")
+    fg = THEMES.get(config.get("color") or "amber", THEMES["amber"])
+    delay_ms, scramble_len, stagger = SPEEDS.get(config.get("speed") or "normal", SPEEDS["normal"])
+
+    # Total frames: every tile must get a scramble window after its stagger
+    # start, plus a few hold frames at the end for the board to "rest."
+    total_frames = TOTAL * stagger + scramble_len + 6
+
+    frames = []
+    for f in range(total_frames):
+        chars = ""
+        for i in range(TOTAL):
+            start = i * stagger
+            tgt = target[i]
+            if f < start:
+                # tile hasn't started flipping yet
+                chars += " "
+            elif f >= start + scramble_len:
+                # tile has settled on its target
+                chars += tgt
+            else:
+                # mid-scramble: blanks stay blank, everything else cycles
+                if tgt == " ":
+                    chars += " "
+                else:
+                    chars += _scramble_char(f, i)
+        frames.append(_build_frame(chars, fg))
+
+    return render.Root(
+        delay = delay_ms,
+        child = render.Animation(children = frames),
+    )
+
+def get_schema():
+    color_options = [
+        schema.Option(display = "Amber (classic)", value = "amber"),
+        schema.Option(display = "White (station)", value = "white"),
+        schema.Option(display = "Green (departures)", value = "green"),
+        schema.Option(display = "Red (alert)", value = "red"),
+    ]
+    align_options = [
+        schema.Option(display = "Center", value = "center"),
+        schema.Option(display = "Left", value = "left"),
+        schema.Option(display = "Right", value = "right"),
+    ]
+    speed_options = [
+        schema.Option(display = "Slow", value = "slow"),
+        schema.Option(display = "Normal", value = "normal"),
+        schema.Option(display = "Fast", value = "fast"),
+    ]
+    preset_options = [
+        schema.Option(display = ptext, value = pid)
+        for pid, ptext in PRESETS
+    ]
+
+    return schema.Schema(
+        version = "1",
+        fields = [
+            schema.Text(
+                id = "message",
+                name = "Message",
+                desc = "Custom message (overrides preset). Up to %d characters." % TOTAL,
+                icon = "keyboard",
+            ),
+            schema.Dropdown(
+                id = "preset",
+                name = "Preset",
+                desc = "Shown when no custom message is set.",
+                icon = "list",
+                default = "hello",
+                options = preset_options,
+            ),
+            schema.Dropdown(
+                id = "color",
+                name = "Color",
+                desc = "Board color theme.",
+                icon = "palette",
+                default = "amber",
+                options = color_options,
+            ),
+            schema.Dropdown(
+                id = "align",
+                name = "Alignment",
+                desc = "How to align the message on the board.",
+                icon = "alignCenter",
+                default = "center",
+                options = align_options,
+            ),
+            schema.Dropdown(
+                id = "speed",
+                name = "Animation speed",
+                desc = "How fast the tiles flip.",
+                icon = "gauge",
+                default = "normal",
+                options = speed_options,
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
diff --git a/apps/flipboard/manifest.yaml b/apps/flipboard/manifest.yaml
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+---
+id: flipboard
+name: Flipboard
+summary: Retro split-flap display
+desc: Shows a custom or preset message in the style of a vintage train-station or airport split-flap board, with the signature scramble-and-settle animation.
+author: itschriswilliams
+fileName: flipboard.star
+packageName: flipboard