diff --git a/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py b/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
index 67159c0..372dc7d 100644
--- a/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
+++ b/adafruit_display_text/scrolling_label.py
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ def __init__(
self.animate_time = animate_time
self._current_index = current_index
self._last_animate_time = -1
- self.max_characters = max_characters
+ self._max_characters = max_characters
- if text and text[-1] != " ":
+ if text and text[-1] != " " and len(text) > max_characters:
text = f"{text} "
self._full_text = text
- self.update()
+ self.update(True)
def update(self, force: bool = False) -> None:
"""Attempt to update the display. If ``animate_time`` has elapsed since
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def full_text(self) -> str:
@full_text.setter
def full_text(self, new_text: str) -> None:
- if new_text and new_text[-1] != " ":
+ if new_text and new_text[-1] != " " and len(new_text) > self.max_characters:
new_text = f"{new_text} "
if new_text != self._full_text:
self._full_text = new_text
@@ -156,3 +156,22 @@ def text(self):
@text.setter
def text(self, new_text):
self.full_text = new_text
+
+ @property
+ def max_characters(self):
+ """The maximum number of characters to display on screen.
+
+ :return int: The maximum character length of this label.
+ """
+ return self._max_characters
+
+ @max_characters.setter
+ def max_characters(self, new_max_characters):
+ """Recalculate the full text based on the new max characters.
+
+ This is necessary to correctly handle the potential space at the end of
+ the text.
+ """
+ if new_max_characters != self._max_characters:
+ self._max_characters = new_max_characters
+ self.full_text = self.full_text
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