StepMania5-splice-text.lua

local screen;

if string.find(Var "LoadingScreen","MiniMenu") == nil then
	if string.find(Var "LoadingScreen","Options") ~= nil and  string.find(tostring(Screen.String("HeaderText")),"Options") == nil then
		screen = tostring(Screen.String("HeaderText")).." Options";
	else
		screen = tostring(Screen.String("HeaderText"));
	end
else
	screen = "";
end

local cols = 0;
local widths = {};
-- the func
for i=0,string.len(screen) do

t[#t+1] = LoadFont("handelgothic")..{
			InitCommand=cmd(vertalign,bottom;horizalign,left;y,SCREEN_TOP-30;;x,-140;diffuse,PlayerColor(PLAYER_1);diffusebottomedge,ColorLightTone(PlayerColor(PLAYER_1));diffusealpha,0;blend,Blend.Add;draworder,100;zoom,0.6;skewx,-0.08);
			OnCommand=function(self,param)
				self:stoptweening();
	
				self:settext(string.sub(screen, i, i));
				
				widths[i] = self:GetWidth()*self:GetZoom()*0.98;
				self:x(-140+cols);
				cols = cols + widths[i] ;
				
				
				self:queuecommand("Animate");
			end;
			AnimateCommand=cmd(sleep,i/12;decelerate,0.5;;addx,180;diffusealpha,0.25;y,SCREEN_TOP+34;bounceend,0.4;addx,-4;addy,-3;diffusealpha,1);
		};
		
end;