Refactored swapping of line 4,5 and 6

displayword.lua

@@ -38,11 +38,17 @@ end
 local data={}
 
 -- Module displaying of the words
-local generateLEDs = function(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4)
+local generateLEDs = function(words, colorForground, colorMin1, colorMin2, colorMin3, colorMin4, invertRows)
  -- Set the local variables needed for the colored progress bar
  if (words == nil) then
    return nil
  end
+ if (invertRows == nil) then
+    invertRows=false
+ end
+
+ -- DEBUG code, to determine, if the color argmuments are necessary or not
+ print(tostring(color) .. " " .. tostring(color1))
 
  local minutes=0
  if (words.min1 == 1) then
@@ -141,9 +147,13 @@ if (words.fiveMin== 1) then
   else
     line= line .. space:rep(5)
  end
+ if (invertRows == true) then
+     buf = buf .. line
+ else
      for i = 0,10 do
           buf = buf .. line:sub((11-i)*3-2,(11-i)*3)
      end
+ end
  ------------------------------------------------
  if (words.half == 1) then
     line= drawLEDs(data,4) -- HALB
@@ -157,7 +167,13 @@ if (words.fiveMin== 1) then
   else
     line= line .. space:rep(6)
  end
+ if (invertRows == true) then
+     for i = 0,10 do
+          buf = buf .. line:sub((11-i)*3-2,(11-i)*3)
+     end
+ else
     buf=buf .. line
+ end
  ------------even row (so inverted) ---------------------
  if (words.seven == 1) then
     line= space:rep(5)
@@ -176,10 +192,13 @@ if (words.fiveMin== 1) then
  else
     line= space:rep(11)
  end
-
+ if (invertRows == true) then
+     buf = buf .. line
+ else
      for i = 0,10 do
           buf = buf .. line:sub((11-i)*3-2,(11-i)*3)
      end
+ end
  ------------------------------------------------
  if (words.three == 1) then
     line= space:rep(1)

main.lua

@@ -58,26 +58,26 @@ function displayTime()
      end
      dofile("displayword.lc")
      if (displayword ~= nil) then
-        ledBuf = displayword.generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4)
+        --if lines 4 to 6 are inverted due to hardware-fuckup, unfuck it here
+        local invertRows=false
+	    if ((inv46 ~= nil) and (inv46 == "on")) then
+            invertRows=true
+        end 
+        ledBuf = displayword.generateLEDs(words, color, color1, color2, color3, color4, invertRows)
         print("Local time : " .. time.year .. "-" .. time.month .. "-" .. time.day .. " " .. time.hour .. ":" .. time.minute .. ":" .. time.second .. " char: " .. tostring(displayword.data.drawnCharacters))
      end
      displayword = nil
      if (ledBuf ~= nil) then
-     --if lines 4 to 6 are inverted due to hardware-fuckup, unfuck it here
-	  if ((inv46 ~= nil) and (inv46 == "on")) then
-		  tempstring = ledBuf:sub(1,99) -- first 33 leds
-		  rowend = {44,55,66}
-		  for _, startled  in ipairs(rowend) do
-		      for i = 0,10 do
-			      tempstring = tempstring .. ledBuf:sub((startled-i)*3-2,(startled-i)*3)
-		      end
-        end		  
-	     tempstring = tempstring .. ledBuf:sub((67*3)-2,ledBuf:len())
-     	  ws2812.write(tempstring)
-		  tempstring=nil	
-	  else
      	  ws2812.write(ledBuf)
-		  ledBuf=nil
+	  else
+          if ((colorBg ~= nil) and (color ~= nil)) then
+    		  ws2812.write(colorBg:rep(107) .. color:rep(3))
+          else
+             local space=string.char(0,0,0)
+             -- set FG to fix value:
+             colorFg = string.char(255,0,0)
+             ws2812.write(space:rep(107) .. colorFg:rep(3))
+          end
 	  end
 	end
      -- Used for debugging