1# llimphi-widget-seven-segment
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3> **The seven-stick display.**
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5The ten digits as a digital clock draws them: seven sticks per figure, the ones the figure
6does not use switched off but **present** (the ghost), and the transformation from one
7digit to the next done stick by stick instead of swapping one glyph for another.
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9## Why it is a widget and not a font
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11Because a font can only give you the shape. The interesting half is the *transition*: the
12sticks that turn on and off, and the ghost of the ones that stay dark. That is animation
13over a known geometry, and a glyph cannot express it.
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17Part of **llimphi** — see [llimphi](../../README.md) and the widget catalogue in [`MANUAL.md`](../../MANUAL.md).
README.md
llimphi-widget-seven-segment
The seven-stick display.
The ten digits as a digital clock draws them: seven sticks per figure, the ones the figure
does not use switched off but present (the ghost), and the transformation from one
digit to the next done stick by stick instead of swapping one glyph for another.
Why it is a widget and not a font
Because a font can only give you the shape. The interesting half is the transition: the
sticks that turn on and off, and the ghost of the ones that stay dark. That is animation
over a known geometry, and a glyph cannot express it.
Part of llimphi — see llimphi and the widget catalogue in MANUAL.md.