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Not displaying anything, gives warning about padded area too small

Open raspberryshromp opened this issue 7 months ago • 4 comments

Hello, I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff but I followed setup exactly and I'm getting the warning

15:19:21 Block :padding :340 :WARNING - the padded area available may be too small to display any content: Area: (360, 24), Padded Area: [340, 4] 15:19:53 Block :padding :340 :WARNING - the padded area available may be too small to display any content: Area: (216, 24), Padded Area: [196, 4] 15:19:57 Block :padding :340 :WARNING - the padded area available may be too small to display any content: Area: (144, 24), Padded Area: [124, 4]

I am using the waveshare 3.52 in 360x240 raspberry pi hat and I cant find anybody that has had the same issue or any mention of padded area size issues in any other posts or when googling the issue.

raspberryshromp avatar May 27 '25 21:05 raspberryshromp

Those are just warnings, they don't mean anything serious. It means that the margins are tight and you might end up with a cropped output that doesn't display well.

Are you seeing anything on the display?

Can you fill out a complete ticket? Having the whole config would be really helpful. It's especially helpful to know what plugins you are using and the layouts.

You can find the ticket template by opening a new issue. Paste it in as a comment and fill in the blanks.

You can switch up they layouts for most plugins. Check out the plugin documentation for more details.

txoof avatar May 30 '25 19:05 txoof

I only get some lines of varying thickness on the display one being thicker. Display is fully functional though, I've ran some test demos and it works fine. I'll try to get a complete ticket going with the config and such.

raspberryshromp avatar May 30 '25 19:05 raspberryshromp

Likely you have chosen plugin layouts that are too dense for your display.

If you can provide more information, I can help you find a solution.

I really need to see your configuration to offer any more advice.

txoof avatar Jun 04 '25 18:06 txoof

Yes sorry, been busy, i'll try to get a post with my config up tonight

raspberryshromp avatar Jun 04 '25 18:06 raspberryshromp