Make the stock/odds tickers pixel-perfect on the LED grid

plugins.json

@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@
       "last_updated": "2026-08-05",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "1.1.10"
+      "latest_version": "1.2.0"
     },
     {
       "id": "of-the-day",
@@ -806,10 +806,10 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/stock-news",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-07-17",
+      "last_updated": "2026-08-05",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "2.4.6"
+      "latest_version": "2.5.0"
     },
     {
       "id": "stocks",
@@ -829,10 +829,10 @@
       "plugin_path": "plugins/ledmatrix-stocks",
       "stars": 0,
       "downloads": 0,
-      "last_updated": "2026-07-31",
+      "last_updated": "2026-08-05",
       "verified": true,
       "screenshot": "",
-      "latest_version": "2.6.0",
+      "latest_version": "2.7.0",
       "icon": "fas fa-chart-line"
     },
     {

plugins/ledmatrix-stocks/chart_renderer.py

@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@
 from src.common import TextHelper
 
 
+def _pixel_draw(image):
+    """ImageDraw that renders text crisply on the LED grid.
+
+    PIL anti-aliases by default, blending glyph edges into dim partial-lit
+    pixels. On a 1:1 LED matrix those read as blur rather than smoothing, so
+    every draw surface here -- including scratch canvases used only to measure
+    text -- sets fontmode "1" for 1-bit glyph rendering. Measuring through the
+    same helper keeps metrics and rendering in agreement.
+    """
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+    draw.fontmode = "1"
+    return draw
+
+
+
 class StockChartRenderer:
     """Handles rendering of stock and cryptocurrency charts."""
 
@@ -67,7 +82,7 @@ def _create_chart_image(self, symbol: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Optional[Ima
         try:
             # Create image
             image = Image.new('RGB', (self.display_width, self.display_height), self.chart_colors['background'])
-            draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+            draw = _pixel_draw(image)
 
             # Get price history
             price_history = data['price_history']

plugins/ledmatrix-stocks/display_renderer.py

@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@
 from src.common import ScrollHelper, LogoHelper, TextHelper
 
 
+def _pixel_draw(image):
+    """ImageDraw that renders text crisply on the LED grid.
+
+    PIL anti-aliases by default, blending glyph edges into dim partial-lit
+    pixels. On a 1:1 LED matrix those read as blur rather than smoothing, so
+    every draw surface here -- including scratch canvases used only to measure
+    text -- sets fontmode "1" for 1-bit glyph rendering. Measuring through the
+    same helper keeps metrics and rendering in agreement.
+    """
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+    draw.fontmode = "1"
+    return draw
+
+
+
 class StockDisplayRenderer:
     """Handles rendering of stock and cryptocurrency displays."""
 
@@ -232,7 +247,7 @@ def create_stock_display(self, symbol: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Image.Image
 
         # Measure the text on a scratch canvas so the real canvas can be sized to
         # the content (rather than a display-scaled guess that then needs clamping).
-        mdraw = ImageDraw.Draw(Image.new('RGB', (1, 1)))
+        mdraw = _pixel_draw(Image.new('RGB', (1, 1)))
         symbol_bbox = mdraw.textbbox((0, 0), symbol_text, font=symbol_font)
         price_bbox = mdraw.textbbox((0, 0), price_text, font=price_font)
         if change_text:
@@ -270,7 +285,7 @@ def create_stock_display(self, symbol: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Image.Image
 
         # Real canvas, sized to the content
         image = Image.new('RGB', (width, height), (0, 0, 0))
-        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+        draw = _pixel_draw(image)
 
         # Draw the logo on the left, vertically centered
         if logo:
@@ -312,7 +327,7 @@ def create_static_display(self, symbol: str, data: Dict[str, Any]) -> Image.Imag
         """Create a static display for one stock/crypto (no scrolling)."""
         # Ensure dimensions are integers
         image = Image.new('RGB', (int(self.display_width), int(self.display_height)), (0, 0, 0))
-        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+        draw = _pixel_draw(image)
 
         is_crypto = data.get('is_crypto', False)
 
@@ -512,7 +527,7 @@ def _create_error_display(self) -> Image.Image:
         """Create an error display when no data is available."""
         # Ensure dimensions are integers
         image = Image.new('RGB', (int(self.display_width), int(self.display_height)), (0, 0, 0))
-        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+        draw = _pixel_draw(image)
 
         # Use symbol font for error display
         error_font = self.symbol_font

plugins/ledmatrix-stocks/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "ledmatrix-stocks",
   "name": "Stock & Crypto Ticker",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "Displays stock tickers with prices, changes, and optional charts for stocks and cryptocurrencies. Supports scroll and switch display modes.",
   "author": "LEDMatrix Team",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/ChuckBuilds/ledmatrix-plugins/tree/main/plugins/ledmatrix-stocks",
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
     }
   ],
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "version": "2.7.0",
+      "released": "2026-08-05",
+      "ledmatrix_min_version": "2.0.0",
+      "notes": "Pixel-perfect text: all draw surfaces in the display and chart renderers now render with anti-aliasing off, so custom font sizes stay hard-edged on the LED grid. Default sizes were already on the font's pixel grid, so the default look is unchanged."
+    },
     {
       "version": "2.6.0",
       "released": "2026-07-31",
@@ -104,7 +110,7 @@
       "ledmatrix_min_version": "2.0.0"
     }
   ],
-  "last_updated": "2026-07-31",
+  "last_updated": "2026-08-05",
   "stars": 0,
   "downloads": 0,
   "verified": true,

plugins/odds-ticker/manager.py

@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import numpy as np
 
+
+def _pixel_draw(image):
+    """ImageDraw that renders text crisply on the LED grid.
+
+    PIL anti-aliases by default, blending glyph edges into dim partial-lit
+    pixels. On a 1:1 LED matrix those read as blur rather than smoothing. The
+    ticker's default element sizes are on Press Start 2P's 8px grid and so were
+    already crisp, but any size a user picks in the customization UI was not --
+    fontmode "1" makes 1-bit rendering unconditional. Scratch canvases used only
+    to measure text go through here too, so metrics match what gets drawn.
+    """
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+    draw.fontmode = "1"
+    return draw
+
+
 # Import will be handled by the plugin system
 try:
     from src.plugin_system.base_plugin import BasePlugin
@@ -1644,8 +1660,11 @@ def _create_game_display(self, game: Dict[str, Any]) -> Image.Image:
         width = self.display_manager.matrix.width
         height = self.display_manager.matrix.height
 
-        # Make logos use most of the display height, with a small margin
-        logo_size = int(height * 1.2)
+        # Fit logos inside the panel. This used to be int(height * 1.2), which
+        # with the (height - logo_size) // 2 centering below resolved to a
+        # negative y -- so the top and bottom of every team logo was cropped off
+        # the panel.
+        logo_size = height
         h_padding = 4 # Use a consistent horizontal padding
 
         # Fonts - use custom fonts from config
@@ -1822,7 +1841,7 @@ def _create_game_display(self, game: Dict[str, Any]) -> Image.Image:
                 time_text = "TBD"
 
         # Datetime column width
-        temp_draw = ImageDraw.Draw(Image.new('RGB', (1, 1)))
+        temp_draw = _pixel_draw(Image.new('RGB', (1, 1)))
         day_width = int(temp_draw.textlength(day_text, font=datetime_font))
         date_width = int(temp_draw.textlength(date_text, font=datetime_font))
         time_width = int(temp_draw.textlength(time_text, font=datetime_font))
@@ -2032,7 +2051,7 @@ def _create_game_display(self, game: Dict[str, Any]) -> Image.Image:
 
         # --- Create final image ---
         image = Image.new('RGB', (int(total_width), height), color=(0, 0, 0))
-        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+        draw = _pixel_draw(image)
 
         # --- Draw elements ---
         current_x = 0
@@ -2202,7 +2221,7 @@ def _create_ticker_image(self):
             if idx < len(game_images) - 1:
                 bar_x = current_x + gap_width // 2
                 # Use ImageDraw for more efficient drawing
-                draw = ImageDraw.Draw(self.ticker_image)
+                draw = _pixel_draw(self.ticker_image)
                 draw.line([(bar_x, 0), (bar_x, height - 1)], fill=(255, 255, 255), width=1)
             current_x += gap_width
 
@@ -2804,7 +2823,7 @@ def _display_fallback_message(self):
 
             # Create a simple fallback image with a brighter background
             image = Image.new('RGB', (width, height), color=(50, 50, 50))  # Dark gray instead of black
-            draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+            draw = _pixel_draw(image)
 
             # Draw a simple message with larger font
             message = "No odds data"
@@ -2820,7 +2839,7 @@ def _display_fallback_message(self):
 
             # Display the fallback image
             self.display_manager.image = image
-            self.display_manager.draw = ImageDraw.Draw(self.display_manager.image)
+            self.display_manager.draw = _pixel_draw(self.display_manager.image)
             self.display_manager.update_display()
 
             logger.info("Fallback message display completed")

plugins/odds-ticker/manifest.json

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "odds-ticker",
   "name": "Odds Ticker",
-  "version": "1.1.10",
+  "version": "1.2.0",
   "description": "Displays scrolling odds and betting lines for upcoming games across multiple sports leagues including NFL, NBA, MLB, NCAA Football, and more",
   "author": "ChuckBuilds",
   "category": "sports",
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
   "branch": "main",
   "plugin_path": "plugins/odds-ticker",
   "versions": [
+    {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "released": "2026-08-05",
+      "ledmatrix_min_version": "2.0.0",
+      "notes": "Team logos now fit inside the panel instead of being scaled to 120% of the display height and cropped top and bottom. Text also renders with anti-aliasing off across all draw surfaces, so custom font sizes stay hard-edged; the default sizes were already on the font's pixel grid."
+    },
     {
       "version": "1.1.10",
       "released": "2026-08-05",
@@ -40,7 +46,7 @@
     {
       "released": "2026-07-18",
       "version": "1.1.7",
-      "notes": "Fix config save failing with a 400 validation error. The per-league favorite-team pickers hardcoded several wrong team abbreviations that didn't match ESPN's (Rams LA\u2192LAR, White Sox CWS\u2192CHW, A's OAK\u2192ATH, Warriors GSW\u2192GS, Pelicans NOP\u2192NO, Knicks NYK\u2192NY, Spurs SAS\u2192SA, Jazz UTA\u2192UTAH, Wizards WAS\u2192WSH, NHL Kings LAK\u2192LA, Capitals WAS\u2192WSH), so valid favorites were rejected on save and never matched games. Also removed the overly strict regex on the NCAA/MiLB free-text team fields so documented values like AP_TOP_25 are accepted.",
+      "notes": "Fix config save failing with a 400 validation error. The per-league favorite-team pickers hardcoded several wrong team abbreviations that didn't match ESPN's (Rams LA→LAR, White Sox CWS→CHW, A's OAK→ATH, Warriors GSW→GS, Pelicans NOP→NO, Knicks NYK→NY, Spurs SAS→SA, Jazz UTA→UTAH, Wizards WAS→WSH, NHL Kings LAK→LA, Capitals WAS→WSH), so valid favorites were rejected on save and never matched games. Also removed the overly strict regex on the NCAA/MiLB free-text team fields so documented values like AP_TOP_25 are accepted.",
       "ledmatrix_min": "2.0.0"
     },
     {

plugins/odds-ticker/odds_renderer.py

@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 from pathlib import Path
 
+
+def _pixel_draw(image):
+    """ImageDraw that renders text crisply on the LED grid.
+
+    PIL anti-aliases by default, blending glyph edges into dim partial-lit
+    pixels. On a 1:1 LED matrix those read as blur rather than smoothing. The
+    ticker's default element sizes are on Press Start 2P's 8px grid and so were
+    already crisp, but any size a user picks in the customization UI was not --
+    fontmode "1" makes 1-bit rendering unconditional. Scratch canvases used only
+    to measure text go through here too, so metrics match what gets drawn.
+    """
+    draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+    draw.fontmode = "1"
+    return draw
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -253,8 +269,11 @@ def _create_game_display(self, game: Dict) -> Image.Image:
         width = self.display_manager.matrix.width
         height = self.display_manager.matrix.height
 
-        # Make logos use most of the display height, with a small margin
-        logo_size = int(height * 1.2)
+        # Fit logos inside the panel. This used to be int(height * 1.2), which
+        # with the (height - logo_size) // 2 centering below resolved to a
+        # negative y -- so the top and bottom of every team logo was cropped off
+        # the panel.
+        logo_size = height
         h_padding = 4  # Use a consistent horizontal padding
 
         # Fonts - use custom fonts from config
@@ -331,7 +350,7 @@ def _create_game_display(self, game: Dict) -> Image.Image:
             time_text = "TBD"
 
         # Calculate column widths (like original)
-        temp_draw = ImageDraw.Draw(Image.new('RGB', (1, 1)))
+        temp_draw = _pixel_draw(Image.new('RGB', (1, 1)))
         day_width = int(temp_draw.textlength(day_text, font=datetime_font))
         date_width = int(temp_draw.textlength(date_text, font=datetime_font))
         time_width = int(temp_draw.textlength(time_text, font=datetime_font))
@@ -385,7 +404,7 @@ def _create_game_display(self, game: Dict) -> Image.Image:
 
         # Create the image
         image = Image.new('RGB', (int(total_width), height), color=(0, 0, 0))
-        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+        draw = _pixel_draw(image)
 
         # --- Draw elements (exactly like original) ---
         current_x = 0
@@ -563,7 +582,7 @@ def _create_no_data_image(self) -> Image.Image:
         matrix_height = self.display_manager.matrix.height
 
         img = Image.new('RGB', (matrix_width, matrix_height), (0, 0, 0))
-        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+        draw = _pixel_draw(img)
         draw.text((10, 12), "No Odds Available", 
                  font=self.team_font, fill=(150, 150, 150))
 
@@ -579,7 +598,7 @@ def _display_fallback_message(self):
 
             # Create a simple fallback image with a brighter background
             image = Image.new('RGB', (width, height), color=(50, 50, 50))  # Dark gray instead of black
-            draw = ImageDraw.Draw(image)
+            draw = _pixel_draw(image)
 
             # Draw a simple message with larger font
             message = "No odds data"
@@ -596,7 +615,7 @@ def _display_fallback_message(self):
             # Display the fallback image
             self.display_manager.image = image
             if hasattr(self.display_manager, 'draw'):
-                self.display_manager.draw = ImageDraw.Draw(self.display_manager.image)
+                self.display_manager.draw = _pixel_draw(self.display_manager.image)
             self.display_manager.update_display()
 
         except Exception as e:
@@ -627,7 +646,7 @@ def _create_error_image(self, message: str) -> Image.Image:
         matrix_height = self.display_manager.matrix.height
 
         img = Image.new('RGB', (matrix_width, matrix_height), (0, 0, 0))
-        draw = ImageDraw.Draw(img)
+        draw = _pixel_draw(img)
         draw.text((10, 12), message, 
                  font=self.team_font, fill=(255, 0, 0))
 
@@ -760,7 +779,7 @@ def render_scrolling_ticker(self, ticker_image: Image.Image) -> bool:
             # Display the cropped image
             self.display_manager.image = visible_image
             if hasattr(self.display_manager, 'draw'):
-                self.display_manager.draw = ImageDraw.Draw(self.display_manager.image)
+                self.display_manager.draw = _pixel_draw(self.display_manager.image)
 
             # Add timeout protection for display update to prevent hanging
             try: