* tick allows for float/int start

Author: Amorano

README.md

@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ Nodes that have been migrated:
 
 [Migrated to Jovi_GLSL](https://github.com/Amorano/Jovi_GLSL)
 
+**2025/08/12** @2.1.22:
+* tick allows for float/int start
+
 **2025/08/03** @2.1.21:
 * fixed css for `DELAY` node
 * delay node timer extended to 150+ days

core/anim.py

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def INPUT_TYPES(cls) -> InputType:
         d = deep_merge(d, {
             "optional": {
                 # forces a MOD on CYCLE
-                Lexicon.START: ("INT", {
+                Lexicon.START: ("FLOAT", {
                     "default": 0, "min": -sys.maxsize, "max": sys.maxsize
                 }),
                 # interval between frames
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ def run(self, **kw) -> tuple[float, ...]:
         - Normalized output 0..1, -1..1, L2 or ZScore
         """
 
-        start = parse_param(kw, Lexicon.START, EnumConvertType.INT, 0)[0]
+        start = parse_param(kw, Lexicon.START, EnumConvertType.FLOAT, 0)[0]
         step = parse_param(kw, Lexicon.STEP, EnumConvertType.FLOAT, 0)[0]
         count = parse_param(kw, Lexicon.COUNT, EnumConvertType.INT, 1, 1, 1500)[0]
         loop = parse_param(kw, Lexicon.LOOP, EnumConvertType.INT, 0, 0)[0]

pyproject.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [project]
 name = "jovimetrix"
 description = "Animation via tick. Parameter manipulation with wave generator. Unary and Binary math support. Value convert int/float/bool, VectorN and Image, Mask types. Shape mask generator. Stack images, do channel ops, split, merge and randomize arrays and batches. Load images & video from anywhere. Dynamic bus routing. Save output anywhere! Flatten, crop, transform; check colorblindness or linear interpolate values."
-version = "2.1.21"
+version = "2.1.22"
 license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "Alexander G. Morano", email = "amorano@gmail.com" }]