Masking and dynamic text

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• Flash CS5 glitch with setChildIndex and dynamic text fields?

  Since the upgrade to CS5 to have two distinct problems.

  I have a clip with 5 images.  When I'm on frame 3 (main game) and I use the command setChildIndex on one on-screen element existing on the framework itself, the item in question will now be added to permenantly stage and will persist through the management remaining (end and end the game).  This behavior was not present in the project until I converted it to CS5.  If I remove the setChildIndex command, the on-screen elements stop their depth of sorting (as your would expect) and they bleed is more in the next section, which is at the end of the level.

  I also have problems with a dynamic text field.  It is currently set to don't not selectable, but when you hover over the field it shows the symbol for the pointer of your mouse cursor, and when you click it, a highlight of small block appears to the left or to the right of the field.  You cannot change the contents of the field, or even select them, but if you try a small black mark selection appears at the end of the field.  I destroyed and recreated this field, and the bahavior seems to remain the same.

  Any other experience of these questions, or something similar with CS5?

  using any actionscript code that adds a DisplayObject instance to the list of display (including the definition of its index) has always caused this behavior.  which is expected.

  to remove this item use removeChild() or removeChildAt().

  to disable the cursor changes during a textfield, assign the property mouseChildren of the parent of the textfield property to false.

• Selector of colors and dynamic text fields

  Hello
  
  Good so I have two problems here, and I don't know how to solve one of them!
  
  Problem 1.
  Change the font of a dynamic text field. I know how to do this with the properties of text etc format using action script, but I don't know how if you create a text field in the action script.
  
  I need to change the font of the text in a dynamic text field that is created and remains on the scene. I have a clip, and inside that movie clip is the text field, with all the content properly shaped. If I had to add the text field using action script I loose all the formatting. So is that nothing at all that I can change the text field properties by using script of action of a dynamic text field created on the stage?
  
  Problem 2.
  The color picker component! I want to use the color selector component to change the color of the text in the above dynamic text box. No doubt, I have the same problem as above, but this side, I can't work out how to draw the color from the color picker value when the user selects. I tried to use the ColorPickerEvent ColorPickerEvent.CHANGE knowledge... and so on. However, I am coding on the frame instead of an external action script file. and when I export the movie, the following error message appears: 1046: Type was not found or is not a constant of compilation: ColorPickerEvent.
  
  Someone at - it ideas how can I remedy this?
  
  Your help will be greatly appreciated, it is part of my studies and have been fighting for a time: S
  
  Many thanks for you help in advance
  
  Jude :D

  I don't know if I understand the problem of text format that you are experiencing. Looks like you want to have text that is already formatted to change to another format.

  If this is the case, simply set the new text format whenever the time comes to do so.

  If you have...

  var format1:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
  Format1.font = "arial";
  Format1. Size = 14;

  var format2:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
  format2.font = "papyrus."
  format2.size = 28;

  Then you can switch between the two formats according to the needs...

  tField.setTextFormat (format1);

  tField.setTextFormat (format2);

  as long as these formats are in the scope of their guest.

• bearings and dynamic text

  I have a dynamic text field, the scroll and text is rendered in HTML format. How can I create a rollover for the text State? Thank you.

  Thank you. I tried a stylesheet earlier and could not make it work, but it might have been user error. I'll try the docs.

• Creating a hyperlink in AS2 using xml and dynamic text

  Hello
  
  I want to insert two hyperlinks to my site flash AS2 - one for my e-mail address and one for my domain name. I use an xml file to import the e-mail address and url.
  
  As in my code, you can see that I'm storing xml data in _root.email and _root.website, and I actually got their display on the Web page (in dynamic text boxes email_txt.text and website_txt.text, respectfully), but how do I actually turn the latter into links?

  getURL (_root.website) works for the url link. You can run whenever you want.

  If you want to make a link in your textfield, html-enable website_txt and use a standard hyperlink: 'link'.

  How you want to send it work depends on the two choices that I mentioned above.

• Variables and dynamic text fields

  OK, so I'm a complete dunce, but I only use Flash for a few days so please be patient with me.
  
  All I want to do is a dynamic text field to view a variable using Actionscript. The code is below, but it won't work. Can someone please advise? I have to use LoadVars? I thought it was just for the external data.

  just a little mistake

  var myValue:String = "text to display";
  This.icon_mc.icon_txt. Text = myValue;

• Alpha, content and dynamic text field

  Hello.
  
  I have a MovieClip (mcContainer) that contains a dynamic text field (txt1), which was created directly on the stage. Then I added some text to the text box with:
  
  this.mcContainer.txt1.text = 'my wonderful text ";
  
  When I change the mcContainer alpha, alpha of the text does not change. So, what I am doing wrong?
  
  Thank you in advance.

  you need to incorporate your policy to apply a change to the _alpha of a textfield.

• _Alpha and dynamic text

  I have a dynamic textfield in a movieclip. I control the _alpha of the movieclip with As the background of the movieclip will fade but not dynamic textfield.
  
  Any suggestions on how to get the TextField to fade as well?
  
  See you soon
  Alfred

  You'd have to enbed the police.

• Dynamic text and Movieclip appear on turnover of button

  Hi guys,.

  I have a question - when one of my buttons is overthrown, I want text and a movieclip to appear. When the button is wrapped is no longer on, I want the text and the movieclip to disappear.

  The way that I was going to do was to have anchor_mc as an anchor and turnover have the movieclip play from inside the anchor (as his exact x & Y that his need to) and dynamic text appear.

  Issues related to the:

  (1) How can I join mc_textbox to mc_anchor - OR, how set coordinates for just where mc_textbox should show?

  (2) I how then do the movieclip disappear if the button is reversed is no longer?

  (3) is it not possible for me to all the functions of dynamic merge into one function, text by using IF statements? I tried, but could not get out.

  AS3 code is attached below.

  import flash.events.MouseEvent;

  Stop();

  LINE1.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in1, false, 0, true);
  LINE1.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
  Line2.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in2, false, 0, true);
  Line2.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
  line3.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in3, false, 0, true);
  line3.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
  LINE4.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in4, false, 0, true);
  LINE4.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
  line5.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in5, false, 0, true);
  line5.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
  Line6.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in6, false, 0, true);
  Line6.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
  line7.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in7, false, 0, true);
  line7.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
  line8.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in8, false, 0, true);
  line8.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);
  LINE9.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in9, false, 0, true);
  LINE9.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);

  function line_in1(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "this is a test made by the MonkeyTest who previously messed up\n and test a new line;
  }
  function line_in2(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "until sali has previously MonkeyTest the test done one is - this";
  }
  function line_in3(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "this is a test made by the MonkeyTest who previously messed up\n and test a new line;
  
  }
  function line_in4(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "until sali has previously MonkeyTest the test done one is - this";
  }
  function line_in5(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "this is a test made by the MonkeyTest who previously messed up\n and test a new line;
  
  }
  function line_in6(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "until sali has previously MonkeyTest the test done one is - this";
  }
  function line_in7(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "this is a test made by the MonkeyTest who previously messed up\n and test a new line;
  
  }
  function line_in8(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "until sali has previously MonkeyTest the test done one is - this";
  }
  function line_in9(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "until sali has previously MonkeyTest the test done one is - this";
  }

  function line_out(e:MouseEvent):void
  {
  line_output. Text = "";
  var MC = new mc_empty(); addChild (mc);
  }

  It isn't relly clear for me what you have from what you want, so these answers can be as not clear to you.

  1. a way to join them together is instead of the one maually in the other file.  Another way is to use addChild to add the text mc at anchor... mc_anchor.addChild (mc_textbox);  To control where the mc of text is displayed you can set its x and y actionscript properties.using... mc_textbox.x = 0;

  2. make the movieclip disappear you can set its visible property to false... mc_anchor.visible = false;

  3. you can probably reduce code considerably, although it depends in part on what changes there really going to be in the text that is displayed for each bearing.  For now, I'll assume that the text will be completely different for each...

  for (var i: uint = 1; i<10;>

  this ["Line" + String (i)] .addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, line_in, false, 0, true);
  This ["Line" + String (i)] .addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, line_out, false, 0, true);

  }

  function line_in(e:MouseEvent):void {}

  var lineTarget:MovieClip = MovieClip(e:currentTarget);

  could use a switch the series if if you know what is a switch

  if(lineTarget == LINE1) {}

  do things for line1

  } else if(lineTarget == line2) {}

  do things for line2

  ) otherwise if... etc.

  }

• Dynamic text cannot be hidden or blurry?

  Hi I have a dynamic textbox with a scroller. I try to interpolate with a blur effect or put on a mask top but when I do the text won't show at all. After you change the static type text and the effect of all worked well.
  It is the limitation of the flash, or is it possible to apply the tween/blur/mask the dynamic text effect?

  Yes, the d-text is an mc and I tried breaking apart the text and worked but the swf size has increased considerably.

  Edit: embedding fonts just tried and it WORKS! Thank you guys for pointing me in the right direction.
  (Font Embedding tutorial: http://www.flash-mx.com/news/archives/000136.cfm)

• Static text is much better than the dynamic text with the same font settings

  Hello

  I have exactly the same parameters for static and dynamic text, but the static text seems much sharper. Someone knows why?

  Police: Trebuchet MS

  Size: 30 pt

  Anti-alias for readability

  There is a slight difference, but I would not say much better. Incorporate you the dynamic text characters.

• Loading external/dynamic text fields

  I have a recurring problem with my fle flash and it involves add external SWF and dynamic text files.

  Here goes...

  My flash is implemented with 5 sections. Each separate section is composed different maintimeline on frames and labeled. SO, when you click on a section in the navigation bar it tells the movie to access this section labeled on chronology. On each article, there is a space for the external txt file or an external swf. I've done many tutorials on how to load these things and I can actually get them to load when I put the instance of them on the first image with the code of the main action. BUT I still want more in the timeline panel.

  For example... When you click on a section, I put the area of dynamic text on this article which is further down in the timeline panel. When I test the movie I see that the text box there, but there is no text in there. When I put the same text on image 1 box, it works. SO I think it has something to do with the code to find the instance further to the bottom of the timeline.

  I hope this makes sense... I enclose my code. Any help would be greatly appreciated because I see this as a recurring problem for me in each section.

  Thank you! Sandra

  LINK:

  http://www.sandraschmitt.com/Coclico/index100.html

  CODE:

  Stop();

  
  Exteranl loaded text fields
  var textLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
  var textReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest ("text_philosophy.txt");

  function textLoaded(event:Event):void
  {
  philosophy_txt. Text = textLoader.data;
  }

  textLoader.load (textReq);
  textLoader.addEventListener (Event.COMPLETE, textLoaded);

  
  handle events for the buttons...
  collections.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, clickSection);
  raison.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, clickSection);
  stores.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, clickSection);
  news.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, clickSection);
  contact.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, clickSection);
  home.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, clickSection);

  
  function clickSection(evtObj:MouseEvent) {}
  trace shows what is happening... in the output window
  trace ("the"+ evtObj.target.name + "button was clicked!" ")
  Go to the clicked section on...
  gotoAndStop (evtObj.target.name);
  }

  You must wait until you are on the frame where the textfield must try to assign the text - you can't assign text if it is not present.  You can probably load all the text and saved it as a variable in frame 1, but this variable must be available on the framework where you assign the textfield text charge.

• Tween alpha with dynamic text

  Hello!
  
  When I do next...
  1 dynamic Text: the text should be editable in ActionScript
  2. graphic: contains an Imagearriereplan and dynamic text.
  3 MovieClip: Contains a Tween alpha between the graph above.
  dynamic text is not mix on, the fact of the Imagearriereplan. (in exported movie, ctrl + enter)
  However in the previewmode (pressing enter) the text is mixture out.
  
  My question is: is it possible to mix a text? I think that some time ago I saw an ActionScript command to do so. But I want to tell an interpolation of alpa.
  And why it works in previewmode (enter) and not in the exported sequence (ctrl + enter)?
  
  Welcome, Tschouba

  You need to incorporate the outlines of fonts so that it works

• Dynamic text does not arise under a mask

  Hi all

  If like many people, I discovered the joy that you cannot display the dynamic text boxes they are hidden.

  After browsing the internet, I found a few things to try, first to incorporate police, what I did, and that has not worked.

  The alternative is to set the mask to a display object, what I did, sort of.

  I have create a Sprite() in code (I use Flex develop and never the code on the time line), then use the Sprite.graphics to draw the mask, then set the .mask movieClip of my main stage to equal this layer.

  That no longer works.

  Is there a third option?

  Thanks in advance,

  Tom

  Remove your mask.  the text?  If so, your policy is not properly embedded.  If not, look for other problems (and they are many):

  1. can you see your textfield?  If so, is the font color is background color textfield.  If not, fix it.

  2. do you have a problem assigning text?  You can control another property of your TextField (such as its rotation)?  If so, you have a reference right textfield.  If not, you have not.

• masking dynamic text

  Newbie here, so try to not be offended if it is really stupid...
  
  Is there anyway to use a mask on a dynamic text field. When I add a layer mask over my dynamic text in author mode field, it seems to work, but as soon as I test, dynamic text seems to disappear. If I do the static dynamic text field, masking works very well. But I don't seem to be able to give an instance name of static text and therefore can not access in actionscript. Am I missing something here?
  
  In a more general way, I read in a book called Flash 8 Cookbook that the TextArea component is quite heavy and you may sometimes be better to develop your own scrolling text field. Does anyone have ideas on this?

  > Is anyway to use a mask on a dynamic text field. When I add a
  > layer mask over my dynamic text in author mode field, it seems to work, but as
  > soon, because I test, dynamic text seems to disappear. If I do the dynamics
  > static field, the masking text works fine. But I don't seem to be able to
  > give a name of occurrence of static text and therefore cannot access
  > actionscript. Am I missing something here?

  Yes, you miss something, police States :)
  A Flash animation is impossible or mask the text that isn't contours. Static text has by
  by default. Dynamic text needs the contours to include, through the field text property
  Panel or action script.
  Static text, once entered, is on stage. Flash can bring together all the characters and include
  its outline when exported. Although this is not the case with dynamic text. There is none
  text for flash gives a glimpse of so you must include vector fonts
  manually.
  Select your dynamic text field, press CTRL F3 to open the properties panel.
  Once you have it, search for EMBED button on the right side.
  Hold down the CTRL key and select, Upper, Lower, digital, punctuation...
  or any that you need. If you have something like name from a dynamic source
  You can include characters or just small beach. Include all except
  you need it. It increases the size of the file, not much, but with the complex of all the little projects
  bytes and there contribute to overall large file.

  > In a more general way, I read in a book called Flash 8 Cookbook that the
  > Component TextArea is quite heavy and you may sometimes be
  > better develop your own scrolling text field. Does anyone have thoughts
  > on this?

  That is right. Most of the components are what we call Bloatware.
  Can't blame Macromedia tho :) Imagine a component that is intended for general usage requirements
  and the variety of options, we might want to have with her. Engineers usually more code
  make an adjustment, which makes klunky and large at the same time. To make your own, it is
  really much easier has many advantages, customization to the bottom line to have total control
  above him.

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  Urami

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