Flash :: Changing The Text

TEXT CHANGING, When I Copy And Paste Text Scroller, And Add New Text......?
here's the problem:

I have a text scroller I took from a fla. file on here.
on my site, I wanted to just change the text. in the text scroller, and
place it in diffrent sections of my site a number of times with diffrent text.

I do not have a problem, copying and pasting the scroller.
But when I change the text from one section, to the next, it will make all the text the same.

If I copy the scroller and paste it somewhere else, swap the text it will change all to that last text I entered.

I tried, typing one section's text. Then copy/pasting the scroller, and putting new text, and converting that text to a symbol (graphic). Hoping it would work but had no LUCK.

This is huge and i need help, considering I am a newbie, there has got to be away this can be accomplished so I dont have to build seperate text holders/scroller, for all 15 sections of my site.

Let me know..and thank you all so much.

Changing Font And Size Of Text Added To Dynamically Created Text Fields
Whew.. That long-winded subject line pretty much covers it.

Link

In the galleries, I have text I am adding to a movieClip. I have been able to add the description text, change it's colour, but the font and size are not responding. I'm using FlashMX2004. Can anyone show me what I'm doing wrong? Here's the pertinent code:

_parent.Gallery.createTextField(["Txt_" + CVar], _parent.LevelCount + 1000, 175, _parent.EntryY, 325, 110);
_parent.Gallery["Txt_" + CVar].font = "Arial";
_parent.Gallery["Txt_" + CVar].text = _parent.Description[AVar];
_parent.Gallery["Txt_" + CVar].textColor = 0xFFFFFF;
_parent.Gallery["Txt_" + CVar].textSize = 25;

Thanks so much!

Changing Text Inside A Text Field, Bold/Italic/Underline Ect ...
Is it possible to change the appearance of text inside a text field, like say to bold, italic, underline, color and even a type of font if need be ... ?

Example:

Like say you have text field, and you have some option buttons, (bold/italic/underline/color/type-of-font) that when clicked on will dynamicaly change the text/font appearance in the text field.

Any tutorials on this matter, anyone know ?

Copy And Paste Of TEXT SCROLLER, CHANGING TEXT, To Stay For Each Section......?
here's the problem:

I have a text scroller I took from a fla. file on here.
on my site, I wanted to just change the text. in the text scroller, and
place it in diffrent sections of my site a number of times with diffrent text.

I do not have a problem, copying and pasting the scroller.
But when I change the text from one section, to the next, it will make all the text the same.

If I copy the scroller and paste it somewhere else, swap the text it will change all to that last text I entered.

I tried, typing one section's text. Then copy/pasting the scroller, and putting new text, and converting that text to a symbol (graphic). Hoping it would work but had no LUCK.

This is huge and i need help, considering I am a newbie, there has got to be away this can be accomplished so I dont have to build seperate text holders/scroller, for all 15 sections of my site.

Let me know..and thank you all so much.

[F8] Can Flash Load Text Without Changing It And Display Whats Raw In The Text File?
just curious... I just want flash to read a txt file and do nothing to it... just echo it out loud and display it in Flash...
is there a way to do this?

like if the text file had "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog" in it and NOTHING else... no variable syntax or anything..

is there a way this can be done?

I appreciate anybody who can help

Dynamic Text/scroll Bar Component Changing Text Formatting
I would apologise if this has been answered before but I have done a quick search & was unable to resolve it & I'm up against a dead line.

I have a dynamic text field onto which I have placed a scroll bar component problem I have got is that the dynamic field has now lost all of it's formating -the header was orginally slightly larger & of a different font.

Anyone please tell me how to resolve this.

Thanks

Changing Input Text To Dynamic Or Static Text.
How would I do this? Is it possible? Or is there another way such as changing the input text fields variable?

Thanks for your patience,
Nionicle

Changing The Color Of The Text In Dynamic Text Field..
Hi all,

on click of a button is it possible to change the color of the text in the dynamic text field... & how??? using Flash 5...

thanx,
Shibs..

Changing The Color Of Text In A Dynamic Text Field?
Any ideas how I can change the color of a dynamic text field when a button is pressed. I have tried everything but nothig seems to work. Any ideas appreciated :-)

but.onPress = function (){
change = new FStyleFormat({textColor:0x8D0101});
change.dytext.applyChanges();
}

Dynamically Changing The Text Colour Of A Dynamic Text Box..
If I have say a variable called myVariable and the text is blue is there any way you can get that variable to change colour for a certain value?

so for myVariable = 2, its red myVariable = 3, green

that sort of thing, anybody know any snippet of code that does this?

I know I could rig something up using movieclips to do this, but I'd prefer a simpler method really.

[F8] Changing The Text In A Input Text Box Using Action Script
Is there a way to change what text is displayed in a input text box using action script.

Changing Text Spacing On Input Text Fields
It appears to me that the text spacing tool ( AV ) in the properties inspector does not work on input text fields. All other tools do seem to work though.

I'm creating a form to be used by a classroom instructor to show students how each of the 200+ input text fields should be filled in. The months, days and years are individual cells. Currently, for the date cells, you must click on each cell, type in the number, click on the next cell, type in the number, etc. It would be nice to avoud the mouse click between theses inputs.

What I would like to do is spread out an input text field that will accept 4 characters (for the year). The character spacing is needed to align the characters up with the graphical input blocks.

Any ideas?

Thanks for helping.

Changing Text With A Input Text Field
Not sure if this is possible. Can I change text that is within a symbol, with an input text field which is outside of that symbol. Basicly I want the user to be able to change the text in my movie on the fly. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated...

Changing Individual Text In Dynamic Text
Ver 7.2
Built scrollable text box inserted text.
I am trying to change the font on 1 or 2 words. When I high light the word and change it to bold, the whole text box of words change to bold. What the heck am I doing wrong?.... any ideas?

Changing Dynamic Text With Current Text Box
Let's say I have a button and when I click it it populates myText.htmlText with some words. Such as "This is Flash. Click for more." When you click for more I want the current myText.htmlText to display additional text in the same area. Just like going to a new page. Does that make sense? Is that even possible?

Thanks.

[MX04] Changing Text In A Text Box To Numbers
hi, all i want to know is if there is any way in which you can modify the text in an input text box... eg: the user types in 'hello bob' into a text box named encoder, and then clicks a button that should change the text to say '08-05-12-12-15-/02-15-02'

aka. the corresponding number for each letter of the alphabet in the text box and then add a dash after each letter, and spaces become slashes etc.

i have figured out what each letter and bit of punctuation should be, but when i tried to code it, it thinks i am refering to a text box instance named 'a' or something... any way to actually change each letter individually inside the text box???

Changing Text Box Size To Fit Text Problem
Is there a way in which I can have ActionScript change the height of a text box to fit the text? Or, which would work just as well, is there a way in which ActionScript can find where the text in a text box stops and give it an "_y" variable?

I'm going to have two text boxes in white the text will be changing every time the movie clip they're nested in is used. What I'm looking for is a way for ActionScript to see how tall one text box is and change the Y position of the second text box to be right up under the first one. I know I can change the Y position with simply making the "_y" value equal whatever a variable is. All I need is either a way for flash to detect the height of the text or for it to automatically size the text box to fit the text so I can get it's height via a simple "_height" command.

Anyone know if this is possible?

Changing Text Properties Of Scrolling Text Box
Hi,

I need some help. I have a scrolling text box, however when i scroll down i want the last line of text in the box to change color to make an cool effect. However, I can't think of how to do this in actionscript. does anybody know how i might do this?
thanks for your help

jim

Changing Color Of Text In A Text Field
I'm having a text box with scroll bar point to an external txt file for it's contents. In part of the txt file I have a web link. I'd like to make this a different color than the other text.

Here are the contents of my txt file named "ScrollBar_Text.txt":

&Title=Scroll Bar with Text File&

&myText=Scrollable Text field with Exteral File
This example shows you how to use a scrollbar with external text - in a text file. The important thing to remember is not to give your Text Field a variable Name. But make sure to give it an Instance name. This is the biggest difference between Flash 5 and MX when using text fields and components.
Using Style's and Formats
The Code also goes over how to use Style's and formats to change just about everything having to do with your ScrollBar and dynamic Text field.
Example HTML Formatting 
Bold - tags shown in source.
italic - tags shown in source.
<a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">URL Link</a>

Here is the action script code I have in Frame 1:

myData = new LoadVars();

myData.onLoad = addItems;

myData.load("Files/ScrollBar_Text.txt");

function addItems() {

 // Set the Title from Text File.
 Title = myData.Title;

 myText.multiline = true;
 myText.wordWrap = true;
 myText.type = "dynamic";
 myText.background = true;
 myText.backgroundColor = "0x000000";
 myText.border = false;
 myText.html = true;

 myText.htmlText = myData.myText;
 ScrollBar.setScrollTarget(myText);


 textFormat = new TextFormat();
 textFormat.color = "0xffffff";
 textFormat.bullet = false;
 textFormat.underline = false;
 textFormat.bullet = false;
 textFormat.size = 11;
 textFormat.font = "arial";

 myText.setTextFormat(textFormat);
}

Would really just like to chang the color of the text enclosed in the "<a href=" tags in the text file.

Rod

[AS1][text Fields]text Changing The Size Of A MC
If you have a text field created in a MC (with the createTextField) method will it change the _height and _width parameters of the MC?

I am trying to create and position several pieces of text with the following code but they are overlapping one another.

ActionScript Code:
message_mc.title_mc.createTextField("title_txt",1,0,0,300,0);
message_mc.title_mc.title_txt.border = false;
message_mc.title_mc.title_txt.autoSize = "left";
message_mc.title_mc.title_txt.multiline = true;
message_mc.title_mc.title_txt.wordWrap = true;
message_mc.title_mc.title_txt.text = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";

message_mc.body_mc.createTextField("body_txt",1,0,0,300,0);
message_mc.body_mc.body_txt.border = false;
message_mc.body_mc.body_txt.autoSize = "left";
message_mc.body_mc.body_txt.multiline = true;
message_mc.body_mc.body_txt.wordWrap = true;
message_mc.body_mc.body_txt.text = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX";
message_mc.detail_mc.createTextField("detail_txt",1,0,0,300,0);
message_mc.detail_mc.detail_txt.border = false;
message_mc.detail_mc.detail_txt.autoSize = "left";
message_mc.detail_mc.detail_txt.multiline = true;
message_mc.detail_mc.detail_txt.wordWrap = true;
message_mc.detail_mc.detail_txt.text = "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX";
message_mc.title_mc._x = 10;
message_mc.title_mc._y = 5;
message_mc.detail_mc._x = 10;
message_mc.body_mc._y = message_mc.title_mc._y + (message_mc.title_mc._height + 10);
message_mc.body_mc._x = 10;
message_mc.detail_mc._y = message_mc.body_mc._y + (message_mc.body_mc._height + 10);

I'm doing some effects to the text after it is loaded and formed, that is why everything is embedded into 'message_mc'.

Any thoughts as to what is wrong here?

--xenite

Changing Text In A Text Scroller
I have downloaded a text scroller and am trying to use it in a site I am developing.

The scroller is a group of nested Movie Clips...the path is like this:

the_complete_scroller.sec2.the_text
(I'm unsure what sec2 means but it appears to be an area for the text to scroll in (it sets the width and height of the viewable area)

What I am trying to do is to change the text that appears in the scroller, dependant on the link that is clicked in the scene.

Is there a way that I can change the text without having to duplicate the whole scroller?? I thought it would be possible to pull the scroller onto the stage a second time, onto a new layer, and then replace 'the_text' with 'the_text2' but it seems to change the original scroller as well.

??????????

Changing Text
Hello!

I made a text with the text tool, created it into a movievlip-symbol with the name "Item" and putted it into the library. Now I can set the symbol to an emtpy stage with:

_root.attachMovie("Item", "new1", 1);
_root.new1._x = 200
_root.new1._y = 100

How can I change the text which is shown by the symbol?

Changing Text Box With Asp
How come the following snippet of asp code doesnt change the text box "email status"'s text:

Response.Write "EmailStatus=Complete - Your mail has been sent!"
else
Response.Write "EmailStatus=Failure - Your mail was not sent due to errors... Please contact KaderAtNBurn on AIM for support"

Changing Text...
Okay basically I figured that i could find the answer to this question in the flashkit resources but i searched for about an hour and i couldn't find it... i am probably just stupid, but how do i go about changing some during the movie? Basically i am making my first site, the basics of it are here if you wish to look: www.geocities.com/ihrimtest/index.html
in the navigation i want the text box at the bottom to change to the title of whatever button the user clicks on for example it starts with Chase Creations - Home, if you click links, at the bottom i want to change the text to "Chase Creations - Links". How do i go about doing this?

thanks a lot in advance...

Changing Text - Please Help
Hi All

I have text that i need to give it a rounded shape like in illustrator
is there any way that i can do it flash.

thank you

Mickey

Changing Text
Hello,

I'm requesting the help for someone to help edit some flash files. I would like to see how the files are edited as i just got the entire MX for a present. I can either pay the person who helps or give them free hosting or we can work out a number of other things. All i need is help changing the text thats already placed on the files. I have all files needed to edit. Anyone interested please contact me @ chaching@chaching.info or reply in this thead. I would like to maybe get with someone with an IM so we can discuss this easier if showing how to edit the files.

Regards,

Var Not Changing In Text Box
i have a text box called knownExamples and another called exNum with actionscript in the same frame:

Code:
knownExamples.text = "Here are known examples of '"+_root.wordtextview+"'.";
exNum.text = _root.basecountshow+"/"+_root.outof;

when wordtextview and basecountshow update from the root (which they do; i've traced it), the variables don't show the new definition. is there something i'm doing wrong so that it doesn't update?

Changing Text
I currently have three buttons and when the user rolls over them they altar the text that is in a movie clip (using gotoandplay). However, there are some instances where it doesn't goto the right frame, it goes to the beginning of the movie clip.

What is the best way to layout a menu? I previously had a invisible buttons but it kept giving me errors that actionscript is only for buttons.

Changing Text
Hello,

I want to change the text in a flash file but i can't.

It ask for text file but i don't have one.

It's template i bought

Thanks

oliveir

Changing Text Box
Hi, it's possible to change the color of the text inside the text box?

For exemple I want to the first line of the text line becomes blue or bold for example...

thanks

Changing Text
Hi

I am using flash version mx

and i have this code

code: _root.createEmptyMovieClip("countDown", 10);
cCenterX = 440;
cCenterY = 0;
_root.countDown.counter._x = cCenterX;
_root.countDown.counter._y = cCenterY;
_root.countDown.createTextField("myTextField", 1, cCenterX, cCenterY, 30, 20);
_root.countDown.myTextField.background = true;
_root.countDown.myTextField.autoSize = "center";
_root.countDown.myTextField.border = false;
_root.countDown.myTextField.backgroundColor = 0xFFFFFF;
count = 120;
myCountDown = function () {
count--;
};
setInterval(myCountDown, 1000);
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
_root.countDown.myTextField.text = count;
};

what I want to know is how to change the new textfields font and the texts colour.

Please help,
thanx

Changing Text
Hi,
how do I set properties to a variable that equals say "hello", to change the color, size, font etc. and then if I add the variable to a textbox it will still be formated in the same way?

Regards,

Changing Text
Hi, I was just wondering if anyone new how you can cause the text to start to fade in one color and slowly start to change another color while it fades in more and more until it clear and a new color?

Changing Text
Does anyone know how to change the text: ( your church name )?

Do I isolate the sprite? I know it's in layer 19, but I'm having no success.

Here is the site for viewing:
http://www.dgwebdesign.com/danny_davis

Here is the .fla file
http://www.dgwebdesign.com/danny_davis/img/~header.fla

Help On Changing Text
i want to make a flash with actionscript that calculates a number of clicks on a pad for 10 seconds and divides that by 10 then shows that number in a text field.

like

you clicked _____ of times per second

i need something that calculates the number and previews it with text

Changing Text Box
Hi, it's possible to change the color of the text inside the text box?

For exemple I want to the first line of the text line becomes blue for example...

thanks

Changing Text?
Hello,
I am new to flash and am editing a template. I figured how to edit mostof it, but there are two things I haven't figured out. One is how to change the menu. It is this template here: http://www.templatemonster.com/website-templates/15225.html If I change the text at the bottom it will change one of them, but I can't get the other ones to change. Also, how to I change them in regards to making them link to something different? I know my question isn't very clear, but hopefully someone can help me! Thanks!

Kevin

Changing Text
how to create changing texts like www.group94.com did??

Changing Text
Hi guys,

I have an input text field that users type messages in, what i want to be able to do is search through the text field and change all instances of the ' character and replace them with %27

If anyone could help, or point me in the right direction, that would be great.

Thanks

Bongo

Changing Text Font On The Fly
I am trying to change the font of text within a dynamic textbox based on the user clicking a button or making a selection.

Is there a way to do this with actionscript?

Any guidance or tips would be appreciated!

Thanks,

nvdesigns

Changing The Text Color
hi there,
has anybody an idea how to change the color of selected text in a textarea field.
or is it maybe absolute unpossible to do in flash 5

thanks a lot in advance,

arne

Changing Text HOTSPOTS
I would like to know how to set my mouse hotspots over text to include the entire text region (box) rather than the letters themselves. I find that some text is very difficult to click on because there is too much whitespace behind the text for the cursor to select, expecially when the text is small.

Thank you!

Demo

Changing Dynamic Text
With actionscript, how do you change a string/text object? (an example is at xeofreestyle.com - a letter cycles randomly, slows down after a while, and then stops on the designated letter)

Changing Static Text
I'm working on my new site and I'm just looking for a way to do this..

I have a button on one layer, and static text on the other. I want to make it so when I click on the button the static text on the other layer changes to whatever text I tell it to, via actionscript. I don't know how to do this, tried many times..

Changing Text Through HTML
is there any way I can change dynamic text in my flash movie through html? like when the page loads it'll change the dynamic text in the flash

Little Help With Changing Text On A Sub Menu
Hey all.
Ok, what I am trying to do is have the text change on a submenu when I click it. So that when you click the next menu item, it changes to whatever you have loaded in it. So far that works except for going back and forth for them. Crude drawing below:

(submenu) *1* 2
(text) hi bye

Ok, so the page loads up loading submenu item 1 with the hi text. When you click on 2 it loads up the text no problem. Right now I am using the code:

on (release) {
nextFrame ();
}

And when I put that code into the submenu 1 button put with prevframe (); it goes back and displays it. Now the problem is getting more then 2 submenus in there. Lets say I add submenu 3 and want it to display some text. I could put in a gotoandplay (frame) command, but I can get back once I am there. Say submenu 3 is on frame 20, and submenu item 1 is on frame 18. I cant seem to get it to go back to frame 18 from 20. If I put in gotoandplay (18) it loops the scene back to the beginning and plays it, and if I put in gotoandstop it doesnt do anything.

Reading over it its a little fuzzy to myself, hard for me to explain. If anyone did understand what I am trying to do and has a suggestion, it would be much appreciated. Or I can post a .fla and someone could maybe see it and make a suggestion. Thanks!

Changing The Text

HelloIs it possible to have a motion or shape tween to change a text in another one. For example let's say that i have the word HELLO on my first frame and i want it to change smoothly into GOODBYE. Is it possible to do such a thing?

Hello

Is it possible to have a motion or shape tween to change a text in another one. For example let's say that i have the word HELLO on my first frame and i want it to change smoothly into GOODBYE. Is it possible to do such a thing?