Flash :: List Boxes

List Boxes
Hi,

My movie displays 4 list boxes (MX component generated - I did not change the skin, etc - just stock versions). When the movie first loads the boxes look odd - the scroll bar is about 2-3 times as wide as it should be - once the data is loaded into the list box then it looks fine. The list box itself does not change size but the scroll bar thickens and the up and down buttons get huge - Very odd.

Any ideas? Thanks............

List Boxes
I am trying to make a online jukebox and I'm using a list box as a playlist. How do I get connect the entries in the list box with sound files and how do I play them?

I'm kind of a newbie so bear with me.

List Boxes With XML In Flash
Problem: I need to generate data in 2 listboxes directly through an XML file. The second listbox changes content based on the selection in the first list box.

e.g. The first list box could contain: plants, animals, insects. When a user clicks on 'animals' the second list box displays; dogs, cats, cows. All the data has to be generated from an XML file.

Any suggestions as to how I can achieve this?

Links In List Boxes
How would i make a list with when they click on one of the choices it is a link?

Component List Boxes Help
Ok, here is one question about these list boxes that you can use with flash mx.

So i have 2 list boxes. Having the instance names listBoxA and listBoxB.

ListBoxA has 8 values in it. ListboxB has 0.
Under each List Box is a button. I want to apply an action to it that when you press button 1, the value that is selected in listBoxA, dissapears from listBoxA and Appears in ListBoxB.

And the other button should be able to move the value back to listBoxA.

Help, anyone?

(Actionscript 1)

List Boxes And Sound ?
I have been searching for ever - at least it seems like it. I am populating a list box with an XML file that has a title, an artist and a url. How can I get the corresponding sound - located at the url in the xml - to play when click, and especially, how to automatically play the first file in the list?

Thanks for looking. Please offer any ideas!

SelectIndex() With Multiple List Boxes
I have two list boxes on my stage. I want to dynamically set the selected index for each box.

I have written the following function to highlight the desired item:
function setSelectedItem (listBox,item) {
for (i=0; i < listBox.getLength(); i++) {
if (listBox.getItemAt(i).data == item) {
listBox.setSelectedIndex(i);
break;
}
}
}

When I select just one, it works fine. But when I select the second item, the second one blinks selected, and then remains unselected.

Thanks,
Rachel

Dependent List/combo Boxes
I would like some help on how I would code the choices in a combo box to trigger a list of items to display either in a list box or in another combo box. The each of the data items displayed would then have to be linked to a url.

For example.

In the combo box there would be the selections "fruit, vegtables, drinks"

If you selected fruit in the list box it would output "apples, oranges, pears, etc"

Apples would link to a website on apples. Oranges would link to a website on oranges. And pears would link to a website on pairs.

Let me known if you need more information. A detailed explanation would be greatly appreciated please.

List Boxes: Getting Data Into A Text Box
Hi,
How do you get the data of a list box into a text box?
Let's imagine that you have multiple choices, how can you then insert these choices into different text boxes(or same text box)?

I found some code that goes like this:

code:
suggestiononeObjectArray = _root.form_mc.suggestionone_lb.getSelectedItems();
for (var i = 0; i < suggestiononeObjectArray.length; i++) {
currentSuggestion = suggestiononeObjectArray[i];
//text box display
_root.suggestionone = currentSuggestion.label;
}

Changing List Boxes Colours
Is there any actionscript that will change background colour and font colour of a list component?

Thanks.

4 List Boxes W/ Only One Selectable Item
Is it possible to have 4 list boxes but only let the user select one item from all four list boxes? If so how?

lista = 1,2,3,4
listb = 5,6,7,8
listc = 9,10,11,12
lisrd = 13,14,15,16

The user can only select one number from the four lists

Stylising List Boxes In Flash
i would like to stylise my list box so it lays consistent with colors on my page. could any1 tell me how i would go about doing this. thanks!!

Drop Down List Boxes Update
hi guys can any one help me, is there anywhere there is info on tuts on a flash drop down list when selected updates another list box with data

Drag And Drop Between List Boxes
Does anyone know how to do this or have an example? I want to be able to select a record in a List component and drag it to another, but no luck so far.

Generating A Variable List From Check Boxes
I'm working with Flash 5 to submit a feedback form. All the variable text fields Name, Company, E-mail etc. work fine and are posted to the E-mail address specified in the actionscript.

However, the form includes six check boxes whereby the user can request additional information, without the need to type in the Comments field.

I've tried several methods to create a Variable list "Details" when the user checks or unchecks a box.
The actionscript looks something like this:

on (press) {
if (Number(but) == 0) {
tellTarget ("radioButton1") {
nextFrame ();
}
but = 1;
Details = Details + "Steel Fabrication" + ", ";
} else {
tellTarget ("radioButton1") {
prevFrame ();
}
but = 0;
Details = Details - "Steel Fabrication" - ", ";
}
}

The above, as I am sure many of you will have spotted, does indeed add the variable "Steel Fabrication" to "Details" when a user checks the box but, much to my frustration, it returns NaN (which I understand) when the user unckecks the box.

Is it possible to compile a variable list "Details" from a series of check boxes so the result posted looks something like:

Details: Steel Fabrication, Steelcraft Erection, Design and Build, and so one.

I'd be very grateful if anyone can assist me - Drinks all round and all that!

I Want To Toggle Movie Symbols With List Boxes
For some reason I cant seem to use remove.clip to turn off a movie symbol. I dont think I am setting this up correctly, it is an easy task I am trying to acomplish. basically I have 3 movie symbols of hair and 3 radio buttons I want to attatch them to. I am reading the radio buttons correctly. I created an animating ball and put the stop / play command to them to make sure this was so. but all of the hair (long hair on top) are displayed at once.

here is my code....

I take it remove clip does not work the way I am expecting it to? any advise for a very simple end result? I dont want to use Gotoframe because I want to animate the background with other stuff later, And I dont want the page flip look.

here is the file ... http://www.erickinkead.com/flash/Fasion2.swf

Attach Code

function onCheck1(Hairstyle1)
{
stop();

}

function onCheck2(Hairstyle2)
{
hairstyle_long.removeMovieClip()
shorthair.removeMovieClip()
mediumhair.removeMovieClip()
removeMovieClip(hairstyle_long);
removeMovieClip(mediumhair);
play();

}

function onCheck1(Hairstyle3)
{
stop();

Flash Form With Check And List Boxes
hi there, i am in a bit of a mix because i have a flash form with checkboxes and list boex and i am unsure how to relate them toi the form i am doing. i understand giving a text field a var name and lining that to the php/pl script which will use the same vars but in flashj how do i set a var for a checkbox or list box. i am very confused

any help would be grateful

Validating Radio Buttons And List Boxes
Hi

I am using Flash M2004 Pro to build a contact form using the new components. The problem is that when it comes to validating the form it work with "email.text" and "question.text" (which are text fields), but I can not get it to work with radio buttons or list boxes.

myButtonListener = new Object();
myButtonListener.click = function()

{
var selectedRadioButton = gender.selection;
var theSelectedItem = age.selectedItem;

if(email.text == ""){
var Alert = mx.controls.Alert;
Alert.show("Please enter your emaill address.");
}else if(question.text == ""){
var Alert = mx.controls.Alert;
Alert.show("Please enter your question.");
}else if (selectedRadioButton.label  ""){
var Alert = mx.controls.Alert;
Alert.show("Please choose your gender.");
}else if (theSelectedItem.label == ""){
var Alert = mx.controls.Alert;
Alert.show("Please choose your age.");
}else{
    myData = new LoadVars();
    myRequest = new LoadVars();
    myRequest.onLoad = function(message) {
        trace(message);

    };

    //dataholder
    myData.email = email.text;
    myData.question = question.text;
    myData.gender = selectedRadioButton.label;
    myData.age = theSelectedItem.label;
    myData.sendAndLoad("mailer.php", myRequest, "POST");
    gotoAndPlay("submitted");
};
};

submitBtn.addEventListener("click", myButtonListener);

Thanks in advance

Using Combo/list Boxes In A Simple E-mail Form
Is it possible to have a few drop boxes on a page and have the data from the boxes added to an email and AUTOMATICALLY sent when i hit submit. Theres another problem too...I dont know which one to use...combo or list box. first of all ...can it be done with either one? And if so, anyone got any ideas?

See it here...
http://home.cfl.rr.com/brut/form.swf

Anyone Have A List Of HTML Tags Allowed In Dynamic Text Boxes?
I was looking for the answer on macromedia.com but all I could find was the list for Flash 5, which I'm hoping is a subset of what's allowed in MX.

Contact Form, ASP.NET, Text Boxes, Check Boxes
Hello,

I have to do a Contact form in flash with , text boxes, check boxes and.. IN ASP.NET

could any one help me with that?

give any sample or advice ?

I will really appriciate this

Load Xml Data(list Of Names), Use List As Buttons In Flash Possible?
Hi, basically I have a quiz game that I made, the quiz is done but I want to keep track of how many times a person has failed the quiz. I have an XML file that has a list of names. I want to take those names, put them in a quiz game (at the beginning) as a "list" of some sort and let the user be able to choose their own name (which is of course already in the XML file). This name will be used to keep track of how many times they have tried the quiz.

I have successfully loaded the XML file (names) into an ARRAY in Flash but how can I output them to the screen AND let the user be able to choose those from the list? as a button? This will add the count after they clicked their name to +1 and then save it to somewhere(where is best?). I will attach the zipped files (there are 4, the fla,swf,2 XML files[quiz/names]). If anyone can help me ASAP it would be awesome.

Chnage The Font Of Selected Item Color In A List Mx:List
Hi,am Trying to change the font (bold and color) of a selcted item in List..But it is changing the complete list's font..

Here it is my code..
<mx:List id="businessFunctions" left="10" right="10" bottom="10" top="208"
dataProvider="{processList}"
itemClick="select();"
horizontalScrollPolicy="auto"
labelField="@name"/>

ActionScript COde:
private function select():void
{
businessFunctions.setStyle("textSelectedColor","#D 3E9F5");
businessFunctions.setStyle("fontWeight","bold");

var page:XML = businessFunctions.selectedItem.page[0];
var pageID:String = page.@id;
var processID:String = businessFunctions.selectedItem.@id;

server.submit(pageID, processID, RequestMessage.BEGIN);
}

Here i need toc hange the selected item color only..

Input Boxes - Then Printing A Frame With Dynamic Boxes With The Input Text In Them...
I have created a flash document with input text... I put the input text with a a variable for each.. I need to print the variables on a seperate page. I used a bounding box inside a movie clip and the printing is working correctly... However it is not reading my input boxes into the dynamic text boxes..

What I did is I have the input boxes on the root timeline........ You input it and go through a few frames and you get the option to print from a button (which is printing 2nd frame of a movie symbol) NOTE: the printing is working correctly using #b.... This is what I have on the 2nd frame of the movie clip for the dynamic text boxes to read the input boxes and place those variables inside of those dynamic text boxes so it will print them as they inputted them...

Here is what I have for my button:

on (press) {
print(_root.Printing, "bmovie")
}

Here is what my variables are on the input boxes which are sitting on the root timeline, each word is a variable:

curious
passionate
accountable
resourceful
commited
teamwork
open
engerizing

External_focus
Clear_thinker
Imagination_courage
Inclusive_leader
Expertise

INSIDE THE PRINTING MOVIE I HAVE A FRAME WITH THIS ACTION ON IT FOR THE DYNAMIC TEXT BOXES TO READ THE INPUT TEXT BOXES:

External_focus1 = _parent.External_focus;
Clear_thinker1 = _parent.Clear_thinker;
Imagination_courage1 = _parent.Imagination_courage;
Inclusive_leader1 = _parent.Inclusive_leader;
Expertise1 = _parent.Expertise;
curious1 = _parent.curious;
passionate1 = _parent.passionate;
accountable1 = _parent.accountable;
resourceful1 = _parent.resourceful;
commited1 = _parent.commited;
teamwork1 = _parent.teamwork;
open1 = _parent.open;
engerizing1 = _parent.engerizing;

FOR SOME REASON IT IS NOT PRINTING MY INPUT BOX INFORMATION IN THE DYNAMIC TEXT BOXES.... DOES ANYONE KNOW WHY?

Separate The List Items With The Separator And List Is Dynamic
Hi,
I am getting the list items dynamically ,and hv to draw a separator after the every group of list items.For this I have to embed a script function after every group.How can i do this Actionscrip 3.0 Any help?

Ex:

Group 1:

ABC
DEF
GHI

TODO-----Here we need to draw a line
Group 2:

123
456
789

TODO-----Here we need to draw a line
Group 3:

abc
def
ghi

Here I have da code:

for each(var group:XML in event.responseMessage.rawXML.group)
{
var pageSection:PageSection = new PageSection();

pageSection.text = group.@name;
pageContents.addChild(pageSection);
trace("***********Group Name: "+group.@name);

// once the section has been added, iterate through it's children and render each field.
// for each(var field:XML in server.currentPage..field)
for each(var field:XML in group.field)
{
var formElement:FormElement = AppCode.FieldRenderer.renderField(field, pageSection);
/* check for null, if for some reason we encounter an unknown control type
* the formElement will not be instantiated so we should skip over it.
*/
if(formElement != null)
{
/* formElement.field = field;
pageSection.addChild(formElement); */

formElement.setRuleDetails = this;
formElement.communicator = this.communicator;

if(event.responseMessage.pageType == PageType.UPDATE || event.responseMessage.pageType == PageType.ADD )
formElement.readOnly = false;

fieldList.push(formElement);
}

}
//Add Separator b/n groups

TODO...Here we need to call a function which draws a line.....}

Plz help me if u have any idea?

Debug > List Objects + List Variables ...
I am testing my flash movie within the flash application. I go up to the toolbar while testing and select 'Debug > List Variables' and then 'Debug > List Objects'. This displays all the variables and all the objects in the trace window. Fairly straight forward!

What I want to do is access these variables and objects at runtime while viewing my flash movie within the browser. So I can make a text field in my movie and populate it with these variables and objects BUT how do I access these from the flash movie ? There must be a way to get the output from 'Debug > List Variables' and 'Debug > List Objects' at runtime and dump it all into a text field on screen.

Can anyone assist please,
Thanks,
Stephen.

Converting Bulleted List To Numbered List
I'm trying to put out a list of questions for a test. I'm also using a stylesheet to format the way the text is displayed. This is the way the list should look like:

1. question#1 text.............................................. ......

2. question#2 text.............................................. ......

If more than one line of text per question, it continue on the next line indented. The text for each question needs to be looking like a block of text. The same way a bulleted list displays.

This format can be created by using the <ol>, <li> tags in HTML. But Flash doesn't recognize any style formats for the <li> tag. Only a bulleted list is printed out. How can I format that list into a numbered list? or if not how can I create the same output, keeping in mind that I have to use a stylesheet? Thanks.

(Flash MX Or 8) List/List Component Issues
Hello all.

I recently completed Kirupa's "Creating a Listbox" tutorial, (http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/listbox.htm) but have been having a difficult time modifying the event attributes of each list item. Basically, I want to click on an item and have an object on the stage move to a unique xy coordinate. I can get the object to move already (object._x = object._x +10, but unfortunately ALL items on the list execute this script command. I've tried fooling around with the code to get each item to do a unique movement but...well, clearly I haven't succeeded yet.

I'm a Flash nooby and help in the form of specifics would be greatly appreciated. If you can provided modified code from the tutorial to move an object to a unique positions that's even better.

Thanks.

David

List Component. Help. Looked Everywhere. Button And List.
Trying to use a list component and a button. When user selects something from list component and clicks button it takes them to new page, if user doesnt select something from list and hits button, (this is where my question lies) I want it to do nothing and setFocus to list component.

Here is how I am going about it now: New if statement (however it still transfers user if nothing is selected from list component) How can I get it to not transfer? I have tried rewritting this many ways, searched all over the nets, and Nada.

Code:
var arUrl:Array=["/browsecategory.aspx?cat=1","/browsecategory.aspx?cat=2","/browsecategory.aspx?cat=3","/browsecategory.aspx?cat=4"];

var provider:Array=[{label:"Option 1",data:0},{label:"Option 2",data:1},{label:"Option 3",data:2},{label:"Option 4",data:3} ];

mcList.dataProvider=provider;
var obj:Object={};
obj.click=function(eo:Object)
{
var count:Number=mcList.selectedItem.data;
getURL(arUrl[count],"_blank");
trace("count="+arUrl[count]);
}
but.mcSubmit.addEventListener("click",obj);/////here is where I am sending off
if(mcList.selectedIndex == undefined) {
setFocus.mcList;
}
So this thing works perfectly, however if user hasnt selected anything how can I get it to not transfer and setFocus?

I have tried setting if to check it for - 1 (since starts at 0) set to 0? Any ideas please help. Thanks in advance MT

'list' Event Of List Component
oops i mean 'change' event of list component

Hi guys/gals. Ive made an xml/list component driven mp3 player as can be viewed at http://www.flashmatics.co.uk/blog/sa...mp3player.html

When someone selects a new song from the list that songs starts to play. Everything is working fine.

I now want to add an extra bit of functionality i.e When one song finishes i want the next song to start playing. But this means I have to tell the list component that a change has occured as well (even though there has been no user interaction to cause this 'change'). How would I go about this. Here is a snippet of relevant code.

Code:
mySound.onSoundComplete = function():Void{

//from here i need to tell the component a change has occured and to move it
//to the next song in the menu
}

//create a listener for the list component
var compListener:Object = new Object();
list_comp.addEventListener("change", compListener);

compListener.change = function(info:Object):Void{
//how do i get this to move to the next track?
}
Thanks for any help in advance. I dont actually need the whole code or anything but rather a point in the right direction..cheers

HELP Symbols List To Text List?
Is there a way to get a list of all the symbols in the library into a text file quickly and easily?
Thanks in advance!
-Ted

Loading XML List Into RMP List Component
I have several XML lists to load into a RMP List Component List Box.
I was told the code should be like:

myButton.onRelease=function(){
myList.load(String(search.text));
}

So I made a button and named the instance "myButton"
Add the list component called "myList"
The XML files are named test1.xml, test2.xml etc.

I tried variations of:

myButton.onRelease=function(){
myList.load(String(test1.xml));
}

Result....

Nota

I think I may need a Listener or I am not sure...
Can anybody please advise me what I am doing incorrectly?

Dynamic Text Boxes / Resizing Text Boxes
I have a site with a dynamic text box that I have initialized (I'm not sure that that is the correct term) at the beginning with:

myText = new LoadVars();
myText.onLoad = function()
{ textBox_txt.htmlText = this.content;
};
myText.load("text/bio.txt");
stop();

Then I have just used a text box throughout with the same instance name, although sometimes I have it on a new keyframe. I assumed I could just keep loading text into it on different frames with:

stop();
myText.load("text/performances.txt");

This appears to be working, except that sometimes it seems to be confused and the text box on a certain frame has the wrong text in it. Do I have to initialize one for each frame in order for them to display the right code? What could be causing it to load another text file if it's frame action is telling it to load something else? It seems unnecessary to have to re-initialize it for a new text box instance in every new frame, but is that the way it has to be done?

Also, I'm not clear on resizing text boxes. It seems like if I use the width and height numbers to resize this text box on different pages then it changes the size of the text inside, and the scroll bar (the UIScrollbar) is a little squishy looking sometimes. How does this work?

Thanks for any help.

List's "CellRenderer_upSkin" Displays In List Items (BUG?)
Hi Everyone,

I'm having a huge issue with with the CellRenderer_upSkin displaying on the a list component's items:

http://www.davestewart.co.uk/temp/combobox.gif

It's supposed to display a border round the entire list, but bizarrely, it's also used for each of the list elements... so effective end result is that the up state has a huge border.

I'm sure this shouldn't be happening. Has anyone else seen this behaviour?

This is my first production job using AS3, and I'm falling at the first hurdle which is very annoying.

Cheers for any help,
Dave

List Box To Control A List Box
hi guys and gals...here is my doubt...

// Sets the change handler for the Component named 'dropDown'.
listBox.setChangeHandler("SelectItem");
}

// This is the Change handler it tells the the movie what to do when someone clicks on an item.
function SelectItem(){
DataBox= listBox.getSelectedItem().data;
}

the above code is for the listbox change handler to display the code of an item whose clicked in the listbox.....heres what i want to do ....i want this item which is clicked to again query the msaccess database and return results from another table into a second listbox......
for eg...when blue is clikced in a listbox1..it should return types of blue in a second listbox2....pls help me to achieve this ......

thanx in advance

Boxes
ON http://www.godsmack.com they have this neat little navigation type of flash and they have a couple of boxes that have some content in it. I was wondering how you could do that. and also be able to click a box to make that box open up and click it agian to make it close

Txt Boxes
hello all and first id like to thank all you great people here at flash kit for all the prev and future help you guys are great!
and ,i need you once more .i am building a game that has many buttons
and each button represents a different numbersay 1 - 20 i would like to display each number pressed one after another with a space or comma
or some kind of seperatorin the same dynamic txt box but so far for me all i get is numbers takeing over prev the numbers spot and removeing them or adding to them to make a single higher number
not putting them next to each other, ive tried for days on my own
but now its time to call in the flash cavlery if any one can help thx in advance

[F8] 2D Boxes
Well my problem is i cant for the life of me think how i would make a bouncy box that realisticly lands if u get what i mean, so balanced on its side it would eventually fall to the heavier side. Ive so far made balls that bounce etc and rotate/spin depending on thier x velocity but boxes is somthing rather different.

any wanna put me on the right track?

Out Put Boxes
I have a really simple problem, but i feel like it's taking too much time to fix it.
I have an input box to enter a name of a character in one scene. I need to output that name in about three other scenes, and it's just not happening for me. Anyone got any ideas? I'm willing to send the file to anyone who wouldn't mind troubleshooting for me.

- Lyss

2 Txt Boxes
hey guys I have 2 dyn text boxes using CSS on same layer... it only loads one box, and the other box says undefined when the movie is published?.. heres my AS:

ActionScript Code:
//text box
myStyle = new TextField.StyleSheet();
myStyle.load("example.css");
TextHolder.styleSheet = myStyle;
thisText = new LoadVars();
thisText.load("scroller.txt");
thisText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
TextHolder.text = thisText.myText;
}
};

//text box2
myStyle = new TextField.StyleSheet();
myStyle.load("example.css");
TextHolder2.styleSheet = myStyle;
thisText = new LoadVars();
thisText.load("scroller2.txt");
thisText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
TextHolder2.text = thisText.myText2;
}
};

Text Boxes
What action script would I use to
make text entered in one text box
display different text in another text box
(I.E. if someone entered "hi" in textbox1
how could I make textbox2 appear with "Hello"?)

Check Boxes
How to write the action script so that when the distintive boxes are check, certain things or else nothing happen.
thanks

Check Boxes
How do I make check boxes? For example, I want to have a clip from a record play, then ask two questions:

Do you like this song? With check boxes for Yes or No
Would you buy this song? With check boxes for Yes or No

In a follow up question, after the user has given selected their box, I'd like to have a "submit" button where it e-mails me their response.

Boxes That Jump
All-

What I am trying to do is essentially make a downward color fill of a box. I have taken an instance of the box, created a motion tween and transformed the front of the tween to 0%. The end of the tween remains as is. I have set the rotate to none, etc. and I have tried all possible combinations of 'snap, orient to path' etc. I still get this jump of about four pixels inside the tween itself. I hope this makes sense and I am extremely grateful for any help you may offer. I am completely baffled.

Cheers,

Randall P. Macmurphy