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MX: Textfield In Scrol Pane

Hi, I have a text field in a scrol pane.

It is a xml news list.

The problem I am having is that I want the pane to fill up as the news comes in.

At the moment I have so set the text field to be a certain size and it gets populated.

What I want to do is have the text field push down, depending on the amount of content - making the scrol bar appear if the text goes down longer than the size of the scrol pane.

Can you help please/

M@)

FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash ActionScript
Posted on: 09-24-2003, 07:35 AM

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Hi, I have a text field in a scrol pane.

It is a xml news list.

The problem I am having is that I want the pane to fill up as the news comes in.

At the moment I have so set the text field to be a certain size and it gets populated.

What I want to do is have the text field push down, depending on the amount of content - making the scrol bar appear if the text goes down longer than the size of the scrol pane.

Can you help please/

M@)

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import flash.display.*;
import flash.text.*;

public class TFCreator extends TextField
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// TextField
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}

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// New TextField
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// Set Default TextFormat
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//addChild(this.tf);
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// Getters & Setters......

}
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Code:

import TFCreator;

var ttxt:String = "Halloooo?";

var t1:TFCreator = new TFCreator(ttxt,"inst1",0x666666,"LEFT",false,false,"Arial",13,0x333333);
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Afternoon guys.

I am creating a new nwe3s blogger. Instead of relying on a scrollbar to scroll the news story i thought i would use
code: textField.autosize="left"
This works fine...
At present i am loading x amount of news into flash at any one time. I am placing the news story underneath each other using
code:
holder.attachMovie ("newsMc", "news" + i, i);
holder['news' + i]._y = nextY;
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + i]._height) + 2;

this is fine...
But when i use
code: textField.autosize="left"
nextY retains it's orginal height even though some of the news stories have made for higher textfields.

I thought i could pull the height from the previuosly created news holder
code:
if (i > 0) {
j = i - 1;
trace (j + " text height=" + holder['news' + j].newsStory._height);
if (holder['news' + j].newsStory._height > 184) {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
} else {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
trace ("nextY=" + nextY);
}

But this still returns the intial height

Here is the complete code
code:
for (i = 0; i < this.newsCount; i++) {
holder.attachMovie ("newsMc", "news" + i, i);
holder['news' + i]._y = nextY;
holder['news' + i].newsTitle.text = this['news' + i + 'newsTitle'];
holder['news' + i].newsDate.text = "Submitted: " + this['news' + i + 'newsDate'];
holder['news' + i].newsStory.htmlText = this['news' + i + 'newsStory'];
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + i]._height) + 2;
if (i > 0) {
j = i - 1;
trace (j + " text height=" + holder['news' + j].newsStory._height);
if (holder['news' + j].newsStory._height > 184) {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
} else {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
trace ("nextY=" + nextY);
}
}
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}

Cant Get Textfield Height From AutoSized Textfield
Afternoon guys.

I am creating a new nwe3s blogger. Instead of relying on a scrollbar to scroll the news story i thought i would use

ActionScript Code:
textField.autosize="left"
This works fine...
At present i am loading x amount of news into flash at any one time. I am placing the news story underneath each other using

ActionScript Code:
holder.attachMovie ("newsMc", "news" + i, i);
holder['news' + i]._y = nextY;
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + i]._height) + 2;
this is fine...
But when i use

ActionScript Code:
textField.autosize="left"
nextY retains it's orginal height even though some of the news stories have made for higher textfields.

I thought i could pull the height from the previuosly created news holder

ActionScript Code:
if (i > 0) {
j = i - 1;
trace (j + " text height=" + holder['news' + j].newsStory._height);
if (holder['news' + j].newsStory._height > 184) {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
} else {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
trace ("nextY=" + nextY);
}
But this still returns the intial height

Here is the complete code

ActionScript Code:
for (i = 0; i < this.newsCount; i++) {
holder.attachMovie ("newsMc", "news" + i, i);
holder['news' + i]._y = nextY;
holder['news' + i].newsTitle.text = this['news' + i + 'newsTitle'];
holder['news' + i].newsDate.text = "Submitted: " + this['news' + i + 'newsDate'];
holder['news' + i].newsStory.htmlText = this['news' + i + 'newsStory'];
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + i]._height) + 2;
if (i > 0) {
j = i - 1;
trace (j + " text height=" + holder['news' + j].newsStory._height);
if (holder['news' + j].newsStory._height > 184) {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
} else {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
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}
}
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viser._visible = 0;
}

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Attach Code

package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.TimerEvent;
import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.StyleSheet;
import flash.utils.Timer;
import TestImg;

public class TextImgTest extends MovieClip
{
public var textField: TextField;
public var styleSheet: StyleSheet;
public var img: TestImg;
public var timer: Timer;

public function TextImgTest(): void
{
// render directly
img = new TestImg();
addChild(img);
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styleSheet = new StyleSheet();
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textField = new TextField();
textField.styleSheet = styleSheet;
textField.multiline = true;
textField.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
textField.wordWrap = true;
textField.border = true;
textField.borderColor = 0x0000FF;
textField.background = true;
textField.backgroundColor = 0xFFCCFF;
textField.width = 190;
textField.x = 5;
textField.y = 120;
textField.htmlText = "TextField with an <img src='TestMsg' id='rmk'> tag: <img src='TestImg' id='rmk'>"
addChild(textField);
textField.selectable = true;
textField.mouseEnabled = true;
// Give it a little time to render then get a reference to it.
timer = new Timer(3000, 1);
timer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER_COMPLETE, onTimeout);
timer.start();
}

public function onTimeout(evt: TimerEvent): void
{
var freeText: TestImg = textField.getImageReference("rmk") as TestImg;
freeText.tField.mouseEnabled = true;
freeText.tField.selectable = true;
freeText.tField.appendText(" Got ImageReference for 'rmk'.");
}
}
}
===================================================
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.SimpleButton;
import flash.display.Sprite;
import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
import flash.text.TextFormatAlign;
import flash.text.TextField;
import flash.text.TextFieldType;

public class TestImg extends MovieClip
{
static public const MSG_WIDTH: int = 170;
static public const MSG_HEIGHT: int = 100;
static public const MSG_MARGIN: int = 8;

public var tFmt: TextFormat;
public var tField: TextField;
public var sBut: SimpleButton;

public function TestImg(): void
{
super();
this.tabEnabled = false;
this.mouseEnabled = false;
// Show this MovieClip
with (this.graphics)
{
clear();
beginFill(0x9999FF);
drawRect(0, 0, MSG_WIDTH, MSG_HEIGHT);
endFill();
}
// Show the INPUT TextField within it.
tFmt = new TextFormat("_sans", 10, 0x000000, true, false,
false, null, null,
TextFormatAlign.LEFT);
tField = new TextField();
tField.type = TextFieldType.INPUT;
tField.height = MSG_HEIGHT - 2*MSG_MARGIN - 16;
tField.defaultTextFormat = tFmt;
tField.multiline = true;
tField.wordWrap = true;
tField.width = MSG_WIDTH - 2*MSG_MARGIN;
tField.border = true;
tField.borderColor = 0xFF0000;
tField.background = true;
tField.backgroundColor = 0xFFEECC;
tField.x = MSG_MARGIN;
tField.y = MSG_MARGIN;
tField.text = "TestImg MovieClip containing an INPUT TextField.";
this.addChild(tField);
tField.selectable = true;
tField.mouseEnabled = true;
// Show the button within this MovieClip
var butGraphics1: Sprite = new Sprite();
with (butGraphics1.graphics)
{
lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
beginFill(0xFF0000);
drawRect(0, 0, 32, 16);
endFill();
}
var butGraphics2: Sprite = new Sprite();
with (butGraphics2.graphics)
{
lineStyle(1, 0x000000);
beginFill(0x00FF00);
drawRect(0, 0, 32, 16);
endFill();
}
sBut = new SimpleButton();
sBut.upState = butGraphics1;
sBut.overState = butGraphics2;
sBut.downState = butGraphics1;
sBut.hitTestState = butGraphics2;
sBut.x = MSG_MARGIN;
sBut.y = MSG_HEIGHT - MSG_MARGIN - 16;
this.addChild(sBut);
}

}
}

[ac-mx-04]duplicate A Textfield OR Doing A Textfield With Outlines.
Either I want code to duplicate a textfiled OR...
To do a textfield that that font outlines on "§!"#¤%&/()=?`@£${[]}¨^~'*-_.:,;<>|qwertyuiopåasdfg hjklöäzxcvbnmQWERTYUIOPÅASDFGHJKLÖÄZXCVBNM01234567 89"
And some others settings:
font: fixed_v01
color: white
align: left
size: 8
selectable: NO
render as html: yes

Can someone help me with this?

Cant Get Textfield Height From AutoSized Textfield
Afternoon guys.
I am creating a new nwe3s blogger. Instead of relying on a scrollbar to scroll the news story i thought i would use

ActionScript Code:
textField.autosize="left"

This works fine...
At present i am loading x amount of news into flash at any one time. I am placing the news story underneath each other using

ActionScript Code:

holder.attachMovie ("newsMc", "news" + i, i);
holder['news' + i]._y = nextY;
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + i]._height) + 2;


this is fine...
But when i use

ActionScript Code:
textField.autosize="left"

nextY retains it's orginal height even though some of the news stories have made for higher textfields.
I thought i could pull the height from the previuosly created news holder

ActionScript Code:

if (i > 0) {
j = i - 1;
trace (j + " text height=" + holder['news' + j].newsStory._height);
if (holder['news' + j].newsStory._height > 184) {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
} else {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
trace ("nextY=" + nextY);
}


But this still returns the intial height
Here is the complete code

ActionScript Code:

for (i = 0; i < this.newsCount; i++) {
 holder.attachMovie ("newsMc", "news" + i, i);
 holder['news' + i]._y = nextY;
 holder['news' + i].newsTitle.text = this['news' + i + 'newsTitle'];
 holder['news' + i].newsDate.text = "Submitted: " + this['news' + i + 'newsDate'];
 holder['news' + i].newsStory.htmlText = this['news' + i + 'newsStory'];
 nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + i]._height) + 2;
 if (i > 0) {
 j = i - 1;
 trace (j + " text height=" + holder['news' + j].newsStory._height);
 if (holder['news' + j].newsStory._height > 184) {
 nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
 } else {
 nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
 trace ("nextY=" + nextY);
 }
 }
 unloadMovie (dtLoader);
 viser._visible = 0;
}

Cant Get Textfield Height From AutoSized Textfield
Afternoon guys.

I am creating a new nwe3s blogger. Instead of relying on a scrollbar to scroll the news story i thought i would use

ActionScript Code:
textField.autosize="left"

This works fine...
At present i am loading x amount of news into flash at any one time. I am placing the news story underneath each other using

ActionScript Code:
holder.attachMovie ("newsMc", "news" + i, i);
holder['news' + i]._y = nextY;
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + i]._height) + 2;

this is fine...
But when i use

ActionScript Code:
textField.autosize="left"

nextY retains it's orginal height even though some of the news stories have made for higher textfields.

I thought i could pull the height from the previuosly created news holder

ActionScript Code:
if (i > 0) {
j = i - 1;
trace (j + " text height=" + holder['news' + j].newsStory._height);
if (holder['news' + j].newsStory._height > 184) {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
} else {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
trace ("nextY=" + nextY);
}

But this still returns the intial height

Here is the complete code

ActionScript Code:
for (i = 0; i < this.newsCount; i++) {
holder.attachMovie ("newsMc", "news" + i, i);
holder['news' + i]._y = nextY;
holder['news' + i].newsTitle.text = this['news' + i + 'newsTitle'];
holder['news' + i].newsDate.text = "Submitted: " + this['news' + i + 'newsDate'];
holder['news' + i].newsStory.htmlText = this['news' + i + 'newsStory'];
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + i]._height) + 2;
if (i > 0) {
j = i - 1;
trace (j + " text height=" + holder['news' + j].newsStory._height);
if (holder['news' + j].newsStory._height > 184) {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
} else {
nextY += Math.ceil (holder['news' + j]._height) + 2;
trace ("nextY=" + nextY);
}
}
unloadMovie (dtLoader);
viser._visible = 0;
}

Help With This Pane Im Getting?
I am a beginner in flash and truly appreciate any assistance. I will tell you of this pane i m getting....

I have a combo box component with an action attached to it on the first frame on the top layer (i have 3 layers):

//Example menu loads external movie into content movie
menuCombo1.addItem("", "")
menuCombo1.addItem("base", "base_movie.swf")
menuCombo1.addItem("buy", "buyswf")
menuCombo1.addItem("see", "see.swf")
menuCombo1.addItem("view", "view.swf")

menuJump = new Object()
menuJump.change = function(){
_root.contents.loadMovie(menuCombo1.value)
}
menuCombo1.addEventListener("change", menuJump)
//

I have an empty movie clip with an instance name "contents" on the layer below the combo where the combo loads external movie into. And the actionscript above works ok if tested.

Now on the lowest layer I have a scrollPane component with an instance name "body". here's my real problem. I wish to load the external movie from the combo box into the scrollPane called body.

Can anybody please tell me how i can change the actionscript so to load the external swf from the combo box into the scrollpane instead of loading into the empty movie clip. Thanks,

Scroll Pane
Does anyone know how to use the 'scroll pane' component? I thought it was like the scroll bar, where you can drag it to the text field and it adjusts itself to the field. I read the scroll pane was drag and drop, but nothing I drag to it works. Am I doing something wrong?

yeffer

Scroll Pane
Hi all,

Is there any way to scroll down a scroll pane with a button? Or at least to jump for example 50px down within the Scroll pane.

Thanks!
Natsurfer

Scroll Pane
has anyone got the code to duplicate a movie clip within a scroll pane please?

Scroll Pane
I am going to be creating a web site and I need a scroll pane on it. How would I go about doing an easy scroll pane that would match (so I can change colors). I just got flash and I dont understand the fancy actionscript talk, so the simplist chat would be the best for me. Thanks in advance !

Scroll Pane Help Please
i recently posted over the weekend about trying to use scroll bars for text and images and the moderator estudioworks was kind enough to point me in the right way by telling me to use scroll pane.

now the problem i have is:
a: text and images are exceeding the scroll bar boundries. by this i mean, say i have 600x600 stage and the scroll bars are defined at 300x300, the text and images start in the box but as soon as you start scrolling down, the text go beyond the scroll bar boundries (as opposed to "disappearing" and go over the background graphics.
b: i am also trying to customize the skins for the scroll pane which some pretty bad results. is there a tutorial out there someone can point me to?
c: lastly i'm also trying to get rid of the default white background the scroll pane uses, i'm thinking this is also a skin, but i can't seem to find it.

thanks in advance

lawrence

Scroll Pane
on a scrollPane.loadScrollContent where the image size is bigger than the scroll pane how do you set the scroll bars. not sure what's going on because even though it loads the jpg when i debug it the loadContent is undefined as are content hieght and witdth.

Code:
if (imagepath != "No Image Found For This Record" or undefined) {
this.attachMovie("FScrollPaneSymbol", "iBar", 10);
this.iBar._x = 575;
this.iBar._y = 0;
this.iBar.setSize(400, 250);
this.iBar.loadScrollContent(imagepath);
this.iBar.refreshPane();
}
any assistance is appreciated.

Pane In The Arse...
if i do a scrollpane.loadScrollContent(url) and point to a local object it resizes and handles things perfectly fine. however, if i point the url to a full path (ie http://otherserver.com/images/theimage.jpg) it will load the image so that i can see it but the scroll pane does not function. i tried with the regular scroll pane and with the draggable scroll pane to the same result. with the draggable scrollpane you actually get the bounding box and everything. you can even drag the image around from the drag tab on the scroll pane. but you can't scroll the image. in fact the image extends beyond the bounding box. is this a glitch? is there a fix?

Scroll Pane Please Help
Hi,

First I create an mc that has basically a bunch of Thumbnails, which I attach from the library. Every Thumbnails has a text field associated to it. All of it get's created properly, but as soon as I set it to to scrollPane using setscrollcontent, The Text is there but the Thumbnail(attached .gif from the library is not visible.

Any Idea why? Is this not possible?

Thanks

MX Scroll Pane
Hi all,
Ever have one of those days where your head is just numb? Today is such a day.
For the life of me I can't do this-

dynamically load a jpg into a movie clip

dynamically Load this movie clip into the scrollpane

the idea is to create a slideshow with a scrollpane down the bottom with thumbnails that have been dynamically loaded from a folder into the scrollpane, then once you click on a thumbnail a large jpg will dynamically load into a movieclip on the stage.

I just can't seem to get my head around it today.
thanks in advance....

SWF In Scroll Pane
Hello All,

Hope somebody has an idea of how to fix this. I have the scroll pane component that has a SWF loaded into it when it loads. The SWF in the scroll pane has multiple frame labels on it's timeline.

I am trying to tell the SWF in the scroll pane to gotoAndStop() on a frame label that is pulled from an array.

Code sample:

PHP Code:

level0.content_sp.loadTemp.gotoAndStop(curPage_array[0]);

For some reason it will not reference it in any way.

Any ideas?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Brian

Scroll Pane
i cant figure out how to get good text in a text pane, how can i do that with the scroll pane component?

Joe

Scroll Pane Help
hey all, i have still been trying btu am not sure how to get the scroll pane to work on flash mx 2004. how do i do that?

Joe

Scroll Pane Help?
Hey. well, i am having some trouble. I am making a site in dreamweaver, and trying to use flasha s well, and i want to ahve a spot on the front page where i can post news and updates which are relative to my site. i am also trying to make my site so that you will never have to use the scroll bar to the far right in explorer, but only a flash scroll bar which will alwasy be in the middle ofa page, so that i an have every page looking basically the same except for the content in that particular scrollpane.

so, my problem i this. i can mke a 700 px X 350 px scroll pane, by dragging it in from the components list and resizing and whatnot, but cannot get the scroll buttons on it, and have no idea how to add content further down the scroll pane, that you will ahve to scroll down to to see it... i think that makes sense. can someone help me out?

Scroll Pane
Hi there, im trying to use the Scroll Pane UI component in flash MX to make a movie clip scrollable. Thing its the first time i have ttried this and the tutorials in flash were useless. I drag a pane onto the frame but dont know how to get it to display my movie clip inside. Can anyone help?
Thanks, ste.