Text Scrolling Problem
Hi,I created a cell where all the media files are loading on different containers.I have SWF file which has scrolling the content. While loading the other media files (FLVS) this text scrolling is getting slow can anyone tell me what the solution is for this.When I am not loading the other media files then this text scroll is fast and smooth.Thanks & Regards,Sridhar B
Adobe > ActionScript 1 and 2
Posted on: 02/06/2007 11:11:18 PM
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y = getProperty("../movie", _y);
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Ive learned how to add a scroll bar to my text boxes - but since I cant make the text in the textboxes do actionscript - I was thinking I could replace the text with an image of the text - and then add buttons to the words.
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Hi,
I am hoping someone can help me. I am loading an external text file into a scrolling text box. I was able to get my box and buttons, scroll bar, etc to work correctly. However, I am having two other problems that I cannot figure out.
1) My text file that I am loading is several lines long (320 or so), however, when I test my movie only the first 20 lines of the text shows up. How can I make all of my text show up? I will be adding to this text file over time and adding updates to it. So the text will gradually have more lines added over time.
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Help!
I have a dynamic, scrolling text field, whose scroll is based on one of the tutorials on Flashkit. In the text I have some links which switch the content of the field via asfunction, but that's unimportant. I wanted to add a functionality similar to html "anchor", so when I switch the contents of the field (for example to read a CV of someone mentioned in the text), and remember windowTxt.scroll and windowTxt.maxscroll properties (where windowTxt is the variable name of the text field, after I finish reading the CV I click the special "back" button, and it loads the old text back and tries to set the windowTxt.scroll & windowTxt.maxscroll back to the state they were before entering the CV. I tried to do it like this:
Code:
_root.windowTxt.scroll = _root.pscroll; // pscroll => previous scroll
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IT DOESN'T WORK! The variables ARE there in the path because trace shows the proper values for all of them, but! The scroll property won't even bother setting itself to the desired value... and the scroll using buttons and the syntax
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or
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WORKS...
Oh by the way - this is for the projector...
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Quote:
// Jake Gelbman 11.14.01 slider script
// email: allforjake@yahoo.com
// site: allforjake.cjb.net
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Helloo.
Can anyone please help me.
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http://www.anicespot.com/test/easing...roller-01.html
http://www.anicespot.com/test/easing...croller-01.swf
http://www.anicespot.com/test/easing...croller-01.fla
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I am attempting (with little success) to come up with a way to do the following:
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2. I would like the display text field to scroll automatically across the screen (to the left). I can get it to scroll once user hits enter key, but no luck with the continuous scroll and still have the ability to add words to the field.
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I have a scrolling text area in my flash app that needs to provide some user feedback when a person clicks or does something.
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Hi all,
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on (release) {
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}
the text code is:
stop();
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Thanks
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Hi all,
I've created a dynamic scrolling text field with two buttons up and down. It seems to work fine except that it won't scroll the entire document. It gets about half way and just stops and won't let you scroll any further. I can't figure this one out and I can't seem to find any info on any forum. The file was created in text edit and doesn't have any funky characters in it and the down button code is:
on (release) {
biosText.scroll+=5;
}
the text code is:
stop();
loadVariables("biosText.txt", this);
Thanks
Scrolling Text Have A Limit On Amount Of Text It Can Scroll?
Hi all,
I've created a dynamic scrolling text field with two buttons up and down. It seems to work fine except that it won't scroll the entire document. It gets about half way and just stops and won't let you scroll any further. I can't figure this one out and I can't seem to find any info on any forum. The file was created in text edit and doesn't have any funky characters in it and the down button code is:
on (release) {
biosText.scroll+=5;
}
the text code is:
stop();
loadVariables("biosText.txt", this);
Thanks
Scrolling Text Have A Limit On Amount Of Text It Can Scroll?
Hi all,
I've created a dynamic scrolling text field with two buttons up and down. It seems to work fine except that it won't scroll the entire document. It gets about half way and just stops and won't let you scroll any further. I can't figure this one out and I can't seem to find any info on any forum. The file was created in text edit and doesn't have any funky characters in it and the down button code is:
on (release) {
biosText.scroll+=5;
}
the text code is:
stop();
loadVariables("biosText.txt", this);
Thanks
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Hi, it's my first post! I just did the Kirupa tutorials on using css styles in flash - perfect! I am having trouble applying it to my flash file though. Probably because I'm using a scrolling text layer to fit a thousand words or so.
This is based on actionscript.org script for scrolling text layers (I believe it was this one I used.
The button calls an .as file
#include "about.as"
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<http://www.magma.ie/client/flashprospectus/flash.css>
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Hello!
I have been trying to solve this problem long enough and need some help.
I am creating this in Flash 8.
I want to have a text area that has scrolling text. The text is brought in from a text file (one ending in .txt). Yes, there are a zillion tutorials that detail the steps. In fact, I have it working. The example that worked for me was one in which the scroll component was used and some action scripting. Works perfectly.
But not one that gives me a clue what to do if I want multiple text boxes using various external text files.
I have the timeline with the cells set-up so each cell is a new page (there is a script stop; to accomplish this along with keyframes).The idea is to navigate to a keyframe and it appears as if it is a new page. A box with a graphic in it changes, and a box for dynamic scrolling text exists. I got the first “page” with perfect scrolling text from an external text file.
Here’s the action script:
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textbox.text=this.Grun01;
};
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File called scroll01.tx has a first line Grun01=
No html was used.
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I did the second text box (in the next cell) to load scroll02.txt, a first line of Grun02= and changed the action script to:
myVars = new LoadVars();
myVars.onLoad = function(){
textbox.text=this.Grun02;
};
myVars.load("scroll02.txt");
I also varied the text box’s properties to an instance of textbox02. The UIscrollBar instance was with parameters set to textbox02.
What do I need to do to be able to have each page with scrolling text loaded from an external file?
Thanks in advance,
Bill H.
Scrolling Text With Scrolling MC
Hey Guys,
I wonder if someone could give me some help with this problem as it's hurting my head!
I have some thumbnails set up which are pulled in by XML. I have up and down buttons which allows the users to scroll through the thumbs. I have just added a dynamic text box to the side which again uses xml to pull in the content. I now want it so that as well as the thumbs scrolling the text also scrolls at the same time. Here's the code I have:
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
description = [];
thumbnails = [];
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
image[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
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thumbnails_fn(i);
}
firstImage();
} else {
content = "file not loaded!";
}
}
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xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("images.xml");
/////////////////////////////////////
listen = new Object();
listen.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.UP) {
prevImage();
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.DOWN) {
nextImage();
}
};
Key.addListener(listen);
previous_btn.onRelease = function() {
prevImage();
};
next_btn.onRelease = function() {
nextImage();
};
/////////////////////////////////////
p = 0;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
preloader._visible = true;
if (loaded != filesize) {
preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
} else {
preloader._visible = false;
if (picture._alpha<100) {
picture._alpha += 10;
}
}
};
function nextImage() {
if (p<(total-1)) {
p++;
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}
}
}
function prevImage() {
if (p>0) {
p--;
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}
}
function firstImage() {
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[0];
picture_num();
}
}
function picture_num() {
current_pos = p+1;
pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total;
}
function thumbNailScroller() {
// thumbnail code!
this.createEmptyMovieClip("tscroller", 1000);
scroll_speed = 10;
tscroller.onEnterFrame = function() {
if ((_root._xmouse>=thumbnail_mc._x) && (_root._xmouse<=thumbnail_mc._x+thumbnail_mc._widt h)) {
if ((_root._ymouse>=(hit_right._y-40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_right))) {
thumbnail_mc._y -= scroll_speed;
} else if ((_root._ymouse<=(hit_left._y+40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_left))) {
thumbnail_mc._y += scroll_speed;
}
} else {
delete tscroller.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
function thumbnails_fn(k) {
thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
tlistener = new Object();
tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
target_mc._y =(target_mc._height+5)*k;
//trace(target_mc._width+" "+target_mc._parent._rotation)
target_mc.pictureValue = k;
target_mc.onRelease = function() {
p = this.pictureValue-1;
nextImage();
};
target_mc.onRollOver = function() {
this._alpha = 50;
thumbNailScroller();
};
target_mc.onRollOut = function() {
this._alpha = 100;
};
};
image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
image_mcl.addListener(tlistener);
image_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.t"+k);
}
//init TextArea component
myText.html = true;
myText.wordWrap = true;
myText.multiline = true;
myText.label.condenseWhite=true;
/******************************/
//load css
kungFuStyle = new TextField.StyleSheet();
kungFuStyle.load("kungfu.css");
myText.styleSheet = kungFuStyle;
/******************************/
//load in XML
kungFuContent = new XML();
kungFuContent.ignoreWhite = true;
kungFuContent.load("kungfu.xml");
kungFuContent.onLoad = function(success)
{
if(success)
{
myText.text = kungFuContent;
}
}
Thanks
Shell
HOW?-- Text Link In A Scrolling Text Field
If you go to http://www.geneed.com, you can see an example of what I'm talking about. From the homepage, click the link "Molecular Biology" on the right side of the screen. In the movie, I'd like to replicate what is being done in the box called "CONTENTS"--I have the scrolling down, but how do I turn the text into links? Anyone? Anyone? Help? [I have Flash 4]
[Edited by meepmeep on 06-15-2001 at 09:42 AM]
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In my scrolling text box, I've called information from an external text file. Everything works fine but the text inside of the box is all jaggy and nasty compared to the text I made specifically in Flash. Is there anyway to fix this or am I just gonna have to bust my copy of Flash 5 in the eye?
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Scrolling Text Over Dynamic Text Field?
hi everyone.
i have created a dynamic text field and it is getting data from the server. every 5 seconds or so that data gets updated and more and more data gets displayed onto the dynamic text field until it doesn't fit. can anyone tell me of a way to make my text (data) scroll vertically up my dynamic text field? in a loop format i mean.
it should be something like stock symbol.
thankx alot.
Dynamic Text Boxes And Scrolling Text....
Ive been trying to get my brians around sorting this out and im getting there really slowly but im still stuck with two problems. Im using this code to link with text to another web site from a dynamic text box. Heres the code:
<a href="http://www.henrymiller.org/"><font color="#999999">(www.henrymiller.org)</font></a>
Now what i cant seem to work out is how can i have it so that just that text in a paragraph is underlined. Now the second problem is i want it to open the link in a new window so it doesnt lead u away from the main site is this possible also and if so how would i go about doing that ?? I need to work this out as the site im doing is late due to lack off contact with my client and i just wanna get it sorted and out off my way. Any help would be mostly appreciated.
Thanks
Mental
Formating Text In Scrolling Text Field
I'm using a basic scrolling text box, in Flash MX, not using the scrolling component. I'm loading the text through a variable. Below is my code. I'm looking for a way to format the text in the text box. Eg. paragraph breaks, line breaks, and am having trouble getting the trademark symbol (TM) to show up in the text even though it is in the code. I've chosen to embed all fonts (need to use Gill Sans). I don't want to fomat it in html. Any direction on how to accomplish this?
onClipEvent (load) {
logoTextBox = ("This is the location of the text I'm trying to format");
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (scrolling == "up") {
logoTextBox.scroll--;
}
if (scrolling == "down") {
logoTextBox.scroll++;
}
}
External Text Loaded Into A Scrolling Text Box?
hi,
I am working on a way to load text from an external txt file into a dynamic text box. The text box holds about 30 lines of text. At times I may change the txt file's content to included several more lines of text.
I plan to apply a scrolling effect to the text box. Is there a way to tell flash to stop scrolling once the last line of text is visible? (to avoid allowing the user to scroll to infinity)
Also, Is there a way to tell flash to show scroll buttons I create only if the number of characters extend beyond the capacity of the text box?
cheers!
jen
Scrolling Text: From Text File With HREFs
Greetings,
I have a script that will let me import a plain-ole text file into a window within an swf. The text file then scrolls. For my next trick, I should like to attach URL's to some of the text so when it scrolls, the user can click on a link and go the URL.
RESTRICTIONS:
1. It needs to be a ".txt" file becuase I would like it in it's easiest form for editing. So someone who knows nothing about html editors can make simple edits.
2. Although I'm a senior member on this site, I'm a neophyte when it comes to Actionscripting so assume I know nothing. I tell you that now so I hopefully save you time having to explain things to me 5 times when I'm trying to understand what you're writing when if I had told you from the beginning, you'd be able to focus your writing a different way. Does that make sense?
SAMPLE:
You can see the scroll I'm trying to add the hypertext links to at:
http://www.edpead.com go through the intro movie page and you'll see it on the next page that opens on the right side next to the word "HEADLINES".
Mark
Dynamic Text Scrolling With Text Field
Hello,
I've created a textbox that's getting dynamic text, I've got a font size set, but I notice if I change the dimensions of the field, the font size scales as well.
I'd like to be able to change the dimensions of the field in the prop. inspector without scaling the actual text size. What am I missing here?
Thanks,
Z
Several Text Styles In One Scrolling Text Clip.
Alright...
Question. Why is it that when I create a dynamic scrolling text box, I'm not allowed to use more than one font style? I tried applying a different font in one part of the body of text i was working on and when I preview the file, the part I changed remains in the same font as the rest of the clip.
So...basically...is there any way to have more than one text style in a dynamic scrolling text box?
Scrolling Text And Text Field Width
hi, i'm using flash 8 and one of the aspects in a project that i am working on now is scrolling text like what you would see at the bottom of a news broadcast. i have no problems getting the the text to scroll and repeat properly, my only problem is that i need to do this a number of times per project which i do once a month and because each bit of scrolling text is a different length i need to recalculate the math in order for the text to loop properly. what i would like to do is be able to input the text into the dynamic text field via...
textfield_txt.text = "blah blah blah";
and have flash size the text field for me. than i could do all my calculations based on the width of the field without manually inputing the text, sizing the field and doing the math myself.
so is it possible for flash to create a text field and size it automatically? sorry for the long question but i thought it would help if i explained what i was doing.
thanks
jeremy boyd
Scrolling Text Box References Wrong Text
I've created two scrolling text boxes on two different layers in MX, using the pre-fab scrolling text box/code that came in the assets library. The boxes are the same, except for the text in them.
The box works great on layer one. Scroll bar works fine. In the authoring environment, the box on layer 2 looks fine, but when I go into "test movie" mode to test its functionality, it is referencing the text from the box on layer 1. In the .fla, the text is correct, but in the .swf, it references the text from the original box.
Can anyone tell me why this is happening and/or how to correct it to reference the right text? Thanks-
Text Is Scrolling Down 1 Line Even Though The Text Is Showing
Hello, This problem occur all the time when I'm working in flex and got a selectable text.
Lets say I make a 10 line text and make it selectable, if I now select line 10 and press the down key the text will jump down one line and the first line will be hidden. The same thing will happen when I select the text and pull the mouse down below the text..
I remember having the same problem in actionscript 2 like half a year ago but I cant remember how I solved it.
Anyone got an idea?
Scrolling Text Inside Text Fields?
Hi, i work in a technology company and require if it possible to have scrolling text animate within a text field. So you would'nt actualy animate the field itself only the text would scroll up like movie credits then repeat itself on a loop inside. Also the text that will be going in will be external and is dynamic, so you could get 1 result going in, but then 4 at another time depending on the results.
So idealy it would all be in one frame and be much like a component?
Thanks
A Question About Html Text In A Scrolling Text Box
I have a scrolling text box im inserting some html into
problem is some of the links require a js popup window to launch.
IE: onClick="return openWin('/privacy/privacy.jsp', 'privacy_policy', 550, 450, 'yes');">
So i have a js file referenced in my main page that holds the flash app with the openWin function, but can i call it through html embedded in a scrolling text box? Can i include a <head> tag and src the js in it?
thanks
mcm
Loaded Text Anyway Of Text Scrolling Without Using Scroll Bar?
Hi All
Im only new-Was onto the tute about scrolling dynamically loaded text-
Its great got it working!I was wondering if there is any way of allowing the text to scroll automatically upwards as the info in the news box will be small so the clients want it to be constant eg"Dont forget halloween...Dont forget "etc scrolling upwards
they want to update the news box themselves
Thanks in advance!
L
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
Load External Text Into Scrolling Text Box?
I'm wanting to have a text box that loads text from a .txt file I have on my website and once that's loaded, be able to scroll without having to use the filename.scroll += 1; I'm wanting it to glide and this creates that jumpy every time you press, release, rollon.. etc.
any help would be much appreciated.
dfmsguitar
Scrolling Text, Editing The Text Variable
I've downloaded a scrolling text example from Moock.org. I've attached it. Does anyone know how you edit the text variable (this is the text that is influenced by the scrollbar?
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