Re: FLASH: Dynamic loading a text with hyperlink inside flash

[Nathan Dicken]

Sure you can.  Could get pretty complex though...  Loading the text into

the text field mc's that will scroll can be pretty straightfoward.  On the

other hand, to have a button hit state that is sized to a specific text

field will probably take some work...


The process that I'm picturing is to first figure out the width of the

widest character in your font selection (take into account font, specific

font size).  Next, after the data is read into Flash from the text file,

import a specific chunk of text into a text field mc while monitoring it's

length for the purpose of sizing and positioning the button hit state above

it.  For example, if the widest character is an "M" and is 5 pixels wide,

and the specific text that you're working with is "DOG", then the width of

the button state that will float over this text field will be 15, or 3

letters x 5.   This probably won't be the exact width of the text letters

but will be a safe estimate - a little larger.  After that, it would be

just the process of setting up text field/button hit state combinations

off-stage and then bringing them in and keeping them rolling...


Hope that helps.


Nathan


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Nathan  Dicken

Fusionary Media

www.fusionary.com



>Hi,

>Is it possible to load some texts from a external file and at the same time

>having individual text having a link to a URL. If possible, i want to text

>to scroll from right to left.

>

>i.e I have a banner which load text from an external file. These text have a

>link to a specific URL. It scrolls from right to left and then load another

>text with another URL link.

>

>Your prompt reply is greatly appreicated.

>Thks

>

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