Re: FLASH:Best way to display content?

[Helen Triolo]

Jeff Bradshaw wrote:

> 

> I'm looking for the best way to update text content without Generator. I've

> produced a movie that uses allot of TellTargeted instances to display

> scrolling text about each menu subject. I'm working with a content person

> who wants to know what's the best method and file format to deliver the

> goods to me (she wants to be able to bold and bullet the text!)...more

> importantly, how can we automate this process?(without Generator,too

> expensive)

> 

> This sounds like something someone has run across already and I'm curious to

> know how others have handled this? TIA, Jeff

> 

Jeff,

 

As far as I know, there is no way to format different parts of a text

field "on the fly" (ie, as text is read in).  If bold and bullets are

the only formatting to be done, you could have the person delivering the

source files include some kind of marker for each, and then parse the

input text for those markers (that much is doable in Flash--you can

search on "stripped variable" at http://i-technica.com/flashlist if you

want to see sample code that looks for a particular character), but I

don't know of a way you could use that information to format just those

portions of the text field.  Sorry -- anyone else have ideas?


Regards,

Helen

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