Dynamic popup text box...

I have a text box with a ton of text in it (multiple
paragraphs). Functionally, what I'd like to do is have it so that I
can have people click on (or roll over) certain words, and then a
definition pops up in a blue box (kinda like a tooltip)...
I could make one "box" movieclip with a dynamic text field in
it, and then just use it as a transparent button over each word
that needs to be defined within the paragraph (loading the
definition text inside the "box" dynamically), but I wouldn't know
how to adjust the size of the box so that it fits each definition's
text. (like, some definitions may be a couple words, and some may
be a sentence or two, so if the box is always just one size, that
won't work)...
That being said, the only thing I can think of is having a
separate "box" movieclip (each sized to its separate dimentions) in
the library. But with all of those definitions, that will increase
the file size huge...
There's gotta be a simple solution to this that I'm missing -
any ideas?! Thanks!...

quote:
Originally posted by:
kglad
to size your textfield use the autoSize property of
textfields.
I thought of that too. That solves the problem of the text
field itself being the correct size, but I then need the box_mc
that the text field is IN to be sized correctly....
...the reason I need the text field in a box (as opposed to
just stand-alone) is simply for aesthetics. I need a
semi-transparent blue background behind the text.
Is there a way (maybe) to auto-size the text field, then grab
the size that it was autosized to into variables, then apply those
variables to size the box_mc??? I'm just grasping at straws here -
I don't even know if that's possible...
...if it IS possible, could someone help get me started with
a sample code? Thanks!

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CONSTANTS: C_LINE_LENGTH TYPE I VALUE 256.
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table to exchange text
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DATA : G_WA LIKE LINE OF G_MYTABLE.
DATA:ZSR(5) VALUE 'TX'.
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      text
MODULE STATUS_0100 OUTPUT.
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IF G_CUSTOM_CONTAINER1 IS INITIAL.
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           EXPORTING CONTAINER_NAME = G_CONTAINER1.
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        PARENT = G_CUSTOM_CONTAINER1
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        WORDWRAP_TO_LINEBREAK_MODE = CL_GUI_TEXTEDIT=>TRUE.
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ED_NAME = ZSR.                                            "'ZTEST2'.
ED_OBJECT = 'ZMAT' .
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      ID                      = '01'
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In using Dreamweaver: I want to use a "onClick link" and have a popup text box or even a shadowbox that slightly darkens the webpage.
I will have links to these different popups all over the html page.
I want to specify the size of the box - same for all (with scroll if need be)
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i want the textboxes to be added just above the button so that the button is always below the newly created textboxes.
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Ok, so this is a complete thread hijack - probably would have been worth a new thread.
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I have produced code that replicates whatever is typed in the
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stamp once a button is clicked.
This all works fine, except for the sizes of the fonts. for
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When i make the dynamic text font smaller, it fits in fine,
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unreadable when typing it in.
any soultion to how to make my font consistent. I am assumin
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hi laura
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chech if you have mistype the instance names of your
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a text box to catch the primary key from report link when it is clicked
a number of elements (text boxes, check boxes and LOVs) which are used as data entry form.
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bundles of thanks for reply. i m going to elaborate.
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looking forward.

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How does one target a dynamic text box to change the border
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Thanks for the reinforcement, but I should of indicated what
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By certifying this script you showed me wher I went wron (not
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(OTOH I've been wrong a few times: APID, Rorohiko's script extensions -- http://www.rorohiko.com/ -- can perform a few tricks that used to be plugin-only. Check their website to see if there is something that sounds like your request.)

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