Animate Text using AS3
Does somebody know how to animate text (mx.controls.Text) for
color change? Thanks
I wouldn't be all that rough with negatives. You are, perhaps, on a right track with creating alphabet. The only thing is that you will need is all the characters drawn at runtime with drawing API (Graphics) and then manipulate letters' paths - path points.
Another approach could be to use BitmapData manipulations utilizing filters.
In any case, this is a quite advanced task and I doubt forum is a right format for getting an ultimate help.
Again, what you want to do is definitely possible.
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Dynamic Photo Gallery in Flash using AS3.0 and XML, but it doesn't work and missed up my app.
Hi,
I am creating an iPad app using AS3. The app contains three sections.
One of those sections (chocolate sources)contains Dynamic Photo Gallery using XML. The photos, thumbnails, and text in this section are loaded from XML.
I faced may issue when I tried to run this app:
The gallery photos didn't show up
The thumbnails (buttons to navigate the photo gallery) didn't show up at all. (The thumbnails should show up under the photo gallery box.)
The text doesn't show up (the text should be in every photo as describtion)
I want to include Swipe in the photo gallery, how can I do that?
When I click on "Chocolate Sources" button, the photo gallery appears in every section, here are print screens describe what I mean:
The photo gallery covers the home screen too.
Here is my XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<sources>
<section>
<details>
Cocoa tree exists in the tropics area, such as Central and South America.
</details>
<image>
<url>coca1.jpg</url>
</image>
</section>
<section>
<details>
Cocoa is supplied in many countries such as Indonesia, Ghana, Brazil, Ecuador and Cameroon.
</details>
<image>
<url>coca2.jpg</url>
</image>
</section>
<section>
<details>
Dark chocolate helps to relax and reduce the stress and blood pressure because it has antioxidants elements, which helps in vasodilatory process.
</details>
<image>
<url>coca3.jpg</url>
</image>
</section>
<section>
<details>
Chocolate provides energy and hyperactive sometimes because it contains high level of caffeine and sugar.
</details>
<image>
<url>coca4.jpg</url>
</image>
</section>
<section>
<details>
Chocolate could be mixed with many different flavors, such as mint, strawberry, orange, banana, vanilla, hazelnut, almond, coconut, and etc.
</details>
<image>
<url>coca5.jpg</url>
</image>
</section>
<section>
<details>
Chocolate is expressing of well hospitality and good time due to its lovely taste.
</details>
<image>
<url>coca6.jpg</url>
</image>
</section>
</sources>
And here is my Action Script for "Chocolate Sources" section:
stop();
function Choco1(evt:MouseEvent): void {
gotoAndStop('16');
choco_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,Choco1);
function Souc1 (evt:MouseEvent): void {
gotoAndStop ('31');
souc_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,Souc1);
function ShopIn1 (evt:MouseEvent):void {
gotoAndStop('46');
shops_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,ShopIn1);
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.display.Loader;
import fl.motion.MotionEvent;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.sampler.NewObjectSample;
import flash.text.TextFormat;
var xmlLoader: URLLoader = new URLLoader (new URLRequest("sources.xml"));
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, finishedXmlLoader);
var xmlFile:XML;
var xextend:int = 10;
var gal:galary = new galary ();
gal.x = 85;
gal.y = 165;
addChild(gal);
var txfe: TextField = new TextField ();
txfe.x = 25;
txfe.y = 45;
var tformat:TextFormat = new TextFormat ();
tformat.bold = true;
tformat.color = 0xFFFFFF;
tformat.size = "18";
tformat.font = "Arial";
txfe.defaultTextFormat = tformat;
addChild(txfe);
function finishedXmlLoader (e:Event): void{
xmlFile = new XML (xmlLoader.data);
var leng:int = xmlFile.image.length();
txfe.text = xmlFile.image.details[0];
for (var i:int = 0;i<leng;i++){
var b:thumbs = new thumbs ();
b.x = xextend;
b.y = 480;
b.buttonMode = true;
b.details = (i+1).toString();
addChild(b);
b.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, theMosover);
b.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, theMosout);
b.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onMosClick);
var bloader:Loader = new Loader();
bloader.load(new URLRequest("thumbs/" + (i+1) + ".jpg"));
b.addChild(bloader);
xextend += b.width + 50;
var loader:Loader = new Loader ();
loader.load(new URLRequest ("pictures/coca1.jpg"));
gal.addChild(loader);
function theMosover(m:MotionEvent):void{
m.currentTarget.alpha = 0.5;
function theMosout (m:MouseEvent):void{
m.currentTarget.alpha = 1.0;
function onMosClick(m:MouseEvent):void{
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(new URLRequest("pictures/" + m.currentTarget.details + ".jpg"));
gal.addChild(loader);
txfe.text = xmlFile.image.details[int(m.currentTarget.details) -1];
I need an urgent help to fix the errors and make this section work well.
thanks.try:
txfe.text = xmlFile.section[int(m.currentTarget.details) -1].details;
instead of
txfe.text = xmlFile.image.[int(m.currentTarget.details) -1];
and add your thumbs to gal, not the stage. when you're done with the gallery, remove gal. -
Creating AIR/Web Apps. with XML & E4X using AS3
Needing tips using AS3 with XML/E4X to make my project work over the server:
1) Here I'm having trouble trying to create a component with a 'GOOGLE MAP' with the user being able to input their location for directions with once submitting the get directions button that it generates the directions in the datagrid automatically.
2) Including a 'DATAGRID' for customers to be able to retain their info in a datagrid that has been updated by office personnel from an 'AIR APPLICATION' with a XML file that holds the customers info
/**the Component*/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<mx:Application xmlns:mx="http://www.adobe.com/2006/mxml" layout="absolute" xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark" width="1400" backgroundColor="#666666" xmlns:mx2="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" creationComplete="initApp(event)">
<mx:Style source="map_1.css"/>
<mx:XML id="customer_info.xml" source="Assets/customer_info.xml" />
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
/**Google Map Code API:http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/flash/tutorial-flexbuilder.html#DeclaringMa ps_&
_http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/googlemaps_api.html */
import com.google.maps.LatLng;
import com.google.maps.Map;
import com.google.maps.MapEvent;
import com.google.maps.MapType;
private function onMapReady(event:Event):void {
this.map.setCenter(new LatLng(31.683952973286058, -97.09904551506042), 14, MapType.NORMAL_MAP_TYPE);
click="processForm(event);"
private function processForm(event:Event):void { trace(from.text + " " + to.text); }
[Bindable]
public var directionsSteps:ArrayCollection = new ArrayCollection();
dataProvider="{directionsSteps}"
var directions:Directions = new Directions(); directions.addEventListener(DirectionsEvent.DIRECTIONS_SUCCESS, onDirectionsSuccess);
directions.addEventListener(DirectionsEvent.DIRECTIONS_FAILURE, onDirectionsFail);directions.load("from: " + from.text + " to: " + to.text);
Alert.show("Status:" + event.directions.status);
map.clearOverlays(); var directions:Directions = event.directions; var directionsPolyline:IPolyline = directions.createPolyline(); map.addOverlay(directionsPolyline);
var directionsBounds:LatLngBounds = directionsPolyline.getLatLngBounds(); map.setCenter(directionsBounds.getCenter()); map.setZoom(map.getBoundsZoomLevel(directionsBounds));
var startLatLng:LatLng = dir.getRoute(0).getStep(0).latLng;
var endLatLng:LatLng = dir.getRoute(directions.numRoutes-1).endLatLng; map.addOverlay(new Marker(startLatLng)); map.addOverlay(new Marker(endLatLng));
for (var r:Number = 0 ; r < directions.numRoutes; r++ ) { var route:Route = directions.getRoute(r); for (var s:Number = 0 ; s < route.numSteps; s++ )
{ var step:Step = route.getStep(s); directionsSteps.addItem(step);
directionsSteps.removeAll();
itemClick="onGridClick(event)"
privatefunction onGridClick(event:Event):void { var latLng:LatLng = directionsGrid.selectedItem.latLng;
var opts:InfoWindowOptions = new InfoWindowOptions(); opts.contentHTML = directionsGrid.selectedItem.descriptionHtml; map.openInfoWindow(latLng, opts);
var ServerPath:String = "http://www.sometext.com/";
var ServerPage:String = serverPath + "getCountries";
dataProvider="{directionsSteps}"
var directions:Directions = new Directions(); directions.addEventListener(DirectionsEvent.DIRECTIONS_SUCCESS, onDirectionsSuccess); directions.addEventListener(DirectionsEvent.DIRECTIONS_FAILURE, onDirectionsFail);
directions.load("from: " + from.text + " to: " + to.text);
Alert.show("Status:" + event.directions.status);
map.clearOverlays(); var directions:Directions = event.directions; var directionsPolyline:IPolyline = directions.createPolyline();
map.addOverlay(directionsPolyline);
var directionsBounds:LatLngBounds = directionsPolyline.getLatLngBounds(); map.setCenter(directionsBounds.getCenter());
map.setZoom(map.getBoundsZoomLevel(directionsBounds));
var startLatLng:LatLng = dir.getRoute(0).getStep(0).latLng; var endLatLng:LatLng = dir.getRoute(directions.numRoutes-1).endLatLng; map.addOverlay(new Marker(startLatLng));
map.addOverlay(new Marker(endLatLng));
for (var r:Number = 0 ; r < directions.numRoutes; r++ ) { var route:Route = directions.getRoute(r); for (var s:Number = 0 ; s < route.numSteps; s++ )
{ var step:Step = route.getStep(s); directionsSteps.addItem(step); } }
directionsSteps.removeAll();
itemClick="onGridClick(event)"
import flash.events.IOErrorEvent;
import flash.events.SecurityErrorEvent;
var sender:URLLoader;
var sendPage:URLRequest;
var sendVars:URLVariables;
initApp;
function initApp:void {
var ServerPath:String = "http://localhost/silverfoxcc/";
var url:String = serverPath + "login.aspx";
sender = new URLLoader();
sendPage = new URLRequest(url);
sendPage.method = URLRequest.POST;
sendvars = new URLVariables();
SUBMIT.btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);
sender.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
sender.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.SECURITY_ERROR, securityErrorhandler);
function clickhandler(e:MouseEvent:void{
var suppSUBMIT:String = username_txt.text;
var suppRESET:String = reset_txt.text;
if (suppSUBMIT.length > 0 && suppRESET.length > 0) {
message_txt.text = "";
sendVars.submit = suppSUBMIT;
sendVars.reset = suppRESET;
sendPage.data = sendVars;
sender.load(sendPage);
else{
message_txt.text ="You must enter a last name and customer identification before clicking the submit button."
function completeHandler(e:Event):void{
var xmlResponse:XML = XML(e.target.data;
var userMessage:String;
if (xmlResponse.text().toString() == "true") {
userMessage = "Congratulations, information is retrieved"'';
else {
usermessage = "Information to be retrieved failed. Please try again";
message_txt.text =userMessage;
function ioErrorHandler(e:IOErrorEvent):void{
message_txt.text = e.text;
function securityErrorHandler(e:SecurityErrorEvent):void {
message_txt.text = e.text;
/**Foundation for Ed: XML & E4X-Chapter 9: COMMUNICATION WITH THE SERVER*/
import mx.events.FlexEvent;
import xmlUtilities.XMLLoader;
import flash.events.IOErrorEvent;
import flash.events.SecurityErrorEvent
private var serverPath:String = "http://localhost/FOE/";
private function initApp(e:FlexEvent):void {
myXMLLoader = new XMLLoader();
myXMLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
myXMLLoader.addEventListener(IOErrorEvent.IO_Error, IOErrorHandler);
SUBMIT.btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, clickHandler);
private function completeHandler(e:Event):void{
var userMessage:String;
var response:String =myXMLLoader.response().toString();
if (response:String = myXMLLoader.response().toString();
if (response == true"){
usermessage = "Congratualtions. You were successful";
else{
userMessage = Login failed. Please try again";
message_txt.text = userMessage;
private function clickHandler(e:MouseEvent):void{
var SUBMIT:String = submit_txt.text;
var RESET:String = reset_txt.text;
vars myVars:URLVariables = new URLVariables();
if (username.length > 0 && password.length > 0) {
myVars.SUBMIT = submit;
myVars.CUSTMER ID = customerid;
myXMLLOADER.loafxml("login.aspx, myVars);
else {
message_txt.text = "You must enter a last name and customer id before clicking the submit button"
private function IOErrorHandler(e:IOErrorEvent):void{
message_txt.text = e.text;
private function securityErrorHandler(e:SecurityErrorEvent):void{
message_txt.text = e.text;
/**Foundation for Ed: XML & E4X-Chapter 8: MODIFYING XML CONTENT WITH ACTIONSCRIPT 3.0*/
import mx.events.FlexEvent;
import mx.events.ListEvent;
import mx.collections.XMLListCollection;
import xmlUtilities.MyXMLLoaderHelper;
import mx.events.FlexEvent;
import mx.events.DataGridEvent;
private function initApp(e:Event):void {
/add testing lines here
private var myXMLLoader:MyXMLLoaderHelper;
private function initApp(e:FlexEvent):void {
myXMLLoader = new MyXMLLoaderHelper();
myXMLLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, completeHandler);
myXMLLoader.addEventListener("xmlUpdated", xmlUpdatedHandler);
authors_cbo.addEventListener(ListEvent.CHANGE, changeHandler);
addRow_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, addClickHandler);
delete_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, deleteClickHandler);
books_dg.addEventListener(DataGridEvent.ITEM_EDIT_END, itemEditEndHandler);
authors_cbo.labelFunction = getFullName;
myXMLLoader.loadXML("Assets/customer_info.xml", "lastname");
private function completeHandler(e:Event):void {
authors_cbo.dataProvider = myXMLLoader.getChildElements("author");
tree_txt.text = myXMLLoader.getXML().toXMLString();
books_dg.dataProvider = myXMLLoader.getBooks(0);
private function getFullName(item:Object):String {
return item.authorFirstName + " " + item.customerLastName;
private function changeHandler(e:Event):void {
books_dg.dataProvider = myXMLLoader.getBooks(e.target.selectedIndex);
private function addClickHandler(e:MouseEvent):void {
var newBookName:String = name_txt.text;
var newPublishYear:String = year_txt.text;
var newBookCost:String = cost_txt.text;
var authorIndex:int = authors_cbo.selectedIndex;
if(newBookName.length > 0 && newPublishYear.length > 0 && newBookCost.length > 0) {
myXMLLoader.addBook(authorIndex, newBookName, newPublishYear, newBookCost);
private function deleteClickHandler(e:MouseEvent):void {
var bookIndex:int = books_dg.selectedIndex;
var authorIndex:int = authors_cbo.selectedIndex;;
if (books_dg.selectedIndex != -1) {
myXMLLoader.deleteBook(authorIndex, bookIndex);
private function itemEditEndHandler(e:DataGridEvent):void {
var authorIndex:int = authors_cbo.selectedIndex;
var dg:DataGrid = e.target as DataGrid;
var field:String = e.dataField;
var row:int = e.rowIndex;
var col:int = e.columnIndex;
var oldVal:String = e.itemRenderer.data[field];
var newVal:String = dg.itemEditorInstance[dg.columns[col].editorDataField];
if (oldVal != newVal) {
myXMLLoader.modifyXMLTree(authorIndex, dg.columns[col].dataField, row, newVal)
private function xmlUpdatedHandler(e:Event):void {
books_dg.dataProvider = myXMLLoader.getBooks(authors_cbo.selectedIndex);
tree_txt.text = myXMLLoader.getXML().toXMLString();
]]>
</mx:Script>
<s:Panel x="9" y="257" width="459" height="383" contentBackgroundColor="#666666" backgroundColor="#666666" chromeColor="#FCF6F6" title="DIRECTIONS TO SILVER FOX COLLISION CENTER:" fontSize="14">
<s:TextInput x="55" y="7" contentBackgroundColor="#030000" height="17" width="392"/>
<mx:Label x="3" y="6" text="FROM:" fontSize="14" color="#FDF9F9"/>
<s:TextInput x="1114" y="637" contentBackgroundColor="#FCF7F7" height="17" width="213"/>
<s:Button x="1337" y="634" label="GET DIRECTIONS" focusColor="#FBFCFD" chromeColor="#666666" color="#FEFEFE" width="141" fontSize="14"/>
<mx:Label x="1088" y="637" text="TO:" fontSize="12" color="#FDFBFB"/>
<s:Button x="295" y="56" label="GET DIRECTIONS" focusColor="#FBFCFD" chromeColor="#666666" color="#FEFEFE" width="157" fontSize="12"/>
<s:TextInput x="55" y="31" contentBackgroundColor="#070000" height="17" width="392"/>
<mx:Label x="25" y="30" text="TO:" fontSize="14" color="#FDFBFB"/>
</s:Panel>
<mx2:DataGrid x="10" y="54" width="458" height="104" color="#666666" contentBackgroundColor="#060000" borderColor="#030000" fontSize="8" focusColor="#666666" chromeColor="#030000" selectionColor="#666666" dropShadowVisible="true" rollOverColor="#FFFFFF">
<mx2:columns>
<mx2:DataGridColumn headerText="LAST NAME:" dataField="col1"/>
<mx2:DataGridColumn headerText="DESIGNATED DUE DATE:" dataField="col2"/>
<mx2:DataGridColumn headerText="STATUS UPDATED:" dataField="col3"/>
<mx2:DataGridColumn headerText="CUSTOMER ID:" dataField="col3"/>
</mx2:columns>
</mx2:DataGrid>
<mx:Text id="directionsSummary" width="100%"/> <mx:DataGrid id="directionsGrid" dataProvider="{directionsSteps}" width="100%" height="100%" sortableColumns="false" />
<mx:Text id="directionsCopyright" width="100%"/>
<mx:HBox> <mx:Label text="From: " width="70"/> <mx:TextInput id="from" text="San Francisco, CA" width="100%"/> </mx:HBox>
<mx:HBox> <mx:Label text="To: " width="70"/> <mx:TextInput id="to" text="Mountain View, CA" width="100%"/> </mx:HBox>
<s:Label x="11" y="38" text="LAST NAME:" color="#FCFBFB" fontSize="14" verticalAlign="top"/>
<s:TextArea x="96" y="32" width="145" height="18" focusColor="#FCFAFA" color="#010000" contentBackgroundColor="#000000" id="message_txt" text="{xmlService.lastResult.toString()}>
<s:Label x="273" y="37" text="CUSTOMER ID;" fontSize="14" color="#FDFBFB"/>
<s:TextInput x="376" y="32" width="89" height="18" focusColor="#FCF9F9" color="#FAF8F8" contentBackgroundColor="#040000"/>
<s:Button x="318" y="212" label="RESET" focusColor="#F8FAFB" color="#FEFBFB" chromeColor="#666666" fontSize="12"/>
<s:Button x="393" y="212" label="SUBMIT" focusColor="#F8F9FA" color="#FFFBFB" chromeColor="#666666" fontSize="12"/>
<s:TextArea x="10" y="160" width="458" height="48" color="#FEF8F8" contentBackgroundColor="#050000"/>
<mx:Panel x="483" y="31" width="750" height="609" layout="absolute" backgroundColor="#666666" borderVisible="true" dropShadowVisible="true" chromeColor="#FDF9F9">
<mx:VBox x="26" y="7" height="559" width="708">
<maps:Map xmlns:maps="com.google.maps.*" id="map" mapevent_mapready="onMapReady(event)" x="500" y="25" width="700" height="550" key="ABQIAAAA9YXHa-b0xqHBMiooUNYUbhRpa9TAnukyOWjhoGl3Y9H2BJoi9xSrm6cnM0lBZ4lCtqRLxKpQK_eb Rg" sensor="true"/>
</mx:VBox>
</mx:Panel>
</mx:Application>
/**the AIR APPLICATION*/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<s:WindowedApplication xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx" backgroundColor="#666666" width="854" height="348" creationComplete="initApp(event)">
<s:HTTPService id="customer_info" url="data/customer_info.xml" resultFormat="e4x" result="resultHandler(event)"/>
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
/**FLEX 4 Bible: Chapter 24- Managing XML w/ E4X*/
private var xmlData:XML;
private function resultHandler(event:ResultEvent):void
xmlData = event.result as XML:
]]>
</mx:Script>
<fx:Declarations>
<!-- Place non-visual elements (e.g., services, value objects) here -->
</fx:Declarations>
<mx:Image source="@Embed('Assets/logo.png')" x="1" y="0" width="760" height="168"/>
<s:Label x="96" y="126" text="Last Name:
" color="#FFFFFF" fontSize="20" fontFamily="Times New Roman"/>
<s:Label x="13" y="218" text="Designated Due Date:
" fontSize="20" fontFamily="Times New Roman" color="#FBF8F8"/>
<s:Label x="63" y="186" text="Status Updated:
" color="#FCF5F5" fontSize="20" fontFamily="Times New Roman"/>
<s:TextInput x="192" y="125" width="196"/>
<s:TextInput x="193" y="215" width="195"/>
<s:TextInput x="193" y="185" width="195"/>
<s:Label x="80" y="158" text="Customer ID:" color="#FDFCFC" fontSize="20" fontFamily="Times New Roman"/>
<s:TextInput x="192" y="155" width="196"/>
<s:Button x="243" y="241" label="RESET"/>
<s:Button x="317" y="241" label="UPDATE" focusColor="#666666"/>
</s:WindowedApplication>
/**the Customer Information XML*/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<allNames>
<name namesID="1">
<nameLastName>Ambrose</nameLastName>
<customerids>
<customerid customerID="1">
<customerID>777777</customerID>
</customerid>
</customerids>Hi All,
please note that we found the problem. The problem was that we didn't configure under:
"Configuration-> Security -> Message Security -> SOAP" the voprrect provider to handle the security.
After that was done (extract of domain.xml) the message was understood.
<provider-config class-name="com.sun.identity.agents.jsr196.as9soap.AMServerAuthModule" provider-id="AMServerProvider-UserNameToken-Plain" provider-type="server">
<request-policy auth-source="content"/>
<response-policy auth-source="content"/>
<property name="providername" value="UserNameToken-Plain"/>
</provider-config>unfortunately the next problem occured I will post in a new thread.
Edited by: rankin_ut on Jan 26, 2009 4:43 AM -
Dynamic Text and changing Text in AS3
I have a Dynamic Text box in my Library. I drag it to my main stage and give it a name..it is now a movieclip. The name is 'mcAdmin'. I added an event listener for MOUSE_OVER. I want the text to change color, but for now I'm just trying to change the text; however, it's not displaying the change in text I want. I do a trace, and the change is in there on the output window, but it is not displayed as such. How can I :
1) use AS3 to change the font color of the text
2) use AS3 to change the text and have it display?
function onMouseOver_txtAdmin(e:MouseEvent):void
Mouse.cursor="button";
//Current mcAdmin text is 'Administration'
//I want to change the color of Administartion on Mouse_Over
//but to test if I can get to anything, I'm just trying to change the text.
mcAdmin.text="Hello";
trace(mcAdmin.text);
mcPPMB.alpha=.5;
mcASB.alpha=.5;
mcISO.alpha=.5;
mcEA.alpha=.5;
mcAdmin.alpha=1;
mcAdmin.scaleX=1.25;
mcAdmin.scaleY=1.25;
Thanks.1st
give the textfield a name, if it hasn't already (sounds like you put it in a movieclip).
to change the text set the text property of your text field
like this
myTextField_txt.text = "here is the text";
or if it is inside a movieclip
myClip_mc.myTextField_txt.text = "here is the text";
To change the color you would need to put a TextFormat on it. To keep the same fontsize, font etc. you could first get the TextFormat from your existing Textfield, change the color of the TextFormat and set it on the TextField.
// get the Textformat of the first character
var TF:TextFormat = myTextField.getTextFormat(0,1)
// set the font color
TF.color = 0xff0000;
// put it on the whole text
myTextField.setTextFormat(TF) -
Adding html into edge animate text box from external js file
I have a text field in edge animate that I want to update with a score. The function that is used to click and update the score is in an enternal file so I'm trying to figure out how to get my edge animate div to be read by jquery in the external file. This is what I have so far in the external js but it isn't reading the edge animate text field properly:
external .js file:
AdobeEdge.coinCounter += 250; // this calls the variable coinCounter which was set in edgeActions.js and updates it from the original 0 value
alert(AdobeEdge.coinCounter); // this shows it works and updated correctly
var comp = AdobeEdge.getComposition("EDGE-172492634");
var stage = comp.getStage();
stage.sym.$("gameText").html(AdobeEdge.coinCounter); // this is where things go wrong. I want this updated value to read back into the textbox called "gameText" that is in the edgeAnimate composition
stage.sym.$("gameText").html("NewText"); // nothing reads to the "gameText" textbox; something must be wrong how I am referencing it outside of edgeActions in the external .js file
Would someone mind helping me reference the textbox "gameText" correctly so I can input my new value? Thank you!!Thank you. The learning curve is taking me awhile. It works now:
var checking = AdobeEdge.getComposition("EDGE-172492634").getStage().$("gameText").text();
alert(checking); //yay!
Thanks Joel! -
Is there a way to use AS3 in slide presentation?
I'm trying to use text effects, but cannot get them to work in a slide presentation. Is there anyway to utilize AS3 in this AS2 based function? I need to use a slide show so that the presenter can control the speed of his presentation.
it doesn't matter how you create an flv or what you use to create an flv. if it's a valid flv you can play it using as2 and you can play it using as3.
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Creating a long text using ABAP code.. fm SAVE_TEXT
When you create an order via IW31 one of the options is to click on the text button and create a long text. I am basically trying to mimic this action from within my ABAP code.
The text id details are as follows:
Text Name 500000015000046 which is (5000000 + order number)
Language EN
Text ID KOPF Order header text
Text Object AUFK Order text
If i manually create the text within the transaction i am then able to view and update it via function modules READ_TEXT and SAVE_TEXT. But if the text has not already been created READ_TEXT obviously returns nothing as it does not exist and SAVE_TEXT does not seem to created it!
Anyone know how i would go about creating this text using ABAP code?
Hope this make a bit of sense
Thanks in advance
MartI have implemented the code as i think it should be. See below, can any see what is wrong. If i add init_text it makes no difference and adding the commit_text just makes it hang
DATA: IT_TEXTS type standard table of TLINE,
wa_texts like line of it_texts,
wa_txtheader type THEAD.
wa_txtheader-TDID = 'KOPF'.
wa_txtheader-TDSPRAS = 'EN'.
wa_txtheader-TDNAME = '500000015000056'.
wa_txtheader-TDOBJECT = 'AUFK'.
wa_texts-tdformat = '*'.
wa_texts-tdline = 'hello'.
append wa_texts to it_texts.
wa_texts-tdformat = '*'.
wa_texts-tdline = 'hello'.
append wa_texts to it_texts.
wa_texts-tdformat = '*'.
wa_texts-tdline = 'hello'.
append wa_texts to it_texts.
wa_texts-tdformat = '*'.
wa_texts-tdline = 'hello'.
append wa_texts to it_texts.
wa_texts-tdformat = '*'.
wa_texts-tdline = 'hello'.
append wa_texts to it_texts.
wa_texts-tdformat = '*'.
wa_texts-tdline = 'hello'.
append wa_texts to it_texts.
CALL FUNCTION 'SAVE_TEXT'
EXPORTING
CLIENT = SY-MANDT
HEADER = wa_txtheader
INSERT = 'X'
SAVEMODE_DIRECT = ' '
OWNER_SPECIFIED = 'X'
LOCAL_CAT = ' '
IMPORTING
FUNCTION =
NEWHEADER =
TABLES
LINES = IT_TEXTS
EXCEPTIONS
ID = 1
LANGUAGE = 2
NAME = 3
OBJECT = 4
OTHERS = 5
IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.
MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO
WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.
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HOW can I enter text using Japanese character sets?
The "Text, Plates, Insets" section of the LOOKOUT(6.01) Help files states:
"Click the » button to the right of the Text field to expand the field for multiple line entries. You can enter text using international character sets such as Chinese, Korean, and Japanese."
Can someone please explain HOW to do this? Note, I have NO problem inputting Hirigana, Katakana, and Kanji into MS WORD; the keyboard emulates the Japanese layout and characters (Romaji is default) and the IME works fine converting Romaji, and I can also select charcters directly from the IME Pad. I have tried several different fonts with success and am currently using MS UI Gothic.ttf as default. Again, everything is normal and working in a predictable manner within Word.
I cannot get these texts into Lookout. I can't cut/paste from HTML pages or from text editors, even though both display properly. Within Lookout with JP selected as language/keyboard, when trying to type directly into the text field, the IME CORRECTLY displays Hirigana until <enter> is pressed, at which point all text reverts to question marks (?? ???? ? ?????). If I use the IME Pad, it does pretty much the same. I managed to get the "Yen" symbol to display, though, if that's relevant. As I said, font selected (in text/plate font options) is MS UI Gothic with Japanese as the selected script. Oddly enough, at this point the "sample" window is showing me the exact Hirigana character I want displayed in Lookout, but it won't. I've also tried staying in English and copying unicode characters from the Windows Character Map. Same results (Yen sign works, Hirigana WON'T).
Help me!
JW_TechJW_Tech,
Have you changed the regional setting to Japanese?
Doug M
Applications Engineer
National Instruments
For those unfamiliar with NBC's The Office, my icon is NOT a picture of me
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How to read a local file using as3 in a flash object in HTML? [urgent]
My web site contains a flash object.
I want to use as3 to read some local .txt file
by getting the user directory of the file.
i know AIR can support this by sth like:
File.desktopDirectory.resolvePath
but when i open a AIR file for this, it seems
the action cant be run when i embed it in html.
And i tried to use the above function in a normal
flash file in the action script.
But it cant recognize the File. class..
How can it be done ?
It's reli urgent,
please help...
Thanks !a web based flash app can't detect user directories. you can use the filereference class'es browse method to let the user locate a file in any directory the user wants. flash can then retrieve the file's name and type. but, as mentioned before, flash can't determine the file's directory.
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How do I create a play button for movie clip using AS3
Hello.
Bit new to this and have been searching the adobe forums and google. I am trying to create a button that will play an imported MovieClip.
I have a movie clip that I've imported into it's own layer (Layer1) Frame 1. I've given the MovieClip an instance name of foundationMovie.
I've created a button and have that on its own layer(Layer2) above layer1, it is also in Frame 1.
I've added a
stop (); action to layer2
The video is not set to autoplay.
I want the video to start playing when the viewer clicks the button. I know I've got to put some kind of event listener using AS3 in my timeline somewhere.
I've found some code and I've been trying to work with it. I'm sure I've mutilated it beyond usability but this is what I've got.
stop ();
player.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,play);
function play(event:MouseEvent)
gotoAndPlay("foundationMovie");
If someone could point me the right direction or help me with my code I would really appreciate it. Thanks.First, you need to clear up what you are working with... a movieclip and a video are usually entirely different things.
Next, your code may get you started on your way with some changes. You shouldn't use "play" as a function name due to there already being a play() method/function in Flash.
If the movieclip is a movieclip and has an instance name of "foundationMovie", and your button has an instance name of "player" then the following adjusted code would normally work...
stop ();
player.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,playMovie);
function playMovie(event:MouseEvent)
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When I send a text using siri the recipient shows that the text came from my email. How do I fix that so it show that the text came from my phone number and not my email address?
Settings > Messages > Send & Receive > Start new conversations from:
Only your phone number is selected. -
Issue in retrieving Optenset text using FormattedValues
I have a plugin, registered on create of record in post operation. From PluginContext, I got that entity record and tried to read the Optionset text using formattedvalues. But Formattedvalues for that field is not available though that optionset field has
value. Below is the sample code snippet that I have used.
EntityrecAppContract = context.InputParameters["Target"]
asEntity;
recAppContract.Contains(
"vc_allocationtype") ? recAppContract.FormattedValues["vc_allocationtype"]
: string.Empty;
Earlier this code was working fine. But it is throwing error "the given key was not present in the dictionary" now.
Please suggest some solution for this issue.
ThanksThe Target InputParameter does not include any data within FormattedValues. You can get the data through the Crm metadata, as Andrii suggests above, or you could do an additional Retrieve of the record (though this depends on whether the plugin runs on
a pre or post step), which would return data in FormattedValues
Microsoft CRM MVP - http://mscrmuk.blogspot.com/ http://www.excitation.co.uk -
Purchse Order Text using SECATT
Dear all
I am using SECATT for material master uploading. I want to upload Purchase Order Text using SECATT
Please suggest me how can I upload same using SECATT.
VipinHi,
According to my knowledge with help of SECATT purchase order text cannot be uploaded. Because purchase order text is not stored in any table. Its better to follow BDC program to upload thr purchase order text. Ihope this will help you. thanks. -
"Recognize Text Using OCR" Option Grayed Out in Acrobat 9 Pro (9.5.1)
Running Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro. I'm working with electronically filed court documents. I regularly use the OCR tool (Document -> OCR Text Recognition -> Recognize Text Using OCR...) on these court documents.
Problem is, every once in awhile, I'll run into a document where the "Recognize Text Using OCR" option is inexplicably grayed out. I have no idea what is causing this. I have checked the Document Properties and confirmed there are no security restrictions for the document. It happens inconsistently, in that OCR will work with a document filed by an attorney in one case, but it won't work in the same kind of document filed by the same attorney in a different case.
Any help getting OCR to work on these few rogue documents is appreciated!Form created with LiveCycle Designer are XML forms in a PDF wrapper and many of the usual PDF properties are not available. This is like embedded rich media in a PDF. If you want to research this, Adobe and ISO have the PDF Reference manual available as a free download.
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Cannot export text using Acrobat 9 Pro
Hello all,
I have a .pdf file that I want to export as text using Acrobat 9 Pro.
File / Export menu appears to offer this, as does the help. But mousing over the arrow to the right of the Export / Text menu
brings up no options. I can export as .ps if I want to, but not text, or html.
Is this an installation option (I checked, and I didn't see any option for this)?
Or does the program refuse to export files with certain attributes?
Or is my installation likely to be broken in some way?
Best Regards,
Adrian Stephens
IEEE 802.11n Technical EditorYou can typically use the copy&paste or use Save As. I am not exactly sure what you mean by export other than one of these two options as suggested in the complete help (I am on AA8 here). It may be that there is no text to export. A lot of the older IEEE pubs are simply scans with no text. You would have to OCR the paper to get the text to export in such a case. If you posted a sample file, maybe we could be of more help.
Maybe you are looking for
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How to set transceiver mode to 2-wire TXRDY Auto from Visual Basic
I am using a PCMCIA-485 adapter to interface to some RS-485 sensors. The sensors are connected using a 2-wire interface. I have developed an application in Visual Basic to control the various sensors. However, the application is dependent on the PCMC
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Cataloge or libraries problem?
I wished to add pictures from an old catalog into a new catalog & I read here that the best way was to first copy existing to a separate drive, where presumably you give it a new name. You would then open this catalog & once it's open you then tells
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Initial 4402 and VLAN Config Questions
We have a 4402 connected through a 3750 with ints as follows: ap-manager/untagged/192.168.1.241/yes management/untagged/192.168.1.244/n s.p./na/172.16.0.1/n v/na/1.1.1.1/n wireless/100/10.10.0.1/n Internal DHCP Server enabled at 192.168.1.241 In view
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Hi Gurus, In text search index is there any way to know which documents are indexed and which are not. thanks in advance saby
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LabVIEW Core 1 and Core 2 training effectiveness
I'm scheduled to take LabVIEW core 1 and core 2 training in the second week of October. I would like to get an idea on how effective this training is, and how to approach it. I work in a test and measurement lab and we use LabVIEW to automate our tes