Dynamic text resizes when loaded?

I made sure to set the stage to noScale but I am still having
a strange problem that is driving my nuts. If I make a static text
box it will not resizing when I compile and preview or upload the
swf. However, if I make a dynamic text box, the text size increases
slightly when i complile the swf. This makes fine tuning the layout
of web pages extremely difficult because what i see on the stage is
not the same size as what i see when the swf is complied. Has any
one else had this problem or know how to solve it because its
really starting to drive me nuts?

The only time you should see a size difference is when you
take text out of a movie clip that has been scaled. Hit Crtl-t to
get the Transform window and see if the object is %100

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Linking a class to a dynamic text field to load XML data.

Hi,
I'm quite new to ActionScript and would be grateful for any help here.
I want to load text into a dynamic text field (called 'about_tab') using a class depending on the language selected (by clicking on a flag icon) by the user.
I managed to get this to work when the ActionScript was written directly in the timeline, but am having problems with doing the same thing via a class.
This is my class file:
package
import flash.display.SimpleButton;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.net.URLLoader;
import flash.events.Event;
public class ChangeLang extends SimpleButton
public function ChangeLang()
addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, switchLang);
trace("ChangeLang class working");
public function switchLang(event:MouseEvent):void
var lang = event.target.name;
var req:URLRequest = new URLRequest("languages/"+lang+".xml");
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var substance:XML;
function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void
trace("function xmlLoaded is running");
substance = new XML(loader.data);
about_tab.text = substance.about_lbl;
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
loader.load(req);
Here's one of my XML files (the other is the same except "About" is written in German):
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<about_lbl>About</about_lbl>
</substance>
When I run it, it returns my trace statements that the class ChangeLang and the function xmlLoaded are running, but no text appears in the dynamic text field (I should/want to see the word 'About'). I get this error message:
1120: Access of undefined property about_tab
The problem, I'm guessing, is in the part in red in my code. I think I need to target the text field in the display list by creating a reference to it. If so, could someonw point out how I do this, or perhaps a tutorial that would help. I've tried adding the word stage (i.e.,stage.about_tab.text = substance.about_lbl; ) but it still doesn't connect. I guess there's something really simple I'm missing, so I apologize if this comes across as a stupid question
Thanks for any help.

Hello flashrocket!
I'm also new to AS3 and I've just started using external classes and I think I know what you should do to put your code to work.
Instead of using the text field you created inside your flash file, why don't you use the "TextField" class to create an instance of this object? It's the exact same thing as when you create and instantiate a new text field inside Flash.
First, import flash.text.*; (includes classes like TextField, TextFieldAutoSize, TextFormat, TextFormatAlign, etc)
Than you just have to create a var like
public var about_tab : TextField;
or
public var about_tab : TextField = new TextField();
then, to adjust the properties of this tab you use dotsyntax as if it where on your stage like:
about_tab.x = 50; about_tab.alpha = .5; etc...
you can even create a function to "config your textField"
          private function createAndConfigTextField() : void {
               about_tab = new TextField(); //you only need this line if you
          // only typed something like "public var about_tab:TextField;
          // if instead you used "public var about_tab:TextField = new TextField(); outside
          // this function, just skip this first line because you already have an instance of
          // text field named "about_tab"...
                        about_tab.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER;
               about_tab.background = true;
               about_tab.border = true;
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               format.font = "Arial";
               format.color = 0x000000;
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               addChild(about_tab);
This is just an example of what you can do... I hope you get it... let me know if you have any doubt...

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How can I solve this problem.

the easiest (and not very elegant way) is to add textfields that contain those fonts (and embed them). you can remove your textfields from the display list or otherwise, make them not visible on-stage.

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i have used dynamic text field for UI Lebels, text is comming
from xml file.i have TextFormat as well .
when i publish and see out put in swf file it is looking good
and all the text in the same place where i have placed it. but if i
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It is a very simple to solve issue:
There is a line break in your CSS code on the main page in the background image url.
Current Firefox versions do not like that.
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background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin:0;
color:#E895CC;
font: x-small "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, Sans-serif;
font-size/* */:/**/small;
font-size: /**/small;
text-align: center;
</code>
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<code>body {
background:#000000 url("http://lh4.ggpht.com/_fKjKe5YUrXg/SjKITFBNaxI/AAAAAAAADWI/u5ohtFDhVc0/black-%20lighter.jpg");
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background-attachment: fixed;
background-repeat: no-repeat;
margin:0;
color:#E895CC;
font: x-small "Trebuchet MS", Trebuchet, Verdana, Sans-serif;
font-size/* */:/**/small;
font-size: /**/small;
text-align: center;
</code>

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I've put the skeleton of something here:
http://www.leetilford.com/tests/portfolio.html
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Baffling?

Yes. I just deleted all text boxes (including buttons) and
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I had embedded the fonts before.
The files are clones of the portfolio.swf which comes up
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Load Multiple Dynamic Text Files in Different frames on Maintimeline

Hello!
I have managed to load an external text file in one place one the maintimeline. I would like to do the same thing on other frames. When I go to duplicate the same thing that I did on the first one I get a duplicate textReq request. Do I need to give the textReq a more specific name for each section? When I did this the movie wouldn't even recognize and of the code that was working before.
Can anyone help me with this code? Thanks in advance
I am attaching link so you can see sections I am talking about. Also you will notice that the swf file I loaded won't go away. That's another problem...ugh.
Here is link:
http://www.sandraschmitt.com/coclico/index100.html
Here is code on maintimeline:
stop();
import fl.transitions.*;
import fl.transitions.easing.*;
import flash.net.URLRequest;
import flash.display.Loader;
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
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Textfields: What I like to do, mainly for peace of mind, is to have a layer that I dedicate to actionscript that only has code in frame 1 but it extends the full length of the timeline so that this code is available to every frame on any other layer. In this frame I put variables and functions that can get used/shared wherever they happen to be needed. I usually create another separate layer for actions types of actionscript... stuff that happens at the local frame level, like stop();, or like assigning a variable a new value, etc... things local to being at that frame/location. So with that in mind
In frame 1 on my shared-by-everyone layer, I'd probably declare the variable....
var textReq:URLRequest;
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textReq = new URLRequest("text_philosophy.txt");
along with the rest of the local execution regarding loading the file, etc...
SWF's:
Yeah, pretty much, and it becomes an object that has a home on the timeline, so if you move away from that frame the swf doesn't follow.

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hey,
like the headline says i have a problem wit a dynamic text which i load from a .php file
Just in a container, if I load it on its own it works correctly
example: www.borgball.at.tc (Gästebuch)
www.borgball.at.tc/gaestebuch.swf
its the same file both times.
Structure: Main(root)-->container
code:
count = new LoadVars();
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
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Hi,
At the moment im using the variable option of a dynamic text
box to load text. The variable is loaded into the swf via an
external htm file that has multiple variables in it (i dunno if
that makes sense but you know how you can load in a set of
variables from an html like eg. down below):
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in the link anyway just incase it helps or someone can explain what
they are doing. Can anyone help me with this??
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Cheers
Damien

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dongzky wrote:
> Actually, there was no code involved. The dynamic text,
with borders around it,
> I tried to put a value for testing. It works fine when
run. But when called
> by another movie clip, although the movie with the
dynamic text still loads,
> the text won't display anymore. Even the borders were
gone.
Than again, it's a bug on your end :)
Dynamic text is a text container, it's to be use with
dynamically given data, from
source file or variable string on timeline. It's not meant to
be for regular text
display. You need to use Static text. The fact that you can
see it it's just flash
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getting more complex.
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using them, does not
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Urami
<urami>
If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS
</urami>

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Hi guys,
im building a flash website and the first page has dynamic text fields that load text via xml, that all works fine. But when i create a dynamic text field further up the time line for the second page ( i use the same code all at the fist frame of the timeline) and nothing loads. if i have an instance of the text on the first page at the start of the time line it will load on the next page (further up the time line). Ii have stop and click to go and play in the code to break up the pages.
I am a little lost, as i normally use static text.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
cheers

Ah found out myself the hard way that i need to put the text feild inside its own symbol!
only took me all morning

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