multi-line flash text

jordan_ · Post by **jordan_** » Wed Oct 22, 2003 22:58

i'm wondering if it is possible to enter more lines than one - when working with the flash text variable in resolume. i can enter one line but when i pust enter to continue typing some more lines - the clip begins to blink between the two lines rather than allowing me to continue typing. anyone out there know a way around this either in resolume or in designing my text variables in flash? any input is much appreciated...

lotech_ · Post by **lotech_** » Thu Oct 23, 2003 04:58

Spaces allow some control - if you make your text field 2 or more lines spaces before or after words can push them around abit.

jordan_ · Post by **jordan_** » Sat Oct 25, 2003 07:26

still having the same problem - when i try to enter my own text in resolume, as soon as the text moves down to the second line, my clip starts to blink on and off. i'm wondering why i can't type more words....

syzygy_ · Post by **syzygy_** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 00:30

I have this problem too - it's like resolume is sending new line codes to flash and it is confusing it - it flicks between the different lines of text rather than treating them all as one line...

I'm goin gto look for a way to strip ou the newlines in flash but it would be better if resolume just sent one long line of text unless the user puts returns in themselves.

Dan.

syzygy_ · Post by **syzygy_** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 00:40

setting the text to multiline in flash doesn't solve the problem...

Dan.

syzygy_ · Post by **syzygy_** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 02:51

okay, I have achieved a partial solution...

with the following actionscript in first frame of the movie:

if(text == null)
{
text = "";
}

fixedText = text;

while(fixedText.indexof(String.fromCharCode(10)) != -1)
{
index = fixedText.indexof(String.fromCharCode(10));
leftText = fixedText.slice(0,index);
rightText = fixedText.slice(index+1, text.length);

fixedText = leftText + rightText;
}

and the dynamic text set to display the fixedText variable, the bahviour is now that the text is displayed line by line, with the lines chosen seeminly at random.

This is better than the flickering, but ideally I'd like it so that the lines are displayed in sequence (I'm building a ticker style movie)

If anyone can provide any ideas then please do speak up.

If the resolume guys can provide details of exactly how the text is sent to the flash movie then that would be really useful - it seems that there is something more complex that just dumping the text to the movie going on...

Cheers,

Dan.

jordan_ · Post by **jordan_** » Fri Oct 31, 2003 22:43

dan...

yeah - i've tried the multi-line feature in flash as well and it doesn't work for me either - it sounds like you are making some progress - and i hope we can figure it out. thanks.

syzygy_ · Post by **syzygy_** » Mon Nov 03, 2003 18:56

we used the flash movie on Friday night, with the lines played randomly - we just chose the 40 character lines of text so that it didn't really matter what order they were played in.

I'm really interested to find out whether the multiline randomness is something that resolume is doing or something that flash is doing - it would be greatto be ableto do both random and sequential.

Dan.

syzygy_ · Post by **syzygy_** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 13:39

Any chance of some info on what resoluem sends to flash when it does multi line flash text or do I have to grab the data myself?

Dan.

jordan_ · Post by **jordan_** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 23:08

hey dan...

you might just try shooting bart an email... i'm interested to know as well.

thanks