FLASH: Basic questions

[Ray Weisling]

I just joined this list (sorry to add even more potential volume to a 

high-traffic channel), and already spotted a few familiar names from 

my long-term subscription to FreeHand-L.


I am just getting started with Flash after six years in print media 

with FH. My area of interest is not animation but rather static 

graphics that can be manipulated by the viewer. The application is 

cartography.


Some itching questions that I have:


1. Is there any way that a script can get the user zoom level? This 

would allow, in maps, for certain text sizes to be turned off. As one 

zooms in on a map, area text, for example, becomes very large and 

should be made invisible, or at least fade to a light, 

transparent-like effect.


2. Or has there ever been any desire for a feature where you supply 

text with conditional controls (visible or hidden) based on the 

player magnification, say specified in pixels (character height). For 

example, if you could have a text item only visible when its 

character height was between 12 and 36 screen pixels in height, it 

would drop out when very small and also when very large. I guess this 

is wish-list stuff, eh?


I'll probably come up with some embarrassing newbie questions as I 

learn more and work myself into a tight spot.


Thanks all.


Raymond Weisling


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