Re: FLASH: More text field scrolling questions

[Mark Sheppard]

Robert wrote:

> You can use "_level1" but I find it easier to keep track of MC's inside

MC's

> that could be inside another MC. Get that? :-)

> You can load a movie inside a movie inside a movie without having to worry

> about what level you are on.


My layout is very simple in this site:

Main level

6-7 swf.s all loaded at various times into level1

a sound track on level 2

and 4-5 movies loaded into PlaceHolder MCs


but this does seem like a good practice to get into.


> I suspect your text field is called "content", so make sure the text in

the

> text file is like this "content=all+the+news+etc..............." and your

> "content" variable field is on the base level of your "news page" MC, then

> you can address it directly with "/newsPage:content.scroll" or use the

tell

> target.


THANK YOU!!!!

after three days of headaches it is finally working : )


two main problems were:

1.)not knowing what or if to target -  the text field or the level

2.) not targeting correctly -   was using "_level1"  instead of "_level1/"


I thank you, my wife thanks you!    (I've been a pain to live with all

weekend!)

----------------------------------------

Mark Sheppard

aka Zachnefein

zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com

>

>

on 30/5/00 10:42 AM, Mark Sheppard at zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com wrote:

>

> > Ok I see what you are saying here, I have used placeholder MCs before.

> > But do i then use a tell target to pass the variables on to the

textfield?

> >

> > Loading the text it's self is not a problem, but I still don't

understand

> > how to pass

> > the variable "content.scroll" = content.scroll + 1 on to where it is

> > interpreted.

> >

> > On (Press, Drag Over, Drag Out)

> > Begin Tell Target ("news page")

> > Set Variable: "clicks" = clicks + 1

> > If (content.scroll < content.maxscroll)

> > Set Variable: "content.scroll" = content.scroll + 1

> > End If

> > End Tell Target

> > End On

> >

> > If so, couldn't the same thing be done in theform it sits now

> > i.e.   Begin Tell Target ("_level1")

> >

> > Please excuse me for being so dense I"ve never done any type of

programming

> > at all before.

> > ----------------------------------------

> > Mark Sheppard

> > aka Zachnefein

>

> zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >> Hi Mark,

> >>

> >> First you should load your "news page" into a placeHolder MC, this can

be

> > a

> >> blank MC (say with a name like "newsPage"), remember that the "news

page"

> >> MC's top left corner will load into the center of the blank "newsPage"

> >> placeHolder.

> >> Now you have a easy path to follow for Tell Target commands.

> >>

> >>

> >> Then you load your text into the MC "newsPage".

> >>

> >> ie. Load Variables ("news.txt", "newsPage")

> >>

> >>

> >> As for variable text file names, do this:

> >>

> >> Set Variable "whichNews"=1

> >> Load Variables ("news"&whichNews&".txt", "newsPage")

> >>

> >> making sure that you have the URL field set to be an Expression.

> >>

> >> Hope this works for you.

> >>

> >> Robert

> >>

> >

>

>> on 30/5/00 7:21 AM, Mark Sheppard at zach29columbus [dot] rr [dot] com wrote:

> >>

> >>> I have set up a scrollable text field also , which is importing from a

> > text

> >>> file. (tut. on Mooks)

> >>>

> >>> The problem I am running into is that I want to use continuous

feedback

> >>> buttons to control it, and don't know how to pass the variable "up?"a

> > level

> >>> from the MC that acts as the button.

> >>>

> >>> I have the main time line and a "news page" that is loading into level

1

> >>> with the textfield.

> >>> Then two MCs which are each 4 frames with 2 layers containing the

> > buttons.

> >>> Every other frame has a button with :

> >>> *MC up arrow:

> >>>

> >>> On (Press, Drag Over, Drag Out)

> >>> Set Variable: "clicks" = clicks + 1

> >>> If (content.scroll < content.maxscroll)

> >>> Set Variable: "content.scroll" = content.scroll + 1

> >>> End If

> >>> End On

> >>>

> >>> Also the variable "clicks" is used to set the text field back to line

> > one

> >>> when loading new text files (old news) so that variable also needs to

be

> >>> sent . (This works ok on a plain button so far)

> >>> To load a new text file the button action is:

> >>>

> >>> On (Release)

> >>> Set Variable: "content.scroll" = content.scroll -clicks

> >>> Load Variables ("news.txt", 1)

> >>> End On

> >>>

> >>> Another question is, is it possible to have the text file to be loaded

> > set

> >>> as a variable so I can have one button to load subsequently older

news?

> > i.e.

> >>> news1.txt   news2.txt    news3.txt.

> >>>

> >>> Actually it would be really cool to have these listed in reverse order

> > so

> >>> the end client could just rename the current news to

> >>> news5.txt if news.txt 1,2&3 allready existed.

> >>>

> >>> I am definatley new to actionscripting, and sometimes it really feels

> > like

> >>> my head is about to explode : )

> >>>

> >>> Thanks in advance

> >>> ----------------------------------------

> >>> Mark Sheppard

>

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