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NukeDesign
10-14-2008, 07:16 AM
ok this is kinda buggin me i have created a splash page for my site got all the buttons to work etctec

now what im looking for its maybe a tutorial on how to get a XML drivin marquee onto the splash page iv designed the area for it i just duno how to add one in can someone please help me here iv looked all over the net for a tutorial i cannot find one WHY? this some kinda like topsecret code? lol

im using cs3

atomic
10-14-2008, 07:24 AM
These?

http://www.krazydad.com/bestiary/bestiary_basic_ticker.html

http://www.krazydad.com/bestiary/bestiary_effects_ticker.html

http://www.krazydad.com/bestiary/bestiary_xml_ticker.html

NukeDesign
10-14-2008, 07:33 AM
yes thats what i want but for some reason i cannot add that to what i want cause well i dont know how i always come up with errors... been tryin for hours now:confused:

basicly ic created a box in the are i want the marquee converted to a MC
i want the marquee in the transparent box only but when i add the AS to it errorrs out

says somthin need need to appear in onclip event or somthin?? im so lost with this

this is exactly what i want...

http://www.flashden.net/item/dynamic-scrolling-marquee/13323

i have bought this aswell but i cannot move it to where i want... or resize it

atomic
10-14-2008, 01:26 PM
Can you attach your .fla?

NukeDesign
10-14-2008, 01:45 PM
sure here goes

basically there is a "bar" above the COD logo i want the marquee in there well the fla should know u wnat i mean just check on the layers.

sry had to use filefactory

atomic
10-14-2008, 09:59 PM
Try this...

NukeDesign
10-15-2008, 03:20 AM
:cool: ok you officially RAWK! thanks you much atomic ! much appreciated

atomic
10-15-2008, 05:34 PM
Grrrrrrrreat! ;)

NukeDesign
10-20-2008, 01:31 AM
heh having issues with maqruee XML loads but no text appears?

atomic
10-20-2008, 02:51 AM
The text is there but it's y coordinate is wrong, and the text is higher on the screen than the mask itself...

Thus change this line,

From:

myText._y = (Stage.height/12) - (myText._height/2)-3;

To:

myText._y = (Stage.height/12) - (myText._height/2)+30;

NukeDesign
10-20-2008, 05:22 AM
i know it had to be somthin so simple its stupid lmao thank you much again atomic!

atomic
10-20-2008, 06:01 AM
Grrrrrrrreat! ;)