Text Layout

[nomis_take]

Is there any way in flash to make text follow a certain path like a cirkel? or a wave-line... ?
Thanx again!!!

[nomis_take]

Maybe not really something actionscript like but...

Is there any way in flash to make text follow a certain path like a cirkel? or a wave-line... ?

Thanx again!!!

[nomis_take]

Is there any way in flash to make text follow a certain path like a cirkel? or a wave-line... ?
Thanx again!!!

[nomis_take]

Is there any way in flash to make text follow a certain path like a cirkel? or a wave-line... ?
Thanx again!!!

[ludo1313]

Yes. Put each letter as an object. Script your curve (using functions, sine, cosine, whatever you want). Put each letter on the curve using actionscript.

[Billystyx]

Have a look at www.billystyx.co.uk at downloads->flash flas-> page 9

There is a fla named 3d motion with balls. Find the code in there relating to the ball that follows the circle, and you can adapt that (instead of attaching a ball clip, you can attach letters.)
But, to do what you are asking, I would just type a word, break-apart (from modify menu), and then reposition each letter around a circle inside an mc. Remove the circle when you are done, drag the mc to the stage and give it an instance name ('letters').
Then add this code to the timeline

letters._rotation +=2;

By shrinking/stretching the mc, you can get different effects, and very simple.

billystyx

[nomis_take]

Billystyx,
3d Motion With Balls, Dragable Corners links on this page are mixed up i guess... :D
The thing : "break-apart (from modify menu), and then reposition each letter around a circle inside an mc. Remove the circle when you are done, drag the mc to the stage and give it an instance name ('letters')" is a idea but not a nice way of doing it he :rolleyes:

I'm already using Photoshop...

[Billystyx]

No, I always think AS is the nicest way of doing anything:)
Woops - I meant to fix that the other day and forgot - thanks for reminding me.

Cheers,

billystyx

[guiltfilter]

As far as I know you cant. You can change the orientation of text in the Property panel and you could also break apart (Ctrl+B) your text and rotate the letters individually. You may be able to do it with action script as well.

You may have to import the text from illustrator or freehand.

[nomis_take]

Wel, i've don the job with Fireworks. There you can make text follow a certain path. Then you can save your work as a *.swf file wich is easy to import in

[nomis_take]

Wel, i've don the job with Fireworks. There you can make text follow a certain path. Then you can save your work as a *.swf file wich is easy to import in flash...

Yes actionscript is a nice way for doing stuff or making stuf work but it's not the most elegant way for just putting some text on the right place. It works but is not really workable...

[Billystyx]

but it's not the most elegant way
Well, that's not entirely true (re AS). It depends on your level of skill with it.(and I am not suggesting that you have less and I have more - just that it is obviously harder to implement starting off from a designer's perspective)

But I think I know what you mean, and as far as I know there is no way of attching the broken aprt text to a circle.

If you use AS, once you've done it (made a function to attach text to a circle), you could put it in a class and use it for any project with a lot less effort the second time around. Which is where the elegance comes in...

billystyx

[nomis_take]

yeah, as is indeed nice en elegant once it's coded. The thing was that i just needed some text in a crikel just for a quick look at a design... and since i'havent been working with classes it would have been quit some work just to try a design...

But I will soon encounter other advantages of classes so the will become part of my intelligence! :)

Thanx for the input anyway!

[nomis_take]

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