dynamic text in imported swfs

Scheme138 · 10-19-2005, 11:05 AM

so i have a movie that imports another movie. the imported movie calls on dynamic text from a text file. the text shows up fine if i view the imported movie by itself, but when i view my main movie, and import the other movie, just the scroll bars, etc show up....not the dynamic text.

is this an issue with flash 8 or is there something more i need to do?

thnx

SteveSloan · 10-25-2005, 05:22 PM

I have the same problem, you can trace the textbox and it says the text is in there but nothing displays, and i have been setting the htmlText.

oldnewbie · 10-25-2005, 05:48 PM

Are using the BOLD and/or ITALIC along with the NORMAL style of the font you've used?
Did you embed the font?

Scheme138 · 10-25-2005, 10:40 PM

EMBEDDING! what do you know! it worked! now the only other problem i have is that my text file needs to expand height-wise depending on how much text is imported into it. but i have to give the text field a height size. is there a way to make it dynamic?

Scheme138 · 10-25-2005, 11:31 PM

actually i should clarify. i already have the text field with the circle for a handle, but all it does is make the text field very narrow. i still have to set the height. then when i load the text when i test the movie, the text box doesnt expand.

like its setting the dynamic text field size, THEN loading the text. instead of first loading the text, then adjusting the text field size accordingly.

SteveSloan · 10-31-2005, 04:02 PM

give this a try, it might work, might not though.

ActionScript Code:

myTextbox.autoSize = true;

Scheme138 · 11-01-2005, 02:13 AM

wow. i cant beleive it was that simple. thanks a million!

10-19-2005, 11:05 AM	#1
Scheme138 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	dynamic text in imported swfs so i have a movie that imports another movie. the imported movie calls on dynamic text from a text file. the text shows up fine if i view the imported movie by itself, but when i view my main movie, and import the other movie, just the scroll bars, etc show up....not the dynamic text. is this an issue with flash 8 or is there something more i need to do? thnx

10-31-2005, 04:02 PM	#6
SteveSloan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 37	give this a try, it might work, might not though. ActionScript Code: myTextbox.autoSize = true;

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10-25-2005, 05:22 PM	#2
SteveSloan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 37	I have the same problem, you can trace the textbox and it says the text is in there but nothing displays, and i have been setting the htmlText.


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10-25-2005, 05:48 PM	#3
oldnewbie Banned by AS.org Staff Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,534	Are using the BOLD and/or ITALIC along with the NORMAL style of the font you've used? Did you embed the font?

10-25-2005, 10:40 PM	#4
Scheme138 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	EMBEDDING! what do you know! it worked! now the only other problem i have is that my text file needs to expand height-wise depending on how much text is imported into it. but i have to give the text field a height size. is there a way to make it dynamic?

10-25-2005, 11:31 PM	#5
Scheme138 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	actually i should clarify. i already have the text field with the circle for a handle, but all it does is make the text field very narrow. i still have to set the height. then when i load the text when i test the movie, the text box doesnt expand. like its setting the dynamic text field size, THEN loading the text. instead of first loading the text, then adjusting the text field size accordingly.

11-01-2005, 02:13 AM	#7
Scheme138 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 9	wow. i cant beleive it was that simple. thanks a million!