No, the end user will not have capabilities to create .swfs. They are going to be inserting images. Even still, how would you insert a .swf with an IMG tag? I haven't heard of that before. Good to know if you can.
Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Grden >>Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 9:04 AM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow onquestion >> >>Sorry if you guys already covered this, but is it possible to use SWF's >>instead of bitmaps? >> >>the image tag supports loading of SWF's, and I would think you *could* >>(meaning, I've not tried it) include onRelease method that handles the >>removal of said SWF? >> >>On 8/9/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>I would have thought (i.e. I've not tried it) that once the image is >>> in >>> >>the textfield that users could just select/delete it as though it >>> where >>> >>just another piece of text??? >>> >>> Nope - well, kind of, that's only partially true. You cannot select the >>> picture itself, but if you select the space character where the image >>> tag is "invisibly" located and delete that, the IMG tag gets deleted as >>> well, thus removing the picture. So you can do it, but it's not >>> intuitive to the user on how to find that space and do that, especially >>> if they forgot where they put it. But it would be really nice if it >>> were true that you could select the picture directly. Unless someone >>> knows otherwise, but this is what appears to be the case in my tests. >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Giles Taylor >>> >>Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 4:28 AM >>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow >>> onquestion >>> >> >>> >>I would have thought (i.e. I've not tried it) that once the image is >>> in >>> >>the textfield that users could just select/delete it as though it >>> where >>> >>just another piece of text??? >>> >> >>> >>Giles >>> >> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> Merrill, >>> >>Jason >>> >>Sent: 08 August 2006 17:38 >>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow >>> >>onquestion >>> >> >>> >>>>You could scan through the textfield.htmlText value (i.e. the code) >>> >>and >>> >>>>relate the selection index in the rendered output to the actual >>> index >>> >>in >>> >>>>the code, then insert your image code in the textfield.htmlText. >>> >>>>I have done this previously (for a different reason) by just running >>> >>two >>> >>>>counters as I looped through each character in the code, one counter >>> >>>>counts every character and the other ignores characters that are >>> part >>> >>of >>> >>>>a tag. >>> >>>> >>> >> >>> >>Thanks Giles. That is what I was trying to avoid, especially since I >>> >>need to give the user editing capability - so they can add and remove >>> >>the tag at any time when editing the text. Could get messy real quick >>> >>and be bug-prone. I think I might opt instead for keeping images out >>> of >>> >>the HTML altogether, and just use a MovieClip they load content into >>> and >>> >>position. It won't allow the text to wrap around the image, but oh >>> >>well. >>> >> >>> >>Thanks for the many responses! >>> >> >>> >>Jason Merrill >>> >>Bank of America >>> >>Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Giles Taylor >>> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 4:41 AM >>> >>>>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>>>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow >>> >>onquestion >>> >>>> >>> >>>>I think that replaceSel() acts on the rendered output rather than >>> the >>> >>>>code, so it thinks that you want to actually display the text that >>> you >>> >> >>> >>>>entered rather than adding it to the code (hope that makes sense!) >>> >>>> >>> >>>>You could scan through the textfield.htmlText value (i.e. the code) >>> >>and >>> >>>>relate the selection index in the rendered output to the actual >>> index >>> >>in >>> >>>>the code, then insert your image code in the textfield.htmlText. >>> >>>>I have done this previously (for a different reason) by just running >>> >>two >>> >>>>counters as I looped through each character in the code, one counter >>> >>>>counts every character and the other ignores characters that are >>> part >>> >>of >>> >>>>a tag. >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Bit of a pain, but I hope it helps, >>> >>>>Giles >>> >>>> >>> >>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> >>Merrill, >>> >>>>Jason >>> >>>>Sent: 07 August 2006 23:25 >>> >>>>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>>>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow >>> >>>>onquestion >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Oh, and to follow up with some further information: >>> >>>> >>> >>>>It seems to only encode those HTML entities when I use >>> >>>>TextField.replaceSel(). If I just add the <img> tag string on to >>> the >>> >>>>htmltext field value, it works: >>> >>>> >>> >>>>//works: >>> >>>>test_txt.htmlText += "<img src=\"mountains.jpg\" width=\"350\" >>> >>>>height=\"120\" />"; >>> >>>> >>> >>>>//fails - shows literal text, and encodes entities: >>> >>>>test_txt.replaceSel("<img src=\"mountains.jpg\" width=\"350\" >>> >>>>height=\"120\" />"); >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Am I left with splitting the string in two, inserting the <img> tag, >>> >>and >>> >>>>re-assembling the string? Or is there a way to get replaceSel() to >>> >>work >>> >>>>with HTML tags? >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Thanks, >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Jason Merrill >>> >>>>Bank of America >>> >>>>Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [mailto:flashcoders- >>> >> >>> >>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Merrill, Jason >>> >>>>>>Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 5:55 PM >>> >>>>>>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>>>>>Subject: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash - follow >>> on >>> >>>>question >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>Getting back to this question I had back on Aug 1, thanks for the >>> >>>>ideas. >>> >>>>>>I've built a basic HTML text editor in Flash using the TextFormat >>> >>>>class. >>> >>>>>>Since I need to save the resulting HTML string back to a database, >>> >>it >>> >>>>>>works great. >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>However, now I need to insert images into the HTML - which isn't >>> >>>>>>supported by the TextFormat class. So I was thinking I could just >>> >>>>>>insert an img tag string into the textField using >>> >>>>>>TextField.replaceSel(), like this: >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>test_txt.replaceSel("<img src=\"mountains.jpg\" width=\"350\" >>> >>>>>>height=\"120\" />"); >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>So that part works fine, but when I re-render the textField, the >>> >>image >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>does not show (doesn't render as HTML), it shows the literal <img >>> >>>>>>scr=...etc. characters in the textField (even though it is an HTML >>> >>>>>>textfield). I thought maybe I needed to re-render the textfield, >>> so >>> >>I >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>left the frame and then jumped back to it, and it still shows the >>> >>>>>>literal HTML. So in testing the value of the html TextField, I >>> >>found >>> >>>>>>the <> and \" characters I inserted have been changed to encoded >>> >>>>>>entities in the HTML string: >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>><img src="mountains.jpg" width="350" >>> >>>>>>height="120" /> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>Why is that and how can I fix this? It would be pretty messy to >>> >>use >>> >>>>>>the XML object to decode those entities - why are they getting >>> >>>>rendered >>> >>>>>>that way in the first place? >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>Thanks, >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>Jason Merrill >>> >>>>>>Bank of America >>> >>>>>>Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>>>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>[mailto:flashcoders- >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Booth >>> >>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:43 AM >>> >>>>>>>>To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' >>> >>>>>>>>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash? >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>I just did exactly this, a couple of days ago. I created a >>> class >>> >>>>that >>> >>>>>>can >>> >>>>>>>>apply any kind of supported HTML formatting. The idea seemed >>> >>>>daunting >>> >>>>>>at >>> >>>>>>>>first, but the class is relatively small. You can assign/remove >>> >>>>>>textfields >>> >>>>>>>>that it should "watch". I don't have it here with me right now, >>> >>but >>> >>>>>>here's >>> >>>>>>>>the basics: >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>It doesn't use replaceText at all. >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>I have a switch statement for the various textformat options >>> (some >>> >>>>are >>> >>>>>>>>Boolean (bold, italic, etc) and some have arguments (leading, >>> >>size, >>> >>>>>>etc). >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>When the textfield has focus use an interval to get the >>> beginIndex >>> >>>>and >>> >>>>>>>>endIndex. You can clear the interval onkillFocus. >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>Then in your setFormat function >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>Public function setFormat (type, arg):Void { >>> >>>>>>>> var temp_fmt:TextFormat = >>> currentField.getTextFormat(beginIndex, >>> >>>>>>>>endIndex); >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> switch (type) >>> >>>>>>>> { >>> >>>>>>>> case "bold": >>> >>>>>>>> case "italic": >>> >>>>>>>> case "underline": >>> >>>>>>>> //etc... >>> >>>>>>>> { >>> >>>>>>>> temp_fmt[type] = temp_fmt[type] == false >>> ? true >>> >>>>>>: >>> >>>>>>>>false; >>> >>>>>>>> break; >>> >>>>>>>> } >>> >>>>>>>> case "leading": >>> >>>>>>>> case "align": >>> >>>>>>>> case "size": >>> >>>>>>>> //etc... >>> >>>>>>>> { >>> >>>>>>>> temp_fmt[type] = arg; >>> >>>>>>>> break; >>> >>>>>>>> } >>> >>>>>>>> } >>> >>>>>>>> currentField.setTextFormat(beginIndex, endIndex, >>> temp_fmt); } >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>This should give you a head start. >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>- James >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>-----Original Message----- >>> >>>>>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>>>>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>> >>>>>>Merrill, >>> >>>>>>>>Jason >>> >>>>>>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:11 AM >>> >>>>>>>>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>>>>>>>Subject: [Flashcoders] WSIWYG HTML text editor in Flash? >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>Two related questions. In a nutshell, trying to make a WSIWYG >>> >>HTML >>> >>>>>>text >>> >>>>>>>>editor for Flash 7. >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>Question 1: >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>Has anyone created an HTML text editor component or class of >>> some >>> >>>>kind >>> >>>>>>>>in Flash? Basically, having a textfield containing a paragraph >>> of >>> >>>>>>text >>> >>>>>>>>the user can apply bold, size, font, etc. to - I assume it would >>> >>use >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>>>something like: >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>textfield.replaceText(Selection.getBeginIndex(),Selection.getEnd >>> In >>> >>de >>> >>>>x( >>> >>>>>>), >>> >>>>>>>>theNewString) >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>or something to that effect. >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>So to my second question, I was able to get the above working, >>> but >>> >>>>the >>> >>>>>>>>html Textfield would not apply the new HTML tags, it would show >>> >>them >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>>>literally when replaceText was used. Initially, I set the text >>> >>with >>> >>>> >>> >>>>>>>>textField.htmlText = myText and renders fine with the bolding, >>> but >>> >>>>>>>>textField.replaceText() seems to not allow the textfield to show >>> >>the >>> >>>>>>>>bold tags applied - it shows the literal tag. Any ideas? >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>Basically, would like to create a WSIWYG HTML text editor (flash >>> >>7), >>> >>>>>>but >>> >>>>>>>>from what I read in the archives, it's a lot harder than it >>> sounds >>> >>>>and >>> >>>>>>>>maybe not even possible in Flash right now, but I don't want to >>> >>give >>> >>>>>>up >>> >>>>>>>>too early. It seems that all the basic methods are available, >>> >>there >>> >>>>>>are >>> >>>>>>>>just some quirks to work out with the Textfield class. >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>Thanks, >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>Jason Merrill >>> >>>>>>>>Bank of America >>> >>>>>>>>Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>_______________________________________________ >>> >>>>>>[email protected] >>> >>>>>>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>>>>>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>>>>>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>>>>>http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>> >>>>[email protected] >>> >>>>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>>>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>>>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>>>http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>>>_______________________________________________ >>> >>>>[email protected] >>> >>>>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>>>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>>> >>> >>>>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>>>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>>>http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>> >>[email protected] >>> >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> >>> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>http://training.figleaf.com >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>> >>[email protected] >>> >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >> >>> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> >>http://www.figleaf.com >>> >>http://training.figleaf.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> [email protected] >>> To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>> http://www.figleaf.com >>> http://training.figleaf.com >>> >> >> >> >>-- >>[ JPG ] >>_______________________________________________ >>[email protected] >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
