Hello Marc, This was discussed here about 2 or 3 month ago, and I've explored Nike's tool at that time.
As far as I can judge, in Nike uniform builder they're NOT using scriptable arching at all. Instead, there's a set of pre-made examples with a lot of frames in each. Then just gotoAndStop is used for letter/outline/etc. This way, it can be made even flash 6 (or 5) compliant :-). -- Best regards, GregoryN ================================ http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. > =========== Marc Hoffman wrote: > I need to dynamically distort user input text to fill a limited set > of shapes. For example, the user might type in "WINNERS" and select a > shape like the Arc d' Triomphe (flat-topped arch), and the tops of > all the letters would be flat but the bottoms would be curved. This > is more than just putting text on a curve -- it requires actually > distorting the individual letters. Nike has something similar to this > (but not exactly) on their custom uniform builder. See > http://www.niketeam.com/v2/new/Builders/Baseball/check_flash5.asp and > move through the steps until you reach the "Select Name Style," after > which you'll see the effect I'm after. Somehow they are able to skew > the letters, though they're not actually distorting any straight > lines into a curve, and all the letters keep the same height. > > Anyone know of something like this? Especially Flash 7-compliant? _______________________________________________ [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
