No way! They cut corners with their string object handling in Flash? I don't believe it!
;) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Fumio Nonaka > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:20 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] \r > > Interesting. How about the following statements, which don't include > any empty strings: > > // Frame action in the main timeline > var my0_str:String = newline; > my0_str += newline; > var my1_str:String = newline+newline; > > // [Debug] > [List Variables]: > Variable _level0.my0_str = "\n\n" > Variable _level0.my1_str = "\r\r" > > Flash 8.0/Mac OS X.4.6 > _____ > ryanm wrote: > > Well, it seems inconsistant, but it's not really > unexpected. Without > > the empty string both hard returns are appended to the end of the > > previous line, which isn't technically correct, but makes sense in > > context. With the empty string there is an empty line (your > new line), > > so a line feed is used to go to the next line. Hard return > ends a span > > of text by breaking to the next line. Line feed passes over > an empty > > line without moving the cursor, which is why a hard return > (a.k.a. a > > "carriage return") is needed at the end of a span of text. It's > > old-school logic based on how it would render on paper. If > you used a > > line feed without a carriage return, the "proper" way to > render it would > > be to move down one line without moving to the first > column. Without the > > empty string, though, there is no new line to pass over, so > the html > > kluge is to simply hard return again. > > Good luck, > > Fumio Nonaka > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.FumioNonaka.com/ > My books<http://www.FumioNonaka.com/Books/index.html> > Flash community<http://F-site.org/> > > _______________________________________________ > [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
