Jason, I used textfield.autoSize = "left" which seems to fix half of my problem. Maybe I can use textfield.textWidth to fix the other half - which is to get the menu items to be evenly spaced from one another and not spaced on a static value.
I post back... Aaron P.S. That textfield is "name". On 8/17/06, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
XML is actually not relevant to the question here. Only the text string you get from it is. Once the text string is in a TextField, you should just be able to use the TextField.textWidth property. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Roberson >>Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:55 PM >>To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>Subject: [Flashcoders] Help Getting Size of Text Dynamically >> >>I am creating a dynamic drop down menu using XML and I am having >>trouble spacing out each menu item. >> >>Is there a way of determing the size of the text in each xml node? >> >>Thanks for your help, >>Aaron >> >>P.S. This menu is based on a tutorial at kirupa.com. >> >>Here is the XML: >> >><?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> >><menu name="navigation"> >> <item name="Home" link="http://whitehorsemedia.com"; /> >> <menu name="About Us" >>link="http://whitehorsemedia.com/about/index.cfm";> >> <item name="Our Name" >>link="http://whitehorsemedia.com/about/name.cfm"; /> >> <item name="News" >>link="http://whitehorsemedia.com/about/news.cfm"; /> >> <item name="We Believe" >>link="http://whitehorsemedia.com/about/believe.cfm"; /> >> <item name="Staff" >>link="http://whitehorsemedia.com/about/staff.cfm"; /> >> <item name="Projects" >>link="http://whitehorsemedia.com/about/projects.cfm"; /> >> </menu> >></menu> >> >>Here is the ActionScript: >> >> >>// generates a list of menu items (effectively one menu) >>// given the inputted parameters. This makes the main menu >>// as well as any of the submenus >>GenerateMenu = function(container, name, x, y, depth, node_xml) { >> // variable declarations >> var curr_node; >> var curr_item; >> var curr_menu = container.createEmptyMovieClip(name, depth); >> >> // for all items or XML nodes (items and menus) >> // within this node_xml passed for this menu >> for (var i=0; i<node_xml.childNodes.length; i++) { >> // movieclip for each menu item >> curr_item = curr_menu.attachMovie("menuitem","item"+i+"_mc", >>i); >> curr_item._x = x + i*curr_item._width; >> curr_item._y = y; >> curr_item.trackAsMenu = true; >> >> // item properties assigned from XML >> curr_node = node_xml.childNodes[i]; >> curr_item.link = curr_node.attributes.link; >> curr_item.name.text = curr_node.attributes.name; >> >> // item submenu behavior for rollover event >> if (node_xml.childNodes[i].nodeName == "menu"){ >> // open a submenu >> curr_item.node_xml = curr_node; >> curr_item.onRollOver = curr_item.onDragOver = >>function(){ >> var x = 200; >> var y = this._y + this._height; >> GenerateMenu(curr_menu, "submenu_mc", x, y, >>1000, this.node_xml); >> // show a hover color >> var col = new Color(this.background); >> col.setRGB(0xf4faff); >> }; >> }else{ // nodeName == "item" >> curr_item.arrow._visible = false; >> // close existing submenu >> curr_item.onRollOver = curr_item.onDragOver = >>function(){ >> curr_menu.submenu_mc.removeMovieClip(); >> // show a hover color >> var col = new Color(this.background); >> col.setRGB(0xf4faff); >> }; >> } >> >> curr_item.onRollOut = curr_item.onDragOut = function(){ >> // restore color >> var col = new Color(this.background); >> col.setTransform({ra:100,rb:0,ga:100,gb:0,ba:100,bb:0}); >> }; >> >> // any item, menu opening or not can have actions >> curr_item.onRelease = function(){ >> Actions["goToURL"](this.link); >> CloseSubmenus(); >> }; >> } // end for loop >>}; >> >>// create the main menu, this will be constantly visible >>CreateMainMenu = function(x, y, depth, menu_xml){ >> // generate a menu list >> GenerateMenu(this, "mainmenu_mc", x, y, depth, menu_xml.firstChild); >> // close only submenus if visible durring a mouseup >> // this main menu (mainmenu_mc) will remain >> mainmenu_mc.onMouseUp = function(){ >> if (mainmenu_mc.submenu_mc && >>!mainmenu_mc.hitTest(_root._xmouse, >>_root._ymouse, true)){ >> CloseSubmenus(); >> } >> }; >>}; >> >>// closes all submenus by removing the submenu_mc >>// in the main menu (if it exists) >>CloseSubmenus = function(){ >> mainmenu_mc.submenu_mc.removeMovieClip(); >>}; >> >>// This actions object handles methods for actions >>// defined by the XML called when a menu item is pressed >>Actions = Object(); >>Actions.gotoURL = function(urlVar){ >> getURL(urlVar, "_blank"); >>}; >> >>// load XML, when done, run CreateMainMenu to interpret it >>menu_xml = new XML(); >>menu_xml.ignoreWhite = true; >>menu_xml.onLoad = function(ok){ >> // create main menu after successful loading of XML >> if (ok){ >> CreateMainMenu(200, 250, 0, this); >> } >>}; >>// load first XML menu >>menu_xml.load("menu.xml"); >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>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 _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
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