Ryan, I went with option number 1 and it is working like a champ. I did change one little thing:
last_item = curr_menu["item"+i-1+"_mc"]; to last_item = curr_menu["item"+(i-1)+"_mc"]; But it works wonderfully now. Thank you all for your help! -Aaron On 8/17/06, Ryan Potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey Aaron. The problem that I can see is that you are setting the x to the x of the current item, hence you are setting it to its own width. If you are trying to space them across the screen horizontally you need to get the x and width of the last clip. Another way to do it is to get the width of the container clip and use that. This only works if the container only contains the nav items. Option 1: // get the last clip (i-1) last_item = curr_menu["item"+i-1+"_mc"]; last_x = last_item._x; last_width = ast_item._width; // set the x to the last item x plus the last item width curr_item._x = last_x + last_width; Option 2: // set the x to the width of the container curr_item._x = curr_menu._width; Option 3: // Set a fixed width curr_item._x = i*100; -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Roberson Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 4:23 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Help Getting Size of Text Dynamically John, That is what I am trying to do but it's not working for some reason. Can you detect any problem or give me a suggestion with the following code: 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); //set text field to auto size with left alignment curr_item.name.autoSize = "left"; 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; // set movie clip width to the width of the text loaded from xml curr_item._width = curr_item.name.textWidth; // set x coordinate to the coordinate passed in times the width of the movie clip curr_item._x = x + i*curr_item._width; curr_item._y = y; Thanks, Aaron On 8/17/06, John VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there are many ways to do the spacing. if your mc is sized after the width > of the textfield, just add the witdh of the mc to its _x plus the 15px for > spacing to get the _x of the next mc. > > On 8/17/06, Aaron Roberson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm half way there... > > > > I figured out how to resize the movie clip based on the length of the > > text being loaded from the name attribute of the xml node. I added the > > following line to my code: > > > > curr_item.name.autoSize = "left"; > > > > Now I need to figure out how to make the spacing between each menu > > item 15px. Sounds simple, and is for others, but now that each movie > > clip is a different size I'm not sure how to do that. Any help on that > > would be appreciated! > > > > -Aaron > > > > On 8/17/06, Elena Blanco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > By size, are you referring to the length of the text (in this case the > > > name?) > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron > > > Roberson > > > Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 1:55 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 > > > > > > -- > John Van Horn > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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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