Nice one! That works a treat. Thanks a lot
Paul -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Muzak Sent: 09 March 2008 12:44 To: Flash Coders List Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Insert new line in dynamic text loaded from xml Use html: <english><![CDATA[Mouse Controls: <br />Control your hand using the mouse]]></english> And enable html on the textfield and set its htmlText property, rather than the text property _txt.html = true; _txt.htmlText = stringFromXML; Check the docs for TextField (AS2): http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/00002190.html If you're using a TextArea component, same deal, except that you assign the text to the .text property, as the TextArea does not have an htmlText property. Check the docs for TextArea (AS2): http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/00003506.html In AS3 you don't have to specify html=true for a TextField, it works like the AS2 TextArea. http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/text/TextFie ld.html http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/fl/controls/TextAr ea.html regards, Muzak ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Steven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Flash Coders List'" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 12:12 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Insert new line in dynamic text loaded from xml > Can someone let me know how I can insert a newline in some dynamic text. > > Basically I have some instructions in my flash movie that are loaded from an > external xml file. In the following I would like the text after "Mouse > Controls:" to start on a new line. > > <clockGameMouseControl> > <english><![CDATA[Mouse Controls:Control your hand using > the mouse]]></english> > <french><![CDATA[Commandes de souris:Commandez votre main > en utilisant la souris.]]></french> > </clockGameMouseControl> > > I have tried using \n as follows > > <english><
