and for as2: http://objectpainters.com/blog/2008/10/12/finding-character-positions/
On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:24 AM, Matt Gitchell <m...@moonbootmedia.com>wrote: > Is this AS3? you can use TextField.getCharBoundaries() > > I used it in an experiment a while back here to pretty good effect: > http://www.moonbootmedia.com/interactive/m/textcompare.html > > --Matt > > > > On Mon, Feb 23, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Glen Pike <postmas...@glenpike.co.uk > >wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > You should be able to get the width of each sprite with the single > letter > > in??? > > > > Maybe mask the stream area out. Start each letter at x - letterWidth, > > increase the x after each interval, when the letter reaches x=0, create & > > show the next one, add it to your array. > > Loop through the array each timer increasing the x position of the > > letters, removing them when they reach the other side??? > > Something like that??/ > > Glen > > > > ali drongo wrote: > > > >> Hi there, I'm animating some letters that are dynamically created in > their > >> own sprites across the screen as if they are being fired in a stream. > >> Currently I am using a fixed width font so it's straight forward to find > >> their final position. My problem is that I need to use a non fixed-width > >> font and I don't know how to calculate the position of each letter. > >> > >> Any ideas very gratefully received! > >> > >> Thanks :) > >> Ali > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Flashcoders mailing list > >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > > > Glen Pike > > 01326 218440 > > www.glenpike.co.uk <http://www.glenpike.co.uk> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
