Paul Steven wrote: > I am creating a crossword where the words and clues are read in from an xml > file. I need to be able to display the clues in a small area hence these > will need to scroll. I also need to highlight a particular clue if the word > on the crossword is clicked. Problem is that some clues will be on more than > one line so I am not sure how best to approach this and would appreciate > some advice. Also I need to include a function to toggle the text between > small and large. Btw I am programming this in Flash 8 with AS2.<snip> > Any advice on how best to deal with this would be really appreciated.
Gary Rosenzweig has a really good book, "Macromedia Flash MX ActionScript for Fun and Games". I'm pretty sure it has the source for a crossword game in it, and it's AS2. It's pretty cheap--around a dollar on Amazon. He also has an updated book with AS3 code, "ActionScript 3.0 Game Programming University". I haven't used this book, but I did use a similar book he had for Director, and I adapted his crossword code for the now defunct Learning Network. It's pretty good code, and easy to adapt. My version might even still be up on Family Education Network (www.fen.com). I haven't checked, but they inherited everything from Learning Network. Cordially, Kerry Thompson _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
