No problem :) This is using AS3. Where do you have problem with? Sid
> is this using as2 as im trying to do it in as3 so am a bit confused > > -----Original Message----- > From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com > [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Sidney de > Koning > Sent: 25 August 2009 15:22 > To: Flash Coders List > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] spacing horizontal dynamic xml menu textfields > > Yup that is correct. X and width, Y and height. > > Good luck! > > Sid > > On Aug 25, 2009, at 3:36 PM, thomas horner wrote: > >> Hi thanks, so this is for a vertical menu or positioning vertical >> textFields, >> >> i will try and adjust this for horizontal purposes and measure the >> width as >> opposed to the height then? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com >> [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of >> Sidney de >> Koning >> Sent: 25 August 2009 14:22 >> To: Flash Coders List >> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] spacing horizontal dynamic xml menu >> textfields >> >> Hi Thomas, >> >> Try to do something like this and adjust it to your own needs; >> >> // When you are in a for loop, create new items and and try to measure >> the height of an item. >> // And position items vertically.You need to remember the previous >> item, the fastest way to do this is to have a runningY var declared >> outside the for loop with an initial value of zero. >> //See comments in code for further explanation. >> >> var runningY:Number = 0; >> var OFFSET_X:Number = 20; >> >> for (var index:int = 0; index < 4 ; index++) { >> >> var _textheader:TextField = new TextField( ); >> _textheader.text = "Text"; >> _textheader.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT; >> _textheader.x = _background.x - _background.width / 2 + OFFSET_X; >> // First iteration runningY = 0; >> // Second iteration runningY = 0 + textHeader.height +2; >> textHeader.height = 20 >> // Third iteration runningY = 22 + textHeader.height +2; >> textHeader.height = 40 -- mutiple lines of text >> // Fourth iteration runningY = 64 + textHeader.height +2; >> textHeader.height = 20 >> // Fifth iteration runningY = 86 >> _textheader.y = runningY; >> runningY += _textheader.height + 2; // textheader = 20 >> } >> >> >> >> On Aug 25, 2009, at 3:06 PM, thomas horner wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> Hi all am struggling to position, my textFields generated within my >>> loop >>> from my external xml, >>> >>> >>> >>> i want to evenly space them and as they are dynamic they are all of >>> different sizes. >>> >>> >>> >>> i have run a trace on the loop as follows; >>> >>> >>> >>> trace(navbut.label.width); >>> >>> >>> >>> which gives me the widths of each field how do it add the total of >>> the >>> widths from the loop? to then space them. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > -- Hire me to do your website, businesscards, presentations or flyers. -- Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. - Robert F. Kennedy -- Sidney de Koning | Flash Developer/Creative Soul/Multimedialist Funky Monkey Studios | Van Ostadestraat 286 HS | 1073 TW | Amsterdam | e:sid...@funky-monkey.nl | tel: +31(06)24 548336 | fax: +31 (0)84 747 7288 _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
