Got it - that's the one - thanks for the great solution....
- karim
On 15 Jun 2010, at 14:07, Ktu wrote:
> sorry, I tacked on that last if statement. It should probably read
>
> if (url.length > 0) {
> // begin tooltip code
> }
>
> maybe you want to check if its an appropriate web url with a regExp first,
> but I think you get the idea.
>
> Ktu
>
> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Ktu <ktu_fl...@cataclysmicrewind.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> This in a mouseMove or enterFrame event is what I've always used.
>>
>>
>> var index = txt.getCharIndexAtPoint (txt.mouseX, txt.mouseY);
>> var url = "";
>> if (index >= 0) {
>> var fmt:TextFormat = txt.getTextFormat (index, index + 1);
>> if (fmt.url) url = fmt.url;
>> }
>> if (url) {
>> // begin tooltip code
>> }
>>
>> ktu
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 8:49 AM, Glen Pike <g...@engineeredarts.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>>> Why not use the mouse coordinates?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 15/06/2010 13:24, Karim Beyrouti wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All -
>>>>
>>>> Wondering if there are any hacks to trigger a 'RollOver' script when
>>>> hovering over a 'a href' link in an html textfield.
>>>> Currently using TextEvent.LINK,to trigger links - but would like to show
>>>> a tooltip on rollover (of that part of text).
>>>>
>>>> So far the only solution i can think of is using :
>>>> TextField.getCharIndexAtPoint(x:Number, y:Number)
>>>> create this - but it seems like this could be quite long winded
>>>> solution.
>>>>
>>>> Any other ways of achieving this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
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