Re: [Flashcoders] Dynamically animating writing effect

2008-02-10 Thread EECOLOR
Whow, tough task...

If I were given that assignment I would check out this application:

http://www.sephiroth.it/file_detail.php?id=159#

It allows you to read font information. This font information allows you to
draw the font using information available in the font file itself. If I am
correct the application draws the font using an included graphics library.

If you end up using this for your application I would recommend you to
consider to donate something using the paypal button on that page.


Greetz Erik


On 2/10/08, ali drongo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hiya, I am wanting to create an effect where text will appear on the
> screen
> as if it is being written by a pen. I am going to set about writing a
> class
> to achieve this and wanted to get the group's thoughts on if I am going
> about this the right way.
> My idea is that I could create all of my text in textfield then convert
> the
> textfield somehow into a BitmapData object, then I could use the
> BitmapData
> class to scan through the image starting at the top left and figure out
> which pixels are coloured by the text and then I duplicate the BitmapData
> object and colour the pixels gradually. My class would need to know which
> angle the text should be appearing (writing) in. The font I use would have
> to use 'joined up' writing also obv.
>
> Does anyone think this would work or is there a simple way to achieve what
> I
> am looking to do?
>
> Thanks,
> Ali
>
>
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Re: [Flashcoders] is there a way of detecting whether or not the mouse is in a movie at all?

2008-02-10 Thread Gregory N
Don't know if it's applicable in your case of expandable banner, but you can
consider:
1) creating special "mouse detector" SWF in AS3
2)  using it with your AS2 project via LocalConnection

This can be a way to handle users'  MOUSE_LEAVE event if they have Flash
Player 9+


colin moock wrote:

> looks like you're using ActionScript 2.0, but just for the record, in
> ActionScript 3.0 you can use the Event.MOUSE_LEAVE event to detect when
> the mouse leaves Flash Player's display area.
>
> colin
>


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[Flashcoders] Dynamically animating writing effect

2008-02-10 Thread ali drongo
Hiya, I am wanting to create an effect where text will appear on the screen
as if it is being written by a pen. I am going to set about writing a class
to achieve this and wanted to get the group's thoughts on if I am going
about this the right way.
My idea is that I could create all of my text in textfield then convert the
textfield somehow into a BitmapData object, then I could use the BitmapData
class to scan through the image starting at the top left and figure out
which pixels are coloured by the text and then I duplicate the BitmapData
object and colour the pixels gradually. My class would need to know which
angle the text should be appearing (writing) in. The font I use would have
to use 'joined up' writing also obv.

Does anyone think this would work or is there a simple way to achieve what I
am looking to do?

Thanks,
Ali
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