[Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-19 Thread aklist_flash
Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the suggestion of the list. I'm looking for insight into applying transformations to text (or vectorized text) such as Adobe's warp functionality, where you can take an object and make it bulge, arc, squeeze, spherize, etc. in

Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-20 Thread aklist_flash
Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the suggestion of the list. I'm looking for insight into applying transformations to text (or vectorized text) such as Adobe's warp functionality, where you can take an object and make it bulge, arc, squeeze, spherize, etc. in

Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-20 Thread aklist_flash
I think you'd need to use bitmapData and some filters on it... like displacement mapping, etc. Not a small task. Thanks! Any suggestions on where I could look for more information on applying filters to bitmapData other than on this list? Are there any other ways of doing this? I thought

Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?

2006-06-23 Thread aklist_flash
I think you'd need to use bitmapData and some filters on it... like displacement mapping, etc. Not a small task. I took a look at the BitMapData class and the displacementMapFilter and I'm not sure if it can do what I want or not. I looked at the PerlinNoise filter as well and I don't see

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

2006-06-27 Thread aklist_flash
From the online samples, I don't see any demonstration of the claimed ability to distort the text, just to place the letters along different curves. Am I missing something? I hope so, since I've been looking for a way to do text distortions (such as making text fit a flat-topped arch). -

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

2006-06-27 Thread aklist_flash
development. Usability services. --- aklist_flash wrote: From the online samples, I don't see any demonstration of the claimed ability to distort the text, just to place the letters along different curves. Am I missing something? I hope so, since I've been looking for a way to do text

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

2006-06-28 Thread aklist_flash
Sorry, but what's LART? If you don't know, then I take back the accusation :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lart ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive:

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

2006-06-28 Thread aklist_flash
You might like this: DEMO class v1: http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html SOURCE class v2: http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

2006-06-28 Thread aklist_flash
Does that do anything but move the corners around? What I'm looking for is a way to create a distortion like: Well with a little thought - given that you now have the ability to fit a texture to any shape you can know chop your text up into tiles using bitmap data - then fit the multiple

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

2006-06-28 Thread aklist_flash
My real question is, if this image-manipulation is available in the IDE, how difficult is it to provide in the client or within AS3? I guess the answer is very difficult or more trouble than it's worth? No, the answer is see the documentation on bitmapData. You have to do it the

Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching

2006-06-28 Thread aklist_flash
Yeah, that's the answer I'd rather not contemplate. g Well, that is how most of the Java applets work. You can probably find Java source code if you google for it and port it to AS. ryanm I appreciate the encouragement and wish it were within my abilities...this was a long thread but I

[Flashcoders] can't login to switch back to digest?

2007-02-23 Thread aklist_flash
dunno if it's just me, but after the list was restarted, my digest-mode sub changed to individual emails. I went to http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders but can't log in with my subscribed address and old password. Is there any way to send a command to the list to switch

Re: [Flashcoders] This is really really really annoying

2007-02-23 Thread aklist_flash
yeah, me too :( - Original Message - From: Dan Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 3:33 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] This is really really really annoying I've reset the password, i've logged in and changed my options to