actionscript format fonts

[jonperks]

I have an input text field and a button that changes the font, here is the code the changes the font...

typeface1.onRelease = function(){
format = new TextFormat();
format.font = "Times New Roman";
format.italic = true;
format.size = 18;
test.setTextFormat(format);
}

This changes the font allready in the input box and if i select edit an area inside of the text it carrys on writing in this font if however if i place the cursor at the end of the text in the input box it continues to output in the previous selected font, any ideas?

 

[jonperks]

I've used the below code and it works...

_root.test.onChanged = function(){
    test.setTextFormat(format);
  }

but surely it shouldn't have to keep checking, the font only changes when a button is clicked

 

[kennethkawamoto]

You have to use setNewTextFormat() if you want to apply the format for newly entered text from that point on.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk