Scrolling Text (marquee)..

[basepointdesignz]

Hi,

I know that this subject has probably already been covered many, many times but I would like to create a scrolling marquee, much like on the About box in the help menu of Flash itself..

I know how to do this in HTML using <MARQUEE> etc but as a newbir to Flash I was wndering how to do it and change the speed, direction and height, etc using ActionScript. Is there a way to add HTML to the script?

Cheers,

Paul @ basepoint designz..


basepoint designz
renegade@tiscali.co.uk

 

[aspro]

check out
&quot;I want scrolling bar with mouse over links&quot; posted today.

aspro

 

[aspro]

I mean &quot;scrolling banner&quot;

aspro

 

[luds]

Can't that effect be achieved by simply having a motion tween that loops?

luds

 

[wangbar]

Try this - it's completely self contained just place it in frame one of the main timeline:

//cut the message up
doMarquee = function (message) {
	short = message.slice(0, 1);
	long = message.slice(1);
	return (long+short);
};
//message content
this.createTextField('display', 1, 100, 100, 400, 20);
marquee = "This is my scrolling message... ";
//run script
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
	marquee = doMarquee(marquee);
	display.text = marquee;
};

 

[oldnewbie]

Or you can try these components...

http://www.flashcomponents.net/component.cfm?nav=2&id=338

http://www.flashcomponents.net/component.cfm?nav=2&id=17

Or one of these...

http://www.flashkit.com/search.php?cat=movies&field=Description&per=10&page=1&term=ticker&x=17&y=11

Regards,

I'm Bill Watson's biggest fan!

 

[basepointdesignz]

Hi,

Thanks guys and gals - I'll try them all..

Cheers,

Paul @ basepoint designz..


basepoint designz
renegade@tiscali.co.uk

 

[basepointdesignz]

Hi,

I've tried all of the available downloads but they all scroll the text either left-to-right or right-to-left - I would like the text to scroll upwards - a lot like the about Flash page in the help menu of Flash itself, where the text fades in and scroll upwards in a box..

Is there way to do this or even add HTML to the script so I can use the <marquee> tag?

Cheers,

Paul @ basepoint designz..


basepoint designz
renegade@tiscali.co.uk

 

[oldnewbie]

Did you noticed there were 3 pages on that last link I posted? On the second page you have at least 2 vertical examples...

http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Components/Flash_MX-Lou_Barb-6893/index.php

http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Scripting/Scrolling/Unique_T-MEmran-7839/index.php

Regards,

I'm Bill Watson's biggest fan!