Underlining Text - Flash 8

[1DMF]

Hi,

I'm having difficulty underlining text. I hunted Google last night and found two methods, neither seemd to work.

1. change text to 'Dynamic' click the old shevrons <> and then use Markup in the text, so I edited the text box, added <u></ul> tags, but it just displays the tags as characters not underline the marked up text.

2. The other method is to create another layer and draw a line, which I did, and all looked fine, only when the Flash is published the line isn't displayed where I drew it?

When I view the Action Movie and edit it, it looks fine and is under the text I want pefectly, publish to flash and it's an inch away?

What am I doing wrong and why is there no (U) button like there is for (B)old and (I)talic?

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[audiopro]

It would seem that people don't underline things in the world of Flash - odd but true. There are ways apparently but it is a lot of bother.

Keith

http://www.studiosoft.co.uk

 

[1DMF]

It would seem that people don't underline things in the world of Flash - odd but true.

get away, you're yanking my chain, surely?



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[audiopro]

Putting it in HTML tags usually works but you have to set the movie clip's HTML property to true, for it to work.

ie

txt_field.html = true;
[/code

Keith
[URL unfurl="true"]www.studiosoft.co.uk[/URL]

 

[1DMF]

hmm, the web page I found made no mention of that, they said you simply change the text type to 'dynamic' and click the <> chevrons to say 'display as HTML'.

I'll have to wait till I get home before I can play some more and try your little demo.



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[1DMF]

Well I can't work it out.

I created a new layer , named it actions, created the folowing code

HomeText.html = true;

published to flash and the text still shows the markup tags, here is a screen shot... note layer 8 is highlighted as I currently have the text box selected and that's what layer it is on. I also notice the textbox layer won't allow you to add any Action Script?

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[1DMF]

The only way I can get the words I wan't underlined is by underlining the words below it...

Which then when published shows correctly...

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[oldnewbie]

Can you provide a link to your set of files used for this, the .fla in a no higher format than CS3, not CS4 or CS5?



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