Curved Text

[calow21202]

Okay --- I've tried a number of different approaches - all of them cumbersome. Is there an easy way to get curved text - Y'know, like it's on the edge of a circle?

THX in advance:confused:

[henkvg]

Originally posted by calow21202
Okay --- I've tried a number of different approaches - all of them cumbersome. Is there an easy way to get curved text - Y'know, like it's on the edge of a circle?

THX in advance:confused:
Make your text>Transforms>Break Apart Text>break into text Characters.
Draw a circle>Arrange the charcters around the circle where you want them>rotate them to the right angle>delete the circle>group the characters

[calow21202]

Thank you for your response! I knew about this. I was just hoping there was some other way that I'd missed.

THX

[necromanthus]

Originally posted by calow21202
I was just hoping there was some other way that I'd missed.


There's a (not easy) solution:
1) convert the text line into text characters
2) convert the text characters into movies (with "nice" names,such as: c1,c2,c3...cn)
3) build a script routine (I can help you here) for circular or eliptical positioning.

:mrpimp:

[bridelh]

You could use the built-in text effects engine to your advantage here.

Below is a link to a KM text effect file. Download it, extract it and place the effect.txt file in your custom Motion Effects directory.

On win98/NT it would be something like this:
C:\program files\koolmoves v3.40\Motion Scripts\My Scripts\Motion Script 1

This script will then appear in your list of motion scripts within KM.

Make some text
apply the custom effect


For this demo I have set it up so that you can place a semi circle on stage to tell the script where to display it's magic, or you can just alter the Actionscript effect file without doing the following - it's up to you.

Draw a circle
Cut it in half by deleting some points
convert it into a movieclip and call it "arc"
Place the registration point of the arc Movieclip at the bottom left

Now run the movie.


You can see a demo and download the files from here:
http://www.bridel.org/koolmoves/demo/texteffects/arc/arc.html

Hilary

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[mwg]

Hilary,

When you say "Place the registration point of the arc Movieclip at the bottom left" please explain. Looked all over and no reference to registration point.

[necromanthus]

Here's a working & simple example (the zipped FUN file).
Just play with variables to obtain the desired position & angle

[bridelh]

Nice one Necro...

MWG, the registration point is the cross-hair thingy within the movieclip. Select the shape within the mc and then position it so the bottom left edge of the shape is on the cross-hair thingy ;)

All this does is tell the script where to start positioning the text. You dont have to do this though. If you are confident with Actionscript, just go in and set the values manually - just thought it might be a bit easier for those with limited AS skills....

Hilary

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[mwg]

Thanks Hillary and Necro. Cross-hair thingie...now we're cookin! :)


Michael


Directions (d rek shun z) - Noun. 1. Paper object used by males to wrap and dispose of left over parts in. 2. Non-adverturous way of proceeding from point A to point B.

[OwenAus]

LOL.

Components of word derived from:

d laconic male term for the
rek result
shun what we did with instructions (hence the result).
z what we would rather do than read them

:)

[henkvg]

Originally posted by necromanthus
Here's a working & simple example (the zipped FUN file).
Just play with variables to obtain the desired position & angle
When I try to download it, it keeps going to http://www.flashkit.com/

[calow21202]

I'm not the only one ... there's a song there somewhere!
Thank you everyone for your input!:)

[necromanthus]

Originally posted by henkvg
When I try to download it, it keeps going to http://www.flashkit.com/

No problems for me !
(probably they had some forum/server problems)
Try again !

[henkvg]

Originally posted by necromanthus
No problems for me !
(probably they had some forum/server problems)
Try again !
Succeeded already
Thanks