Create a simple notepad using flash

[diewas]

Hi. Please could someone help me build a simple notepad (word processor) in flash? Step by step instructions would be very helpful as well as all code given.

Please could the notepad be able to:

-edit font format, fontsize, colour etc.
-save the typed text into a txt file
-be able to load the file again

Thanks. I would rather I don't have to mess about with PHP, but use variables instead. If its any help, I'm using Flash 8.

[hunty93]

Q1) -edit font format, fontsize, colour etc.

A1) i would do it in HTML. all the above is modifiable with HTML code.
, so you would have the text box that loads the text set at HTML.


Q2)-save the typed text into a txt file.

A2) flash cant save any text(variables) to a .txt file or any local file.
so to do this you will need to use some 3rd party software. i recommend . swf studio.


Q3)-be able to load the file again

A3)

this will only load a file that is in the same folder as the app is in.

on (release) {
	import flash.net.FileReference;
	var listener:Object = new Object();
	listener.onSelect = function(file:FileReference):Void  {
		var my_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars();
		my_lv.onData = function(src:String) {
			if (src == undefined) {
				trace("Error loading content.");
				return;
			}
			thetext.htmlText = src;
		};
		my_lv.load(file.name,my_lv,"GET");
	};
	listener.onCancel = function(file:FileReference):Void  {
		trace("User cancelled");
	};
	var fileRef:FileReference = new flash.net.FileReference();
	fileRef.addListener(listener);
	fileRef.browse();
}

make sure you have a dynamic text box with the htmlText render enabled.



hope this helps you with your project

[diewas]

(A1) Could you give me some specific help with this please? Never used HTML in Flash before?

[hunty93]

what flash version are you using?.


ill make an example.

[diewas]

Flash 8

[hunty93]

OK heres an example for you.

heres a link for some html codes

http://www.web-source.net/html_codes_chart.htm


hope this helps.

Have fun ^^

[diewas]

Thanks a lot!! Would it be alright if I just copied over bits from your FLA document into my notepad?

[diewas]

Also - how would I tie this formatting in with an input text box?

[hunty93]

Thanks a lot!! Would it be alright if I just copied over bits from your FLA document into my notepad?

sure , just try learn something out of it.


and to make this work in a input box

make a input box
enable html text rendering
call it "livePreview" (unless you modify the script )

and use this.

_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
	hunty93 = livePreview.text
	Ftext  = "<FONT FACE='"+font+"' SIZE='"+size+"' COLOR='"+color+"'>"+hunty93+"</FONT>"
	livePreview.htmlText = Ftext
	
};

[diewas]

Thanks - do you know how to add buttons for underlining, bold and italic?

Sorry to bother - but 1 last thing, on the buttons that change the colour of the text, the code is "_root.color" , but my text and formatting and colour changing etc. are in a movie clip inside _root . What do I change the code to, to make the colour changes work, as they do not at the moment?

[diewas]

Bump.....?

[kortex]

Like this?
http://visualflowdesigns.com/samples...h-text-editor/

If this is along the lines of what you want to do, I can see if I can find the code for this, or you could always decompile it.

[diewas]

Thanks for replying! Exactly like that example thanks - but without the link stuff at the bottom.

Is there a way to have all of the fonts available on the person's PC in the font drop down box?

Thanks for your help.

[toppers]

i just want to know if you finished that notepad and if you think that it would work on the psp. because if it does i would thank you and please post a link so i can get it

the psp only runs flash on the .swf format