Hello...I have this code for scrolling external text in a text box... I want to trim it up and use only the parts need to scroll the external text. I am havig a problem following this code (new to AS)
I am looking to make this (scrolling text) as easy as I can..and understand it too! Please help me understand it if you can. Here is my interpretation by section:
Code:
onClipEvent (load) {
loadVariables ("textfile.txt", "");
scrolling = 0;
frameCounter = 1;
speedFactor = 3;
refreshRate = 12;
refreshCounter = 0;
refreshLastMaxScroll = 0;
loaded = false;
}
On clip event we are just setting variables (which SOME I understand)
The rest of the code seems difficult. I dont even have a draggable scroll bar...so I can I safely delete that section? Seem slike an alful lot of code..to scroll some external text with some buttons.
Anyone can shed some light on this so I can write my own external text sroller ? Thanks Here is the full posting of the code...
Code:
onClipEvent (load) {
loadVariables ("textfile.txt", "");
scrolling = 0;
frameCounter = 1;
speedFactor = 3;
refreshRate = 12;
refreshCounter = 0;
refreshLastMaxScroll = 0;
loaded = false;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (loaded) {
if (refreshCounter%refreshRate == 0 && textbox.maxscroll != refreshLastMaxScroll) {
// Scrollbar should be refreshed here
refreshLastMaxScroll = textbox.maxscroll;
refreshCounter = 0;
}
refreshCounter++;
}
if (frameCounter%speedFactor == 0) {
if (scrolling == "up" && textbox.scroll>1) {
textbox.scroll--;
} else if (scrolling == "down" && textbox.scroll<textbox.maxscroll) {
textbox.scroll++;
}
frameCounter = 0;
}
frameCounter++;
}
onClipEvent (data) {
loaded = true;
}
help is appreciated.
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