[RESOLVED] [Help] Scroll text in Dynamic Textbox

[florianvanthuyn]

Hi all, as the title already suggested, I would like to know if it's possible to scroll text inside a dynamic textbox?
I'm making a little mp3 player to put on the bottom of my site and I would like to show Artist - Title in a little textbox (to spare some space).

Has anyone already done this or does anyone know how to do this?

[nunomira]

hi,

I've created a simple example, but don't know if this is what you're looking for:

code:

---

my_txt.text = "line 1\n";

my_txt.text += "line 2\n";

my_txt.text += "line 3\n";

my_txt.text += "line 4\n";

//

setInterval(function ()

{

	if (my_txt.scroll < my_txt.maxscroll - 1)

	{

		my_txt.scroll += 1;

	}

	else

	{

		my_txt.scroll = 1;

	}

}, 2 * 1000);

---

This uses a single line text field on the stage, but it can have more than one line.

Is a vertical scroll like this that you're looking for?

Sometimes horizontal scrollers are used. In this case, I'd suggest placing the text inside a movie clip, and scroll the movie clip itself.

[florianvanthuyn]

That perfect!
But one thing: is it possible that the last line never shows up? Because even when I fill in 15, it only shows 14 ...

[florianvanthuyn]

Ok, solved it!
Something else: can I put in something like "artist: " + currentBand (this is a variable), being followed by "track: " + currentTrack ?
I tried fitting it in but i won't work

[nunomira]

I'm not sure if I follow.
You want:

code:

---

my_txt.text += "artist: " + currentBand + " track: " + currentTrack;

---

?
To get this, all you need is that the width of the text field is big enough...

[florianvanthuyn]

It's alright, I tried something stupid and it actually works (Why do I keep doubting myself?): my_text = "artist" + currentBand + "\n";

Just one more thing of which I'm sure I won't find it after having posted a question ... Can I change the time between the "scrolles"?

[nunomira]

That's in the setInterval().
Now it's for 2 seconds: 2 * 1000.

[florianvanthuyn]

Thanks a lot for your help, my mp3-player is finally running smooth!