Flash MX - loading external text in scroll bars

programming flash
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hey flash peeps

i need help!

is it possible to add links to text that is loading externally in scroll bars??

this is the tutorial i followed. but i can’t seem to find a way to add links or bold parts of a sentence. i tried adding html tags to the txt file, but they just show up in the text box without any interactivity:

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/dynamic_scroller.htm

thanks,
static@amovertone.com
:hr:

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HTML tags is the way to do it, but you must enable HTML rendering for that textbox. You do that by checking the button with the “<>” on it, in the property inspector when that textbox is selected.

Then, you must set the htmlText value instead of the text value for that textbox. So no longer textfield.text = “something”, but textfield.htmlText = “something”. Then, your html tags will be displayed correctly :slight_smile:

Note: You can also set the HTML property through actionscript:

textfield.html = 1
textfield.htmlText = "text goes here ... <a href='www.kirupa.com'>Link to Kirupa.com</a> for example."
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thanks Voetsjoeba !

adding the textfield.htmlText did the trick!

but why doesn’t the underline or color change happen for links. it works, but no one will know where the link is:
…
inserttext=Recordari <b>volo transactas</b> foeditates meas, et carnales corruptiones animae meae, non quod eas amem, sed ut amem te, deus meus.

amore <a href=“http://www.kirupa.com”>amoris tui </a>facio istuc, recolens vias meas nequissimas in amaritudine recogitationis meae,
…

the bold works and the link works, but you can’t visually see the link? is there another trick???

thanks for your time,
static :azn:

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You could just put <u></u> tags around the links, then they would be underlined

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paradox244 - your a genius!!! thanks for your help guys!!