# In depth question about text boxes? Help please! (flash MX)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 30, 2004, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662 "2004-08-30T11:54:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![flashy22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@flashy22](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashy22)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/1 "2004-08-30T11:54:28Z")

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Hey all,  
Im fairly new to the forums, but have been on the site quite a while,  
hope someone can help.  
I want to create a space, that people can write in, i guess you would use input text, But, i want it to have a save and load feature, and also, how would you put in a button that cleared all text from the box, how would you make an exit button, how and lastly how would you make a change of font button.  
I know that people will probably get angry with me, but i hope someone can help.  
Thanks,  
**Ben**

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2004, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/2 "2004-08-30T15:09:27Z")

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Welcome to kirupaforum=)

Now we’re all very angry:lol:  
Not sure what you meant with the saving and loading, but have a look here  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/sharedobjects.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/sharedobjects.htm)  
For the clearance of the text

```auto

on(release){
yourTextfield.text = "";//yourTextfield is the instancename of your textfield
}

```

The exit button depends on your setup and for the font button look up new Textformat() in AS dictionary;)

scotty(-:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/3 "2004-08-31T00:24:41Z")

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Hey there scotty,  
thanks for the welcome,  
i wasnt implying anything with the anger comment, just that alot of people on forums get angry at “noobs”.  
thanks alot and i will get to this as soon as possible, but (as if right on que) my mouse broke about 5 mins ago.  
thanks alot,  
Ben

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 12:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/4 "2004-08-31T00:52:55Z")

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time to enjoy the benefits of the TAB key then eh? 😉

Prophet.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/5 "2004-08-31T02:07:18Z")

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> [@Prophet](#):
>
> time to enjoy the benefits of the TAB key then eh? 😉
> 
> Prophet.

Oh yes prophet, oh yes.  
luckily i was able to bargain my local computer dealer into selling me a mouse, that would have cost $50(AUD), down to $25(aud), for a scratch in the side:azn:  
To clear things up for anyone, i am making almost like a Notepad simulator, or similar, at the moment i have the basic design, and the maximize button ( i only started this morning) but with the maximize button, im uising the code:

on (release) {  
fscommand(“fullscreen”, “true”);  
}

and this makes it go full-screen, i was just wondering two things,  
is there a way to make it so that it just goes to its maximized size, like the max in IE (not F11 max though)  
and also, is there a way to make a minimize button,  
thanks in advance,  
Ben  
Edit: Also, at the moment i’ve just got a stop(); frame at the beginning, and a play button, but is there some code to put on that frame to say when loaded, play the movie??

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/6 "2004-08-31T18:03:41Z")

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look up preloaders 😉

Prophet.

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**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/7 "2004-08-31T21:25:31Z")

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in response to your implication about people getting angry at newbs - it annoys me when people start appologising for something that may never come about, that they have not yet done.

… something to think about. 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/8 "2004-08-31T21:40:21Z")

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> [@flashy22](#):
>
> Oh yes prophet, oh yes.  
> luckily i was able to bargain my local computer dealer into selling me a mouse, that would have cost $50(AUD), down to $25(aud), for a scratch in the side:azn:  
> To clear things up for anyone, i am making almost like a Notepad simulator, or similar, at the moment i have the basic design, and the maximize button ( i only started this morning) but with the maximize button, im uising the code:
> 
> on (release) {  
> fscommand(“fullscreen”, “true”);  
> }
> 
> and this makes it go full-screen, i was just wondering two things,  
> is there a way to make it so that it just goes to its maximized size, like the max in IE (not F11 max though)  
> and also, is there a way to make a minimize button,  
> thanks in advance,  
> Ben  
> Edit: Also, at the moment i’ve just got a stop(); frame at the beginning, and a play button, but is there some code to put on that frame to say when loaded, play the movie??

for minimize ,something like this might be what youu want  
mybutton.onPress = function() {  
getURL(“javascript:window.self.blur();voide(0);”);  
};

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**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/9 "2004-08-31T21:41:19Z")

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cyberathlete, your not getting angry are you?? 😉 lol!

Prophet.

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**Post date:** [August 31, 2004, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/10 "2004-08-31T22:00:45Z")

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> [@Prophet](#):
>
> cyberathlete, your not getting angry are you?? 😉 lol!
> 
> Prophet.

I think he is but I appologise if I`m wrong\> :lol:

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**Post date:** [September 1, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-depth-question-about-text-boxes-help-please-flash-mx/62662/11 "2004-09-01T02:09:04Z")

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Hey all,  
thanks for all your responses, sorry abou the comment before, just that its happened to me before, guess the people here are actually nice, guess i shouldnt have said it. :beam:,  
anyway back on topic,  
i figured out the preloader- i used -

if (bytes\_loaded == bytes\_total) {  
this.gotoAndPlay(5);  
}

seems to work fine, and unfortunatly stringy, the command you gave me didnt work,  
thanks anyway  
BeN (flashy22)