Masks and dynamic text?

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Quite a simple question(s), but I just dnt know!!! It doesnt SEEM to be wrking…

Does a mask layer wrk on dynamic text??

And can a mask be tweened??

2

I just tried this. Dynamic Text cannot be masked. However, mask shapes can be shape tweened, or if its a clip, motion tweened.
Unfortunately, alpha settings cannot be applied to the mask, only the shapes underneath the mask.

3

There is a way however.

Create a Dynamic TextField;
Place it inside a Movieclip;

Now, go into the stage to edit it. Create the masking you need etc. :slight_smile:

cheers;
h88 :goatee:

4

i tried this, and could not get it to work. Perhaps a simple .fla file h88? please??

5

Forgot, u should embed ur dynamic text field as well. :slight_smile:

6

still no luck.

Oh My, want to see what kirupa looks like on my Screen right now? My only guess is that a CSS file is not loaded…

oh crap, all pages are like this. What did i accidentally change in IE to make my text so large? I am scaired now…

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I got it working, check the example below:

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*Originally posted by Majeye *
**still no luck.

Oh My, want to see what kirupa looks like on my Screen right now? My only guess is that a CSS file is not loaded…

oh crap, all pages are like this. What did i accidentally change in IE to make my text so large? I am scaired now… **

Try pressing Ctrl+Mousewheel. Or, view > Text Size > Medium.

9

o i see! the Dynamic text is the mask, and the box is in the background.

I thought that the box would be on the mask layer and the dynamic text on the layer beneath… now i see… thanks a lot H88 :slight_smile:

EDIT: CTRL + Mousewheel, thats how i accidentally changed the text size without realizing it. Again, thanks for the info, h88.

This board rules!!! <:}

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Okay, updated, no need Parent + Child MC, just directly (after converting the textfield into mc) can be done. :slight_smile:

And embeding the textfield as well.