# newsFlasher component / utf-8 problem **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [November 5, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newsflasher-component-utf-8-problem/34730 "2003-11-05T20:35:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mars](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mars)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newsflasher-component-utf-8-problem/34730/1 "2003-11-05T20:35:32Z")
Hi Here on kirupa I found a newsFlasher component tutorial ([http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/newsflasher.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/newsflasher.htm) ) and the component works quit well … BUT I need to import the external text as unicoded (UTF-8) because of some special danish characters (æ, ø, å) and I cant make the component “translate” the unicoded text. I hope I make my self clear ?! Can anyone help me. please?? Greetings from Lars, Copenhagen, [www.westend.dk](http://www.westend.dk) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2003, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newsflasher-component-utf-8-problem/34730/2 "2003-11-05T20:39:56Z")
1. Make sure you save the text file as UTF-8 format, that can be easily done in Notepad. 2. Make sure you select a font which supports unicode for your dynamic text area. Arial, Times, Courier New are standard ones. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2003, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newsflasher-component-utf-8-problem/34730/3 "2003-11-05T21:31:15Z")
Hi Phat7 The font (Verdana) supports unicode and the text is generated af UTF-8 by a PHP-script ( utf8\_decode($string); ) Is it possible that the AS makes it impossible ?? Here is the LONG code: /\* Headlab NewsFlasher V1.1 (updated 6/12/2002) Author: Mario “Klark Kent” Laugell contact: [kent@klarkkent.de](mailto:kent@klarkkent.de) URL/Business: [http://www.headlab.de](http://www.headlab.de) URL/Private: [http://www.klarkkent.de](http://www.klarkkent.de) _/ // ----------------------------------------------------- #initclip // initialize the NewsTickerClass-----------\> NewsTickerClass = function () { this.init(); }; // register the Object-Class with the Movieclip-------------\> Object.registerClass(“hlnewsticker”, NewsTickerClass); // define INITialisation-function-------------------\> NewsTickerClass.prototype.init = function() { // get rid of the cross that helped positioning —\> this.crossMC.\_visible = false; // setting up a counter ----------------------------------\> this.count = 0; // dynamic Textfield-Properties ------------------------\> this.myTextTarget = this.\_parent[this.\_targetInstanceName]; this.outerxPos1 = (this.aniRangeX/2)+(this.myTextTarget.\_x+this.myTextTarget.\_width); this.outerxPos2 = (this.aniRangeX/2)-(this.myTextTarget.\_x+this.myTextTarget.\_width); this.outeryPos1 = (this.aniRangeY/2)+(this.myTextTarget.\_y+this.myTextTarget.\_height); this.outeryPos2 = (-this.aniRangeY/2)-(this.myTextTarget.\_y-this.myTextTarget.\_height); this.centerYpos = this.myTextTarget.\_y; this.centerXpos = this.myTextTarget.\_x; this.animType = 0; //check the types of animation for the ‘ifs’ in the function theMoveOut --\> if (this.xAnim == true) { this.animType += 1; } if (this.yAnim == true) { this.animType += 2; } // Animation-Properties --------------------------------\> this.brakespeed = 5; this.myTime = 0; this.beginLoad(); }; // function to load the textfile and check if loaded -----\> NewsTickerClass.prototype.beginLoad = function() { loadVariables(this.targetFile, this); this.onData = function() { if (this.content != “”) { this.splitArray(); delete this.onData; } }; }; // function to split the Textfile into an Array -----\> NewsTickerClass.prototype.splitArray = function() { //create an array that will hold the single texlines.----\> this.myArray = new Array(); //splits the text sepparated by “,” --\> this.myArray = this.content.split(“XXX”);// | this.setTextfield(); }; // function to set the Textfield and -----\> NewsTickerClass.prototype.setTextfield = function() { if (this.myTextTarget.html == true){ this.myTextTarget.htmlText = this.myArray[this.count]; }else{ this.myTextTarget.text = this.myArray[this.count]; } if (this.yAnim == true) { this.myTextTarget.\_y = this.outeryPos1; } if (this.xAnim == true) { this.myTextTarget.\_x = this.outerxPos1; } // reset accelspeed --\> this.accelspeed = 0; this.theMoveIn(); }; // function for the Move-In Animation -----\> NewsTickerClass.prototype.theMoveIn = function() { this.onEnterFrame = function() { if (this.yAnim == true && this.centerYpos\=this.myTextTarget.\_y-0.5 && this.centerXpos\>=this.myTextTarget.\_x-0.5) { delete this.onEnterFrame; this.theStopInterval(); } }; }; // function that lets the Text stand still for the amount of Time in seconds, // that a user defined in “stopTime” -----\> NewsTickerClass.prototype.theStopInterval = function() { delete this.onEnterFrame; this.intervalHandle = setInterval(this, “onInterval”, 1000_this.stopTime); }; NewsTickerClass.prototype.onInterval = function() { clearInterval(this.intervalHandle); this.theMoveOut(); }; // function for the Move-Out Animation -----\> NewsTickerClass.prototype.theMoveOut = function() { this.onEnterFrame = function() { this.accelspeed += this.acceleration; if (this.xAnim == true) { this.myTextTarget.\_x -= this.accelspeed; } if (this.yAnim == true) { this.myTextTarget.\_y -= this.accelspeed; } switch (this.animType) { case 1 : if (this.outerxPos2\>this.myTextTarget.\_x) { this.count++; if (this.count\>=this.myArray.length) { this.count = 0; } delete this.onEnterFrame; // call the setTextfield function again // this is where the whole thing starts looping this.setTextfield(); } break; case 2 : if (this.outeryPos2\>this.myTextTarget.\_y) { this.count++; if (this.count\>=this.myArray.length) { this.count = 0; } delete this.onEnterFrame; // call the setTextfield function again // this is where the whole thing starts looping this.setTextfield(); } break; case 3 : if (this.outeryPos2\>this.myTextTarget.\_y && this.outerxPos2\>this.myTextTarget.\_x) { this.count++; if (this.count\>=this.myArray.length) { this.count = 0; } // call the setTextfield function again // this is where the whole thing starts looping delete this.onEnterFrame; this.setTextfield(); } break; } }; }; #endinitclip