I almost forgot to mention - I'm using MX2004 and haven't upgraded to 8 yet. Would that make any difference?
> -----Original Message----- > From: Karina Steffens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 20 November 2005 17:24 > To: 'Flashcoders mailing list' > Subject: [Flashcoders] emoticons in a chat component > > Hi List, > > I have a working FlashComm chat programme, dedicated to > online counselling. > It's been up and running for over half a year now, but now > the client wants me to add some new features, one of which is > emoticons. > > I'm using the TextArea for the history component and > formatting the text with html, so I thought adding the > emoticons would be a simple matter of using the <img> tag in > the TextArea. But it doesn't want to work that way - the > emoticons are not displayed inline, but at the beginning of > the next line, wrapping the following text around them. > I need to find a way to to make them display in the same way > as a user would expect from a chat application. I've done > some research, but haven't found anything suitable yet. I > also don't want to use an emoticon font, because the results > are not what I'm looking for. > > Any ideas? Is it possible to use a style sheet to position > them correctly? > Or give all images ids to move them around? Would I need to > overlay them on top of the text? Nothing too complicated I > hope, I've only estimated a couple of days for the job... > > Thanks, > Karina > > > Karina Steffens | Neo-Archaic > creative & technical new media design > <http://www.neo-archaic.net/> www.neo-archaic.net > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
