Window - Other Panels - Strings
On 4/15/08, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Cory ive finally got round to adding your code 'embedFonts = true ' but
> i still have the same problem!
>
> when i use the function it removes the text! then when i click again it
> displays the text again no bold/italic!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Cory Petosky
>
> To: Flash Coders List
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
>
>
> Replace that with:
>
> formatter.italic = !currentFormat.italic;
>
> The conditionals aren't necessary in that situation. :)
>
> On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > YAY! It works! Thank you! :o)
> >
> > Wont work with embedFonts = true thought! :o(
> >
> > Onwards and upwards!
> >
> > Thanks for your help!
> >
> > SM
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: jonathan howe
> > To: Flash Coders List
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 6:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
> >
> >
> > Okay, but in the simple example, you are using it for both:
> >
> > Okay, but formatter should not be treated as a property of
> _selectedBox.
> > _selectedBox has no property named formatter.
> >
> > This is the offending line:
> >
> > if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
> >
> > You already have set formatter to the value of
> _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
> > Thus your conditional should read:
> >
> > if (formatter.italic == false)
> >
> > To simplify it to keeping formatter separate from the current
> format, let's
> > rewrite:
> >
> > var currentFormat:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
> > var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
> >
> > if (currentFormat.italic == false)
> > {
> > formatter.italic = true;
> > }
> > else
> > {
> > formatter.italic = false;
> > }
> >
> > _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
> >
> >
> > -jonathan
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 1:19 PM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > formatter is a blank variable and has nothing to do with reading
> the text
> > > propperties its used for setting them! I need to figure out how to
> tell if a
> > > text field is set to italic or not! once i can do this i can fix
> the if
> > > statement!
> > >
> > > do you have any idea how to do this?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > > FUI - New code is this....
> > >
> > > var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
> > >
> > > if (_selectedBox.formatter.italic == false)
> > > {
> > > formatter.italic = true;
> > > }
> > > else
> > > {
> > > formatter.italic = false;
> > > }
> > >
> > > _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: jonathan howe
> > > To: Flash Coders List
> > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 5:53 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox [AS3]
> > >
> > >
> > > Hi, Stuart,
> > >
> > > Based on the error message sounds like maybe you are trying to
> access
> > > _selectedBox.formatter or something else invalid. Can you repaste
> your
> > > new
> > > code after the change?
> > >
> > > -jonathan
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > thanks Jonathan for some reason i get this error when i change
> to your
> > > > code...
> > > >
> > > > ReferenceError: Error #1069: Property formatter not found on
> > > > flash.text.TextField and there is no default value.
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: jonathan howe
> > > > To: Flash Coders List
> > > > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:04 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Reading properties of a textbox
> [AS3]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > var formatter:TextFormat = _selectedBox.getTextFormat();
> > > >
> > > > On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Stuart (FunkDaWeb) <
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all im tring to write a button that changes the format of
> a
> > > textbox
> > > > > from normal to italic and back again. I have written the
> below code
> > > but
> > > > i
> > > > > cannot seam to get it to work!
> > > > >
> > > > > var formatter:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
> > > > >
> > > > > if (formatter.italic == false)
> > > > > {
> > > > > formatter.italic = true;
> > > > > }
> > > > > else
> > > > > {
> > > > > formatter.italic = false;
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > _selectedBox.setTextFormat(formatter);
> > > > >
> > > > > So my question is how do i read the properties of a textbox
> in order
> > > to
> > > > > create an if statment to change the properties?
> > > > >
> > > > > SM
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