Paul - why don't you use a scrollpane, add all the clues as separate mc's into this component. That way you can target them separately to change the text colour if you click on a square. You could space the clue mc's by using the textheight property of the textfield within the clue mc.
If you toggle the text size - you'll just have to iterate through all the clips in the scrollpane and re-space them out. You'll have to display both across and down clues if you click on certain squares. There may be better ways though! rgds - Kevin. -----Original Message----- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of Paul Steven Sent: 20 May 2009 19:45 To: 'Flash Coders List' Subject: [Flashcoders] Advice on creating dynamic crossword cluesth resize function I am creating a crossword where the words and clues are read in from an xml file. I need to be able to display the clues in a small area hence these will need to scroll. I also need to highlight a particular clue if the word on the crossword is clicked. Problem is that some clues will be on more than one line so I am not sure how best to approach this and would appreciate some advice. Also I need to include a function to toggle the text between small and large. Btw I am programming this in Flash 8 with AS2. My alternative solutions are as follows: 1.Attach a separate movie clip for each clue - not sure how I would position these vertically and the effect of toggling the text size 2.Put all the clues in one dynamic text field - not sure how I would select a particular clue. With this solution would I be best to use a mask and therefore have all the clues effectively displayed in the dynamic text field at once. Any advice on how best to deal with this would be really appreciated. Thanks Paul _______________________________________________ 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
