[Flashcoders] what's happened to newbie?
The flashnewbie forum is no longer functional...apparently there's no hard disk space left on the server. On the figleaf website [EMAIL PROTECTED] is listed as the admin for flashnewbie, but that email address is not accepting messages. TIA ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] This is really really really annoying
yeah, me too :( - Original Message - From: "Dan Styles" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 3:33 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] This is really really really annoying I've reset the password, i've logged in and changed my options to reflect the fact that I WANT A DIGEST (AGAIN) It _seemed_ to accept my request, yet i'm still getting individual messages from the mailing list... this is NOT A DIGEST! I DONT WANT individual messages... I like being part of the lst and don't want to have to unsubscribe because it got annoying. please fix whatever needs to be fixed. thanks. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] can't login to switch back to digest?
dunno if it's just me, but after the list was restarted, my digest-mode sub changed to individual emails. I went to http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders but can't log in with my subscribed address and old password. Is there any way to send a command to the list to switch to digest mode? ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching
Yeah, that's the answer I'd rather not contemplate. Well, that is how most of the Java applets work. You can probably find Java source code if you google for it and port it to AS. ryanm I appreciate the encouragement and wish it were within my abilities...this was a long thread but I started it with "at the recommendation of flash-newbie I'm bringing this over to flash-coders"...I'm just a newbie and was hoping someone here knew what I was talking about and would say "sure you just have to do x-y-z". I know just enough about Flash to be dangerous, but not anywhere near enough to tackle this kind of programming. :( But, thanks again for trying to help me out! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching
My real question is, if this image-manipulation is available in the IDE, how difficult is it to provide in the client or within AS3? I guess the answer is "very difficult" or "more trouble than it's worth"? No, the answer is "see the documentation on bitmapData". You have to do it the old-fashioned way, by shifting pixels. ryanm Yeah, that's the answer I'd rather not contemplate. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching
> Does that do anything but move the corners around? What I'm > looking for is a way to create a distortion like: Well with a little thought - given that you now have the ability to fit a texture to any "shape" you can know chop your text up into tiles using bitmap data - then fit the multiple tiles to the "Shape" yes, but to create smoothly curving shape? How finely would it have to be "chopped up"? Dice, mince, pulverize? I think you would have to create as many "slices" as screen pixels, or you would get mis-aligned edges between each "slice"...and that would be a lot of "slices"? Anyway, that's why I'm asking the list...it is totally beyond me at this point. :( ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching
You might like this: DEMO class v1: http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html SOURCE class v2: http://sandy.media-box.net/blog/distortimage-20-the-fastest-way-to-freely-distort-image-with-flash-in-actionscript.html cheers, Latcho Does that do anything but move the corners around? What I'm looking for is a way to create a distortion like: x x x x x x x x xx xx xx xx x x x x x x This is _easily_ done in the IDE with the envelope tools, and it's easily done in the "text-warp" CP of PHotoshop from a preselected list, and it's been available in TypeStyler for 15 years or so. I've seen this done on a number of websites, but with Java Applets. I guess they're hooking into some kind of vector-mapping engine, but I don't know how they're doing it. An example is here: http://www.customink.com/cink/r.jsp?E=ci&F=t My real question is, if this image-manipulation is available in the IDE, how difficult is it to provide in the client or within AS3? I guess the answer is "very difficult" or "more trouble than it's worth"? -AK GregoryN wrote: Sorry, but what's "LART"? I think that, with skew function(s), the task of simulating an envelope, e.g., placing text between 2-4 lines is just a question of math. Well, probably quite advanced :-). I've already described it in general (see quotation below). As to envelope in Flash IDE, it works with vector shapes (probably in the same "skew" way), not text. You need to "Break Apart" the text, right? So far I don't know about any way to convert dynamic text to shapes (e.g., break apart) at runtime via AS. BTW, maybe anyone knows how to "break apart" text with AS? I'd appreciate any idea regarding it. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching
Sorry, but what's "LART"? If you don't know, then I take back the accusation :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lart ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching
Well, The first thing Google brings for "site:chattyfig.figleaf.com envelope" is recent Flashcoders discussion "Applying transformations to text?" :-) Are you LART'ng me? I started that thread, and never got the right answer! AND also one named "skew function" (2001) with a nice functions from Robert Penner and others. Robin Debreuil's example: http://www.debreuil.com/skew/skew_v01.swf I haven't tried yet, but maybe you can: 1) Break (dynamic) text into letters 2) Skew each letter and scale, if needed What do you think? I don't want to speak for Marc, but from my thread, what I'm looking for is an effect similar to what TypeStyler has done for 15 years, and what Photoshop has done going back to v. 6.0, which is an envelope distortion. In fact, Flash can do it already in the IDE...convert text to vectors and then apply the envelope controls to all the letters as a group...and it does exactly what I need it to do. But, there's no way to apply those controls in AS or programatically, which is how I started the thread...looking for another way to do it! -Andre2w -- Best regards, GregoryN http://GOusable.com Flash components development. Usability services. --- aklist_flash wrote: From the online samples, I don't see any demonstration of the claimed ability to distort the text, just to place the letters along different curves. Am I missing something? I hope so, since I've been looking for a way to do text distortions (such as making text fit a flat-topped arch). - Marc Hoffman I, too, have been looking for a solution to this problem. Some users have suggested using the bitmapData and the displacementMapFilter, but it seems like it would be exceedingly complicated to do a very simple effect like an "arch"...it would involve (I think) splitting the text into multiple sections and applying different displacements to the sections...way beyond me! This FLA was suggested: http://www.senocular.com/flash/source.php?id=0.172 and it seems like it could be tweaked to do a simple "squeeze" or "bloat"...I haven't got that far with it yet. Alternatively, it seems like it would be much simpler to pass the text and some distortion parameters to an image-rendering app and re-import a PNG of the distorted text into the player. I haven't been able to find any app, however, that could run in the background on a server to handle the image-processing! ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Text arching
From the online samples, I don't see any demonstration of the claimed ability to distort the text, just to place the letters along different curves. Am I missing something? I hope so, since I've been looking for a way to do text distortions (such as making text fit a flat-topped arch). - Marc Hoffman I, too, have been looking for a solution to this problem. Some users have suggested using the bitmapData and the displacementMapFilter, but it seems like it would be exceedingly complicated to do a very simple effect like an "arch"...it would involve (I think) splitting the text into multiple sections and applying different displacements to the sections...way beyond me! This FLA was suggested: http://www.senocular.com/flash/source.php?id=0.172 and it seems like it could be tweaked to do a simple "squeeze" or "bloat"...I haven't got that far with it yet. Alternatively, it seems like it would be much simpler to pass the text and some distortion parameters to an image-rendering app and re-import a PNG of the distorted text into the player. I haven't been able to find any app, however, that could run in the background on a server to handle the image-processing! -AK At 09:23 PM 6/26/2006, you wrote: I'd like to recommend Text2Curve component for this: http://gousable.com/flash/text2curve.html It has a lot of advantages over "TextOnCircle" Weyert mentioned: - can place text along ellipse or sine, not only circle - more methods to manipulate this text - can be used in Flash IDE, even rotated/distorted there. - some more :-) ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?
I think you'd need to use bitmapData and some filters on it... like displacement mapping, etc. Not a small task. I took a look at the BitMapData class and the displacementMapFilter and I'm not sure if it can do what I want or not. I looked at the PerlinNoise filter as well and I don't see any way of creating a simple, symmetrical distortion with it. Is it possible to take a regular bitmap shape (say, a "bulging" square) and map a MC or image to it? On 6/20/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the > suggestion of the list. > > I'm looking for insight into applying transformations to text (or > vectorized text) such as Adobe's "warp" functionality, where you can take > an object and make it bulge, arc, squeeze, spherize, etc. in flash. > > Is it possible, or has anyone already done it? The goal would be to > have > an interface where a user could input a line of text and then apply one of > several "distortion effects" to it. > > TIA, AK OK...please LART me if I'm asking this question wrong! I see that I can take a line of text, break it apart, and then grab the envelope controls in the IDE and distort it however I want...but is there a way to programmatically control the envelope controls? What I'd like to do is: 1) Create an interface where the user can type in a line of text, hit enter, and have the text appear as a draggable symbol (I can do that). I think I would store the strings in vars, so I can manipulate them destructively but be able to go back to the original text if necessary. 2) Have a combobox with all the system fonts in it, and have the user select the font they want to apply to the text/symbol (I think I can do that). 3) Make the symbol "scalable" so the user can position it however they want against a reference shape (I can do that). 4) Have a combobox or radio array of "envelope distortions" that the user could apply to the text/symbol one at a time. I imagine that I could write a function that would take an object and apply some predetermined envelope modifications to create a desired effect, like "arc" or "bulge" Is step 4 possible? TIA, AK ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?
I think you'd need to use bitmapData and some filters on it... like displacement mapping, etc. Not a small task. Thanks! Any suggestions on where I could look for more information on applying filters to bitmapData other than on this list? Are there any other ways of doing this? I thought about sending the text and transform instructions from the SWF to some other software (commercial or non), and then re-importing a rasterized image back into the SWF. I think it could be done with Photoshop, but I don't know of any software that is available that can do it in a webserver environment (e.g. able to function without a user being logged into the system). I looked at GIMP and it seemed like it might be possible, but I'm not a Unix programmer and quickly waded in over my head on that. I've seen a couple of websites with very different interfaces that allow this text-warping functionality, but I don't know how they're doing it...some have used Java, some have used Flash (or Flash + something else). TIA, AK On 6/20/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the > suggestion of the list. > > I'm looking for insight into applying transformations to text (or > vectorized text) such as Adobe's "warp" functionality, where you can take > an object and make it bulge, arc, squeeze, spherize, etc. in flash. > > Is it possible, or has anyone already done it? The goal would be to > have > an interface where a user could input a line of text and then apply one of > several "distortion effects" to it. > > TIA, AK OK...please LART me if I'm asking this question wrong! I see that I can take a line of text, break it apart, and then grab the envelope controls in the IDE and distort it however I want...but is there a way to programmatically control the envelope controls? What I'd like to do is: 1) Create an interface where the user can type in a line of text, hit enter, and have the text appear as a draggable symbol (I can do that). I think I would store the strings in vars, so I can manipulate them destructively but be able to go back to the original text if necessary. 2) Have a combobox with all the system fonts in it, and have the user select the font they want to apply to the text/symbol (I think I can do that). 3) Make the symbol "scalable" so the user can position it however they want against a reference shape (I can do that). 4) Have a combobox or radio array of "envelope distortions" that the user could apply to the text/symbol one at a time. I imagine that I could write a function that would take an object and apply some predetermined envelope modifications to create a desired effect, like "arc" or "bulge" Is step 4 possible? TIA, AK ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?
Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the suggestion of the list. I'm looking for insight into applying transformations to text (or vectorized text) such as Adobe's "warp" functionality, where you can take an object and make it bulge, arc, squeeze, spherize, etc. in flash. Is it possible, or has anyone already done it? The goal would be to have an interface where a user could input a line of text and then apply one of several "distortion effects" to it. TIA, AK OK...please LART me if I'm asking this question wrong! I see that I can take a line of text, break it apart, and then grab the envelope controls in the IDE and distort it however I want...but is there a way to programmatically control the envelope controls? What I'd like to do is: 1) Create an interface where the user can type in a line of text, hit enter, and have the text appear as a draggable symbol (I can do that). I think I would store the strings in vars, so I can manipulate them destructively but be able to go back to the original text if necessary. 2) Have a combobox with all the system fonts in it, and have the user select the font they want to apply to the text/symbol (I think I can do that). 3) Make the symbol "scalable" so the user can position it however they want against a reference shape (I can do that). 4) Have a combobox or radio array of "envelope distortions" that the user could apply to the text/symbol one at a time. I imagine that I could write a function that would take an object and apply some predetermined envelope modifications to create a desired effect, like "arc" or "bulge" Is step 4 possible? TIA, AK ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
[Flashcoders] Applying transformations to text?
Hi All: I'm bringing this question over from flash-newbie at the suggestion of the list. I'm looking for insight into applying transformations to text (or vectorized text) such as Adobe's "warp" functionality, where you can take an object and make it bulge, arc, squeeze, spherize, etc. in flash. Is it possible, or has anyone already done it? The goal would be to have an interface where a user could input a line of text and then apply one of several "distortion effects" to it. TIA, AK ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
