How in the heck did he do that?

[jedhu0920]

I am trying to achieve this exact effect on a web site, but I have absolutely no idea where to start. Does anybody have any idea how he is accomplishing this reader board effect?


http://tachibanahajimedesign.com/

[frost_oni]

using an array. 1 sets it to on, 0 to off..

[jedhu0920]

I am not sure exactly what you mean. It looks like he is some how feeding the text that is typed in the text box into the flash movie, converting the text into led style text, and then scrolling it. Doesn't it seem a lot more complicated then a simple on/off switch?

[frost_oni]

the array depends on the letter pressed; onkeypress 'a', load array for 'a'

[jerez_z]

hehe

http://www.flashcomponents.net <- Search for the ToolsCo. Ticker

[frost_oni]

well, that makes things easier...

[jedhu0920]

that's great. thanks a lot!

[jerez_z]

:beam:

[kBisk]

I am trying to achieve this exact effect on a web site, but I have absolutely no idea where to start. Does anybody have any idea how he is accomplishing this reader board effect?


http://tachibanahajimedesign.com/

Check this out...:thumb: I would upload the .fla file but its too large...

[jerez_z]

check what out? :h:

PS good job on being proud to be Canadian Carbon21 :thumb:

[kBisk]

Sorry... I was having problems attaching the file...but its there now

[jerez_z]

did you do that yourself? well done

[kBisk]

Do you still need it? I can send you the .fla if you want it.

[jedhu0920]

yeah, if you could send it to me that'd be great. my e-mail is jedhu0920@yahoo.com thanks!

[kBisk]

Yeah..I'll do that right now.

[jedhu0920]

Thanks, that's awesome. What SWF decompiler do you use? I tried decompiling it with Sothink and it messed it all up. Anyways, thanks again!

[jerez_z]

woah. SWF decompilers?!?! :m: :run: :trout: :skull:

[jedhu0920]

well, i guess this a whole different discussion, but if I simply am interested in learning how to do an effect, what is wrong with using a swf decompiler? isn't that what they're made for...learning?

[kBisk]

jerez_z, can you check this thread out again?
http://www.kirupa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89009

[jedhu0920]

Hey carbon, do you know how I could make this LED reader board load the text from an external txt file?

[kBisk]

If you have an external txt file with content like this:

&NewMessage=My Message Here&
and changed the onRelease button function to an onLoad function, then all you would have to do is put the following in the first frame:

myData = new LoadVars();
myData.load("file_name.txt");
myData.onLoad = function(){
gotoAndPlay('start of movie/frame2/whichever');
}