HTML formatted text links

[inker]

I have a bunch of dynamically loading text that is formatted with html tags for links etc, in the txt files. Everything is working great except when your over a link in one of the text fields, you do not get a 'hand'. I am afraid users will not realize that it is a link so I was hoping for either avice on how to get the 'hand' to appear.. or how to use CSS for a:hover states etc..

 

[billwatson]

you ought to be getting the hand

make sure that when you are loading the text you are adding as html

eg

textfield.html = true;
textfield.htmltext = whatever;

 

[inker]

this is what i have...

loadVarsText = new loadVars();
loadVarsText.load("news.txt");
loadVarsText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
trace("done loading");
scroller.html = true;
newsscroller.htmlText = this.var1
} else {
trace("not loaded");
}
};

Thats correct, right?

Its really odd, I get the hand in flash player (like when i test the movie) but not once its embedded in an HTML document.

I do get an error in my output panel.. but it hadnt caused any noticable problems.. or so i thought. Could this affect it?

**Warning** Symbol=Symbol 12 copy 3, layer=actions, frame=1:Line 1: Case-insensitive identifier 'loadVars' will obscure built-in object 'LoadVars'.
loadVarsText = new loadVars();


Thanks for your help.

 

[billwatson]

looks ok but for some minor things

try

loadVarsText = new LoadVars();
loadVarsText.load("news.txt");
loadVarsText.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
trace("done loading");
newsscroller.html = true;
newsscroller.htmlText = this.var1
} else {
trace("not loaded");
}
};

 

[inker]

well i changed all the loadVars(); to LoadVars(); and that stopped the output warnings... but when i change the rest i get these errors.
I tried it with just the first change and that unfortunately make the hand appear...

**Error** Symbol=Symbol 12 copy 3, layer=actions, frame=1:Line 4: Operator '=' must be followed by an operand
    if (success) {

**Error** Symbol=Symbol 12 copy 3, layer=actions, frame=1:Line 5: Syntax error.
        trace("done loading");

**Error** Symbol=Symbol 12 copy 3, layer=actions, frame=1:Line 6: Syntax error.
          newsscroller.html = true;


Thanks for your help.

 

[oldnewbie]

Are you on MX2004 and AS2.0?

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