Flashblocks Flash CMS Component
(Flash Content Management System)

Hello readers,

I am using a TextField and all is working fine. But there is one thing:
I want a scollbar to appear only when there is more text added in the FlashBlocks Text Editor than that the Textfield can show.

So in other words: I do not want to see anything of a scollbar when it is not needed.

Can I make a UIscrollbar appear and completely diaappear depending if the text is too long for the TextField?

thx, Eddy

Unfortunately Flash's UIScrollBar component does not have a method to handle this. You could listen to the Editblock that is attached to the text field and set the scrollbar from there.

Code: :

var ebListen:Object = {}; ebListen.complete = function(obj:Object){     if (obj.target.targetMC.scroll == obj.target.targetMC.maxscroll) scrl._visible = false     else scrl._visible = true } eb.addEventListener("complete", ebListen);

Another option, if you are using embedded fonts, is to use the smooth scroller 2 module that comes with Flashblocks. See the demo site.

thanks for your fast response, I will investigate.

where do I place this code?

Place this on the same frame as the UIScrollBar. "eb" is the Editblock instance name

thanks again

Yes :)) it works. Thanks. Did need to give the UIScrollBar an Instancename too.

This is then what the code looks like (italic parts are where one should put thier own InstanceNames) :

var EditBlockInstancenameListen:Object = {};
EditBlockInstancenameListen.complete = function(obj:Object){
if (obj.target.targetMC.scroll == obj.target.targetMC.maxscroll) UIScrollBarInstancename._visible = false
else UIScrollBarInstancename._visible = true
}
EditBlockInstancename.addEventListener("complete", EditBlockInstancenameListen);


Don't forget! : code on the same frame as the UIScrollBar.

Note: Text will only show when put in by the FlashBlocks Text Editor.



Thanks Admin