"Brightbelt" <Brightbelt@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:cdi6kv$g5t$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hi -
> I'm on Flash Mx 04, and I'm using a dynamic text field. I've set it with
a
> text variable correlated with an external text file and all works fine.
I'm
> still kinda a newbie and so I did this by following a tutorial. I made a
> background canvas for the text etc and I'm satisfied with the whole thing
> except the actionscript for scrolling. I made the buttons and the script
> goes as follows:
> _root.dyntextinstancename.scroll = _root.dyntextinstancename.scroll + 1
>
> The actionscript works just fine. The only thing is, I'd like to have a
> continuous scroll effect if the user presses the button and holds it down.
I
> realize this may be very advanced in the actionscript, but I thought I'd
ask
> in case it's easier than I'm thinking or at least possible. For the user
to
> have only one (1) line advance at a time when pressing the button seems
> tedious, but if I set the scroll number to two (2) or three (3) (....I'm
> aware of that option), that can confuse the user as to where they are in
the
> text,...where they were ..and where they're going etc. Does anybody knokw
of
> actionscript that can facilitate continuous scrolling or point me towards
a
> tutorial that shows this ? I appreciate any help,..if possible.
> Thanks,...Frank
>
> www.frankbright.com
>
>