11 Replies Latest reply: Jun 8, 2009 9:46 AM by jesusleon46 RSS

    link doesn't work in an external htmlText

    jesusleon46 Community Member

      Hello!!!

       

      I am trying to fix this problem. My external text display fine and also the CSS. The problem is

      when I am using any tag in html like <a> doesn't work, doesn't try to open the link and also the mouse

      doesn't change to the default hand. I am attaching my code in AS3. If you see I am using a scroller

      and also a mask. Could you try to help me please?

       

      Thanks in advance!!!

       

      J

       

       

       

       

      var textLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();

      var textReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("text/news.txt");

      var cssLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();

      var cssRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("styles/style.css");

      var style:StyleSheet = new StyleSheet();

       

      var scrollPercent:Number = 0;

      var minScroll:Number;

      var maxScroll:Number;

      var targetScroll:Number = text_mc.y;

      var easing:Number = 5;

      var scrollAmt:Number = 15;

      var scrollDirection:Number = 0;

       

       

      function textLoaded(event:Event):void

      {

      cssLoader.load(cssRequest);

      cssLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, cssLoaded);

      text_mc.external_txt.htmlText = textLoader.data;

      minScroll = text_mc.y;

      maxScroll = minScroll - text_mc.height + mask_mc.height;

      }

       

      function cssLoaded(event:Event):void

      {

      style.parseCSS(cssLoader.data);

      text_mc.external_txt.styleSheet = style;

      text_mc.external_txt.htmlText = textLoader.data;

      }

       

      function dragScroller(event:MouseEvent):void

      {

      var dragX:Number = line_mc.x - scroller_mc.width/2 + 1;

      var dragY:Number = line_mc.y;

      var dragW:Number = 0;

      var dragH:Number = line_mc.height - scroller_mc.height;

       

      scroller_mc.startDrag(false, new Rectangle(dragX,dragY,dragW,dragH));

      stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopDragging);

      stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, setScrollPercent);

      stage.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, scrollText);

      }

       

      function stopDragging(event:MouseEvent):void

      {

      scroller_mc.stopDrag();

       

      }

       

      function setScrollPercent(event:Event):void

      {

      scrollPercent = (scroller_mc.y - line_mc.y) / (line_mc.height - scroller_mc.height);

      if(scrollPercent < 0)

      {

      scrollPercent = 0;

      }

      else if(scrollPercent > 1)

      {

      scrollPercent = 1;

      }

      targetScroll = (scrollPercent * (maxScroll - minScroll)) + minScroll;

      text_mc.y -= (text_mc.y - targetScroll) / easing;

      }

       

      function scrollUp(event:MouseEvent):void

      {

      setDirection(scrollAmt);

      }

       

      function scrollDown(event:MouseEvent):void

      {

      setDirection(-scrollAmt);

      }

       

      function setDirection(dir:Number):void

      {

      scrollDirection = dir;

      stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, scrollText);

      stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopScrolling);

      stage.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, setScrollPercent);

      }

       

      function scrollText(event:Event):void

      {

      targetScroll += scrollDirection;

      text_mc.y -= (text_mc.y - targetScroll) / easing;

      if(text_mc.y > minScroll)

      {

      text_mc.y = minScroll;

      targetScroll = minScroll;

      }

      else if(text_mc.y <maxScroll)

      {

      text_mc.y = maxScroll;

      targetScroll = maxScroll;

      }

      scrollPercent = (text_mc.y - minScroll) / (maxScroll - minScroll);

      scroller_mc.y = (scrollPercent * (line_mc.height - scroller_mc.height)) +

      line_mc.y;

      }

       

      function stopScrolling(event:MouseEvent):void

      {

      scrollDirection = 0;

      }

       

      textLoader.load(textReq);

      scroller_mc.buttonMode = true;

      text_mc.external_txt.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;

      scroller_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, dragScroller);

      textLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, textLoaded);

      up_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, scrollUp);

      down_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, scrollDown);