how to stop using the ! @ # $ % ^ charactors in flash

robertaussie · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

i downloaded the random text from this site and have found that it uses all the charators acroos the to above the numbers like this ! @ # $ %
i have found they work on my computer fine , maybe because i have all languages installed , but as soon as some one else looks at it they get the square boxes where those symbols should come up and if i embed the punctuation list into the swf file they see it .. but it also makes it jurky looking going through the script. So what i was wondering is what do i have to put in this code so it does not use it , I know the ! is the start but if i try and change that to a i get all sorts of errors in the script telling me that there is an ) unexpected error

guitarman · fourth grade Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 724

Replace the following code

guitarman · fourth grade Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 724

also noted that i did not include the ! (exclaimation mark) in the code provided earlier. If you try to run, you will basically run into an increasing number and eventually hit a run time error.

To fix this, just add one more OR statement into the if statement above i.e.

if (....... or ..... or.....or j=33)

Again, 33 is a character code for ! (check the link above for the number)

robertaussie · Joined: 13 Jun 2007 Posts: 2

wow thanks a lot .. that works great .. and i have edited it to all some that i did want aswell .. it was mainly the top symbols that was causing trouble.. thanks again

guitarman · fourth grade Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 724

you are welcome mate (right? Aussie people likes to use Mate) hehe coz i am in Canberra as well for now.

Cheers,

axisoverdrive · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 2

(reposting here after accidentally posting a question in the blog comments)

This is a great script. Thanks so much for making it available to us.

I was wondering if the code can be edited to have the entire text in 'desiredTEXT' to randomize, but start randomizing the next character in the string BEFORE the character before it locks on to the desired character.

So, for example, if the string was "cat", 'C' would start. Then, before 'C' finishes, 'A' would start. Similarly, 'T' would follow afterwards, as both C and A are randomizing. Eventually all of C, A and T will lock on, but they'll be randomizing at the same time, one after another.

Can this work? Thanks!!

axisoverdrive · Joined: 27 Mar 2008 Posts: 2

Also, the script doesn't seem to acknowledge my kerning settings. no matter what i set the kerning level to, the text will still display at "0" (however, font size and weight are still acknowledged)