var Message:String = "Your message goes here";
var typeInterval:Number = 1000; // How many milliseconds between text appearing
var letterPointer:Number = 0;
txtField.autoSize = true; // txtField is the name of the textbox I drew on the stage.


function addLetters()
{
	txtField.text = txtField.text + Message.charAt(letterPointer);
	letterPointer++;
	
	if(letterPointer >= Message.length)
	{
		clearInterval(Interval);
	}
}

var Interval:Number = setInterval(this,"addLetters",typeInterval);

var Message:String = "OMG The letterz are typing themselves on the screen! And they're in color!";
var typeInterval:Number = 50;
var letterPointer:Number = 0;
txtField.autoSize = true;

var format:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
format.color = 0xFF0000; //color you want
format.bold = true; //true for bold, false for no bold
format.italic = true; // true for italic, false for no italic
format.underline = true; // true for underline, false for no underline
format.size = 12; // size you want to change to
format.font = "Tahoma"; // font you want to change to

var shiftPosition = 52;

function addLetters()
{
	txtField.text = txtField.text + Message.charAt(letterPointer);
	letterPointer++;
	
	txtField.setTextFormat(shiftPosition,Message.length,format);
	
	if(letterPointer >= Message.length)
	{
		clearInterval(Interval);
	}
}

var Interval:Number = setInterval(this,"addLetters",typeInterval);

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ORIGINAL: mathus the seconth

I improved the turn-based battle engine, and created a much neater one. It has a couple more things, and improvements that the tutorial does not provide. the swf is here, and the .fla is here. I would love to see what modifications people do to this to make it better.

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ORIGINAL: EragonZZZZ

quote:

ORIGINAL: mathus the seconth

I improved the turn-based battle engine, and created a much neater one. It has a couple more things, and improvements that the tutorial does not provide. the swf is here, and the .fla is here. I would love to see what modifications people do to this to make it better.

Welcome back, sir, from your post history you've been gone a LONG time.

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Avoiding _root

There are several ways to target instances that let you avoid using _root; these are discussed later in this section. Avoid using _root in ActionScript because it can cause SWF files that load into other SWF files to not work correctly. The _root identifier targets the base SWF file that is loading, not the SWF file using relative addressing instead of _root. This issue limits code portability in SWF files that are loaded into another file, and, particularly, in components and movie clips. You can help resolve problems using _lockroot, but only use _lockroot when necessary (such as when you are loading a SWF file but do not have access to the FLA file). For more information on using _lockroot, see Using _lockroot.

Use this, this._parent, or _parent keywords rather than _root, depending on where your ActionScript is located. The following example shows relative addressing:

myClip_mc.onRelease = function() {
trace(this._parent.myButton_btn._x);
};

All variables must be scoped, except for variables that are function parameters and local variables. Scope variables relative to their current path whenever possible, using relative addressing, such as the this keyword. For more information on using the this keyword, see this in Flash ActionScript Language Reference.