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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) |
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General questions
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- What do I need to use
these effects?
- I have Adobe Flash CS3,
do they work?
- The trial
doesn't work, why not?
- The effect
is not working, why not?
- Are ASTRO Components
the same as (AFC) ASTRO Flash Creator?
- Can I redownload
or upgrade Version 1 to 2? What are the
costs?
- I have problems
installing with Macromedia/Adobe Extension
Manager, why?
- In Flash MX not
the complete list fits in the Components
Panel, now what?
- To which Flash version
can I export / publish?
- Can I preview the
effects?
- Do they work with
pixel fonts?
- What's different
in the CS3 (AS3 effects)?
Technical questions
- How can I make the
whole text appear faster?
- How can I make a
text clickable?... e.g. to open a page
when clicked (adding an actionscript)
- How do I place
several text effects after each other,
showing up sequentially in endresult?
- How do I position
the effects?
- How do I change the
font?
- How do I
add a font?
- Multiline text - I'm
trying to type an [Enter] in the text
for a new line but it does not work. What
now?
- Some characters
I use in the text don't show up, why?
- Can I use text
defined in external source (xml, database
etc)?
- How does the Override-Tab
in the Custom UI work?
- Why can't
I switch Tab when in Override-Tab?
- Why don't
I see font type and color changes I made
in the Preview-Tab
- Q: I want to copy-paste
text from Word or Notepad, how?
- CS3 When
can I remove the "assets"
layer?
- CS3
How can I add effects at runtime?
- CS5
Why the "Fonts should be embedded
for any text that may be edited at runtime"
warning?
Other questions
- I would like
some adaptations to an effect, can that
be done?
- When I try them out,
some are nicer by default settings then
the effect demo examples, why?
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Q: Are ASTRO Components the same as ASTRO Flash Creator? |
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Q: How do I change the font? |
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Q: Some characters I use in the text don't show up, why? |
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A: The effect letter is by default set to ranges Uppercase [A..Z], Lowercase [a..z], Numerals [0..9] and Punctuation ["!@#%...] If you need to use other characters, open the "letter" instance from the "effect clips" (where effect is the name of the effect you are using) folder in the Library. Select the letter textfield instance on stage, in the Properties panel click 'Character' and in the field "All/Include these characters" type the characters you need the effect to display.
see also LIVEDEMO (show me) Adding special characters (ôÇãéÌ etc) *
IMPORTANT! REPEAT STEPS! Some effects use an extra "letterX" (for example "letter2", "letter3" or "letter5" etc) Movie Clip. You'll need to repeat any changes/procedures to "letter" also on the "letterX" Movie Clip in text effects;
(letter2) PJ bevel BW
(letter2) PJ bevel WB
(letter2) PJ explode
(letter2) PJ implode
(letter2) PJ raindrops
(letter2) PJ shadow
(letter5) PJ startrek
(letter2) PJ water
(letter5) S4 fireworks
(letter10) S4 fireworks tweened
(letter2) S4 glassball
(letter2) S4 magnifying glass
(letter2) S4 parts
(letter2) S4 pieces
(letter2) S4 superbevel
(letter3*) S4 waterdrops
(letter2) ASTRO - Diversen - Breeze
(letter2) ASTRO - Diversen - Blast
NOTICE: For "letterX" ( X is a number as in "letter2" , "letter3") etc the X number indicates the treelevel of the MC in regards to MC "effect". Take "letter" as basic 1, meaning 1 tree-level down, "letter2" is one tree level deeper then "letter", meaning "letter2" is 2 tree-levels down. This is useful info if you need to do custom modifications in the "letterX" MC scripting.
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Q: How does the Override-Tab in the Custom UI work? |
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