Arsa's Flash News Ticker components

 

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Components manual
ActionScript 3

    -  Overview

    -  Basic Tutorial

    -  Properties Panel

    -  Xml Tutorial

    -  ActionScript use

    -  Method and events

    -  Embedded fonts

    -  Loader and scrollbar

    -  RSS usage

    -  Styling with CSS

 

Components manual
ActionScript 2

      Overview

      Basic Tutorial

      Properties Panel

      Xml Tutorial

      ActionScript use

      Method and events

      Embedded fonts

      Skinning arrows

      Horizontal scrolling

    -  RSS usage

    -  Styling with CSS

 

Skinning arrows

This section describes how to make custom arrows and the scrollbar.

 

First, download package from download page, unpack it and open example16_skinning_winXP.fla in examples folder.

In Library panel you will see:

 

To change Arrow Up double click on Arrow Up item in Skinning this! folder.

After that you will see:

 

As you can see there are four states of Arrow Up movie clip: _up, _over, _down, _disabled

All you need is to edit every state and add your graphics for it.

Skinning Arrow Down is the same as Arrow Up.

 

Skinning Scroll Bar is a bit different.

Scroll Bar movie clip contains four movie clips inside self: up edge, down edge, center part and center line

You must edit all four movie clips as it is discribed with Arrow Up to change the Scroll Bar skin.

 

If you want to add completed arrows skin to existing project, just copy and paste the NewsTicker library folder in your project library.