Circle Text in flash.

[Dereks]

I searched everywhere, but I still dont know how to do a circle text in flash ; Any tips ?

Like that :

[Dugh]

I don't think that's possible in Flash.. Not sure, though.

[WhoknowsmeaUdiO]

There should be a better approach, but I always write the text, break it up and arrange the letter manually. But don't do that. It sucks, just like me.

[Dereks]

At 5/18/09 02:13 PM, WhoknowsmeaUdiO wrote: There should be a better approach, but I always write the text, break it up and arrange the letter manually. But don't do that. It sucks, just like me.

Hmm is there a way to do it using AS ?

[Dereks]

At 5/18/09 02:11 PM, Dugh wrote: I don't think that's possible in Flash.. Not sure, though.

It is. Take a look at this : http://media.lelombrik.net/21001-21500/2 1446.swf

[Dugh]

At 5/18/09 02:22 PM, Dereks wrote:

At 5/18/09 02:11 PM, Dugh wrote: I don't think that's possible in Flash.. Not sure, though.

It is. Take a look at this : http://media.lelombrik.net/21001-21500/2 1446.swf

That's probably done in Photoshop and then imported in Flash

[Neo-13]

Yeah, it can definately be done in photoshop, so just use that if you have it.

[Glaiel-Gamer]

it can be done in AS, you'd make a separate text box for each letter then place them through code

psuedo-code:

string s = "circle text! "

for(int i = 0; i < s.length(); i++){
    make a new text box T
    t.text = s.charAt(i);
    //calculate position
    angle = 360/s.length * i
    position = center + radius * <sin(angle), cos(angle)>
    addChild(T)
}

[Denvish]

At 5/18/09 02:20 PM, Dereks wrote: Hmm is there a way to do it using AS ?

Yes.

txt="GUMBOOT MOFO ";														//TEXT TO DISPLAY
circRad=200;																			//RADIUS OF CIRCLE

function CREATECIRCLE(str){												//CREATE CIRCLE
	letterAngle=360/(str.length);												//GRAB ANGLE OF LETTERS
	txtArr=str.split("");															//CONVERT TEXT TO ARRAY
	var c=createEmptyMovieClip("circ",1);								//NEW MC
	c._x=Stage.width/2;c._y=Stage.height/2;							//PLACE CENTRALLY
	var ang=-90;																	//ANGLE OF FIRST LETTER
	for(var i=0;i<txtArr.length;i++){										//LOOP LETTER ARRAY
		var nl=c.attachMovie("letter","l"+i,i);								//CREATE NEW LETTER MC
		nl.t=txtArr[i];																//SET LETTER
		nl._rotation=ang+90;													//SET ROTATION
		nl._x=Math.cos(TRAD(ang))*circRad;							//SET X BASED ON ROTATION/RADIUS
		nl._y=Math.sin(TRAD(ang))*circRad;							//SET Y BASED ON ROTATION/RADIUS
		ang+=letterAngle;															//INCREMENT THE ANGLE
	}																						//
	c.onEnterFrame=function(){this._rotation+=5;}					//ROTATE HOLDER MC
}

function TRAD(xxx){return(xxx*Math.PI/180);} 					//FUNCTION: DEGREES TO RADIANS

CREATECIRCLE(txt);															//DO THE FUNKY THANG