gotoAndStop resets format on TLFTextField

Report · Jan 21, 2014

I've defined two different parts on Flash Timeline, like:

'a', frames 1:10;

'b', frames 11:20;

which contains two different TLFTextFields. I set the format to both of them like Font, Size, Align, etc.

Whenever I do gotoAndStop('b') the TLFTextField that is in these frames is set to default, all the formats are lost.

Is it possible to keep the format I define on the designer (Flash Professional) so I can just edit text ???

edit: Problem does not exist whenever I work on smaller movieclip (with 2-3 differently labeled parts of frames in MC). Also does not happen whenever I try to reptoduce itin new, empty project.

Movieclip I have the problem with has over 20 parts with unique label on each. Even in debugging mode, right after 'gotoAndStop', I check the clip and its format is default (TNR, default size, alignment and other properties).

Report · Jan 21, 2014

In your setter function for the TLF instance do the properties look right (i.e. are the properties correct before you edit the text through AS)?

Report · Jan 21, 2014

I do not set properties through the code - setting them through the designer, Flash Pro CS 6

Let me explain in more details:

- The movie clip with few section of frames is linked through AS to a class

- I have more than 20 sections (all uniquly labeled, like 'a', 'b', 'c', ...)

- I define all the TLFTextFields in the designer (Flash pro cs6)

- They have embedded fonts

I tried to debugg it and:

- whenever I stay in the first section, or even go to first section ('a') I have all the TLFTextFields correctly set (as I did in the designer)

- if any TLFTextField has the same INSTANCE name in the further section (like 'b', or 'c'), the format is propagated from the first section (like the 'text':TLFTextField is in the 'a' section, layer doesn't matter, and the 'text':TLFTextField is also in 'b' - separeted instances - the 'b' one gets the format - size/font/etc. - from 'a' TLFTextField)

- if in further section contains TLFTextField named: 'text_new' which is not present in the first part of frames - section 'a' - it gets DEFAULT format (Times New Roman, 12px, etc. etc.)

- debugging the code gives me the same results - right after gotoAndStop to section, the TLFTextField is set (from null, to an instance from MovieClip) and it has the default properties

Tried the same on a different movieclip which I created in new, empty project, and it worked perfectly (format was set ok even in further sections of frames).

Tried the same on my project with a movieclip containing 2-3-4 section of frames - works perfectly

Can't find a solution to it

Report · Jan 22, 2014

Hm, not sure. I just use TextFields because TLF Text is wonky. You may want to try adding getters/setters so that you have breakpoints to inspect your fields. Also, you might want to try listening for ADDED_TO_STAGE, because I believe this triggers before Flash populates the instance variable. That just gives you another place to look to see if you can figure out the problem.