messagebox?

[Guest]

Platform: AS3/CS4, Flash Authoring, Win

Is there a built-in 'messageBox' function, somewhere?  or do I have to roll my own?

thanx,

rickb

[kglad]

check components for built-in functionality.  i don't see a component that would work for you in the component list that ships with cs4/as3, but there are plenty of components freely available.  search using google to see if one meets your needs.

[Colin Holgate]

Did you mean like HyperCard's message box, or Director's message window? Something where you could freeform type code and try out things? If so, no there isn't. I wish there was. Generally when trying out a quick test I just make another FLA. Having the ability to query specific variables, or test functions in a running swf, would be handy at times.

If you mean more like a message box that your swf could output to, you can trace to the Output Panel in Flash authoring, and for debugging in a browser you might check out the Firefox add-on Flash Tracer: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3469

One very neat thing about Flash Tracer is that it shows traces that are happening in any Flash movie. So if you are trying things out in Safari in particular, you can still look at the Firefox window to see what Flash Tracer is showing.

[Guest]

No, what I'm looking for is an alert panel to flash up to the user for information, query for yes/no input, etc.

Looks like I'm going to have to roll my own.

My utils class is growing  ...

rickb

[Colin Holgate]

Your own floating dialog would look ok, but remember that it's within the swf, so you can't drag it outside of the rect of the stage, without it disappearing when it's beyond that.

Having an equivalent to HyperCard's Ask/Answer dialogs would be nice.