http://livedocs.adobe.com/ Macromedia LiveDocs - online documentation with user feedback. Copyright 2009, Macromedia, Inc. 2009-11-26T06:05:44 en-us http://livedocs.adobe.com/labs/textlayout/flashx/textLayout/elements/TextFlow.html#96495 I wish this text framework had better model-view-controller separation. <br />Because it is not open source, it is not going to be able to compete with what <br />the community can produce in the next year or two.<br /><br />Some of the things it should include:<br />- Adding gradient colors to the text dynamically.<br />- Being able to tween the text lines in a text flow and adjust the selection <br />highlights while they're tweening, so if it's 3D you can have it glow and <br />highlight as they rotate (like in the mac RSS screensaver example).<br />- Being able to customize the effects when the EditManager performs an <br />action. Hardcoding the idea that when you delete or highlight something, it <br />should instantly appear is a huge limitation. Now nobody can make <br />anything NEW out of it, it's just another text framework like all the others. If <br />you start messing around with the FlowElement and TextLine classes, and <br />try to add the ability to do innovative animations and such, you'll have to <br />rebuild the entire layout framework because the EditManager and <br />SelectionManager are closed to the public and they have not been designed <br />well.<br />- Being able to extend the editing functionality.<br /><br />Basically, it should be open source. So us consumers can contribute our <br />ideas the project and help shape it how we would use it.<br /><br />I would like to be able to get in there and customize how things look when I <br />edit the text, or when the text is created or highlighted but it's impossible <br />unless I start from scratch and rebuild everything.<br /><br />Please fix these things.<br /><br />Warmest,<br />Lance<br /><br />http://www.viatropos.com viatropos 0 0 2009-05-02T18:03:32