loadBar Component

• Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
• Runtime Version: AIR 1.0, Flash Player 9+
• Description: Dynamic loadBar (progress bar)
• Version: 1.2.1
• Author: Cameron Tullos
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• properties | methods | installation & usage

 

Public Properties

loadBar inherits the MovieClip Properties
barColor | bgAlpha | bgColor | borderAlpha | borderColor | borderSize | embedFont | font | fontColor | fontSize | glowAlpha | glowColor | glowSize | glowStrength | position | radius | scaleGlass | showText | textPosition

barColor:Color [0x000000] Indicates the color of the loadBar progress bar

default = 0×009900

bgAlpha:Number [0 - 1] Indicates the alpha transparency value of the loadBar background

default = 0.25

bgColor:Color [0x000000] Indicates the color of the background

default = 0xFFFFFF

borderAlpha:Number [0 - 1] Indicates the alpha transparency value of the border

default = 1

borderColor:Color [0x000000] Indicates the color of the border

default = 0×000000

borderSize:Number Indicates the border thickness

default = 1

embedFont:Boolean [true|false] Specifies whether to render by using embedded font outlines

default = false

font:String The name of the font for text in this text format, as a string

default = "Arial"

fontColor:Color 0×000000 Indicates the color of the text

default = 0×000000

fontSize:Number The size in pixels of text in this text format

default = 12

glowAlpha:Number Indicates the alpha transparency value of the object specified

default = 1

glowColor:Color Indicates the color of the glow

default = 0×009900

glowSize:Number Indicates the spread of the glow

default = 10

glowStrength:Number Indicates the saturation (darkness) of the glow

defautl = 1

position:Number [0 - 1] Indicates the loadBar progress

default = 0

radius:uint 1 – Nth Indicates the corner radious of the loadBar

default = 8

scaleGlass:Boolean Indicates if the glass layer scales with the loadBar

default = true

showText:Boolean Indicates if the status TextField is visible

default = true

textPosition:String [top|middle|bottom] Indicates the status TextField y position

default = ‘middle’

 

Public Methods

loadBar inherits the MovieClip Methods
stylize | update

stylize(format:Object)

Applies text formating to the status TextField

format:Object (see TextFormat)

update(text:String)

Applies a string that is the current text in the status TextField

 

Installation

1. Download the component and run the loadBar.mxp
2. The Adobe Extension Manager will open and install the component to Flash
3. Open flash and navigate to the components window. There should now be a new section titled “Standard Components” where you’ll see a component titled: imageScroller
   Note: if flash is open when you install the mxp, close it and reopen
4. You can now drag the component to the stage and customize it’s options in the component inspector window