Text

What Is It?

A text player displays text using various font and color properties.

A text player is visible, scrollable, and postable.

Why Use It?

To display text that can change or allow a user to enter text. The player displays text on a single line or on multiple lines with automatic wrapping.

How to Create It

To create a text player, go to the Players toolbar and click on Text. A new text player appears in the Players window, already selected. You will now:

  1. Select the text.
  2. Set the text properties.

Selecting the Text

A text player can contain a text file that resides on your server. The file has a 32K size limit.

To select the text from an existing file:

  1. Highlight the text player and right-click.
  2. Select Data from the pop-up menu.
  3. In the Open window, search for and select the .txt file you want to use.
  4. Click Open.

Alternatively, enter the text by hand:

  1. Go to the toolbar and click on the Properties button to bring up the Property sheet.
  2. Enter text in the VALUE field.

Setting Text Properties

If you have not already brought up the Property sheet, go to the toolbar and click on the Properties button. Set the text properties:

Property Purpose
COLOR Sets the text to a color. Double-click in the value field to launch a color picker.
FONTSIZE Sets the text to the specified number of points.
BOLD Makes the text style bold.
ITALIC Makes the text style italic.
EDITABLE Makes the text user-editable.
SERIF Uses a serif font.
JUSTIFY Horizontally aligns the text within its RECT.
VJUSTIFY Vertically aligns the text within its RECT.
MULTILINE Automatically wraps the text within its RECT.
SMOOTH Smooths out the edges of the text.

Under the Loadable tab, check PRELOAD if you want to load the text before the mbedlet begins playing.

Under the Postable tab, check POSTABLE if you want to post text to a server. You can create a text field in which the user can enter postable data if the EDITABLE property is checked.

HINT: Text that fits into a box on one machine may be too big on another. Be sure to leave extra space if possible, or test on multiple machines and browsers.

A text player also has scrollable properties and visible properties.


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