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>Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 14:14:47 -0700 (PDT)
>From: jeremy c munson <[log in to unmask]>
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #7125 Re:Unicode input in Flash MX
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Since I don't even have access to a Windows 98 machine I'm not sure, but
your problem may be due to the fact that it is Windows 98 that you are
running. Does it allow you to even have a unicode font?

To write the .as file that will be included in the .fla flash file, I use
notepad or wordpad. Make sure to save it as a .UTF8 and make sure that
your font is a unicode font (like LUCIDA SANS UNICODE or MS Mincho).

Regards,

Jay


On Fri, 18 Apr 2003, LLTI-Editor wrote:

> --- Forwarded Message from Roberto Perez <[log in to unmask]> ---
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> >Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 13:02:51 -0400
> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum    <[log in to unmask]>
> >From: Roberto Perez <[log in to unmask]>
> >Subject: Re:Unicode input in Flash MX
> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]>
>
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> At 03:35 PM 2/28/03, jeremy c munson wrote:
>
> >Essentially you have to load the text dynamically through a text file...
> >the text file contains actionscript code that is loaded before the movie,
> >but treated just as if it was inside the movie. The text file is saved as
> >unicode type UTF-8, and then you change the file extension to ".as"
> >instead of ".txt";
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> Has anyone succedded in using non-English characters in the English version
> of Flash MX? I followed all the instructions on this list and on the
> tutorial links sent to the list, to no avail. Also, some online tutorials
> say all external text is considered as UTF-8 as default, and some say how
> the text is considered by Flash depends on the operating system.
>
> What I've done so far is to use Windows 2000 to save the text file as
> UTF-8, typing the accented words (in Spanish) from my Spanish keyboard, and
> changing the extension to .as after saving as UTF-8. I also include the
> necessary header (UTF8), but the accented vowels still display incorrectly
> (they are not ASCII, they are not Hex values, just a combination of a cap
> A, a tilde, and a numeral sign, for instance).
>
> Is Word 2000 adding extra code to the unicode format? Is there a specific
> text editor that should be used to save in pure UTF-8 code?
>
> If anyone out there has it working, could you send me a simple .fla file
> loading non-English characters from an external text file that is working,
> so that I can see what I might be doing wrong?
>
> I'm using Windows 98 (English version) with language settings in Spanish
> (traditional sort), Spanish keyboard, and Flash MX (English version).
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
>
> Roberto Perez
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