RGB text color question

[Chris J]

I've got the following behavior

on mouseDown me

set the color of sprite the currentSpriteNum to rgb(0, 0, 255)


end mouseDown

end

on a text sprite. It should change the text color to blue however it
changes it to this pink color instead, any ideas why?
thanks,
cj

[Arturo Toledo]

You might have applied and Ink to the sprite.... check that out.

Arturo



"Chris J" <cjoker@hotmail.com> escribió en el mensaje
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> I've got the following behavior
>
> on mouseDown me
>
> set the color of sprite the currentSpriteNum to rgb(0, 0, 255)
>
>
> end mouseDown
>
> end
>
> on a text sprite. It should change the text color to blue however it
> changes it to this pink color instead, any ideas why?
> thanks,
> cj
>
>

[Chris J]

No, no ink.

"Arturo Toledo" <arturo@miltonfrank.tv> wrote in message
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> You might have applied and Ink to the sprite.... check that out.
>
> Arturo
>
>
>
> "Chris J" <cjoker@hotmail.com> escribió en el mensaje
> news:bqj2nk$fsa$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > I've got the following behavior
> >
> > on mouseDown me
> >
> > set the color of sprite the currentSpriteNum to rgb(0, 0, 255)
> >
> >
> > end mouseDown
> >
> > end
> >
> > on a text sprite. It should change the text color to blue however it
> > changes it to this pink color instead, any ideas why?
> > thanks,
> > cj
> >
> >

>
>

[Robert Tweed]

"Chris J" <cjoker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> on a text sprite. It should change the text color to blue however it
> changes it to this pink color instead, any ideas why?

Not sure exactly why this happens, but if you want to change the colour of a
sprite at runtime it is a good idea to make sure that the original colour is
either black or white: otherwise Director seems to combine the colours,
resulting in very strange effects.

- Robert

[CJ]

Yes, I do have the original color set to black.

"Robert Tweed" <robert@killingmoon.com> wrote in message
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> "Chris J" <cjoker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bqj2nk$fsa$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> >
> > on a text sprite. It should change the text color to blue however it
> > changes it to this pink color instead, any ideas why?

>
> Not sure exactly why this happens, but if you want to change the colour of

a

> sprite at runtime it is a good idea to make sure that the original colour

is

> either black or white: otherwise Director seems to combine the colours,
> resulting in very strange effects.
>
> - Robert
>
>

[Robert Tweed]

"CJ" <groups@renderforge.com> wrote in message
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>
> Yes, I do have the original color set to black.

Try setting one of the other colour properties: foreColor or bgColor,
backColour, backgroundColour: different properties apply to different member
type; what works for one may not work for another.

- Robert

[Robert Tweed]

"Robert Tweed" <robert@killingmoon.com> wrote in message
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> >
> > Yes, I do have the original color set to black.

>
> Try setting one of the other colour properties: foreColor or bgColor,
> backColour, backgroundColour: different properties apply to different
> member type; what works for one may not work for another.

Actually I just noticed you did say it was a text member - in that case
..color should be working properly. Try creating a test movie with just:

- One text member, exactly like you have in your movie
- One behaviour that sets the colour on mouseDown

See if you get the same problem or not. If not, try to narrow down the
difference. If you do get the same problem, upload the test movie to a
webserver and post a link so we can have a look at it.

- Robert

[Chris J]

Robert,

I must apologize. I have some black text members in my cast and some red.
When I created a test movie I realized it is the red text member that is
giving me the problem. When I set it to Black it works as expected. Of
course my stage is black so that won't work. Curiously, I set the text to
white and nothing worked (the color didn't change at all). I guess I will
have to live with a pink mouseDown.

Thank you for your help.

cj


"Robert Tweed" <robert@killingmoon.com> wrote in message
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> "Robert Tweed" <robert@killingmoon.com> wrote in message
> news:bqjf67$485$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> > >
> > > Yes, I do have the original color set to black.

> >
> > Try setting one of the other colour properties: foreColor or bgColor,
> > backColour, backgroundColour: different properties apply to different
> > member type; what works for one may not work for another.

>
> Actually I just noticed you did say it was a text member - in that case
> .color should be working properly. Try creating a test movie with just:
>
> - One text member, exactly like you have in your movie
> - One behaviour that sets the colour on mouseDown
>
> See if you get the same problem or not. If not, try to narrow down the
> difference. If you do get the same problem, upload the test movie to a
> webserver and post a link so we can have a look at it.
>
> - Robert
>
>

[Robert Tweed]

"Chris J" <cjoker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> I guess I will
> have to live with a pink mouseDown.

Not really:

on beginSprite me
sprite( me.spriteNum ).color = rgb( 255, 0, 0 )
end

Should fix the problem, allowing it to change from red to blue (just so long
as it is set to black in the cast).

- Robert

[CJ]

PERFECT!!! Robert, I would have never thought of that....Obviously.
thank you,
CJ
"Robert Tweed" <robert@killingmoon.com> wrote in message
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> "Chris J" <cjoker@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:bqjmcl$coq$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> >
> > I guess I will
> > have to live with a pink mouseDown.

>
> Not really:
>
> on beginSprite me
> sprite( me.spriteNum ).color = rgb( 255, 0, 0 )
> end
>
> Should fix the problem, allowing it to change from red to blue (just so

long

> as it is set to black in the cast).
>
> - Robert
>
>