//
// the basic algorithm/idea behind the text effect used
// in the dbfinteractive promo intro downloadable at :
// http://dbfinteractive.com/index.php?action=tpmod;dl=item53
//
// (c) 2oo7 by benny!weltenkonstrukteur.de
//
 
#include 
#include 
 
int telexTyper ( char *pMsg, char *pTelexText ) {
 
// telexTyper returns 1 when message equals telexText
// else 0. It is assumed that MSG and TELEXTEXT are of
// the same length !!!
 
	int ret = 1;
 
	// loop the the telex text
	for ( int i=0; i < strlen(pTelexText); i++ ) {
		int ascii_Msg = (int)*pMsg;			// get ascii value of char (scrollText)
		int ascii_Tex = (int)pTelexText[i];		// get ascii value of char (telexText)
		if ( ascii_Msg < ascii_Tex ){			// substract ascii value by 1
			ascii_Tex--;
			ret = 0;
		} else if ( ascii_Msg > ascii_Tex ) {	// or add ascii value by 1
			ascii_Tex++;
			ret = 0;
		}
		pTelexText[i] = (char)ascii_Tex;
		pMsg++;
	}
	printf ( "%s\n", pTelexText );
 
	return ret;
}
 
int main(  ) {
	// telexText holds the characters that are displayed
	char telexText[7]	= "AAAAA\0";
	// the scroller array hold the actual text
	char scroller[2][7]= { "HELLO\0",
							"WORLD\0"	};
 
	// we loop as long as telexTyper return 1
	// returning 1 means that the characters in the source array scroller
	// are equal to the characters in the destination array telexText
	while ( telexTyper ( &scroller[0][0], &telexText[0] ) == 0 );
 
	printf ( "\nFirst scrolltext successfully displayed!\n\n" );
 
	while ( telexTyper ( &scroller[1][0], &telexText[0] ) == 0 );
 
	printf ( "\nSecond scrolltext successfully displayed!\n" );
 
	// end - wait for keypress
	getchar();
    return 0;
}

package
{
	import flash.events.*;
	import flash.display.Sprite;
	import flash.filters.GlowFilter;
	import flash.text.*;
	import de.weltenkonstrukteur.utils.CountTelexTF;
 
	/**
	* Demo of CountTelexTF class usage
	* @author benny!weltenkonstrukteur.de
	*/
	public class Main extends Sprite
	{
		// Specify font
		[Embed(source='Crisp.ttf', fontName='Crisp', fontWeight='normal', mimeType='application/x-font-truetype')]
		private var telexFont:Class;		
 
		// Member variables
		private var cntTf:CountTelexTF = null;
 
		/**
		 * Constructor
		 */
		public function Main()
		{
			// Register font
			Font.registerFont(telexFont);
			var tfo:TextFormat = new TextFormat('Crisp', 36, 0x00ff00);			
 
			// Create CountTelexTF instance
			cntTf = new CountTelexTF();
			cntTf.width = stage.stageWidth;
			cntTf.y = 50;
			cntTf.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.CENTER;
			cntTf.defaultTextFormat = tfo;
			cntTf.embedFonts = true;
 
			// Add some glow filter
			var glow:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter( 0x00CC00, 0.8, 35, 35, 4);
			cntTf.filters = [glow];
 
			// Create and set string array
			var myText:Array = new Array();
			myText[0] = "Whatever Keeps Us Longing ";
			myText[1] = "For Another Breath Of Air ";
			myText[2] = "     Is Getting Rare      ";
			myText[3] = "But Is Has To Be Somewhere";
			myText[4] = "                          ";
			cntTf.setTextArr(myText);
			addChild(cntTf);
			cntTf.start();
		}
	}
}