I'm trying to create some dynamic scrollbars for a project I'm working on in Flash (ActionScript 3).
I had written scrollbars a while ago in AS2, but I can't seem to sort out everything in my mind for AS3.
Basically, I'm looking for a tutorial exactly like the one at http://tutorials.parseidon.com/code-script/actionscript/flash-scrollbar/ except for in AS3.
Does anyone know where I could find one?
Thanks.
Any reason you can't use one of the existing 10,000 AS3 scrollbars that are already written? I think this is one of those cases where it's better to not reinvent the wheel. I hate flash scrollbars that aren't implemented 100% correctly, I wish everyone would just use a well-written one. PS: Skinnable scrollbar components are even included with flash & flex, so you don't have to look very far to find them.
One of the best (and simplest) scrollbar tutorials out there is a two part video tutorial by Lee Brimelow of GotoAndLearn.com. They will also give you a good grounding of OOP in AS3.
Object-Oriented Scrollbar: Part 1
Object-Oriented Scrollbar: Part 2
This should fit with you needs, because it is based on scrolling a MovieClip. So as long as you load all your dynamic content into the container mc, and update the scrollbar when ever you change the content, you should be away!
For anyone looking into this:
The scroll bar that I finally found that works perfectly for me is:
http://blog.voq.jp/2007/09/scrolling_component_likes_ipho.html
It's got an iPhone style scroll to it and it's very easy to implement. Also, it's licensed under the APL (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0), so I'm quite happy about that as well.