Hey Jan,
I've uploaded a sample to :
http://www.multimediaresourceaustralia.com/~temp/pdf2swf/searchTextSample.zi
p
It contains my working PDF file, outputted SWF file, and a flash8 (and Flash
CS3) FLA which loads the SWF and has the Search Text button with the hltext
function on it.
There are some instructions in the .txt file.
Hope this helps!
mark lowe
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-----Original Message-----
From: jan bahnsen [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 12:19 AM
To: Mark A. Lowe
Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] PDF2SWF and getTextSnapShot()
Hi Mark,
great stuff!
If anyone would like some sample files give me a shout,
Would really appreciate if you could pop over a sample - will be very
useful for better understanding!
Cheers, Jan.
2007/11/15, Mark A. Lowe <address@hidden>:
Many thanks Fabio,
I've managed to get somewhere with your actionscript.
I also had a problem with how I was creating my swf from pdf2swf.
For everyone else make sure you follow these steps:
1. Use Flash 8 or previous version (I used 6) with the -T command :
pdf2swf -T 6
2. Use the -f command for full fonts : pdf2swf -f
3. Test your outputted swf with: swfdump -t filename.swf , you should see
a list of DEFINETEXT statements and the corresponding text. Due to a font
conflict I was seeing DEFINETEXT followed by jumbled up text on my first
pdf.
4. Test your outputted swf with: swfstrings filename.swf, you should see
your text and a LOT of ???????s. Again, I had garbage text when trying to
convert my original PDF.
If the swfdump and swfstrings tests are working, load your pdf2swf.swf
into Flash. Publish it for 8.
I loaded it into a movieclip on my root timeline called 'loader' :
loader.loadMovie("pdf2swf_files/6new.swf");
I have a movieclip called 'searchText_mc' and have the following code for
it:
searchText_mc.onRelease = function() {
hltext ("wonderful");
}
And then the hltext is as Fabio provided. This will yellow-highlight all
the occurrences of the search string:
function hltext ( txt )
{
trace("hltext");
var mc = _root.loader;
var my_snap:TextSnapshot = mc.getTextSnapshot();
var start_pos:Number = 0;
start_pos = my_snap.findText ( start_pos, txt, false );
trace("start_pos : " + start_pos);
while ( start_pos > 0 )
{
trace ( start_pos );
my_snap.setSelected( start_pos, start_pos +
txt.length, true );
start_pos += txt.length;
start_pos = my_snap.findText ( start_pos, txt,
false );
}
}
If anyone would like some sample files give me a shout,
mark lowe
senior multimedia developer
multimedia resource australia
t:
+61 3 9602 4750
f:
+61 3 9606 0408
e:
address@hidden
w:
www.mmr.com.au
level 2, 351 elizabeth st, melbourne vic 3000 [ courier correspondence ]
p.o. box 205, fitzroy vic 3065 [ all other correspondence ]
-----Original Message-----
From: address@hidden
[mailto:address@hidden On Behalf Of
Fabio Rotondo
Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2007 8:39 PM
To: address@hidden
Subject: Re: [Swftools-common] PDF2SWF and getTextSnapShot()
Mark A. Lowe wrote:
Hi Mark,
I'm still learning it and the answer may be obvious, but where would I
find some documentation/examples on how to search the text once I have
loaded my (pdf2swf) .swf file into my Flash application?
this is a common question. You should have had a look to the mailing
list archives before asking ;-)
that said, here there is my ActionScript code to highlight the text
inside a PDF page. It works with Flash 8 or previous ONLY because the
new Flash 9 has a different AVM interpreter (AVM2) and many things have
changed.
Please note:
- ``txt`` is the text to search and highlight inside your page
- ``mc`` points to _root.text that's where I was keeping my swf/pdf page
you should change that so it references yours.
Here is the code:
function hltext ( txt )
{
var mc = _root.text;
var my_snap:TextSnapshot = mc.getTextSnapshot();
var start_pos:Number = 0;
start_pos = my_snap.findText ( start_pos, txt, false );
while ( start_pos > 0 )
{
trace ( start_pos );
my_snap.setSelected( start_pos, start_pos +
txt.length, true );
start_pos += txt.length;
start_pos = my_snap.findText ( start_pos, txt,
false );
}
}
Have fun!
Ciao,
Fabio