Messenger which uses color mixing along with alpha shading and XY movement.

The Background color

The background color will be used as the background for the effect if no background image supplied. Otherwise background color will be used as the background only during preloading of applet.

The Text

Two colors provided for text - initial and final. When text appears it displayed in initial color. Initial color gradually changed to final color as effect goes on and at the end of effect text displayed in final color.

Alpha shading

Specified amount of shades will be displayed with different alpha transparency (Alpha From/To values) around original text. Offset from original text determined by X and Y radius. Both radius values dynamically changed with timer, providing wave movement in given direction. So if X radius greater than zero, shades will move from right to left and back; if Y radius greater than zero, shades will move from top to bottom and back. This way its possible to set different vertical, horizontal or circular movements for effect.

Speed values

Speed of the effect determined by Pause variable, so instant action provided for defined pause and with greater pause effect will be displayed slower and with smaller pause - faster.

Other settings

There are other settings that are discussed on the following topics from the Advanced Effect Maker documentation:

• The Flash Applet Size Parameters
  
• Entering Text Or Files
  
• Working With Text Fields
  
• URL Links and Frame Targets
  
• Working With File Fields And File Lists
  
• Working With Time Delays and Pauses
  
• Working With Color Buttons
  
• Compression Ratios for images

Aleksey Udovydchenko