more_mc.solution_txt.text = “”;//clear to start

solutionString = solutionsArray[0];

animationCounter = 0;

animationTimer = new Timer(100, 0); 

animationTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, animateContent);

animationTimer.start();

}//setInitialContentForCaseStudy

private function animateContent(event:TimerEvent):void{

more_mc.solution_txt.appendText(solutionString.charAt(animationCounter));

animationCounter++;

if(animationCounter == solutionString.length){

animationTimer.stop();

}//if

}//animateContent

Beware of other stuff happening at same time or too much text – can be slow!

private function scrollDown(event:Event):void{

scrollingDirection = “scrollDown”;

scrollingTimer();

}//scrollDown

private function scrollUp(event:Event):void{

scrollingDirection = “scrollUp”;

scrollingTimer();

//scrollUp

private function scrollingTimer():void{

myTimer = new Timer(50);

myTimer.addEventListener(“timer”, scrolling);

myTimer.start();

}//scrollingTimer

private function scrollStop(event:Event):void{

myTimer.stop();

}//scrollingTimer

private function scrolling(event:TimerEvent):void{

if(scrollingDirection == “scrollDown” && thumbnailsContainer.y < scrollbuttonheight){ //working

thumbnailsContainer.y +=10;

}else if(scrollingDirection == “scrollUp” && (thumbnailsContainer.y + thumbnailsContainer.height) > imageHeight){

thumbnailsContainer.y -=10;

}

}//scrolling

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Scrolling masked content – version 2:

private function scrollMinus(event:MouseEvent):void{

directionScroll = “minus”;

doScrollTimer();

}//scrollMinus

private function scrollPlus(event:MouseEvent):void{

directionScroll = “plus”;

doScrollTimer();

}//scrollPlus

private function scrollCancel(event:MouseEvent):void{

scrollTimer.stop();

}//scrollCancel

private function doScrollTimer():void{

scrollTimer = new Timer(100, 0);

scrollTimer.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, doScrolling);

scrollTimer.start();

}

private function doScrolling(event:TimerEvent):void{

if(directionScroll == “minus”  && (thumbnailContainerSprite.x + widthAfterSpacing) > (maskShape.width – maskShape.x + minLeftScrollPos) ){ 

//the border on the left

thumbnailContainerSprite.x -= 10;

}else if(directionScroll == “plus” && thumbnailContainerSprite.x < minLeftScrollPos){ 

thumbnailContainerSprite.x += 10;

}

}//doScrolling