SlideShowPro for Flash

How to: Change default English text

There are a handful of static text fields (uncontrolled by XML) in SlideShowPro for Flash that are written in English. This chapter will show you how to change them to any language or alternate text.

Step One: Give SlideShowPro an instance name

Click on the instance of SlideShowPro for Flash on the Stage, open the Properties panel, and type my_ssp into the Instance Name box.

Step Two: Add ActionScript

The English text that's shown in SlideShowPro's interface is controlled through the textStrings property array. In a new timeline layer, modify the array by assigning new values for each array index:

my_ssp.textStrings = [
   "Pantalla Anterior",   // Previous Screen
   "Pantalla Siguiente",  // Next Screen
   "Pantalla",            // Screen
   "de",                  // of
   "Ningun pie de foto",  // No caption
   "Ningun titulo",       // No title
   "Reproduciendo",       // Playing
   "Pausa"                // Pause
];

Do make sure that you include a value for all 8 indices. You cannot assign a partial array.

Next, if you're using tool tips in your slideshow you can edit all of their default English text as well. These are set through the toolLabels property array. You modify them like textStrings above, like so:

my_ssp.toolLabels = [
    "Open Gallery",
    "Previous Group",
    "Previous",
    "Next",
    "Next Group",
    "Pause",
    "Play",
    "Full Screen",
    "Normal Screen",
    "Open Link"
];

Step Three: Publish

Publish your movie, and your replacement text should appear! Felicitaciones!