by Blue Phreak (2 Submissions)
Category: Miscellaneous
Compatability: VB 6.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Sat 23rd November 2002
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
Rating: 
(1 Votes)
Text effect for about boxes and things like that.
API Declarations
Dim i As Integer
Dim send As String
VBcoders
checksend = Len(Text1.Text) ' Sets up the i code
i = 1 ' I needs to be 1 to set the start position
tmrsend.Interval = Text3.Text ' Sets the Timer Interval befor beginning
tmrsend.Enabled = True ' Enables the timer
Text2.Text = "" ' Clears Text2 to stop any repeating
Text2.Text = Text1.Text ' Sets Text2's text to Text1's text
Text1.Text = "" ' Clears Text1's Text
End Sub
Private Sub HighlightCode()
Text1.SelStart = 0 ' Sets the home position
Text1.SelLength = checksend ' Sets the highlight to all letters
End Sub
Private Sub SendCode()
If i <= checksend Then ' if check send above i then
send = Mid(Text2.Text, i, 1) ' Sets up Send to be the next letter or text2
i = i + 1 ' Sets up i for the next letter
Text1.Text = Text1.Text & send ' Sends the letter to the text box without it erasing Text1's text
Else
Command1_Click ' Optional for added Effect
End If
End Sub
Private Sub SpeedCode()
Text3.Text = Text3.Text - 25 ' Changes the speed of the Timer
If Text3.Text < 50 Then ' If the Text number Under 50 then reset it
Text3.Text = 375 ' To this value
End If
tmrsend.Interval = Text3.Text ' Sets the Interval to Text3
End Sub
Private Sub Command1_Click()
GetCode ' Needed, so the user can do what he wish's
End Sub
Private Sub Form_Load()
Me.Height = 2580 ' Makes only the text box visible to the user, or you can skip this and let the user do his own thing.
' Label1.Caption = "Interval" + vbNewLine + "(1000 = 1 second)"
Command1_Click ' Calls for the HIDDEN command button to be pressed, can also call the sub
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_Click()
SpeedCode ' Optional for added Effect
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_DblClick()
SpeedCode ' Optional for added Effect
End Sub
Private Sub Text1_KeyDown(KeyCode As Integer, Shift As Integer)
If KeyCode = 27 Then ' KeyCode Value 27 is Escape
End ' Since there is no X button the user needs to exit by hitting the ESC Key, When key is pressed it will exit
End If
End Sub
Private Sub tmrsend_Timer()
SendCode ' This is what its all about
HighlightCode ' Optional for added Effect
End Sub
