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com port access
Posted by MacroMedia HappY at 10/5/2003 11:08:43 PM
From: "MacroMedia HappY" <not@disclosed.com> Subject: Com-port access Date: Sunday, October 05, 2003 1:25 PM My friend is making a small ECG device to be carried by a patient which records his 24 hr ECG .. He is then supposed to attach that machine to com port and download the data [ the ma...more >>

sound loop problem
Posted by Dwayne Epps at 10/5/2003 10:58:03 PM
I've encountered a problem with looping a dynamically loading MP3 file. The sound will not loop when it reaches the end as specified to loop 99 times in the script: bgSound = new Sound(this); bgSound.loadSound("train_to_catch.mp3", true); bgSound.start(0, 99); I loaded the sound dynamical...more >>

Gif jagged although clean in Flash
Posted by Merlin2000 at 10/5/2003 10:54:20 PM
I have an image that is a client's logo. In Flash, it looks perfectly fine. But when I publish, compressed or not, high JPEG or not, this thing get a crook in the letter "h" that I cannot make go away. To see the problem, got to http://www.anthonymazzella.com/test.htm To see the gif as imported ...more >>

swf seems to be crashing ie 6... ? stumped
Posted by sedesign at 10/5/2003 10:37:29 PM
ok... i'm no flash genius, but this to me seems as though it should be a no brainer... built movie - with little preloader, imported wmv to library, inserted, cut off 2500 frames of the 3025 imported by the wmv. added "click here to view entire movie - getURL new page with full movie & preloader"...more >>

MP3 Chipmunks
Posted by ncutler at 10/5/2003 10:08:08 PM
I'm created a Flash MP3 player that dynamically loads MP3 files that have been encoded by LAME. But I'm finding that for voice samples (where I compress them a lot) that below a certain point, Flash plays the file really quickly. I've concluded that Flash must have a limit to it's bitrate and sample...more >>

Macromedia Flash MX 6.0
Posted by Battousai10k at 10/5/2003 9:57:00 PM
Am I able to download Macromedia Flash MX 6.0 from this site? If not does anyone know a site where I can download it? ...more >>

ATG Dynamo problems loading Flash movie...HELP!
Posted by Desperado at 10/5/2003 9:33:07 PM
Any ATG Dynamo users out there? I am currently having problems loading a Flash movie on my site. I reference the loading HTML container, the Flash movie itself, I checked the link reference, yet the Flash movie does not load nor play. I do have the latest plug-in for IE. I know the movie works, w...more >>

html hell
Posted by spock180 at 10/5/2003 9:29:35 PM
I've built a site in flash that has a text field that links to a html page. Within this page there are links that I want to link to other swf files that will open on another level, thus keeping the background, aka the navigation. However when I clck on these links in a browser it opens the swf file,...more >>



Sync music fade with animation ending.....
Posted by kenand at 10/5/2003 8:06:27 PM
Is there a way to fade the music at the end of a presentation? Since there are so many platforms out there that play the presentation at different speeds. I want to be able to insert some code at the end so what ever the final speed the animation and music will end together. You can view the file...more >>

sharing a font across .swf's
Posted by michael nieuwenhuizen at 10/5/2003 7:32:46 PM
hello, i wanna make a flash movie that consists of several layered .swf's. in the movie i wanna use an embedded font. how can i make sure i only have to use the font once and not embed them in each movie separately? i tried to use the text in the movie at level0 with input or dynamic text w...more >>

Joystick/Joypad Support in Flash MX 2004?
Posted by larsiusprime at 10/5/2003 6:38:28 PM
Hello, I have not yet purchased Flash MX 2004. One of the big selling points would absolutely be the following: Is there built-in support for joysticks/joypads/gamepads yet??? It would be downright fantastic if there was, since for now I've just been using the keyboard and mapping keyboard bu...more >>

list of commands??
Posted by Pumba at 10/5/2003 6:30:44 PM
hi. i need a list of as many actionscript commands as possible with corresponding explanations s'il vous plait.. if somebody knows of one in the net, please answer. thanks. Pumba ...more >>

2004 file format blues
Posted by virtual_m at 10/5/2003 5:42:48 PM
have just installed flash 2004 pro it cannot open any of my flash files = says unexpected file format ?? im lost any help...more >>

Scrolling Images and Text
Posted by stacyp at 10/5/2003 4:08:33 PM
Hi I have used the scrollbar component to sucessfully scroll text and the image scroll bar to scroll images. Now what I need to do is have one scroll bar that controls html text with images also. Is there any way to do this? Thanks Stacy ...more >>

Loading Text in MX
Posted by Scott Saraniero at 10/5/2003 3:55:53 PM
When using the action loadVariablesNum("assets/copy.txt", 0); Is is possible to load a number of text variables from that copy.txt file or is it just limited to one text variable per file? I'm looking to load a number of different small text fields. Thanks, Scott ...more >>

MX2004
Posted by fritzz at 10/5/2003 3:41:07 PM
Will 2004 be available as an update or will we be expected to purchase an entirely new program every year? ...more >>

Is there any rumour about patch for flash mx 2004?
Posted by hanct2002 at 10/5/2003 3:32:25 PM
As there are many critics about flash mx 2004, i wonder if anyone has heard of any rumours about what macromedia is currently doing now to deal with the critics, such as releaseing a patch........ ...more >>

new flash MX 2004
Posted by ginger guy at 10/5/2003 2:26:55 PM
I hear there is a new flash, flash MX 2004, is this a new version of Flash? If so what does it have that's better than MX, any good reasons to get it or any bad reasons why it's not as good? Cheers, Gingerguy P.S. I'm not even sure if MX 2004 is a new version of flash, so don't laugh to m...more >>

PLEASE HELP. Flash problems for a computer novice ;)
Posted by AM:PM at 10/5/2003 1:40:37 PM
Hello! Having problems with Flash. I recently installed AOL 8 which includes IE V.6. Ever since then each time I have tried to access FLASH sites there has been a problem. When I log on to a site using Flash I get a prompt telling me 'the installation failed' and the website thinks flash is not i...more >>

scroll bar in flash
Posted by ginger guy at 10/5/2003 1:22:40 PM
In Window, components there is a pre made scroll bar and scroll pane. I want a movie clip with drawing to scroll but I seem to get this to work, I'm not sure how to tell flash what to scroll, all I can scroll is just normal text, which I don't want. Thank you for your time, Ginger guy ...more >>

Port Folio Open for inspection ;-)
Posted by santhikevin at 10/5/2003 12:41:36 PM
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~kevindauth/ Give me some feedback if you like any Competitions or submission places you know of to get my name out there? thanks kevin ...more >>

more "device" questions.
Posted by NicN at 10/5/2003 11:45:08 AM
I am writing concerning the mobile/PDA application of Flash. 1.Will my users on their mobile phones/PDA's have to download the FlashPlayer or is it already installed? 2.Can they download it over WAP/GPRS? 3.Where can I obtain a list of all mobile phones/PDAs that support the Flash player,...more >>

mp3 to .swf
Posted by Spock at 10/5/2003 10:19:21 AM
I used swiffpeg, but mu HD broke and I lost it. Still have my reg. number, I've tried to download from web, but is no loger available. Anyone has the demo, so I can have the program again? ...more >>

Flash 2004 - TextArea component - Im screwing up! Please help :)
Posted by GB at 10/5/2003 9:52:13 AM
Text area instance name "parchment" Frame 1 actionscript reads as follows: parchment.backgroundColor = 0x000000; parchment.borderStyle = "none"; parchment.color = 0xFFFFFF; parchment.html = true; loadHTML = new LoadVars(); loadHTML.onLoad = function (success) { if (success) { parchme...more >>

wmode transparent problem
Posted by Unclefreaky at 10/5/2003 8:43:19 AM
I have a flash site that is 1004x900. You have to scroll down with the browser to see the whole page. The problem is that with my swf file set to wmode transparent, any button in a movie clip that appears near the bottom of the page (have to scroll down before you can see), locks up and does nothing...more >>

Music Sequence?
Posted by Athens_demon at 10/5/2003 7:32:48 AM
I want to have three buttons that the user can select a song. I created the 3 swf files seperately. When number one finishes I have an action that says to load the second.mp3 into _root.music ( the symbol that holds the sounds). The problem is that this thing doesn't work right. When I call the seco...more >>

Having Problems Moving Between Scenes
Posted by jeweline at 10/5/2003 7:24:38 AM
Hi all. I have created a movie that is composed of the following 3 scenes which should play in the following order. The scenes are as follows: 1. preloader 2. transition 3. intro My problem is that the playback head is paused instead of continuing to play, and this only happens when ...more >>

Flash player for pocket pc
Posted by webinn at 10/5/2003 6:46:10 AM
Hi! I have to make a Flash application for pocket pc; but I can't find the player for it. On this website there is a page (http://www.macromedia.com/software/devices/products/pocketpc/downloads/). On this page are some links to other websites but I can't find it anyway. Does anyone know how I ...more >>

Center .SWF in Browser Window:
Posted by RCOXUSA at 10/5/2003 4:53:32 AM
Hey everybody: Is there an easy way to center my .swf in the browser window? Any advice is greatly appreciated. R. ...more >>

Please Help!
Posted by ossie2 at 10/5/2003 1:39:03 AM
Hello, Does any body know how to do this, check site sample below Where it says "watch the video", pop up window appears with content. The movie I'm using is: http://www.jillyonline.com/video/jillyreel.ram Thank you Antonio Los Angeles, CA Referring URLs http://www.monarc.c...more >>

Button Help?
Posted by Tomb Raider Guy at 10/5/2003 1:05:49 AM
I am new to flash and the manual isn't very helpful. What I want to know is if there is a way to have a button when a cursor hovers over it, it plays an animated gif, but then you can also click on it to take you to another web page. When I try I can only make it play as a movie where my button flas...more >>


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