For some reason whenever i view a webpage that has a .swf logo/whatever on it, it will cause IE to freeze for a few seconds and most of the time it will resize the browser window (doesn't resize all the time, but most of the time) Using IE 6.0 and flash player 7.0 did it with 6.0flash aswell. ...more >>

I made a flash movie . with a simple menu that slides in from the left, its a png, it works fine until i apply a motion tween then it gimps up the graphics in teh movie, adds faint lines like the image has been cut, anyone experienced this before? j ...more >>

Oops, the power got cut right after saving a Flash Movie. Now when I try to open it I get a corrupted file message. Can this be fixed? Is there some way of retrieving it? I'm on a Mac with OSX. The file still shows up in the folder as being 20 mbs, I coppied it to another hard drive and i...more >>

hi guys , could u guys suggest me some site where i can find booklet flip sample . i have found some sample work here, but i dont know how to do it . here is the sample work http://www.actionscripts.org/showMovie.php?id=459 thanks in advance. ...more >>

Does anyone know how to get sound to pause??? I can get it to stop but I need to pause the sound and then resume at the point where it left off. Can anyone point me to a website or if someone already has a script that can do that, that would be helpful to be able to see the code. Thanks ...more >>

i.e. I gathered data in my flash application. On the last screen, I would like to I have an input text field where users could enter their e-mail adress. Then when the user pushed on a button, it would send a specific swf file to their e-mail as an attachment. is that even possible? ...more >>

Hi there, can somebody PLEASE help me out! I spent 7 hours on this already! Ok, I have a large panaoramic pic I created in corel bryce and imported it into photoshop. I saved it as a jpeg, 270kb. I bring it into the library where it says its a bitmap, but its really a jpeg. I apply a motion twe...more >>

I'm building a CD rom presentation and need to fetect if an internet connection is available - how would I do this? ...more >>

I need to bust out a flash movie for a client featuring about 12 slides of text. Does anyone know of any cool extensions or .fla files where I can plug in the text lines and the program does the rest? I want the text messages to be craftily animated and hopefully I would have the ability to ad...more >>

I have a full flash website .swf file, and I would like to know if it is possible to include a php forum within one of the flash frame. Basically, can you include a php, asp or html page within a frame Thanks ...more >>

Hi! I'm using a MovieClip Symbol with a custom method which I'm calling from the main Movie. In Flash 5 I simply created the new Symbol and defined a method at frame 1 of this movie, for example: function foo() { trace("bar"); } Then I would drag the Symbol to the stage and assign a...more >>

Hi: I'm a beginner and started using Flash MX. Does anyone know if it's possible to run loadMovie from a dynamic textfield? If so, how? Thanks, Roger ...more >>

Ok I've got a For statement that works fine but I need to put a variable in the end_condition for (i=1; i< =_root.totalimages; i++) { functions(); } but it doesnt work... the var of _root.totalimages has a value that is being read in from a text file... does that mean its being read in ...more >>

ok gots me a .txt file that is read in with LoadVariablesNum(file.txt, 0); This is in the Text file... &images=70 now when I have a dynamic text box and I assign the variable images it shows "70" cool and dandy. HOWEVER if I try to assign/do anything to this variable... images ...more >>

it wont let me edit my scroll bar or how do u even edit it so theres a rollover image/? ...more >>

I inserted a sound file into my flash animation. Whenever I preview the animation my sound starts, durates, ends exactly where I want it to. But then whenever I test the movie or export it to an SWF file the sound comes in approximately .5 seconds to early. Does anyone know why this occurs? When I ...more >>

I have a form that gets loaded from a controller movie clip. When I open the form movie clip I can click on the textfields that have pre-populated data the text gets cleared out. Then when I type in the field that got cleared out and tab or click on another textfield that field gets cleared out. The...more >>

how do i make a flash scroll bar and make it my own custom colors and all... ...more >>

How do you assign a button to go and play back a certain frame? After I add the behavior "go to and play at frame or label" to my button, I previewed my movie and the behavior dosen't work at all. Is there something wrong? ...more >>

I have put up a page suggesting a way where open source developers can also get paid for their time. I would appreciate if anybody approves of this and wants to help me in this. The page is at http://ransomware.net/ Robin robin@ransomware.net ...more >>

I have a picture that has a black background and i want to make the background white.. like lasso. when i try to do it with the software that came with my computer it dosent look good... so do anybody know any software or program or anything that will let my separate an image from its background.. ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to use the flash MX menu_tabs, however when I export the = movie and insert in in an html file it looks very tiny. What could I be = doing wrong? Your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks Dina...more >>

Hi, I have multiple Flash movies embedded within a Windows application, and these can be opened at any time in any order. I am using SetVariable to send messages to each of the movies, which then shows a movieClip attached to the mouse, to allow this new item to be placed at certain locations ...more >>

Hello, I used to do it, but for some reason I can't do ut any more. I created a GIF in Photoshop, changed the mode to Index mode and export the gif89a. The GIF is OK including the transparent info, but when I import it to Flash MX the transparent becomes semi transparent. The preiview of this GIF...more >>

Got flash mx 2004. I want to make some text go along a path across the stage. The tekst should follow the path (that is shaped as a wave) and look like its following it also. do I have to split the words and move one by one tetter along the path or is it an easyier way to do it? morten ...more >>

I have a 2003 book and 2004 Flash MX software. I cannot figure out how to generate "on release - start." Can anyone out there help me? I don't need to kearn Action Script. I just need to know how to generate some elementary code. This is for a college course. ...more >>

Hello, I'm on the tutorial on how to make buttons and i've ran into a problem. "Create animation for a button state You'll create a movie clip within the Over state of Button 1, and then create a shape tween in the movie clip. The shape tween creates an effect that changes the color from gray t...more >>

Can somebody help me out? I keep trying to import it as a jpeg (which it is) and it keeps telling me its a bitmap. I am using windows 2000. When I do the same thing on the macs at school it comes in as a jpeg. I am referring to the type under "kind" in the library. This may be caising me pr...more >>

Newbie question! Can a flash movie contain multiple hotspots (buttons)? -Sterling ...more >>

Does anyone know what the deal is with Flash MX 2004 Pro. I did a project on my home computer and I exported it into .exe and a .swf file, put the both files on a CD, tried to open them on my laptop and they open for less than a second then closed. I also tried opening them on a different computer...more >>

What's a good frame rate? God I'm a n00b when it comes to flash! ...more >>

How do i change the fonts of components such as listboxes, and combo-boxes? ...more >>

Hi, I have the following code in a swf, which works fine in the Flash IDE, and as a standalone, but not in the browser. Any ideas why? Or where I am going wrong? Code : myMenu = new ContextMenu(); myMenu.hideBuiltInItems(); myMenu.customItems.push(new ContextMenuItem ("New Meni Item" , ...more >>

is it possible to add a pop-up menu to a preformatted flash button. If so, how or where can I learn to do it? ...more >>