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Why Can't I Seem To Download Flash?
Posted by breckenridge55 at 10/16/2004 11:36:08 PM
I got a new computer like a week ago and until yesterday I didn't even realize
I didn't have flash. I went to some website that sent me to download it and it
never downloaded and I can't figure out why. Also, some portions of some
sites, TVGuide.com in particular I can't see some parts of th... more >>
Can someone PLEASE answer my previous question?!
Posted by nopedydopedy at 10/16/2004 11:16:28 PM
I really do need some help here!... more >>
HELP! SP2, cannot download FlashPlayer.....
Posted by nopedydopedy at 10/16/2004 10:55:36 PM
There is nothing on this site that has helped me. I uninstalled my original not
updated flashplayer. It seems that all the info. talks about is the firewall
blocking the flashplayer and no such thing is happening. I have checked all
cookies and everything else. I can't wait for the tech. suppo... more >>
Flash Links
Posted by tanderson001 at 10/16/2004 10:49:02 PM
Right, this is a bit hard to explain but i'll give it a go...
Basically I downloaded a flash website template which is made up of about 5
different .fla files
One of them is a background image with links to the other 5 .fla files, eg
homepage, contact etc
When I click one of these li... more >>
Shockwave in Flash?
Posted by Edwin Merced at 10/16/2004 10:39:15 PM
Can Shockwave content be embeded in Flash? Is there any way to import
Shockwave content into Flash?
... more >>
help with button to open in secondary page
Posted by toddb58 at 10/16/2004 9:14:45 PM
Hey Guys could really use your help.
I have a button that opens an order form (see action script below), but I cant
figure out how to get it to open to a secondary page?
on (press) {
getURL ("http://www.theinfoagency.com/index.peoplepricequote.html");
}
Thnks, Todd
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Streaming Music
Posted by davideo59 NO[at]SPAM aol.comnospam at 10/16/2004 8:42:47 PM
I heard from some other people that you can have streaming music put into flash
(having mp3's or wav's from somewhere on your site being fed like a radio to
the flash file). Does anyone know how to do this, or is this even possible?... more >>
Need Some Tutorials
Posted by joey_a at 10/16/2004 7:43:01 PM
Anyone know where I could find some good video Tutorials on Flash MX 2004 I
found one good one here
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/productinfo/tutorials/gettingstarted/
but its kinda out dated (it still helped)
Thanks,
Joey
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Writing effect
Posted by canase at 10/16/2004 7:38:02 PM
I'm trying to make an effect where flash is writing in the movie, ie., a signature.
Can anyone help?
Thaks... more >>
help! library symbols linked to external files?
Posted by redknot at 10/16/2004 6:05:53 PM
Hi:
I have some files that my graphic designer has sent me. In the past when I
have copied and pasted, or dragged symbols from another file, they just became
part of my flash movie ina self-contained way. Now, I see that everything I use
from her files is actually linked to that external fil... more >>
radommmmmmm
Posted by jimbo bagins at 10/16/2004 5:05:34 PM
i have this game and i want it so every time you enter the frame there is a
movieclip with a difernt picture on it each time. But how do i do this , i was
gesing that you would have to put somthing in the frame like at radom
gotoAndPlay(random frame number==) or somthing like that can someone... more >>
FlashMX/PHP/email
Posted by jamie.heaney at 10/16/2004 4:35:31 PM
I've been trying to learn how to build an email form in flash to send to a php
server. I've gone to kirupa.com and flashadvisor.com and neither of their
models work? I've also found some that are so far advanced with the code that
I have not even been able to deconstruct what they've done. ... more >>
How to make clipped bitmap fill of the shape???
Posted by Alexander B. Bokovikov at 10/16/2004 3:51:33 PM
Hi, All,
Please help me, I'm quite new in this development environment... I'm
trying to apply clipped (vs tiled) bitmap fill of the shape. But all I
can get is just a tiled fill. Could anybody help me? What is the right
action sequence?
... more >>
swf file not showing up
Posted by samsgolf at 10/16/2004 2:12:49 PM
My home page contains a Flash segment. I've had it working for over a year.
All of a sudden it's no showing up. It's programmed thru Dreamweaver and
everything seems to be the same. Below is the code.....Help please.
<html>
<head>
<title>index.htm</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-... more >>
simple drawing question? Square/Rectangular Glow?
Posted by spudhead at 10/16/2004 2:06:11 PM
I'm trying to create a RECTANGULAR glow (i.e. fading out to Alpha 0% at the
edges) so I can put a glow behind an image.
I thought this would be easy! I can only seem to get a ROUND effect! (yes I
know it's a RADIAL fill)
If I try and draw a box using the linear fill tool I can't get the c... more >>
Having to right click to start movie
Posted by bootmunchie at 10/16/2004 1:58:40 PM
My Flash Movie has a condition where once started, it sits there until I right
click to bring up the option 'PLAY' ..then will only play AFTER I have to right
click the page first. None of my other scenes are like that, they just
automatically play. How do I reset this setting to start right ... more >>
SetVariable javascript
Posted by luke at 10/16/2004 1:31:02 PM
I'm having realy trouble getting javascript to set a variable in flash. I
have a dynamic text field on the timeline, "myVar"
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" ONCLICK="javascript:document.myFlash.Play()">
this works
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON"
ONCLICK="javascript:document.myFlash.SetVariable("myVar", "He... more >>
Mask-Spotlight-Can U Soften edges?
Posted by Smart-Alex at 10/16/2004 11:32:37 AM
I have made a mask and am using a spotlight effect but is there a way to
soften or blur the edges of the spotlight effect
Alex
... more >>
Making a compatible movie
Posted by Laphan at 10/16/2004 11:28:51 AM
Hi All
I am a Flash MX 2004 extreme newbie.
I'm trying my best to get to grips with it as it is very new to me, but
could you confirm something. I believe all IE 6 browsers and the like have
the Flash plugin installed by default, but I think this is v6 rather than MX
2004 (v7??).
As I k... more >>
Flash Player will not install
Posted by jett66 at 10/16/2004 10:48:50 AM
Flash Player has worked fine on my system until I installed two programs at
which point it no longer worked. The two things I installed are:
SP2 for Windows XP.
"Turn Flash", (a small program that disables the Flash Player when you don't
want to see Flash animations.)
I installe... more >>
y wont this work
Posted by jimbo bagins at 10/16/2004 10:37:12 AM
i have this game that has a Dynamic Text called food and when you go on to this
other frame there is a game to colect food problem is if you already have a
number in that food Dtext it just ads 1 to the number in there
example
5::: +1= 51
u see the game is a charcter moveing with ... more >>
Launching pop up window with js in flash
Posted by dries at 10/16/2004 10:32:40 AM
Hello
I have an urgent question: I try to make a button with the following
actionscript on it. Clicking on the button must open a pop up window wich is
centered on the screen...
I published this button swf with the file "test.html" and it works fine on
macintosh. Surfing to the adress wi... more >>
Disabling zoom feature in a Flash Movie?
Posted by user655321 at 10/16/2004 7:53:38 AM
I've made a site where I've used small intricate text as a major part of the
graphic layout. It instantly draws eyes and attention. And because of this,
people that are familiar with flash, will right-click and zoom in, giving them
the ability to read the text. Even though most of the text is ... more >>
MX2004 preloader for V6 players (How?)
Posted by kjwilliams at 10/16/2004 6:49:39 AM
OK, I'm developing in MX2004Pro. My client wants support for V6 Players.
I've looked all over, and see older code that won't work in MX2004 (such as
the infamous "smooth preloader"), or tutorials to use the new loader and
progress bar components, which don't support Player 6.
So, can so... more >>
height in floating point
Posted by mahame at 10/16/2004 6:36:39 AM
I have a problem related to increasing the height of a movie clip while
animating.
To give expansion effect over a movie clip, I create it with 0 height & then
onEnterFrame I increase its height by 27. For a total of 4 the height to be
reached is 108.
This movieclip is in a movie clip... more >>
Motion Tween Jerking?!
Posted by Seth Pepper at 10/16/2004 6:10:31 AM
I have a beautiful picture I have that pans through frame mask, but as soon as
I overlay a semi-transparent strip over the top and bottom, the motion tween
all of a sudden startes to get jerky (jumpy)..what's going on? How can I fix
it? I would really like to keep the transparent overlays if ... more >>
Converting to Symbol
Posted by joey_a at 10/16/2004 5:44:06 AM
I am just learning Flash and I don't know the proper way to convert a jpeg to a symbol. Is a bitmap suppose to follow into flash if I did it right?... more >>
Flash in Mandrake Linux OS10?
Posted by luminousnerd at 10/16/2004 5:21:53 AM
I REALLY would like another chance to try out flash, now that I am in linux.
Please tell me how to go about downloading the trial version of Flash MX 2004
Pro. on Mandrake Linux 10. Thanks, I appreciate it.
... more >>
linking flash buttons to php
Posted by ritpas at 10/16/2004 3:09:31 AM
Hi,
I've created an html file containing a table with 2 rows and 2 cols.
One cell (cell A)contains the menu made in flash (menu.swf).
Another cell (cell B) loads the appropriate php file according to the flash
button pressed.
For example, when selecting itemA, i define the file var to ... more >>
CSS layer *over* flash movie.
Posted by WillyRay at 10/16/2004 2:12:38 AM
Hey,
Ok, I'm implementing the designer's design, and I have two options: The
first is to split the corporate logo with half of it in a .jpg, and the other
half in flash and try to marry them up, the second is to place the .jpg in a
<div> tag, and absolutely position it with half-way over... more >>
Why does Flash insist on preloading everything?
Posted by Seth Hill at 10/16/2004 1:04:54 AM
I created a 22-frame Flash project whose swf is 640 KB. I want it to be
accessible to those poor users (like me) who still have dial-up, so I made the
first 3 frames small, so the user will have something to look at and do while
the larger later frames are downloading. I even testing it by c... more >>
PLEASE HELP: Linking to new window in IE
Posted by OrganicJerk at 10/16/2004 1:00:13 AM
I'd like to know how I could make a link in a Flash document that opens a new
window in IE... preferably one without any toolbars.
What I want to do is have thumbnails in the Flash document, that when clicked,
open a new IE window that is catered to the size of the picture that's opened.
... more >>
moving navigation
Posted by hhiiffii at 10/16/2004 12:16:02 AM
I am trying to move a navigation bar in flash. The buttons are 4 state. Is there a way to move all states at once? ... more >>
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