I have a quiz with several drag-and-drop and multiple choice questions. When the quiz is set to NOT be randomized, everything functions perfectly. However, once I set it to randomize I have a minor issue. When two drag-and-drop questions are in a row, the items that were dragged stick (mea...more >>

i've made a website in flash, it's a simple site ( more like an e-card than anything ). i made a photos page, and placed in 9 picture thumbnails. i made each thumbnail into a button (all on the same layer (that might have something to do with it)). on the roll over state of each button i put i...more >>

is it possible to call a JS function on my main page on a button mouseover from flash? The HTML equivalent would be something like this: <input type='button' onMouseOver='doSomething()'> I'd like to be able to that using some flash buttons. Also, is it possible to reference another flash mo...more >>

I'm working with movie-clip buttons, and I've been asked to make multi-level submenus out of the buttons. I can cop my way out of the multi level menus through clever menu organization, but I can't even get a decent subenu made, and it's driving me insane.. What I need is to be able to use t...more >>

I've followed the manual explaining how to create a tween. I set a key frame in the frame I want to start the tween, put a picture there, set the tween on the Property panel to Shape. I created another key frame 15 frames after the first keyframe and then I deleted the picture that was ther...more >>

Obviously, I'm very new to Flash. I have been provided with a .swf file, and have been asked to modify it to go to a new URL upon completion. It seems for every action there is a message "Current selections cannot have actions applied to it." Do I have to have a different file type to work ...more >>

Flash can export a FLA as an animated GIF. But can it export to a TRANSPARENT animated GIF? ...more >>

Hi Guys I've been asked to produce a screensaver. My first question was going to be can it be done in Flash and it looks from here that using FlashJester with the .exe is the way to go with that. Ok. My next question is this. The screensaver needs to do nothing more than display a different ...more >>

I am currently trying to show html in a flash scroller. I can currently show text files but not html coded text files (links, colors, etc.). The actionscript I am using is as follows: loadText=new loadVars(); loadText.load('text1.txt'); loadText.onLoad=function(){ scroller.text=this.newstex...more >>

I was hoping somebody could look at my fla. I practiced with this preloader but it does not work http://www.heyhenrik.com/loading_web/index.html...more >>

I have created a .fla file containing 21 scenes. It plays correctly inside of FLASH, but when I export it to a projector file or SWF, it won't play the last few scenes. I've rearranged the scenes, and each time, it won't play whichever scenes are lowest in the scene pallette - depending on the...more >>

Hi, Im having a problem with a Flash component embeded in a webpage and the problem only appears in Windows XP (pure version and Service Park 1, 2), the problem is: the flash appear first and then disappear. In other version of Windows, it works fine Can you please help! Thanks in advan...more >>

If you go http://www.aryaz.com/link.asp you will find two links: one with and without a Flash movie. The error is showed at the title bar, where the page title reads Linked page with Flash#anchor This is only happening on Internet Explorer (6.0) I tested on Firefox and its allright the...more >>

Hello, I have created a Flash movie and have adjusted the stage to a bigger size. In doing so, all the animations do not appear where they are supposed to in this larger size stage. Is there a way to resize the stage and and adjust your animations accordingly? Or do you manually have to drag ...more >>

Is there a way to get an object that I create in Lightwave 3D version 8.0 into Flash? Also, are there some books or other sources of information on working with Flash and 3D? Many thanks - just jumping into this. ...more >>

Hi I have Flash5. I have alot of text, too much to show in the 640x480 movie all at one time, so i need to be able to scroll down Can anyone point me to the easiest way to scroll text. TIA many thanks ...more >>

Please anybody answer me what should I press in Flash MX 2004 among dynamic text options to turn the AutoSize flag on? ...more >>

hello, I have a flash movie with a scrollpane on the stage. The movie that is loaded into the scrollpane has a number of frames. I have a prev/next button that jumps between the frames. the problem I have is that if you scroll to the bottom of say the first frame and then press the next the...more >>

I'm having some trouble with the textFormat object. I have code like this: myFormat = new TextFormat(); myFormat.font='Arial' myFormat.size=12 myFormat.color='0xffffff' setNewTextFormat(myFormat); This works fine. But when I add 'myFormat.italic=true' the text vanishes. I have made sure I ha...more >>

Hello gang? I am new here and just wanted to introduce my self and ask a question. Is there a known issue is text display within a scroll pane? I am working on a project that is using a lot of scroll panes. A product catalog if you will. The issue I am experiencing is that the text with i...more >>

I have a movie clip that takes 30 frames to complete one rotation. I am putting the movie clip in my presentation spread over 30 frames. Each play at 12 fps Although the movie clip is set for 1 CCW rotation, when I play the movie, it rotates 1 and a half times. Any thoughts on what I might loo...more >>

Hi all, I have a tricky question for you all. Does anyone know how they did the animation on this site? Is it programmed and if so how? Would appreciate an answer. http://www.drewmedia.com/ Thanks John ...more >>

Hello, I am relatively new to fscommand and I have come upon a stumbling block. In my flash file, I ask the user to input information into input boxes. This info is then formatted and sent back to the Web Page by means of fscommand. (the information has to go back to the web page b...more >>

I used QT Pro to make a .flv file. I followed the istructions step by step. I then, using the correct ver of Flash, tried to make a .swf to play the video it failed. I followed the instructions from a tutorial on the Macromedia Website. I believe there is something wrong with the .flv I made b...more >>

Hello, I'm hoping one of you can help me. I have a movie clip component that contains an invisible button and a graphic. There are multiple instances of this movie clip on the screen. Each instance currently has an an alpha of 50. When I roll over one of the instances, the alpha should fa...more >>

I need some help making two movieclips play from a mouseover. Can anyone help? Im new to Flash and i have tried everything! Thanks in advance...more >>

I have a client that wants a Flash web banner converted to a DVD format so it can be played on a screen via a DVD player at an industry show. The DVD player will not be connected to a computer. Anyone got any ideas on how I can achieve this? ...more >>

My project is setup for player 6 (Master.swf) (Im using the myLoader = new com.qlod.LoaderClass(); to load in stuff). Now i am realizing that video is better off with player 7 settings so i can benefit from Net Stream and other things. I would like to keep the rest of this site player 6 an...more >>

I have a function that creates a text box inside one movie clip and want to call it from its parent. This code is in the parent clip; this.box1.createText('textlet', 1, 'textVar', 'dynamic', false) where box1 is the name of the child clip and createText is the name of the function. The fun...more >>

:confused; I have flash 5 files that need updating. These files were passed on to me. I am able to open in flash MX, but when i tried adding the scrolling text feature, i find that the scroll bar appears as just a grayed bar without the arrows and scroll bar. Anyone with this issue and do ...more >>

Howdy, I'm having trouble with my preloader swf loading another swf file. It seems the movie clip is loading before the progress bar is complete at 100%. I can still see the progress bar loading when some of the movie clip has been loaded and when it reaches 100%, it goes away like it should. ...more >>

How do I link a flash file to another page in a website, using Dreamweaver? Thanks...more >>

Hello all, I am just curius to find out how other website designer/developers catagorise their projects/website. I am wanting to come up with a list that I abide by so that when I approach a client I can say to them this is site type A, this is what you get etc. Obviously all projects have t...more >>

Hi, I am designing a simple game.In that i have created a simple movieclip animation.I want to load the animation into the same movie based ona value 'X' which i am creating randomly. I tried using loadmovie but it doesnt seem to work. i also tried flowers.loadmovie flowers being the name o...more >>

I have a long text region that I'd like to scroll. When I drag the uiscrollbar to the stage it seems to align itself properly to the test region but when I go to preview it in html the text does not scroll and the scrollbar is rendered as a grey square at the top right corner of my test area....more >>

Okay I made a button in a scene. This button plays a movie clip that's embedded into the scene, basically this movie clip is a fade-to-white animation (to transition between scenes). In the movie clip, I gave it a gotoAndPlay action in the last frame. So when the fading animation movie clip is...more >>

I looked through the forums looking for this one. Can you not use Anchors on Frames? Is it true you have to have an anchor in frame 1 of scenes only? I want the enduser to click on the back/forward buttons and get the previous pages they've visited. Anyone? Please?? ...more >>

Does anyone know how to make the scrollpane/scrollbar smaller like the one seen the exchange? I've edited the skins and everything but the track still lines up as if the was full size. Thanx for the help ...more >>

Is it possible to cause the datagrid component to display rows with alternating background colors (zebra chart) in MX Pro ? Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated. ...more >>