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flash loser
Posted by jjx at 2/28/2004 11:42:05 PM
Im trying to do the most basic- Slide show template. I figured out how to customize the colors, change the text and change the pictures. I cant figure out how to add frames. I want to have like 10 picture and the template only has 3 ...more >>

loading new blank window
Posted by herod2221 at 2/28/2004 10:43:44 PM
i have about 50 pdf documents that i want people to browse. right now, when a user clicks the title in a list of documents, that pdf document will launch in a blank window. i would like users to have the choice of saving the file immediately (like an html link) or letting it launch in ...more >>

transparent background animation
Posted by grolschee at 2/28/2004 10:40:15 PM
Hi, I would like to know how it's possible to make an animation like the one on this page: [L=http://rockinrio-lisboa.sapo.pt/index.html?lang=en]http://rockinrio-lisboa.sa po.pt/index.html?lang=en[/L] Notice that guy and girl 'electricly vibrating' for few seconds over the logo and fina...more >>

Urgent! Wmode=Trans HATES Checkboxes
Posted by indie188 at 2/28/2004 10:39:12 PM
I have a pretty large flash (1400pix high) that has a ton of checkboxes and radio buttons. All of which have script attached to them for logic (ie: if X.checkbox.value then Z.checkbox.enabled=0)... Anyway, for some reason the mouse wheel doesnt work unless the swf's html is set to transpar...more >>

screens
Posted by mlamb at 2/28/2004 10:16:52 PM
working with screens [presentation] in Flash MX 2004, and having pasted movie clip frames into a child screen, the movie clip is appearing on the parent screen --- in other words, my movie clip is going up through the hierarchy somehow --- any ideas? ...more >>

saving audio/video and playing Ogg Vorbis
Posted by 18e at 2/28/2004 10:11:25 PM
Hi everyone. I thought I read somewhere that the Flash Player can't record audio or video to a local drive or upload the saved file to a remote server. Is that still true? I'd like to do it without having to buy the Communication Server just for that. Also, can Flash play Ogg Vorbis ...more >>

HELP! CAN FLASH MX 2004 RUN ON WINDOWS ME?
Posted by Taylor Nichols at 2/28/2004 9:53:39 PM
Can flash MX 2004 run on windows me? PLEASE TELL ME!...more >>

Is it Possible to goto a Frame in Seperate movie
Posted by tclyndell at 2/28/2004 9:46:11 PM
I was wondering is it possible to goto a frame in a seperate movie? I have two movies one that houses all the regular information (about, contact us, blah, blah2, etc...) and the other movie which is the store front. From the storefront movie, I need to navigate to the other movie, but they...more >>



Help me please!
Posted by Bethi at 2/28/2004 9:24:15 PM
Hello. I tried to download the FlashMX2004 30 day trial but after i had unzipped it i tried to open it and it said my 30 day trial had expired when i had only just installed it. i uninstalled Flash MX2004 and tried to download it again however the same problem happened again. Why is this hap...more >>

Exchange Top Ten List - How To
Posted by JHakooz at 2/28/2004 6:24:16 PM
Hi all, Can anyone tell me what component was used to create the "Exchange Top Ten" list that appears on the right column of the MM exchange home? I'm referring to the scollable list. In particular, I'm curious about how some rows are one line while others are 2 or more lines. The ...more >>

video quirk
Posted by Mykoo at 2/28/2004 5:41:46 PM
on our local testing server, the media player works as expected, dynamically loading and playing content. on the web, however, the media player seems not to even see the FLV file. Is there something our host should know in order to facilitate streaming FLV ? ...more >>

Netscape and action script pop ups
Posted by mr.murdoch at 2/28/2004 5:05:52 PM
Hello, are there any known issues with Netscape and SWF pop ups? point in case, i have javascript in a button to open an image in a new window. this works fine in Safari and IE but in NS just gives a new window with text garbage starting FWS. the main flash movie works fine. i'm using NS7....more >>

Background loading of Graphics, etc.
Posted by loppymung at 2/28/2004 4:33:46 PM
Can Flash download extra graphics files in the background while a user is using a Flash app in the foreground? E.g. if a player was playing level 1 of a game could the graphics for level 2 be downloading invisibly and be ready for him when he's finished 1? I know that screen loaders do s...more >>

hiding movieclips in buttons
Posted by missscreant at 2/28/2004 3:30:52 PM
hi, i'm trying to create a button with a different movie clip for the hover and hit states, only thing is i want to hide the other states during each relavant state, right now if i hover, you can still see the up state - any ideas on what to do? thanks :) ...more >>

basic question on stacking order of movies
Posted by Alikat at 2/28/2004 2:44:47 PM
I have 2 movies that are text effects. I want movie1.swf to play at the top of the screen and movie2.swf to play at the bottom at the same time. I think it has something to do with X and Y coordinates. Can someone give me sample actionscript on how to set this. thanks!! ...more >>

SLOW response on Test Movie
Posted by mmdale at 2/28/2004 2:40:02 PM
I have recently noticed a HUGE slowdown in the time it takes to do a Test Movie or a Test Scene, and also to apply Effects. I have removed Norton AntiVirus, but this was apparetnly NOT it. (I had added exceptions under AutoPrpotect for the entire Program Files/Macromedia directory, whi...more >>

play a movie clip on mouse move ?
Posted by BekO at 2/28/2004 2:13:11 PM
Hi, I hope it's not boring question : I need to play a movie clip thanks to the slide (left and right) of the mouse on the swf surface... when the mouse go to left the MC played back etc... how can I do that with FlashMXpro ? if there's a way to do that on flash5 I intersded too :) than...more >>

Why doesnt my swf run on mac?
Posted by gzee at 2/28/2004 12:53:37 PM
Hi all, I have a flash file made in MX. For some reason, it doesnt play on a mac platform. The mac i am testing on has a 5.2 ie version + the flash plugin is updated. Still the initial file loads but stops working when 'Load Movie'script is run. Please Help! --gzee-- ...more >>

illustrator file=slugville
Posted by sam0scratch at 2/28/2004 10:08:26 AM
hello all, i've noticed that when I import some files from illustrator to flash mx 2004 pro library it takes a very very long time.....not to mention the performance of flash seems a bit sluggish overall(when manipulating these imports or using interface in general). My computer is more t...more >>

Which version should I use?
Posted by Bryan Hubbard at 2/28/2004 9:36:55 AM
Hi all I have never used Flash before but I want to start in a learn as you go situation. Which version of Flash should I get? I have an IBM running windows 98 and I am not very computer literate so something simple is probably best. Thanks Simon ...more >>

how can i use macromedia flashplayer???
Posted by seantaylor at 2/28/2004 7:08:37 AM
i want to know how i can use flashplayer in my avatar at one of my favortie websites..i have notice this cause when i see a nice avatar and i want to steal. i cant cause they are using this flashplayer. so how can i use it for my avatar??? could someone please help me out here.. ...more >>

loading before preloader
Posted by Necron at 2/28/2004 6:25:05 AM
I have created a very simple preloader for my movie, displaying the percentage of the movie in a dynamic text field. There is nothing in the first frames except for an empty movieClip being used as controller and the dynamic text field. The rest of the movie is about 200KB. But when I prev...more >>

Sound starts, stops, starts
Posted by rjh at 2/28/2004 4:51:37 AM
I have used the behavior->sound->load streaming mp3 file to add a narration to a frame where the movie has been stopped. The size of the mp3 is about 180KB. The mp3 was converted from a .wav file at mono - 16bit 22Kbps When simulating a test at 56K download speed the sound starts, stops, st...more >>

Why won't Play show up in the Behaviors List?
Posted by DHalo at 2/28/2004 1:02:54 AM
In Embedded Video list, Play is missing, how do I restore it?...more >>

combining two strings
Posted by kit_hoffman at 2/28/2004 12:23:22 AM
how do you combine two strings? for example how would you combine "this" and "that" to make "thisthat"? here's what i thought, but every time i did it, the variable = undefined... x = eval("this"+"that"); any ideas or answers? ...more >>


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