I have just installed Flash MX on my laptop running Windows XP but most of the text in the Panels, for example the frame numbers in the timeline, is 'blocky' and unreadable. Does anybody know how to correct this problem? ...more >>

Does anyone know of any FLASH issues when running on NT/2000 web servers that do not have the latest Windows updates installed. I have a customer that has had web sites running on his NT/2000 server and he added a new one that is only HTML and FLASH pages no cgi or php or anything like but the...more >>

Hello, I'm a flash newbie. For what I am doing, the MediaPlayback component is great except for one thing. I would like it to start playing the video once a good portion of it has been progressively downloaded. Is there a way for me to do this? The controller either has the option of waiting...more >>

Hi there ! We have an application to open a file on event click. However, if the file doesn?t exists , we want to opejn a defualt file instead. I ?d like to know if anyone have any tips on how to check if a file exists on a directory. Thanks in advance, Mau ...more >>

Hi Cleober! I noticed that you are answering many posts but didn't answer mine :((( Please could you take a look at my topic "DataGrid component" and give me some tips? I really need help on this. Thanks :) ...more >>

Hello, I have a CD-ROM that has an interactive flash swf file along with a screensaver created in ScreenTime. In my flash file, there's a button "Install Screensaver". My goal is for the user to either be able to initiate the screensaver installer upon clicking the button to automatica...more >>

I am new to flash, I would just like to know what is the difference between Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX 2004 Professional?...more >>

Hi everyone - I'm extremely new to flash, and I am just getting back into webdesign. As I'm learning this, is there a quick way to add a relatively short mp3 file, loop it seamlessly, and place it in the background of my site temporarily? Thanks for your help, JB ...more >>

Is there yet a version of the Macromedia Flash Player for mozilla on a x86_64 gnu/Linux system? Because the normal version, (http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/flash/english/linux/6.0r79/install _flash_player_6_linux.tar.gz) dont work... ERROR: Your architecture, \'x86...more >>

Has anyone tried exporting FLV files out of QuickTime Pro? Any problems or concerns? ...more >>

I need to stream a 10 minute video with Flash and I have some questions on where to begin. Do I need Flash Professional? Or can I get away with just plain MX2004? Do I need the Flash video server? Or can I use any web server? Thanks in advance. - Jon ...more >>

Hi guys, Ive made some buttons in flash, with a mouseover effect, and they work when I use the 'Enable simple buttons' option in flash. The problem is that when I export the flash file and run it through a webpage the buttons show, but dont work anymore. Its like the hit area of the button h...more >>

hi, i'm new to flash mx, i used flash 5 and never have this problem. i have a button invisible (alpha=0), and in it's rollover function i have this: on (rollOver) { button1.onRollOver = function() { _root.roll1.gotoAndPlay(2); text1.gotoandplay(2); };;...more >>

hi, i'm new to flash mx, i used flash 5 and never have this problem. i have a button invisible (alpha=0), and in it's rollover function i have this: on (rollOver) { button1.onRollOver = function() { _root.roll1.gotoAndPlay(2); text1.gotoandplay(2); };;...more >>

I have a Flash file that simply rotates three images. Each image was made into a Movie Clip that gradually fades in and then fades out, then the next movie clip fades image #2 in and out, etc. Is there an easy way to replace the original three images and use three new images - without having...more >>

OK, I have seen many flash animations out there that when people (stick figures even) move that their arms/legs move at the same time... I really don't know how to go about doing this so please help! Sorry for the idiotic beginner question :|...more >>

Hi. Is there anyone who can tell me how to control the opacity of my movie clips using a slider? Or if not, using simple on / off (opaque / transparent) buttons? My site plays several movie clips which are all synchronized (images display along to music) and the idea is that while all of t...more >>

Hey people, how goes it. I am considering doing a high end presentation (high end means "as opposed to PowerPoint") I've been assigned using the Flash MX 2004 Slide Presentation Mode. I've played around with it and I like it's streamlined approach. Sure it sacrifices some flexibility, but ...more >>

Hi, i'm trying to create a CD front end in flash. Basically when a button is pressed I want to go back and forth between different scenes. However using this action: on (release) { gotoAndPlay("Scene1,1"); } it works to a point but does not always go back to the correct scene. A...more >>

In Flash MX I could use Modify-->Align--> Horizontal Center or Vertical Center to align photos etc in the center of my stage Often I used the key strokes for this. I work with Flash full time so this was a common event I am trying out Flash MX 2004, (sorry not impressed so far) and THIS DO...more >>

I'm working on a site and have come across a problem. I've place and aligned a series of buttons in the fla file, but when I test the movie, the buttons change their alignment. Is this a prob with Flash or is there a better way to sync what I do in Flash with the .swf? ...more >>

is there a way to link text boxes so as to give the appearance of columns?...more >>

The flash intro to a web project I inherited does not perform consistently. The movie was mostly complete when I got got it. I added music & a couple of elements & incorporated it into a small web site. The problem is that the "Skip Intro" and "Enter" buttons do not always work. Sometimes...more >>

I want to use UseHandCursor = true; from now on for all buttons used. Is there a way to access all buttons in a movie with a single line of code, through a button class maybe or....? Or even better, change the Button component permanently to use that attribute. Not sure why Macro didn't...more >>

i would like to know how to make a trail of a moving object that is blurred. Also, is there a way to make it so that the frames are in intervals of .25 or .5, so i can do frame by frame animation. Finally, is there any other way to make a movement speed up, then slow down without having to cre...more >>

I made a static text field move across the screen, the text has no anti-aliasing, and goes all blury on me. Am I doing something wrong? Email any suggestions to: [E=scott@blazin-media.com]scott@blazin-media.com[/E] ...more >>

Here's what I'm trying to accomplish. - Have a fruit drop out of the sky - Once on rollOver I want the fruit to stop dead in it's tracks and have a bubble popup with the fruit's name. - Once on rollOut I want to fruit to continue it's course and have the bubble to disapear. - All this ...more >>

Hi everyone, I have a database driven Flash catalog. AOL converts the jpegs to art files, which flash ignores, so the site is empty on AOL. The only fix I have seen is to change the .jpg file extension to a nonsense extension so AOL ignores the jpeg, but that makes editing on a PC a hassle, ...more >>

Hi Its a good while since i've used flash so i'm rusty! Can someone please tell me whats the easy way to assign an action to a button to say go to scene 2 and play frame 1. Thanks James ...more >>

.... between the educational version and the real version? And if I were to be looking for this item elsewhere, how can I tell the Educational Version from the Real Version? ...more >>

I have a preloader and I'm wondering how to display the "%" sign in the dynamic text box...can anyone help? ...more >>

How can I generate a random number in a range excluding one number? Say I want to generate a random number from 0 to 10 I would use random(11) to accomplish this. How can I exclude one number from this random generation? For sake of this question let's say the number 3 -Kirk...more >>

I have made a projector file that i run on my secondary monitor, it has an fscommand("fullscreen",true) on a button, when i click this however, it moves onto my first monitor and becomes fullscreen there instead. When i press esc to leave fullscreen, it goes back. Is there any way to make ...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to control a Flash movie's timeline with javascript. What I want to do is have a mouseover which will force the Flash movie to go to a certain frame or stop etc... I have tried following some examples but with little luck. Here is the code I have got so far to give y...more >>

Hello all, Ok, so I'm finally experimenting with actionscript based animation (instead of tweening). I thought that it was suppose to dramatically reduce file sizes when exported. So I go through this tutorial and have a little ball rotate and go across the screen and I export it. The s...more >>

Hello. I'm using the new Flash MX 2004 to create a Slide Presentation that will be distributed on CD. I am trying to create a custom transition. It's basically kind of a sliding door animation that is transparent during the animation, so you can kind of see what's going on behind it (see the...more >>

Hello Problem when I upload files *.swf online it took time to be modified always I see the old files and not the modified! Any script for that like (no cash)? I do refresh and I delete my temporary internet files and no way out always I wait 2-3 days and sometimes more to see the changes o...more >>

Hello Problem when I upload files *.swf online it took time to be modified always I see the old files and not the modified! Any script for that like (no cash)? I do refresh and I delete my temporary internet files and no way out always I wait 2-3 days and sometimes more to see the changes o...more >>

I'm trying to launch a powerpoint file using a link at the end of my flash presentation (delivered in exe format). I've tried many different ways, but each time I click the link, IE (or whatever the defualt browser happens to be) pops up looks for the ppt file, finds it, and then promptly cras...more >>

I am trying to create a Flash form, but it does not work for me. Please help.. please.. Here is what I did -- 1) I made a couple of text fields, name and email, set up variable as "name" and "email" respectively; 2) I set up a couple of variables on the same frame as hidden variables: ...more >>

I am trying to load audio1.swf into Main.swf, and I want audio1 to tell Main when it has reached a certain frame. I would also like Main to tell audio1 to stop and wait there. Is there a way to have one talk to the other? Thanks, Max ...more >>

it would make things easier for me....more >>

In Internet Explorer (Mac 5.2 and PC 6), the text in my dynamic text field disappears as soon as I embed the font outlines. It works fine in Netscape and Safari. I also tried creating a text object in the Library and using that, but still, as soon as I embed the font it doesn't work. I even t...more >>

Does anyone know how to make flash detect double click and right click mouse events?...more >>

ohboy, i have a navigation bar on the right side of the screen that is 90% hidden. i want this bar to slide open when rolling over the visible corner of the bar displaying the navigation items, which are separate buttons. subsequently, the separte nav items should work as functional button...more >>

what is the difference between these? _root.gotoAndPlay(_root.myFrame); and _root.myFrame.play(); where myframe is a variable containing a frame label on the main timeline. The first 'method' does not work but the second one does. The bit of script is supposed to replay the movie cli...more >>

Hi folks, Is it possible to centre the external popup projector file which is opened through fs command? Thanks sebastian...more >>

I have problem with preloading! Problem is that on some compiuter preloading dont work! When I click on one my link I get only white background and nothing happen till animation dont load, but without preloading! So please if someone can help as soon as possible! Thx CHELO ...more >>

vector images are gaining in sophistication and appeal for size and appearance. Does anyone know if a company is venturing toward the development of a vector only browser. ...more >>

Ok, I may be missing something really obvious here, so forgive my oversite if that's the case. I'm trying to set the style of the text area component in action script... I tried Hex and it had no effect... so I used getStyle("color") to see what format the component was looking for and this is ...more >>

Hi there I have created a map so the user sees white background and a line drawing I have created. The only thing is that it is not visually stimulating (plain). So i added a coloured background and even a graded fill but this doesn't seem to work either. I think what I require is a textur...more >>

Hello, I have recently developed an interactive Flash / Powerpoint presentation that was quite a hit. Now, I am considering buying a copy of Flash for work. But, I see that Flash 2004 requires remote activation, and I'm allergic to things like this. Fortunately I can still purchase Fla...more >>

Hello, I have created basically a Preloader in flash which works fine as I have seen it on my site running in a loop ( it's just a simple 'loading' with three dots that move). The problem is, on my site [L=www.deathhouserecords.com]http://www.deathhouserecords.com[/L] there is a intro ...more >>

Hi! I'm trying to learn flash and see how it can be used as front-end. Let's say you're developing a chat application. The nature of this is that every user must be updated with input from any other user. Is this possible with flash over the internet? Thanks /s ...more >>

Hello, i need help: i created a symbol (as movie) with 10 frames. in every frame is different content and the stop-function. now i want to put this library-symbol 3 times in the main-movie 1. appearance: library-symbol need to start with symbol-frame 8 2. appearance: library-symbol need to...more >>

hi there I've found a great flash website. How can I offline it so I can reference it later? Thanks Raj...more >>

Hey guys, I have never had so much fun reading a thread then this one in my whole life. This is like one of those thriller novels that gets more creepier and intense with each new thread. But unfortunately, the ending seems to be missing. What could have happened of that "wicked" control they ...more >>

In adobe photoshop and illustrator, coloured layers can have different blending modes assigned to them - such as multiply, screen, dissolve, overlay, hue, saturation, colour dodge, colour burn etc. Is this a feature that flash could adopt in a future version? It would greatly increase creativ...more >>

Hi, I am trying to have a one minute interval sound clip in Flash continually loop for my website. My two problems are: 1. I cannot figure out how to loop the sound clip 2. I want it to be one continuous sound throughout the site (I've found that if i go to any section on my site and go...more >>

Hey all, Is there any typical CD-ROM dimensions? I have a lot of music CDs and they seem to be from 698x398 to 600x400. I am designing for a screen size minimum of 800x600, with fscommand to blow up to full screen. Any help would be much appreciated. ...more >>

Hi all, I have been working with Flash MX 2004, for several months now, and have had no problems until recently. Whenever I press Ctrl + Enter to test the movie, or try to publish it, Flash crashes to the desktop, giving error that 'Flash requires more Virtual Memory'. I have allocated u...more >>

Hey all, How do I go about getting my Flash Projector file eg. animation.exe to run as soon as a user puts it into the CD-Rom drive? Do I have to configure it somehow when I go to burn the CD, setting in Flash. I presume it also depends if the user has auto play on there CD-Rom drive. ...more >>

I went to a web site www.drewcoopermx.com and all the flash movie icons at the top of the page show up except one, it says sponsors on other computers but does not show up on my computer. If I right click on the mouse in that area it says movie not loaded. What can I do? Thanks, ...more >>

Hi Does anybody know where to download a code to make a menu like this ? http://www.merkdesign.com/paris/ thanks Diego Monzon ...more >>

hello, OK, lets say a PC is locked down to the hilt - absolutely NO writing to the hard drive. Internet Explorer can do no caching of any sort as a result. If I navigate to an HTML page with flash content will it still play? BTW I cant check this manually because my PC is locked down so I ...more >>

I've got to be honest with you people, I have never loved anything more in all my life than really crappy poor quality flash cartoons about disturbing clowns. That's why I go to www.klownkroo.com and sigh...and take off my britches...oops, I've said too much. ...more >>

Hey Everyone, I downloaded the XML slideshow they have on the site. But now I want to make it so the photos advance automatically instead of having the next and previous buttons. Then to make it even more complicated I also need a pause/play button. So I've seen code for all of these seper...more >>

I'm trying to get a dancing image. Is there a way to go from point A- his legs are straight to point B- his legs are bent, without having to do it frame by frame? Like one frame could have the straight leg and then in frame 5 I could have the bent leg - and flash would just transcribe it? ...more >>

hello, everytime i try and download the shockwave player it never seems to work and always says "internet error" and either gives me a option to try again or cancel. i need to know whats causing this and how to fix it. ok thanks and byebye ...more >>