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Detect internet connection status
Posted by petermcmullan at 6/20/2004 11:59:31 PM
Hi all, im using flash movies in a director movie which will be supplied on cd-rom. I need to be able to check if an internet connection is present, how can I do this ? Pleae make any answers simple as im just finding my feet with actionscript !! thanks pete ...more >>

Character panel
Posted by MasterShakezula at 6/20/2004 11:35:55 PM
Where do i find this in Flash MX 2004, they moved it....more >>

does a mask disable an input text field?
Posted by Bryant_W at 6/20/2004 10:58:59 PM
I have a guestbook which rolls out of my interface. However, there is amask over it to make this possible. It seems the mask is disabling the text input field?......When I remove the mask it works?.....Does anyone know what I can do to get around this b/c i need the mask to show the interface ...more >>

FLASH 5 ---------> DIRECTOR 8?
Posted by JW at 6/20/2004 9:52:12 PM
To anyone who can help, I've put together an AV file in Flash 5 with ~ 30 layers (including a gradient background). At full size in both Flash 5 and Director 8, the animation is choppy. But at ~ 42% in Flash and 25% of full size in Director, it runs more or less normally. The file weighs i...more >>

Center Flash in HTML not working
Posted by cmb5400 at 6/20/2004 9:15:18 PM
I created a Flash Form Application in Flash MX 2004 Professional and I want to center this in the HTML page using Dreamweaver 7. I have successfully centered flash movies inserting the following code in HTML pages in the past using Flash 5 and Dreamweaver 4 but it doesn't work with the new pr...more >>

Re: Fade In and Out
Posted by acerino3 at 6/20/2004 8:31:37 PM
How do you Fade Objects IN AND OUT? PLEASE HELP...more >>

Flash Projector
Posted by cookra NO[at]SPAM cookra.co.uk at 6/20/2004 8:03:24 PM
Hi all, I'm building a CD-Rom that requires links to web pages, this is simple using the getURL command but as the CD-Rom is running in fullscreen mode the browser opens behind the projector. I've heard that a I can use JavaScript on some of the pages onBlur etc but some of the links are...more >>

how to work with the Media Controller
Posted by Mic at 6/20/2004 6:03:38 PM
Hi, I am using the Media Display to show my FLV movie and I would like to use the Media Controller to control the movie but I don't understand how to link to controller to the movie. theres nothing in the Help files. thanks Mic...more >>



Help Skinning Datagrid Component
Posted by charleuts at 6/20/2004 5:48:42 PM
Hi, Does anyone know which sub-component (or specific mc in the haloTheme.fla) I need to skin to get the gradient (halo) effect out of the grid header column? (MX Pro 2004) I have tried using: myGrid.setStyle("headerColor", "blue"); this changes the color, but it's still like a gra...more >>

how to insert pictures at beginning
Posted by Jan Lessing at 6/20/2004 5:11:59 PM
Hi I just created a flash animation and now decided to modify the beginning. How do I insert (key-)pictures at the beginning before the first picture. Thanks for your help, Jan ...more >>

Fuzzy avi files
Posted by Marge at 6/20/2004 4:34:06 PM
I'm importing an avi file into Flash. On it's own, outside of Flash, the video is crisp and clean. But when I run the swf with the same avi file in it, the video is a little fuzzy, with some ghosts and shadows trashing up the screen. Is there something I can do that will prevent this? I've tri...more >>

Flash video in CD ROM design
Posted by foxtrotyankee at 6/20/2004 3:17:52 PM
Hi. I've just installed Flash MX 200 Prof as I need to design a CD ROM featuyring lots of video - typically, clips will be around 5 mins. I was just wondering if anyone else had done similar video/CD projects? am I best off embedding video into lots of different SWFs which I then load into ...more >>

Adding Flash to web page that uses Javascript
Posted by nlv at 6/20/2004 3:07:39 PM
I'm a Flash newbie, using Flash5. I have a website where page content is in a 3-column table. The left-hand column contains a Javascript flyout menu; the right-hand column a series of related links. I have created a Flash movie to be included in the centre column. Everything works fine except ...more >>

Stop Flash Player from Resizing
Posted by Ryanthusar at 6/20/2004 2:51:23 PM
Hello, I am curious if there is a way to stop users from resizing the flash player? I'd like to create a movie, via the "Projector" option which saves the flash movie as an executable, eliminating multiple files (html page) from the distribution. But I also don't want the user to be able t...more >>

changing the top left registration point to top right? Possible?
Posted by seb at 6/20/2004 1:18:13 PM
Hi all I am making an image gallery where jpegs are loading dynamically on the stage. I know that flash places objects relative to their top left registration point by default. However, I need to place my loading images according to their TOP RIGHT corner. How is this possible?...more >>

if loaded problem
Posted by southernaccent at 6/20/2004 5:30:31 AM
Help! I cannot get my page loading graphic to stay on the page--it stays until the next frame is loaded (even though I have told it to go to the next frame after frame 464 is loaded) and goes to the next frame which is the play screen & then, of course someone will depress the play button & it...more >>

fps changes in runtime
Posted by sungpill at 6/20/2004 1:38:24 AM
Hi, I'm having a fps problem. I have a flash movie with 20 fps on the stage. and I have two movie clips. One of the movie clips have a pretty large graphic symbol(700X500 pixels) has many texts in it, and this graphic symbol is positioned in frame 10 in the movieclip. When the movie plays and ...more >>

Magnifying glass, not masked layer?
Posted by JBiggles at 6/20/2004 12:36:59 AM
Hi, I've got a question, On all the tutorials I've seen on the subject of a magnifying glass, they use masked layers, not actually magnifying it, just making a bigger version on another layer and masking it. Can anyone help me by telling me how to make a movie clip that actually magnifies ...more >>

Fading in and Fading out
Posted by myeire at 6/20/2004 12:16:38 AM
If this has already been asked before, I apologize in advance for asking it again!! :D :D I did a search and could not find exactly what I was looking for, so thought I would ask. I know how to fade my .gif in, and how to fade it out, but I would like to beable to have it do both, fade in ...more >>

Flash vs Fireworks
Posted by xwhatis at 6/20/2004 12:00:11 AM
Cana someone explain the difference between these 2 things....more >>


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