how can i use a custom scrollbar that can scrol movie clip in Flash MX. I dun wanna use scrollpane. Thanks. ...more >>

Simple question. Is there a way to scroll a layer with built in UI Components in Flash pro ? If not why is this Flash Pro version so limited in component functionality? Or they are really pain to set up. I think this flash professional is nowhere near to be user friendly. And really, re...more >>

how to make a sound controller which can pan the sound / fast forward (not pan the volumn), also I want there to be a timer (show the time is playing & the total sound time) I started the following, but don't know how to do then... teacherSpeech = new Sound(); teacherSpeech.attachSound("tea...more >>

Hi, I have buttons on a map that launch a movie clip, like an animated pop-up (which has a button inside to close the pop-up) I am able to disable the original button on the map by using the following: Map_button.enabled = false; However, I want to disable all the other buttons on the...more >>

Need to know as I'd like to use them from within the SEPY actionscripteditor. I need to point that program to the directory containing the helpfiles. Can't find them ;-( WindowsXP by the way. Thanks. John -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -...more >>

I have modified the default quiz template in FlashMX2004(pro), by adding several frames after the results page. My reason in doing so is this: I am working on a tutorial/quiz which the user will take, and then after the results page, the user can click on "retake" or "print certificate." The...more >>

I want to have a [ close ] button, that when pressed closes the flash movie and the Internet window it's in. please help Leao...more >>

Hi, I HATE how Arial looks in flash...all fuzzy. So, I chose to use _sans. I have text on the screen (a sub navigation panel if you will). When the user mouses over the text (there is an invisible hotspot) a light gray box comes behind the text (very similar to the Macromedia website). The pro...more >>

couple more hopefully quick questions. 1. just trying to fade an image in. with the timeline effects, i can fade an image out by setting the final alpha to zero, but is there a way of reversing this, so the initial alpha is zero, and the final alpha is 100? 2. trying to create the effect...more >>

I inserted a picture into DreamWeaver. My navigation bar pop up menu, displayed directly above the picture, displays the dropdown above my inserted picture. My problem is I now have a swf file in place of the picture and my navigation bars dropdown menu is now behind the swf file. Can anyon...more >>

I have a menu that has 7 animated bars. When I try to add a url on to each of the bar, it make each bar that url link. How do I make a different URL link for each menu box. When I try to give each button an instance name it make it the same for each one. The goal is to have 7 bars with 7 diff...more >>

Folks, I have a movie (we will call it "index.swf") that is calling in other movies ... for example loadMovieNum("one.swf", 10); loadMovieNum("two.swf", 20); loadMovieNum("three.swf", 30); my question is.....does a preloader have the ability to run from index.swf and load all ...more >>

I am not a flash developer, but work with flash files - adding to pages, etc. Is it possible that a flash file can be created to overide parameters you may set in the object code, such as the Play parameter? I am working with a flash file which I set to play (on load). I notice that once v...more >>

Hi, I have an .swf file embedded in an html file that is the source for a frame. When I check the source for the frame using IE the code for the swf is not there, when I look at the file on the server, using either telnet, ftp, or dreamweaver the code is there. The movie doesn't show ...more >>

Hi, Ive created a SWF that has a couple of transparent PNGs in it. On a monitor set at 32 Bits it looks great, on monitors set at 16 bit, I get a white box glow around the image, where the transparency is. Is there a way to fix this? Thanks, Kevin ...more >>

Have a 1K swf in the body of page. Even with DSL and faster connection, takes over a minute to appear. Simple script (javascript or other) or?? to preload the swf? Could be in conflict with a menu that also loads. Many thanks. ...more >>

Hello, Is there any way to generate a FLV video without to enter on the Flash IDE? I know there is a software by Sorenson named http://www.sorenson.com/solutions/spark/index.php, but i think it doen't fit into my issue. The ideal world for me is a situation where an user can uploa...more >>

After installing the upgrade I am having trouble exporting FLV's out of Quicktime (using the Macromedia FLV export) Either it hangs near completion or the sound is screwed up. I have dozens of these to do, and this isn't making the job much fun.... So much for the upgrade. Anyone else h...more >>

Has anyone else noticed general wierdness with AS classes compiling in 7.2? We've started having a problem with changes in our AS classes not being reflected when we test. If we close Flash and restart it, all is good again. Didnt have this issue in 7.0.1. Any thoughts? ...more >>

Just curious if there's a way out of this . . . there's probably a simple solution to this, so I refer to you folks! When I create a dynamic text field, the font looks different when published than if I just had created the text with static text settings. Why is that and is there any way...more >>

I want visitors browsing to my website to open the first page on my website in a Flash SWF and have the browser window sized to the Flash app. (with the status, scroll and menu bars turned off). I can do this with: window.open( 'intro-001.html', '_blank', 'scrollbars=no,width=700,height=5...more >>

Hey... I was wondering how to stop the image distortion problem that i am having...I import a jpeg or gif image to the stage and it looks clear...then when i publish the movie, the picture is all blurred and blocky...any ideas how to keep that clarity that the image has on the stage when im ...more >>

Hi, I've just done my first simple flash animation with some text, but its looping, and i'd prefer it to just play through once. Its probably right in front of my eyes, but i can't see anything to change this - I'd have thought it would be relatively easy to switch this setting? Chee...more >>

Hi, I have two different movies main.swf, and menu.swf and the menu.swf is loaded inside the main.swf movie. Now I need to click on the buttons in my menu.swf movie and these buttons will load other movies inside the main.swf movie. In short, how can i access functions found inside a pa...more >>

Hi, Yesterday I converted a large number of .avi files into .swf movies. I did not save the .fla files. Today I am told that the .swf files are looping, and I must stop this. I now gather that I should have inserted a STOP frame/command (althoug this was not obvious from the HELP info). An...more >>

Can somebody help me please? I'm trying to scroll a movie clip, but I want to have both options the buttons and the drag. You can find exatly what I'm trying to achieve by going to http://wip.warnerbros.com/index.html and looking at the films panel in the bottom left hand corner. Any help woul...more >>

Hi, I am supposedly externally referencing an mp3 into a flash file.. yet.. it seems that its still affecting the size of the swf file.. Anybody know any good sites that can help with externally referencing mp3s via actionscript without it effecting the swf controller file.? http://www.kenny...more >>

so at work we have this big arse excel file....and the client wants it to be "prettied up". we plan to do it in flash. it needs to be pretty interactive though (when you change a number, it changes others) and we dont really have enough time to do it in flash. so does anyone know of a stand al...more >>

Can somebody help me please? I'm trying to scroll a movie clip, but I want to have both options the buttons and the drag. You can find exatly what I'm trying to achieve by going to http://wip.warnerbros.com/index.html and looking at the films panel in the bottom left hand corner. Any help woul...more >>

I have put the 3D Pie Chart component on the time line in its own layer. Gave each their own instance name. No data connection required, local (properties box) info loaded. Looks great in live preview mode during development, but disappears (all instances) when published (in both swf and sta...more >>

I first installed Flash MX a while back. Back then, if I had a sound on my timeline, I could hear it when I dragged (drug?) over it. It was very convenient. When I reformatted my computer, and reinstalled Flash MX, it didnt do that anymore. I would like to have that back. Anyone know how ...more >>

what would be the script you put in to a button to close the browser window that the flash movei is on when the flash movei is on a website...more >>

Hi! When I have a movie clip and I make it dragable, how do I make all his duplicates dragable also (duplicateMovieClip)? If I put them all on the same depth, then I see only one of them but when I place them on different depths, then I can drag only the one on the deepest level no matter whi...more >>

Is it possible to create a stand-alone projector of a Flash file that was developed in MX 2004, that will run in Mac OS 9? The file uses functionality specific to Flash MX 2004, and so publishing a .swf as a Flash Player 6 file is not an option. Any insite is appreciated! ...more >>

Hi, This is steadily driving me insane, so I hope someone can help! I have built a site that uses a Flash mp3 player to preview music tracks. It works fine and looks pretty good, but there is a problem! The player is loaded in a separate pop-up window with PHP to pass the correct vari...more >>

Hi, Is it possible to create the HTML file in a way that when it is opened, it is in the size of the movie? Thanks a lot ...more >>

How can i remove the border of a scrollpane?? (Flash MX 2004 Pro) or set its color to the background color. thanks ...more >>

I hope someone can help. I have a client, who is a restaurant, and they are famous for the weird and funny sayings they put on their sign outside the restaurant for people to see as they drive by. The client would like to have a page on the website where people can go and suggest sayings and quip...more >>

I looked at release notes for the updater 7.2 and looked at all the scary 'bad bits' - Im wondering whether or not I should install it. Would anyone who has installed 7.2 share their experiences of it with me cheers folks paul ...more >>

Hi people, right this is probably a real shot in the dark but you never know. I need some way of feeding a name to some kind of server side app, the server will return a sound file of that name being said. I have flash remoting so using webservices wouldn't be an issu...more >>

Hi Guys/Gals, I'm a big MM fan but I've heard some real horror stories about the new Flash 7.2 updater. It's main problem seems to be that it wants you to reactivate your MM software again. Is the updater for MM studio MX 2004 w/Flash Pro or just Flash? Is there a new patch or something t...more >>

Good Morning. I have just added a new component to Flash for creating ListBoxes and drop down menus. It allows you to tie into external data sources such as text files and databases. My question is this. It's taken me roughly a year to complete this component and I don't like exposing all m...more >>

Here is a link to a menu I am trying to add a URL to. Whenever I add the goto url, it makes the animation of the menu stop. Any idea? http://www.lhdesign.net/newideasmall.fla Thanks Glenn...more >>

I created an animated button. When I add the goto URL behavior to it and choose the "on release" setting the url does not work. But if I change it to "on roll out" or "on roll over" it works. Any idea what is happening? Thanks Glenn ...more >>

Hey all, Can anyone help with the way in which to open a pdf in an swf. Is there a component available? I have searched and can't seem to find a solution. Tanks ...more >>

I tried to attach the file, but it returns with errors. Where can I send the file to? ...more >>

I was wondering if anyone would like to voice an opinion on the use of flv files? Here is my take. They have great potential but aren't ready for prime time. The integration within flash is a great asset, but this is counteracted by inferior quality larger file size than what I can get with ...more >>

OK I'm new but where or why cant I find OnMouseEvent. I have flash mx 2004 vs. 7.0.1 ...more >>

I know I've read it somewhere that you can set up an external link in HTML that will allow you to link to the middle of a flash movie. For example if I have a HTML navigation that I want to link to Scene in a flash movie that I'd normally have to go through the flash movie to get to. Anyon...more >>

Alrighty then! -since i am such an idiot and this seems to be the only place i can find a descent answer to anything, i will ask another elementary question. - I, like so many others, am trying to burn a PC/MAC hybrid CD (cant figure this out, so i opted for a PC & MAC-not the cleanest w...more >>

when I add a behavior to the component button it doesn't work. (am I supposed to treat the component button like a regular button, ? drag it on stage, convert it to a button, add a behavior?) Also I want to add a scrollbar, (I thought it's as easy as drag and drop) but all i see in the compone...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to 'spin/turn' a symbol, circle with text on top, so that it looks like a turning sign. Everything I see in the forums describes rotating, like 'rolling'. Please share any suggestions. Thanks ...more >>

Ellipsis updater claims to have fixed the stroke setting issue for shape tools - but here on my Win 2000 Pro laptop my stroke setting still defaults back to a color when switching between tools. Anybody else experiencing this? ...more >>