I created a form in flash mx 2004 pro and when I test it I start at the first box and enter text and hit tab to go to the next box and it goes to a totally different box. I created them in the order I want it to tab but it does not work. How do I fix this, how do I pick the order for tabulati...more >>

can someone please tell me what code to attach to a button in flash to make the html window it's embedded in close? thank you...more >>

please some one help me ! i want change the alpha of Dynamic text any body can help me ? i asked this question from alots of professional designer but all of them said it's impossiable !!! oo Too has invited you to open a free Gmail account. The invitation will expire in three weeks...more >>

I am a teacher and I'm trying to create a project wheere my students can learn how to create a screensaver for a mobile phone but when I tried this it didn't work. The file extension for the screensaver on my phone is 'thm'. What does the thm suffix mean? Can it be achieved in Flash or do I n...more >>

I know this should be a easy task, but I can't find what I need in the help files. How do I get a button to update a frame in a frame set on the HTML side?...more >>

I've read a few postings here on this. One says put a "_blank" in the mailto: command. Someone else says take it out. Either way I get a browser window. Any additional suggestions? Thanks!...more >>

When you load an external file into a window component, or even the stage itself, the comboBox's dropdown does not open. Is there a fix or workaround for this? Specs: Flash MX 2004 Professional ...more >>

Hi, Is there is a way to have the main timeline to play when a flv is finished streaming from a CD-ROM? If so could someone help me with the ActionScript. I can not seem to get it right. Thanks Mike ...more >>

Hi Newsgroup, there's no success in my first try in Flash (Ver. 5). I wan' to get "on roll over" the effect to go to picture No. 15 "on mouse out" picture frame 1 shall be shown. To see is the painful trial at www.norabode.com/trial.fla Thanks for your help in getting progress. Walter ...more >>

This is what I want to do. When a menu button is clicked, flash will play an animation to display a frame and some text. When a second menu button is pushed the first scene will play an existing animation then the scene for the second button will play. How can I do this??? This is an ...more >>

This is what I want to do. When a menu button is clicked, flash will play an animation to display a frame and some text. When a second menu button is pushed the first scene will play an existing animation then the scene for the second button will play. How can I do this??? This is an ...more >>

Hello! Thanks for the previous reactions, they were very interesting. But I have, elas, another question. In the bottom you will find a piece of actionscript which works fine! The only thing is, I would like to test if the loadMovie action, within a "while" action, is ended succesful...more >>

in "Component Inspector", the "ProgressBar" component has a few attributes, but what does the attribute "source" defines for the progress bar? (if there was already a thread on this please drop a link to the topic, i can't find it) ...more >>

I have a flash file with a graphic(logo) as a background and an movieclip (Company Name) with special animation placed over the logo. Can i Export this flash file to an image. I tried to export but exported image when opened shows only the logo of the company, animation part i,e company...more >>

Hello, I don't know how to make a "signature" effect. I mean that I want to create an effect where the people will see a signature "in live" exactly as if somebody sign on a paper but this time it will be put on a web page. I think that I need to use some masks but I really don't have any ...more >>

how do i make lines bolder or thicker?...more >>

kinda general web design question.... when i check my design on different computer monitors (e.g. friends PC, kinkos..etc), the COLORS are almost always significantly lighter than my monitor. is everyone else using some kinda calibration on their monitors or something? how are you guys g...more >>

Not sure if this goes here or actionscript so sorry if it's in the wrong place. :D I know how to make a simple animated button, but how would I go about doing this? :: I want to create a button that when you hover over it, it animates ONCE and then when you move the cursor away, it an...more >>

hi, I saw a sample jisgsaw puzzle (http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/sample_files/html/jigsaw_puzzle.html) in the macromedia website. It's perfect for what I want to make, but it's only the .swf file. It says in there that the source of this code can be found in the Flash CD (in t...more >>