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flash player
Posted by dancinlady at 8/8/2004 11:13:42 PM
I need to put the flash stand alone player on the CD with my application for my users. I've filled out the forms and got the link from macromedia but I don't know what to do with these two items I downloaded. They don't seem to do anything. After unzipping I have two Installers, one is cal...more >>


Why can't I name a symbol?
Posted by Pappulli at 8/8/2004 10:59:11 PM
When trying to name a new symbol, I'm only able to enter the numbers 9, 8 or 7. No letters and no other numbers. What's up with that?...more >>

text on motion guides
Posted by Digitone753 at 8/8/2004 10:40:20 PM
HELP! Please could someone help this dumb broad! I am trying to do a website for a friend who wants text going around her circular picture ( a bit like saturn's rings if you get my jist!) I have tried splitting up the letters using a motion guide but the flaming letter A keeps turning ups...more >>

MX upgrade bug? "Stop" not working
Posted by fademusic at 8/8/2004 9:22:05 PM
Hi, I'm having a weird problem that may be related to the MX upgrade (or not) - someone please let me know if I'm crazy or if someone else has experienced this. I have a movie clip in an swf file, and when I test the swf file, all of the new "Stop" commands I have put in the movie clip don...more >>

Need help with flashmx2004
Posted by Franki3p at 8/8/2004 8:15:35 PM
Well i want to edit this thing yes so i open the project in FlashMX but theres an image on and i dont know how to change it with a diff image Can anyone help?...more >>

Re: Stop Action Problem - Please Help Newbie
Posted by super_cat at 8/8/2004 7:22:52 PM
Hi, I have set up two frames: a) The first one contains a stop() action. b) The second one plays a sound. I simply want the movie to stop at the first frame and not play the sound. However, when I play the movie it doesn't stop at the first frame and the program continues into the s...more >>

flash mx 2004
Posted by ovemag at 8/8/2004 5:04:00 PM
i have flash mx 2004 and i want to use the action panel in normal mode( just like fl. 5.0) how do i do this?...more >>

Loading html text to TextArea component with xml
Posted by stmidnite at 8/8/2004 5:03:13 PM
I played around with this Macromedia tutorial - http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash/articles/xmlconnector.html In the tutorial, the TextArea loads the text straight from the XML file. I'm thinking of using the XML file to call in a HTML file to be loaded into the TextArea component...more >>



Flash 7.2 Updater
Posted by djartist at 8/8/2004 1:50:38 PM
When I download the most recent Flash Updater, it downloads 43k, and says it is finished, when I try to install, it says it is not a Win 32 application. Any ideas? I have XP pro, and Studio MX. Dj...more >>

MP3s in Flash Movie
Posted by marion at 8/8/2004 11:59:45 AM
Hello, I hope someone has the patience to help me. I haven't worked much with Flash, but I know the basics. I do not know action script. A customer of mine wants to integrate sound in his website. He wants to provide links to a selection of songs. The music should only play when someone ...more >>

Open Browser Window
Posted by AESS1981 at 8/8/2004 10:55:08 AM
HI, What action script do I attach to a button symbol to open an HTML page in a new browser window at a specific size? Thanks a lot ...more >>

playing movie only once...
Posted by Jen at 8/8/2004 10:24:29 AM
Hi I'm a complete newbie with Flash and I've just created my first one with moving and fading text (quite chuffed really!) but the movie keeps looping and replaying when I only want it to play once and retain the image on the browser page. It's obviously a very basic question but I can't find i...more >>

Sea animation
Posted by ron987654321 at 8/8/2004 10:22:17 AM
How would I make an animation in flash, of the sea surface, not crashing waves, just a bumpy moving surface?...more >>

flash and IE6
Posted by jeff at 8/8/2004 9:48:23 AM
My IE6 browser wont show Flash, either on or offline.I can see the same pages using Mozilla Firefox. using the same computer, location etc etc. I have tried downloading the flash viewer from thw web site and it make no difference as in I don't know if it is downloading or not but it still doesn'...more >>

The power of transparency
Posted by TrypioKrino at 8/8/2004 8:34:47 AM
Hello i know this question sounds very basic but its one of my main problems in web design ... I am an experienced user of macromedia director and lately i started to use flash .. The main problem is that i can't found the very usefull command that exist in director which makes the background ...more >>

Animal / Unusual effects
Posted by jamestom77 at 8/8/2004 6:47:58 AM
Hi, I've come across some amazing flash effects but can't replicate them. If anyone has some ideas on how to do this please let us know. The site is here: http://www.deltagoodrem.com/artists/deltagoodrem/featuredInfo/home.do - it's the butterflies. Also if anyone has similar code...more >>

Games in flash
Posted by Luka at 8/8/2004 3:43:52 AM
I've seen a lot of games done in flash, but they are all done like pacman or spaceinvaders. Does anyone knows are there any games like first person shooter or anything more complex? Thanks Luka ...more >>

Update for FlashMX 6.0 r25 to 6.0 r40
Posted by OLY2002 at 8/8/2004 3:25:21 AM
Hello, I last updated 6.0 to version 6.0 r25. Now I wish to update to 6.0 r40 but can't find the download page for it on the Macromedia web site. When I search the site for r40, it bounced me to version 7 (FlashMX 2004). Does anyone know the url for version 6 downloads? Thanks, much ...more >>

Loading scrolling text into main movie
Posted by versionsic at 8/8/2004 2:27:44 AM
Hi, I have a movie which contains scrolling text. The movie is loaded into a main movie. But the scrolling text function does not work.when it's in the main movie. I get this message when I click on the up or down buttons: Target not found: Target="/scrollin' text" Base="_level0.instance...more >>

Help in motionguide
Posted by citrix at 8/8/2004 1:07:53 AM
i was newcomer in flash and started learning flash by read flashkit tutor,iam stuck at Define Grid and show Choose Modify> Movie i cann't find the menu in flash mx 2004,the tutor was for flash 4.and i still confuse about motion guide tutor,please anyone explain clearly,i also attach t...more >>

creating fast motion...
Posted by crescent_au NO[at]SPAM yahoo.com at 8/8/2004 1:00:52 AM
Hi all, I am using Flash MX. I'd like to know how to create an effect of moving something very "fast". For example, car moving from left to right. when I increase or decrease the frames, the speed doesn't seem to get faster. Any suggestion? Ben...more >>


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