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text shape tween problem
Posted by kr0nnik at 9/18/2004 11:09:25 PM
I have the image of the letter B and I want to make it distort to a shorter B and make it distort back to the original, to mimic the effect of a bouncing B. I put the tall B in the first keyframe and the distorted B in the fifth keyframe, break them both up, and make it a shape tween; however,...more >>

Linking to a pdf file and not a URL
Posted by garagegecko at 9/18/2004 9:50:45 PM
I have created a simple presentation which can be played through flash player. I want to create a link which will open up a pdf file. I have done it using the "Get URL". However, when I play the presentation - click the button to open up the .pdf file and Acrobat the web browser opens up too. ...more >>

Can't get links to work - please help
Posted by Claudia McKinney at 9/18/2004 8:11:08 PM
Hi all, If you go to the latest site I'm working on: http://www.americanautogroupllc.com you'll notice a blue flash link bar in the center - which are supposed to be various links. I've gone in the library to each symbol to edit the text and then add the url that I want it to point to -...more >>

Problem making buttons work !
Posted by redflame808 at 9/18/2004 7:37:30 PM
I have a very simple movie, an introduction with some images flying around, and after about 15 seconds, a button appears to lead the viewer to the next part of the movie. The "next page" consists of an additional 5 buttons that lead the viewer to five other movies. When I "enable buttons"...more >>

dynamic text
Posted by plugin+ at 9/18/2004 5:50:11 PM
howdy people, I am creating a complete site in Flash MX, the problem I have is that when I use dynamic text in the scrollpane box then the dynamic text is jagged and does not fit in with the rest of the site, the complete site is created with the Helvetica family of fonts. Does anyone ...more >>

ie6 SWF memory issue - need some understanding
Posted by Lee at 9/18/2004 4:23:45 PM
Hi- I have a 6 meg SWF flash movie made up of high quality imported jpg sequence playing in a kiosk environment via the latest ie6. When viewing XP Task Manager while this is playing the iexplore.exe process takes up approx 200Meg!? It crashes a PC kiosk with only 256Meg. My friend who...more >>

Full Screen Presentation
Posted by alecchin at 9/18/2004 3:47:50 PM
Hi Everyone I'm putting together a slide show of work with simple backwards, forwards and main menu navigation. I've created it in Flash and want to make it a self running presentation I can supply on CD with the Flash Viewer program. I've put everything together but can't seem to get the ...more >>

Display a site in flash
Posted by happymanforever at 9/18/2004 1:41:10 PM
Can i make an animation on the right colum and display a site like "www.yahoo.com" on left? If possible, how do i display a site within a area using flash?...more >>



Gaming and 3-d effects books suggestions for Flash MX?
Posted by mikepl333 NO[at]SPAM aol.com at 9/18/2004 1:19:02 PM
Hello All, I was loioking for some help. I would like to get a book for gaming in flash and have it include simple games like fighting games or more complex 3-d effects also. Here are some books I found. Any suggestions, likes, or dislikes? Thanks! Mike Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Game Prog...more >>

Random picture problem
Posted by Leao16 at 9/18/2004 12:54:19 PM
I would like my Flash website to display a random picture from a selection of photographs I've taken. So everytime someone logs onto my site it looks a little different. How can I do this?? thanks Leo ...more >>

font size increase
Posted by ritpas at 9/18/2004 10:59:39 AM
I converted a textfield to a MC. When embedding the font (whatever the font used), the size increases at least 5 times!!!! Any idea?...more >>

Using Flash Screen Forms
Posted by hasanali00 at 9/18/2004 10:26:01 AM
Hi i am looking for a tutorial that shows how to develop applications using Flash Form screens. There is a tutorial available on Macromedia (Tips of the Day) which shows how to develop applications using Presentation screens but not Form screens. Anyone aware of this tutorial ...more >>

Trial version of Flash 2004 crashes on Macs
Posted by jacobdol at 9/18/2004 6:40:57 AM
I installed a trial version of Flash MX 2004 on a new iMac G5 and it would not even start, it crashes right after building a workspace. Not sure what to do anymore. Repaired permissions 10 times. Nothing. ...more >>

problem with variables
Posted by ivan_s at 9/18/2004 5:42:27 AM
I've put together a quiz with 30 questions. I want anyone scoring less than or equal to 15 to see one set of feedback, someone scoring 15-25 to see another set, and users scoring over 25 to see a third set. My quiz is showing the correct feedback for the top 2 levels, but users scoring le...more >>

music player
Posted by cowboy71 at 9/18/2004 3:44:39 AM
Ok, I have a small problemo w/ a music player. I have this player sitting pretty on my main stage. I have another clip which loads onto the stage into an empty MC. THe music starts playing right away. Now this other clip that loads onto the stage has some After effects projects you can watch, ...more >>

Centering your Flash Site
Posted by joymoot at 9/18/2004 3:32:57 AM
How do you center a website made in Flash, for an IE browser? Can you specify the centerong when you publish it the .fla, or, do you need to create a table in Dreamweaver, center that, and drag the .swf into that? For an example, why is www.troymcclain.com centered? What made it so? Please h...more >>

Sizing Polygons & Keeping Objects Apart
Posted by stevebydac at 9/18/2004 3:22:56 AM
I have a rectangle on stage. Inside that rectangle I want to create a triangular area, flush against a side of the rectangle, that will be a different color. I'm having two problems: 1) How do I resize only one side of a shape (rectangle, square, triangle, whatever...)? I understand the sk...more >>

Problems with BUTTONS
Posted by redflame808 at 9/18/2004 2:44:44 AM
In the Macromedia FLASH program itself, the buttons in my animation work correctly. However, the moment I do a "test movie" or export the video... the buttons do NOT work. How can I solve this problem? - Redflame808 ...more >>

Picture is too big
Posted by scottastrophik at 9/18/2004 1:05:56 AM
Hello all. I am new to flash and am trying to figure out something. I have a picture that is 1024x768 that I want to use as a background. My flash size is default 550x400. In my opening piece i have shrunk the pic down to fit on the canvas and i zoom in using motion tweening. My problem is...more >>

Pre loaders
Posted by Bricci89 at 9/18/2004 12:31:52 AM
How do i creat a preloader. Please explain in great detail. or give me a link. ...more >>


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