I am using Flash MX Professional 2004. I was wondering if there is a way to set the var for a textinput compnent. I know if I create a text box with input text a box appears in the Properties box that allows to set a var for the box. This does not appear when you use a textInput component. I a...more >>

Can anyone show an example or lead me to a tutorial on how to extend a User Interface component such as a TextInput so that the when "set enabled" is called that is does custom functionality. What I have so far is: class DC.sandbox.DCTextInput extends mx.controls.TextInput { funct...more >>

can u have 2 different FPS's in one swf file? im working with only animations, no imported video. Another person suggested the " setinterval" script. cAn anyone explain that please?:clock;...more >>

Hi folks, Has anyone used any flash software that they would recommend for making the menu system for a simple web site? Thank you, Craig...more >>

Sorry to bother you experts but please take a look at this site: http://www.scintel.com/ http://www.scintel.com/ There are 2 text messages on that banner that I am interested in creating: They are: Business Intelligence IT Consulting My text messages are below: Turnin...more >>

Hi, I'm a student, and I have a question about zoom in and out function. I have five images (jpeg), and I want to make them into a movie, using these 5 images. Starting the first image, I want the picture to zoom in (not necessary zoom in the center). While it zooms in (after 3 seconds)...more >>

Hi hope this is right place to post this. First off Im using flash MX 04. I trying to create a site and am now learning that making movie clips is the best way to do this. My questions are: 1. how do I use the load movie command and how 2. Will I have to center my movie clips 3. if I ...more >>

how come it shows 0 for me on refresh and it totally messes up the element positioning on the page in my project since I reposition them based on the Stage.width. And what also happens is that when the page first loads, onResize event is not happening but when you reload the page Flash playe...more >>

Hello. My webpage (www.talhagriot.com) has a News section. For convenience, I want the news section to display a simple HTML document, so that when I update the ..html file, the news section updates itself. Like XML, you know? What's the best way to embed an HTML document into a Flash pa...more >>

Everytime I try to listen music on MySpace.com or watch a flash movie on Newgrounds.com, I am unable to hear the sound. :confused; It just started doing this a couple of weeks ago. I have right clicked and turned up the volume that way. But I am still not hearing anything. Please help. And I a...more >>

Hi I am a Speech and Language therapy student and am creating a game for kids, they have to drag and drop an object into the correct room but the only feedback they receive is dynamic text, given there language problems I would prefer visual feedback like a tick or an x how do I get a graphic ...more >>

I'm doing my first commercial web site and I've run into a snag. To get fluid transitions (fade outs & fade ins) from one site area to the next, I'm loading the masthead of the site into Level 0 (the default player level - correct?) , the navigation buttons into level 4 and the site areas in...more >>

Hi folks, I have a simple shockwave pug-in (.swf) in a web page table, and I want to to give it the same parameters as the table itself; i.e. width=100% height=100% but for some reason (unknown to me, obviously) it doesn't seem to work. No matter what formatting I give the table cell, the pl...more >>

you have to use IE and flash player 8 on Windows. If you refresh the page the stage width becomes 0. only happens if you play a swf published for v7 in player v8 on Windows. script inside of the movie- Stage.scaleMode="noScale"; Stage.align="T"; width_txt.text=Stage.width; http:/...more >>

Please.. I need some urgent help! I have installed the MACROMEDIA FLASH MX, it was running fine for a few months, but later, just after I open it, it exits... Its automatically exiting itself!! i have tried re-installation.. but it didnt help!! please help me out.... rex_770nline@...more >>

Hi, hopefully someone can help me here, I have developed a large project with live footage and 3d, this was all done for FP 7 using captionate, and it runs like a dream, only when viewed through the 8 plug in, after a few videos, and always on an event, the browser has a hard crash with error ...more >>

Finally how can I get a textual representation of all the settings that have been made in a project so that I can peruse them without having to click back and forth to see each setting? The UI interface is great for placing components on a stage but is a real pain for documenting and checking ...more >>

I just wanted to know weather there is a way to saving in Flash 5/6/7/MX formats if using flash 8, cause currently what happens is the older versions can not read the file PLEASE HELP! thanks...more >>

Okay noobs how do I click a button and that will load an external movie in a specific place on my flash movie I guess you would call it while keeping everything else there. Kinda like layering a movie on a movie. And Can i do this with a quicktime movie from an url or does it have to be swf....more >>

Could someone point me in the right dirrection to find out how I would get a movie to play specifically in a flash swf file. I want to pull a movie from a url and have it play in a box that i created. how would I do that or can I do that? goto http://www.irthwirm.com/motion_graphics/motiong...more >>

Hey I'm having some problems installing Flash 8 i started the download about an hour ago.Im using a 56k modem due to dsl problems this month.At about 40% one of my family members had to make a phone call so i had to exit our internet connection after my family member was done i signed back o...more >>