I'm testing a partially completed swf. It won't play in Firefox on PC or Mac. There was a short thread on this topic the other day--I checked my swf file name in the html. It's the same in both places in the code. Also, I could swear I published the fla file for Flash Player 6 but the ht...more >>

Hi, Could someone please look at my pageflip .fla at http://www.superstar.co.nz/book.fla. I've set the image to 560 x 400 & thought I'd set the component measurements to the same, but its not lining up, so I've done something wrong. Thanks Michelle ...more >>

I haven't seen this done before but was wondering if anyone knew how to do this. I have been tasked with creating a Flash piece that will be show through a projector via a laptop. Now most projectors have a remote for the presenter to use in order to progress through a power point. I was curi...more >>

Would like to become proficient in Flash. Can anyone recommend a source of on line classes which they have used? Thank you. ...more >>

Hi, I'm using a component for MX for the 1st time and am unsure what value to use to link book pages located in library. for e.g. what value would I enter if the movieclip name in the library is pic01? I assumed it would be pic01, but I must have something wrong in the path. I find paths ...more >>

Someone really needs to invent a startAllSounds action!!! :disgust; I have two buttons within a movie clip for sound on and off. The actionscript is as follows: First frame in movie clip: stop(); Second frame in movie clip: stop(); stopAllSounds(); First frame button (Sound O...more >>

Hello, I am a newbie. Just learning Flash MX now. Could anyone recommend me a screen recording program? I need to do a good quality educational movie in swf. Thanks....more >>

Hello, I am a newbie. Just learning Flash MX now. Could anyone recommend me a screen recording program? I need to do a good quality educational movie in swf. Thanks....more >>

I can publish a very basic Flash MX document as a QuickTime player document, no problem. But when I add an imported QT movie and try to publish, I get an error that "The installed version of QuickTime does not have a handler for this type of Macromedia Flash movie. Please consult the documenta...more >>

To all Mac users: Which browser are you using? IE Mac 5.23 Safari Firefox Is anyone still using IE Mac 5.23 considering the Microsoft discontinued support for it over a year ago? AND do you use IE Mac just to test on for some odd reason? And how about people you know who are on a M...more >>

I'm working with Flash Professional but I'm far from a coding pro. Is there anyway in the Pro version to bring back the context scripting clues that the non-pro version offers or am I stuck having to figure it all out? Thanks. ...more >>

I have an SWF that I've burned onto a CD, but when it plays the audio has disappeared from the animation. In authoring mode, how do I keep the audio in the exported SWF file? I've already imported it into the library, and I thought that was all I needed. What else can I do? Thanks in adv...more >>

I'd like to find out if javascript can be used instead of Action Script to run a Flash-based online casino-style slot machine. this would involve random number generators, arrays, variables, etc. I'm a designer, not a heavy-duty scripter, and I'm trying to find this out for a client. ...more >>

Can someone please tell me how he did this? I would like to animate drawing without using masks and obviously he used some other method. http://fcmx.net/vec/v.php?i=003702 ...more >>

ok i am crating a game with lets say the bg as a pool now this is a fighting game. now i want it where there is a bad guy who pops out at and he says out untill his health is 0 (u hiting him) or until like 3 seconds then he leaves the frame and like 5 seconds later he pops out agen same ...more >>

I've imported and placed a music track in a Flash timeline. I click the 'play' button in the controller and it starts playing. When I click the 'stop' button, or the 'play' button again (which is supposed to stop the soundtrack, from what I understand), it keeps playing. What's wrong? Thank...more >>

I am aware that i can find pop up advice for a swf placed in an html page. however, my project consists of a projector on a cd rom. how can i call a pop up (even a flash window pop up) without requiring javascript, an html page or a/t difficult? ...more >>

when i import a picture that is pixel it comes out with not being pixels but lines that have lots of pixels making a curved line pic here: http://www.bulkimagehost.com/image.php?image=af76c8edce.png and it is annoying as i want it to come out in pixels it also happens when i try and draw pi...more >>

I know that I should know this, but does anyone out there know how to create those nifty contour trace animations where a line traces the outline of an object? I've seen where you start with a line, transformed it to a dot, and then tween, but how do I make curves? It's driving me insane! ...more >>

Recently i started a thread where i asked how to make a interactive menu... NSurveyor provided the answer with the following code: bs = [b1,b2,b3,b4,b5,b6,b7,b8]; glider.speed = 7; setInterval(glideIt,5); function glideIt() { var dir = (glider.coor-glider._x)/Math.abs(glider.coor-...more >>

Hi, I have one animation in a movieclip, and at the final, I have a few buttons. In one button I have this: on (press) { gotoAndPlay("ScenePT", "frame_name"); } The movieclip is in this Scene. And I want to do a link to another part of the scene, from the movieclip. But I can´t. It is ...more >>

Saludos, Quiero hacer una linea con efecto pincel... Me explico, Una linea de color con degradado al final hacia transaparente para hacer sensación de linia hecha a mano. Puedo hacerlo con el color del relleno haciendo un degradado, pero como puedo aplicar este degradado a una linea? ...more >>

I need help to create a button that pause/play an mp3 sound....more >>

dear flash forums, I have a few macromedia products and my freehand 10 comes with a flash player 6 freestanding program to play flash movies. Now. I'm doing an offline presentation to be played on someone else's computer. I've tried viewing my presentation in a browser with flash plu...more >>

please help- I can get a sound to play when you rollover a movieclip, but i want that sound to stop and play a different sound as soon as the user clicks on the movieclip (on release). eg - rollover ufo you hear radio voice, quite long sound file. When you click (on release) stop rad...more >>

I'm sure this is a simple question, but since I'm new to Flash I don't know how to make my Flash movie automatically redirect to a website's home page after it finishes playing. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thx. ...more >>

Hi everyone, I?m loading an XML based menu into a Movie Clip, the thing is, when I use antialiased fonts or embedded fonts, it works fine, but I need it to use non antialiased or system fonts, and when I set that, the menu loads ok, the bullets (which are shapes) look ok...more >>

How do I save Macromedia free version to a disk so that I can put it on a computer that doesnt have it, and it is currently not connected to the internet....more >>

Hi - I am creating a cd and want to hide the files so when the disk is in the pc the files are not viewable. I guess this is something I do when I burn the cd? Any help appreciated. Thank you....more >>

I tried using... var myString:String = scripture_ta.label.text; var myArray:Array = myString.split(chr(13)); but in a textArea this is not accurate because if you have a paragraph of text there is no newline or carriage return but the paragraphs wrap. So how do I detect and read the text ...more >>

first...Macromedia...you certainly make it difficult to know WHERE I should ask this question!!! I am moving my eWorld from Win to MAC. I have my original FlashMX disc and I was installing it. I had it on my 2 PCs. I know am dumping those machines...can I bring it up on my new Apple box...more >>

Macromedia charges us good money for substandard components. I want to do something that should be extreemely simple. Change the size of the font in the TextArea component. Why can't I simply select the size in the properties box? Can I do this? No way, instead I find myself pouring through to...more >>

I am writing a web application. My client wants the application to work world wide and support multiple languages both for display and input. Is this possible? I can use dynamic textboxs rather that static. I can feed all display text in a file. Is there a way to find out the country o...more >>

HI, I'M VENEZUELAN, I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH VERY WELL. I NEED HELP ABOUT HOW EXPORT A FLASH MOVIE IN SWF AND RUN IN FULL SCREEN, IF DO YOU KNOW A FLASH FORUM SITE IN SPANISH PLEASE TELL ME. THANK YOU ...more >>

How can I make reflectors shining on objects like on www.shakedown-ent.com/index.html Thanx...more >>

Is it possible to load ".swf file" or "jpg image" in movieclip through Javascript. I Have refered to this link. http://www.moock.org/webdesign/flash/fscommand/#methods In this method "LoadMovie(layer,url)", what is the correct syntax to put the name of movieclip which i have placed in...more >>

Hello, I successfully (thanks to other people on this forum) linked a Flash File with an ASP file, however I now have some questions, that maybe some of you can answer! My question is for example can I use Session Variables in my ASP file? Imag if I have a flash movie with more then ...more >>

How do I disabe the hand cursor on buttons on stage in design time? I want to edit the when I double click on hem, and not when I rightclick and "select edit in place". Can't find it anywhere......more >>

Hi I've been asked to create files to populate a CD ROM which is being put together by someone else in Flash MX. I want to create images (Photos and Lettering) in Elements 2 which will appear against a background and so they need to be saved on a transparent background. i've saved them as g...more >>

So, I'm trying to work trough MMs Customizing XXX component help file, and for the life of me cannot do the Second step: Select File > Import > Open External Library, and select the HaloTheme.fla file The files in this folder are always greyed out, so that I can't select any of them. I've c...more >>

Hi, the following code doesn't mask the loaded jpg though I used _visible property. Why? (the movie loads properly). this.createEmptyMovieClip('holder', 10000); holder._visible=false; holder.loadMovie('p1.jpg'); Thanks in advance, ...more >>

I want a movie clip to fade through several images without tweening them, yet have no idea how to accomplish this... So I have 6 images the first image will fade in then pause for about 100fms, then the next image will fade in and so on... Can anyone help? And to elaborate... I have my main...more >>

I'm trying to make this button in flash: http://marius.bitt.no/test-sirkel-knapp/test-sirkel-knapp.html But I have a little problem.. As you see is the layer above turning around, and transparent in the middle, so the background stands still. I've used a movie-clip inside of the butto...more >>

Admittedly, I'm on broadband, but this guy slams up pretty quickly - http://www.maybelline.com That swf has got to be pretty large with all the bitmaps in.... -- Murray --- ICQ 71997575 Team Macromedia Volunteer for Dreamweaver (If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!) ====...more >>

i have a flash file which is loading around 5.swf files in different levels and some jpg images in empty movieclip. I want to set a bounding box to print part of my movie which includes all the levels and movieclips that is viewed in that area. ...more >>

:brokenheart; I need to create a text area that scrolls with possibly pictures. Help Pls!!!! MDF...more >>

:confused; Is it possible to embed an html file into a flash file? i know about load url but that just replaces the flash movie with the new url... I would like to actually have an html file load into a window in the flash movie.. Is this possible? If so... HOW? thank you in advance ...more >>

Hi all, havent been here in a while but hoping to get some help. Started working on a project for myself and wanted to implement something like this on http://www.i-kre8.com/indexFlash.htm The secret stash tab, how its clicked and it rises and you can close it. Im trying to search for a tutor...more >>

If I create a file in Flash MX on my Windows machine, and then give this .FLA file to someone using Flash MX on a Macintosh, will the file open and be editable without any problem on the Mac? ...more >>

I am looking for the way to make a button bring up an outlook browser to email to the email I specify. Help If you can remind me how to do it. Thanks, carrieb@leaderdirect.ca...more >>

I've been trying to figure out for a while how to specifically animate, in flash, backlit text of the same style as the narrative text found in http://www.gametrailers.com/download.php?id=4547&type=mov&f= I'm not even entirely certain that something like that can be accomplished in flash, ...more >>