I'm working in Flash 8 on a Mac. For some reason the keyboard shortcuts (as displayed by the tool tips) to switch between tools are not working. Is there any way that this function could have been turned off or disables? Thanks in advance- dave ...more >>

Hi all I have a flash application working on a web browser being part of a web application (php). This application is going to be burned on a cd and distruibuted. Because the whole application is being viewed from a cd, I need to detect if the user has Flash installed. If it doesn't have i...more >>

Is it possible in the future for flash to be able to use the resources from you video card like a DirectX/OpenGL game would? It'd open up a whole new world for game development...more >>

Hi All, I'm having a bit of trouble because of IE's interpretation of the CODEBASE attribute of the OBJECT tag when embedding a swf in a secure page. Basically, loading the page throws the Security Information error. I've seen a number of solutions that state that you need to use the htt...more >>

How can I open a PDF document from a executable file?? A friend has told me to use this: ------------------------------------------------- fscommand ("exec", "anexo01.bat") ------------------------------------------------- but it opens a black pop up window before opening the program..... ...more >>

Does anyone know how to use a smaller image as a way to zoom/pan a larger version? For example: https://oitapps.auburn.edu/campusmap/ Any help would be greatly appreciated. TIA Amanda...more >>

I want to represent many URLs (for example 100 URLs) with some geometry shapes (for example, small circles) and define some similar actions for them. The expected actions are: when we put mouse over each circle, the corresponding URL address is displayed. When we click each circle with mouse, ...more >>

:confused; Hi all I'm new to Flash with a few years of After Effects and Final Cut behind me so you must sympathize if what I'm about to ask seems a little dim. I've created a 10 second Flash movie that I want to play once with a play again button fading up at the end. The animation is...more >>

Hi, I often see in Flash sites a certain type of Gallery. Below is an example of what I'm talking about. Some times they spin and so on..... http://www.idamakeup.com/ I'm doing a site that could really use this type of gallery. Is there a 3rd party company that sells this type of Beha...more >>

A few days a go I started up Flash and found that when I looked at the panels (tools), (actions), they were sort of faded and when I cliked on them they did'nt work (just the 'dunk' noise). I tried reinstalling, it worked for the first few times but now it has happened again. Does anyone know ...more >>

Hi. I'm developing a standalone projector (for use on a DVD) that will automatically start playing a progressive movie within a smaller window in the projector. I want to give the viewer the option of viewing the movie (not the projector) fullscreen. The projector is currently 800 x 480 and th...more >>

Hey everyone, Longtime flash designer, first time poster. For years I have thrown out the notion of using graphic symbols. This is largely due to my assumption that they seem/ act like a limited movie clip, while also taking somewhat longer to load. Recently I have wanted to challeng...more >>

Hello, i had Macromedia Flash MX 2004 installed and it worked perfectly... then i reformatted my computer and since then i have installed Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Professional... and now the gradients aren't smooth with the old one... with a gradient if i zoomed in 200%, 400%, 800% or 2000% it...more >>

i am having problems when using setInterval. i am using the setinterval to keep executing a function which all works fine. however i am having problems when trying to stop the setinterval. here is the code: time_interval = setInterval(checkTime, 500, stream_ns); function checkTime() { }...more >>

I need to align my SWF file to right side. In HTML code I m useing align=right ..... It works in Firefox, but not in IE 6 (7). I tried to load SWF with java, but it also does not work. IE 6 (7) does not know "ALIGN" ? How can I to align my SWF to right side ? ...more >>

I have a very simple need. To give a button a roll over behavior, which I have done, and to set up a hit area which I have also done. Why is it that the buttons work great with "enable simple buttons" in effect, but when i test movie, the hit areas are not working (no roll over effect) or ev...more >>

Hellow to everybody, is it posible to make a get Url action, using a the java script open window, to open this url on a small size, Thanks, David ...more >>

I've got a couple screencasts I did that are in .mov format. How can I take those screencasts and make them availalbe in swf format?...more >>

Hey Guys I would like to put a video on my web page like the one at the following link http://www.igothere.com/?engine=88Bruce.com&filiaff=4508 You can order this for ya website at http://www.myvirtualsalesperson.com/ but i dont have the money to order it. I was just wondering how ...more >>

How do I replace an image that is under a flash movie? Is it just a matter of swapping the image in a library or do I have to alter the actual movie as well? I have created one new image for my company's website and am supplying it to a company that runs our site for us. The image is just a re...more >>

Hi there, Is it possible for weblinks within a flash movie (assigned to a button) to work from a local hard drive? i.e. If someone downloads my movie to their PC from my web server will the links still work? So far, using on (release) { getURL ("javascript:NewWindow=window.open('h...more >>