Why is it that sometimes in a Flash website on right click I get 6 options - zoom, quality, print, show all, settings, about, and other times just 2 options - settings and about? What determines the options we have on right click and how do I/can I control that? I'd like to have all 6 options ...more >>

There must be a better way of getting flash to show how files are linked to the movie - but i havnt found it. I am looking for a way to once "select all the files that arent used" - to have a way of saying "ok, so the ones that are being used, where exactly are they used?" is there a way?...more >>

There is no sound when I publish an .swf file with embedded QT. ...more >>

I have installed Flash Player 9. It works so long as the website I visit doesn't attempt to detect whether it is installed or not. Unfortunately, most websites try to detect if the visitor has Flash installed before showing the flash movie. In this case, the website always tells me that I do...more >>

Hello everyone. I'm new to Flash, so please bear with me. I'm creating a language learning website, and wish to add audio to it. I want the audio to be compatible across browsers and simply play when a button is clicked, without any controls or media players opening up. From what I hea...more >>

Hi all, I'm using the RadioButton a lot (hundreds of instances) in my current projext. And I want the Label to always have the font Verdana 16. How can I change the font for every instance? I understood neither the built in help nor the pdf's. Am I supposed to edit the file RadioButton...more >>

Hi, I've been programming actionscript for some years now, but I'm self taught and I thank I sometimes could do thinks better and more professional if I had the knowled. I've been looking for some advanced actionscript 2.0 books, that is books that skip all the basics and does not start by...more >>

Where can I find programs that convert live flash videos into streaming video (like webcamera emulator) or mpeg? ...more >>

I am testing flash 8 before I buy but what I am trying to do is get a button to link to my play flash film. Basically I have converted the film from a quick time and want to get a button to link to that film file and play it. Maybe I am thinking in html to much as that is pretty straight forw...more >>

Hi there! I am just beginning working with tree components and would like to know how to make the links inside the tree clickable. Example: On the tutorial below, it shows how it is done, but the links are not clickable!!!! Help!!!! http://www.sephiroth.it/tutorials/flashPHP/custom_tree/...more >>

Hi, My file is a slideshow that loads swf files from a 'main.swf' This works fine on my Mac machine that has a stand alone Flash Player. This all works well in a browser, but not loaded onto a CD as is needed. So Main.swf, won't load <foldername 'slides'< filename 'slide1.swf> I imag...more >>

I have made a very simple flash movie which as you move the mouse with the left button held down it draws a line wherever the mouse goes. Release the button and it doesn't draw. I have three coloured squares at the sdie of the screen which I want to be able to click on , to change the colour o...more >>

Hey. I am pretty new to flash but understand a lot of it. Would anyone be able to give me a simple code or tutorial on how to create the menu on this website... www.batherspavilion.com.au . I would really appreciate it. Also, could anyone tell me how to create the vertical bars that are shown...more >>

Whenever I export a project the graphics always end up looking pretty bad. How can you maintain the crisp lines you get with vectors?...more >>

I am patching together my first flash, which is definitly not optimal (lots of redundant code etc.) Since there is a deadline, ill go back and learn about how to make it much more optimal after this first version is done, so keeping all that in mind: Is there any way to play an embedded m...more >>

I think I must be going completely crazy... but http://www.carlyhack.com.au/index2.htm I have put a "skip intro" button on this movie, and I can see it and it works just fine on my local machine, but when I upload it, the button simply is not there..? I have cleared the cache, and I know...more >>

Hello all. I found the last advice you guys gave me helpful so here I am again. I have music in my timeline on its own layer. I'm wondering if it is possibe to pause that music, then play it again from where it left off using Actionscript. If anybody knows please tell me. Thank-you...more >>