Someone asked me... I’ve heard Flash is not compatible with screen readers so it’s not 508 compliant. Is that true? Can someone give me an answer? Herman...more >>

Okay, so I designed this Flash promo thing for an internet tv show...mainly because I was bored..I emailed the link to the host of the show and they loved it. It got over 300 hits the first day. Problem is that it's just under 9MB and takes at least a minutes to download. I have it loading ...more >>

I am working on a small app, and I was wondering if it was possible to run a flash app browserless, or windowless. So that just teh flash appshows on the desktop...more >>

Have you heard of a problem whereby: 1)Where thre is a screen with several bars with text and text without scroll bars I scroll up and down on every available scroll bar with text 2)Then a movie is run 3)Then on the next page none of the scroll bars will show up that were scrolled...more >>

Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone knew how easy it would be to do something similar to this controller for flash? is there a free component?: http://www.mini.com/com/en/mini_cooper_s/index.jsp tia ...more >>

Hi there, I was just wondering if anyone knew how easy it would be to do something similar to this controller for flash? is there a free component?: http://www.mini.com/com/en/mini_cooper_s/index.jsp tia ...more >>

I have a website that has a flash movie with several sections in it. I'd like to be able to link to those specific section frames from dreamweaver. Is it possible to do this? I've asked this question several times now and there's never an answer. I'm just wondering if it is possible, and if so...more >>

wow, this seems like it should be very simple, but cannot find any references to it. Is there a quick way to go to a frame? (go to frame 387) -- or jump to lable 28d ?? I have some pretty long movie clips etc and I don't want to have to scrolll all the time?? Thanks! in advance...more >>

:frown; I've just watched one of Macromedias flash video seminars.. At the end they said you can now create a smoke effect. Can you advise how I can do this in Flash 8Pro ?? Please take a look at this page where smoke is visible at the back of the aircraft. www.v1aircharter.com Any h...more >>

Is anyone using a program called Swift3D in conjunction with Flash for animations? Is it a useful program? Are there any turorials on the internet that I could check out to see what it's like? Thanks for any advice. ...more >>

Is there an easy way to create drop-down menus on buttons in Flash?...more >>

Can anyone point me in the direction of a chart of sorts that explains the differences between the different Flash Player Versions or SWFs? Meaning if you publish to Flash 6 what are you missing out on by not publishing to Flash 8 player. Thanks for any and all help with this!- |rossim...more >>

I'm making a game in fullscreen mode: fscommand("fullscreen", true); But I want it to be possible to press Escape to exit the whole flash player. I have tried this actionscript on a button: on(keyPress "<Escape>"){ fscommand("quit"); } But it aint working. Thank you for liste...more >>

Hi, I need to host a bunch of .swf files on the internet. Basically when a user clicks on a hyperlink / button on my website, i need the Flash content to open up. A lot of users might not have Flash installed, hence the executable (start.exe) should be stored on the web server and have...more >>

Is it possible to run VB code within flash ? (maybe by using VB code via a dll ?) ie. not control flash from a (desktop) VB app, but VB code from a flash swf on a web page. I want to use directX to mix(combine) sound loops played by flash to a WAV / MP3 - in runtime. My post about this, ...more >>

my topic summary pretty much says it. I've researched this but have found little help. every time my masked mc meets a mask tween keyframe, the mc resets. how do you overcome this? thanks, james...more >>

Hi, I am tring to open either by getURL or fscommand certian files on my computer automatically. Here are the problems. When I use getURL the file will only open in browser full screen when I use a link to the file I am tring ot open. but when I try to open the .lnk file or if I try to ope...more >>

Hi i want to make a link in one word inside the text, is it possible to make it open the *.swf file on the level i need it to be open (1)? ...more >>

I have Dreamweaver MX2004 and Flash MX. I created a small animation which goes on a layer and it works fine when using Internet Explorer. Using Firefox and Opera, the animation seems to go directly to the last frame. None of the smooth motion is seen. Is this a known problem and, if so, a...more >>

Hi All, I'm working on a Flash project See it below at bottom of discussion This will be a doctor portal where doctors will sign in to their account and view ads and other elements dependent on their profile. One aspect I'm researching is a Weather engine for Flash depending on ...more >>

Hi all, Could i post in my educational website a movie created with Flash Trial version? Thanks in advance! al...more >>

All of the other studio products have a way to enter special characters such as the "registered" and "Trademark - TM" symbols. DW uses code, FW, has menu option, but i can't find a way to enter those characters in Flash. Our company name is "registered" and I need to put the symbol at the end ...more >>

I understand there are ways to have email sent from flash, for instance, I have a form with 4 fields (name, email, subject, and comments). I have a reset and submit button at the bottom. What I want is when they click submit, the email is sent to the webmaster but they never leave the site. ...more >>

somehow, a movie symbols center and the page center (crosshair) are not lined up. In another case I noticed the page center is "off" center, so when i do align/center to page, the symbol is off center. I have not been able to figure out how to move (align) the page center, to BE in the center....more >>

Hi, I'm really new to flash and I have a project that seems easy enough to do ...I just don't know where or how to start. I have a vector graphic of some flames...I need them to flicker/move/look like flames. Any suggestions?? thanks in advance, Debi ...more >>

Hi I work with Flash 8 on a network and keep all my project files on one computer and work with Flash 8 on another computer using the network to access the files. (or should I say I used to do this before I upgraded to Flash 8) When I browse to my network folder and try to publish the file ...more >>

:confused; I can't send email messages using the command mailto in Flash. Only Ms Office Outlook is working, Outlook Express is not working. Anibody can explain me why. Please help me. I put the link in a botton and the code is like this on (release) { getURL(("mailto:joaquimrelvas@netvis...more >>

I'm rather new to flash, I've got some basics down, but the problem I am running into is in making a Navigation for a site that would be almost exactly the same principal as http://www.reatapolo.com/ I want the Nav to animate smoothly when a user rolls over it and then regress to it's prev...more >>

OK Ive added code to my html to make the flash and html centered as in this example that Ive already did http://y0urself.net/web_host.html Now I use the same code but change the dimensions and name to fit new swf but its turn my header real small! ----> http://y0urself.net/club_site.html A...more >>

Hello, Bitmapped images imported into Flash MX look jagged. Please see the logos under "Sacramento", "Galt" or "Fairfield" at the link below: http://www.hofmannhomes.com/test/html/neighborhood.htm Any thoughts as to what is causing this? Thanks for your help! ...more >>

Does anyone else get this problem? When I have a dynamic text-box and i have a font i want to embed (for xml input), after selecting the glyphs to embed I go to "test movie" the doesn't export it all the way (about half way) and then flash freezes up! Any clues as to why - or how to fix...more >>

Hi I'm new here and I just started making a projector movie (.exe file) using flash, but I have a small problem, I know about the fscommand can control the stand alone player, but I donno how to have the small window display at the center of the screen instead of it appear at a random place :c...more >>

Can anyone tell me how to set up the pencil tool in Flash 8 to work exactly as it does in Flash MX 2004? I'm having all sorts of problems drawing. The start / end of the lines don't snap together (I have snapping turned on) even when they are practically on top of each other ie there's no visi...more >>

Hi, I'm working on a flash site that scales to fit the browser window. I'm running into an issue where the images scale horribly - at least compared to scaling within ACDSee or Photoshop. Is there any way to improve this? I get way too much aliasing. Softening the image helps, but of cours...more >>

approximately midpage in the left column above "phenomenal architecture" are two photos that enlarge on mouseover with shadows, beyond the flash document size. http://www.go-l.com/laptops/producer/features/index.htm I find it odd that the flash can expand over the page's html. Can any...more >>

If you can convert a movie into flash format and load it into Flash MX why is it not possible any editing? That doesn't make sense... It's a wonderful day here in Glasgow by the way (after 3 months of miserable weather!) ...more >>

Sorry chaps, this is a really dumb question, but I just can't locate the answer and I'm on a deadline. How can I check to see if a string contains a word or words? EG. String = "Hi there and welcome to Flash" and I want to check if it contains "welcome to". I know this should be simple, ...more >>

Hi! new problem! How can I make a link from the word inside the text to either flash.swf file or html file? ... without converting it into a button?.... but so that it changes colour on mouseOver? it must be possible! help beginners please! thanks! ...more >>

How can I convert a Flash projector file to a Quicktime? My client wants a flash animation in quicktime format. I tried exporting directly from Flash to quicktime but the quicktime doesn't play all the flames that are supposed to be played. The projector file came out really good but they d...more >>

Hi sorry a bit rusty with Flash. I have just started using v8 and have created a project with 8 scenes. I have added a library button to scene 2 and with like the button when clicked to jump to the next scene. Selected the button and chose Action/Global Functions/Timeline Control/ gotoAndP...more >>

Hi guys, I am trying to design a website... I can't figure out how to do something.. here it is.... The proposed site will be made using frames.... The site is divides into 3 frames.... in "T" shape... with the banner running accross in frame1 (top),,,, i am thinking of creating a flash ...more >>