flmx04 I have a small flash app that is basically a big input textfield with a few buttons ... if the user types too many chars I want a message box to pop up telling them so (with a nifty "ok" button). I have all this working, except that the input textfield is still active. As are the "f...more >>

Sorry about this, anyone know how you get the Flash 8 help out of the panels? Dreamweaver and Fireworks let you have the help on another window and you can alt-tab back and forwards. With panels, you have loads of messing about. ...more >>

hi. wanted to know if u can send an email from a swf. just type an address and what u wanna say and hit a button and it sends it away. any info would be great coz i cant find much out. matt...more >>

hi. wanted to know if u can send an email from a swf. just type an address and what u wanna say and hit a button and it sends it away. any info would be great coz i cant find much out. ...more >>

Hello, forum users and many thanks to all contributors. I'm new to Flash, but with experience elsewhere. I'm learning fast. I have tested this issue independently from my main project and it is simple to recreate. I have two instances of a button component. One does not have a label. As you ca...more >>

say i have a button that changes from red to blue when you roll over it. I would like it to remain blue after it is clicked. what is the best way to do this? is there some script i can put on the button to tell it to remain in it's "over" state when clicked? or do i have to put it in a movie...more >>

Ok. I've given up on my previous posting. This should be common but I don't know it. Want to load a MC from the library at a frame on the timeline. no button, just script on the timeline. I was using loadMovie but had trouble replacing th MC with attachMovie on my menu buttons. t...more >>

I started off with about 10 scenes and everything seem to be working fine. As I added more some of my buttons calling scenes lower in the scene list seem to stop working. I know the code is correct and the names of the scenes haven't changed. Is this a glitch in Flash or something else? ...more >>

first off..hi everyone.. and thanks for responding (presumptious huh :-) im very very new to flash.. im actually playing around with a few concepts for a webiste im designing (new to that as well..hehe..).. so far everything is going fairly ok.. but i wanted to incorporate a design similar t...more >>

In previous versions of Flash I could double click on the keyframe to go directly into the timeline of the movie clip. This doesn't seem to work in Flash 8. Is there another way to do this? My problem is that I received a Flash file from a developer and I can't figure out which movie clips are...more >>

Since the last time I updated my computer from Windows Update every time I go to a page that displays any flash content I have to click or hit the space bar to activate it. This is extremely annoying! Can anybody help me or tell me how I can fix this? Thanks ...more >>

I have sound forge on my system yet when i use the external editor i have to save the sound file back on the desktop and then import and update it in Flash. I dont see a way to set up an external editor in prefrences and unless the sound is an event on the timeline, the internal editor wont c...more >>

Hi all, I am after adding the Key Buttons in MX to make a keyboard, but when I publish the .swf, all the keys are the "Q" key because is the first key! Add ideas:confused;...more >>

I have a navigation bar built in Flash & pages built in Dreamweaver. I have my nav. buttons all set to open the individual pages in "_self", but when I first preview any of the Dreamweaver pages and click on a nav button, it opens it in a new window! If I hit the subsequent buttons on the na...more >>

Hi Guys, im using as an image editor to create rounded corners for my html tables. If youve ever done this before you know that you use 1/4 of a circle to get this effect. heres the problem. i created my rounded edge in flash using the circle tool and cropping. i make sure it is the exact sa...more >>

hey im trying to move some mp3s currently stored in my libriary to outside the swf, i want to load them in before they are needed and then be able to play them using an array and a play button. i have been trying to use myMusic = new Sound(myMusicMc); myMusic.loadSound("sample.mp3"); ...more >>

I am in need of a website or download link of a Mac OSX-compatible version of Flash MX 2004. I have wasted away hours on Google and this site looking for a trial download of the MX 2004 version that will work on Mac. I need help! I like the MX 2004 version better than the Flash 8 Pro. ...more >>

Hi, Can someone tell me how to create the wave effect used on this site http://www.organic-fair.co.uk/ On the image of the apples there's two lines which have an effect applied to them but I don't know how to do it. Anyone shed any light onto this? Mank thanks Jag ...more >>

I just heard about the IE update that is breaking some flash embedded pieces. can anyone direct me to some current information about the situation and fixes? TIA, Greg ...more >>

I am using a Flash movie as a large projection that I have published as a projector but now want it in Quicktime. I have Flash version 6, and QuicktimePro and am running Mac 10.2 operating system. I used to be able to publish a .mov file, and now I can't - I get a dialog box saying "The inst...more >>

Does anyone know what happened to the certified developers pages? The link "find a certified professional" from the http://www.macromedia.com/support/training/certified_professional_program/faq.ht ml is now pointing to a Macromedia error page. I had bookmarked a link to a page for certified ...more >>

Hello to all! I'm not a Flash user, but I need to do a simple question in order to ask a friend to make it happen. I need to make a small window that sits on the bottom of the screen and that scrolls a text like the "news tickers" that usually appears on the TV's. I need that the appli...more >>

I have a very simply newbie question. Where are my Flash movies? I can't find them after I publish. I don't know how to access them them from my hard drive. Do I have to assign a certain folder for them? These are header templates that I've modified and not brand new movies that I des...more >>

hi ^_^ i had the problem when i create the new file swf. i've Upload that file to my site. The problem is the new file swf whose i upload doesn't appear in Html file.. was it is Cache??? it's happened if the internet is online 24 hour (server not off everyday, likes in internet cafe). ...more >>

Hi. I have created a image slideshow using the scrollpane component (default actionscript - no amendment done). Everything turns out fine except for the last 2 pictures (see attached : http://www.geocities.com/xtcorvinus/prob.gif)for they turned out blur. The 2 images on the right are how th...more >>

Is there a way I can downgrade from Pro 8 down to MX. My school uses MX, while I at use Pro 8. How can I downgrade?...more >>

i am making a movie that is about 900 frames long but i want the second half of the movie to loop over and over again until the user desides to stop it. it loops but when it loops back you can tell because it skips. is there a way to make it so it goes right to the frame i am telling it to wit...more >>

:frown; Suddenly all swf files open with GetFlash.exe (the updater). The online update failed from the AOL 9.0 SE browser, but it completed from MSIE 6.0. Regardless, all swf files still open with GetFlash.exe. So I read all the installation and troubleshooting help available, checked the ...more >>

I need to "pause" my ActionScript while a sound plays. I tried setting up a loop and waiting for the sound to complete: >> soundPlaying = true; while (soundPlaying == true) { i++; } mySound.onSoundComplete = function() { trace("Sound done"); soundPlaying = false;...more >>

Is it possible to make the stage have a 0% alpha so that it shows through to the html page beneath it if in a webpage? So say you tile a background behind it the edges of the embeded .swf file won't show up. ...more >>

How to produce flash SWF from own XML file?...more >>

I have tried it on a PC with IE6 and my PowerMac G5 and iBook G4, and the results are the same. Play on IE and Firefox on Mac, just now Safari. This is the link to the video: http://www.vorsicht.org.hk/forums/showthread.php?t=2098 Anyone has any idea why? Some Flash movies play normally...more >>

hello, it is my first time creating a flash presentation using the slide show/presentation template. i am having a hard time trying to figure out where i can place a preloader. if you are familiar with the presentation template it is basically a set of child relationships with clips on the...more >>

as im learning actionscript i havent found out what the actual definition of the this.something command, any help? its not complicated i just want to know what im doing when i use it....more >>

hi all... i posted this on the flash player forum but nobody there got terribly excited about it. hopefully here somebody will... one of our biggest client has a serious problem with the flash plugin/explorer (on windows xp) combination. we are doing a flash interface for an applicatio...more >>

I am using Flash 8. I have created a dynamic text box and brought in a UI Scrollbar. After exporting I can view it by clicking the .swf file, but when I load it into the main window, I can see the scrollbar, but not the text. Any help would be appreciated. ...more >>

Is there a way to see the main timeline and a sub timeline simultaneously? Like a movie clip that has some visual relationship to the timeline you want to see, rather than move, test, move, test, etc. ...more >>

Is there a key stroke to advance the timeline one frame? Is there a keystroke to advance the timeline to the next stop? What are they?...more >>

Hi, I launched a webpage today using flash 8 for grphics / phoyo gallery. The photo gallery is good but for some reason the graphics(words cascading onto the screen to create words) will not work on any computer with Flash 7. Any suggestions?? ...more >>

I am using Photoshop CS2 to make a simple flash photo gallery. It is pretty simple (for people that do not know Javascript or flash) you just indicate your folder with the images and it automatically creates everything for you. Now my problem is, the "Banner" appears twice: once it appears ...more >>

I am trying to illustrate a (liquid or gas) flow between two objects in a drawing, and have come up with this simple solution: http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/3681/flow1bz.swf I use the line tool with a dashed stroke to draw the flow line, and then frame by frame I move the end point of...more >>

I am trying to generate an email from a button. I can get the email address to insert but can not get the subject or body to fill. I have checked through the forum and think I am doing everything right (but obviously not). Can anyone help me please. on (release) { GetURL("mailto:you@w...more >>

hi, I have a flash file where i on frame one have a button with a on(release){} function and i then load a new movieclip into frame 1. So now i want to press the first button and test if the new movieclip has an on(release) {} function. Does anyone know of a way to which makes it possible ...more >>

the sound begins when the swf begins. When a button is released, going to a target frame label, the sound continues during the targeted MC. When the MC ends, I use _parent gotoand...."main" (main being frame one on the timeline where the sound action script is) The music that was playi...more >>

good day all, I have a swf file that I use as my "homepage" www.karmaimports.net and when I open my site, there is a white space when it loads, is there a way to prevent this? Thanks, Brook ...more >>

Trying to find a script that, on a button release or press, will open a new, specifically-sized, borderless window. Is it an actionscript attached to the button or is it a head script in the destination page? I see this done perfectly on so many sites, and I can't figure out for the life of ...more >>

I've seen it work loads of times before, but now I need a really fast nudge in the direction of creating something similar as this scrolling/moving navigation in Sonja Mueller's website: http://www.sonjamueller.org/. I need a few code hints on mouse position and related displacement. I'm certa...more >>

Hi, I need to create some localized tutorial content for a CD. I'm intending to localize the tutorial using XML, basically using the same method as outlined in the Flash localization guide. The files must run from CD so I intend to compile using the Flash projector rather than running the ...more >>

how do i color an imported bitmap drawing ? i know it must be simple but i can not do it. i can import the black/white drawing. but when I try to color it the color dissapears when i no longer hold the button on the mouse down. i want to select an area on the drawing so i do not color the l...more >>

Hello Allaya: I have flash player installed on Internet explorer browser, but not on my Firefox. I have installed as well, Flash, and I think it comes with Flash Player. How do I go about installing it onto my FireFox Browser the same way that it's installed on my IE Browser? T...more >>