Hi. I want to change the background color of my dynamic text box. How do I do this? And, I'm just learning ActionScript and I'm not used to it. So, please. Treat me like a 2-year old here. Step-by-step. Do I give the Text Box a variable name? Does the script go on the frame? etc. Than...more >>

Ok, I know this sounds strange... I have 2 versions of the same page, one with WMODE=?transparent? and the other without. With: http://www.cabovillas.com/maps.asp Without: http://www.cabovillas.com/maps_pop.asp The menu dropdown appears above the map on the page WITH the transparency, ...more >>

Hi , I'm trying to create a flash movie to play an MP3 file. How can I control the sound quality? Whenever I test the movie the sound is really bad. I want it sound as good as it does when you play WMA's through your media player BUT without the hassle of opening that program. That's why I'm u...more >>

Hi All. We're working on site that supports a couple different languages: English, Japanese, and now German. We're using dynamic text boxes and Remoting to display internationalized text where necessary. Remoting makes a call to the backend, which returns a text blurb depending on the country ...more >>

I am building a site that will use flash for the top navigation bar. I want some items in the navigation bar to animate the first time into the site, but then remain static from there on out. As an example, look at www.summerlin.com. After the intro page, the logo in the top left animates ...more >>

Ok, I am setting here working on a simple flash project that was done a while ago by my boss. He has asked me to just put in these new pics in place of the old ones. I just take out the old ones and put in the new but everything seems to be actiing screwy. I mean i put one pic in and it jus...more >>

I am exporting my swf to .mov but in the final .mov file no sound can be heard. I tried changing the audio settings but then it wont export. Any help or tips?...more >>

I've been tackling flash for years but this is the first time I've had to incorporate a credit card payment into a site. I would like to have a link that opens up a secure page that is all flash and that collects the credit card info and then sends it for approval. How does all this work?...more >>

I've got a simple ad layout in Flash MX 04. Project size is 336 x 280. When I publish the ad using the default Flash Only HTML template the ad looks fine on the local machine (except for the usual Active X warning). When I put the ad on our servers (HTML and SWF) I only see the HTML content, n...more >>

When I create a gradient and fill with it, sometimes the gradient transform tool works perfectly. Other times, I click on the gradient fill with the gradient transform tool and the gradient is selected as if I clicked it with the "Selection Tool." I can't get the gradient transform tool to g...more >>

Editing a project that someone else did. Have to make a mute button. Consolidated all audio into single movie clip to be played in Scene 1. I call a combo stop() on the audio_mc, and stopallsounds() to get the audio to stop (mute button). However... even though this audio_mc appears onl...more >>

hey all- i have a simple site with some buttons going to indivisual keyframes using frame labels. on (release) { gotoAndPlay ("framelabelname"); } when i click the button it does the trick. click the button again and it goes to the next frame label. ironically it always goes to t...more >>

I am trying to build an animated dropdown menu in Flash. But I am not quite sure how to go about doing it. Here is what i am looking for. 1) a main navigation bar that has 3 buttons. 2) when you rollover any of the buttons the dropdown menu slides down from behind it or just fades in. ...more >>

Evening all, I've found recently that web pages that require flash or shockwave tell me that i dont have the required player and should upgrade it. However, no matter how many times i upgrade to the latest version, its still not recognised. Its driving me crackers. Anyone experienced ...more >>

I am creating my own video player to stream videos. When accessed, I want the user's browser to NOT display the toolbar and have a set width and length. Just as you see it on CNN video player and/or about.com videos. Thanks, Confundidisimo ...more >>

Whats up? Using Flash MX Prof 2004. Rendered mpg 1 movie at 320 x 240 in Sorenson Squeeze at 768/30 FPS. Movie shold be 13 min long. Movie stops at 8 minute mark every time. Check timeline for errant stops, etc it's clean ...more >>

in the first scene of my movie i have a layer containing a button with the instance name pressStart and a a layer with the actionscript below. when i test the movie in flash professional, it works fine, but when i publish it doesnt work in the projector (which is what i want to use). and here'...more >>

in general - if i have a long FLV of a man telling a story and pointing out options - what is teh best way to handle the flv? do i have any power to stop the line, wait for a button click - and then continue it? i'm after something like this: http://www.wayofthemaster.com/wotm_flash....more >>

I have had a coder create a presentation for my site, he designed it with Flash 8, and it has some minor text/spelling mistakes that I would like to repair. I have installed Suite 8, and have downloaded the files from my server, but can't figure out how to "import" or open them in Flash 8 for ...more >>

I'm creating navigation using Screens and the round buttons in the Flash library (Next and Previous) I've also used the behavior panel to add the following action to the previous button: on (release) { // GoTo Previous Screen behavior var screen = null; var target = ...more >>

To all Web Developers, We have written a handy web based tool to automatically convert your web pages so they no longer display "Click To Activate And Use This Control" over Flash content. Please visit http://www.microsoft-activex-solutions.co.uk We hope you find it usefull. Any fee...more >>

I'm trying to implement the new ActiveX detection that MM put out and am having trouble getting it to work correctly ( at all ) Would having a PHP page versus the HTML that is documented make any difference? I'd think it wouldn't Help ...more >>

I am trying to create an invisible button. Per instructions I create a rectangle. I select the rectangle tool, set color to none and draw. When I draw my rectangle it does take. I try and make many but nothing seems to happem. If I choose a solid color I can draw just fine. Cannot draw a ...more >>

If any of you use Yahoo Messenger on Windows and get the "Inside Yahoo" pop-up, did you notice this morning the big red "make Yahoo your home page" Flash button? Did you roll over it? It shows a 3D reflection of your cursor along the metal rim and on the beveled glass with perfect distortion. ...more >>

Hello All, I'm a teacher and I'm looking for a good tutorial series for Flash. I don't want a web site subscription I need something I need a video/dvd/CDRom series that I can purchase with a purchase order (no credit cards). Any suggestions? Thank and have a great day! Todd http...more >>

I have been working on a project and am nearing the final output that will go on the web. But now I am noticing that the music is distorting as well as it entire SWF once it's published. Text and music seem to be distorted. So, what am I doing wrong and is there a way to correct it? Thnaks i...more >>

I am designing a web site with several flash elements that I include in a html file, everytime thet I preview it, on the browser when you roll over the swf's it the border get highlighted and you can use the bottons , you have to click once and then it let you to interact with them. It is wi...more >>

Hi everyone! I have come across a problem I can't seem to solve, or find a solution for. I'm using shared fonts in a bunch of swfs, and they appear fine (I'm not using dynamically created textfields), except a few characters, namely " ? ", " ? ", and " ? ". Now I tried everything I could, ...more >>

Is it possible to have a form in Flash with input text fields which the user completes and have some sample text in the field and then when the user left clicks to type in their text the sample text disappears? I have the following code - userName.text = "<type your name here>"; I hav l...more >>

Are there limitations to linking within a dynamic text box? My client would like to link to: http://truefire.com/list.html?store=audio_lessons&viewauthor=3395&item=5900 It works in Dreamweaver, but not from within text file in a Dynamic text box. Is it because of the "?" and "=" in the...more >>

How can i link and view any html page inside a flash movie, for example, i want to view a yahoo page inside of a movie... I apreciate all coments and help... Please!!! ...more >>

Hi, If i have a swf fil locally which loads a number of other swf files from a server, can i have the loaded files load other files? I have a tool which loads different presentations from different folders but the swf files in the presentations may them selves load other swf files. Is the...more >>

Hi there, On my site I use a mouse over command to tell target (an MC) to goto and play a certain frame. This gives the effect of the button getting bigger. On mouse out I tell the same target to goto and play another frame where the button begins to shrink to its original size. The proble...more >>

Hi, I know how to create an invisible button to place over text in order to make the text linkable to a URL, but what about if the text is dynamic text within a scrollable area? Is there a way to make a word in this text hotlinked to a URL? Thanks. Bob ...more >>

I have looked EVERYWHERE on this site and cannont find 1 place to download a ui component! can someone here give me a link to EASYLY download the loader ui component? thank you....more >>

I just got the new Studio 8 and used the encoder to convert an avi (500k) using the new codec. It reduced it to 38k, but when I try to play it nothing shows up - just a blank screen. ...more >>

:camera;I'm looking for two things. 1. How to make something, eg a button shake. 2. How to make something, eg a coloured image or box, flicker by adjusting the transparency. Ideally, this would be with some randomness. Tks in advance ...more >>

When i run my moivie in html, i get this weird border around my flash. It doesn not become active untill i click on it. Now lets say my users are browsing through my site and they go to the bottom of the page to click on a button. Well that button is not active untill click on the flash conten...more >>

:frown; I changed my computer and I need to re-install flash mx 2004. That means to download the trial version and then enter a serial number to change it to Pro version. I CANNOT FIND IT!!!!! Adobe should think about keeping the older versions since they never sent me a full version.... I...more >>

Here's the crux of my problem. I have an external SWF when loaded by itself into a container, the interaction between the button to populate a dynamic text box on the stage works without fail...here's the AS for it; on (release) { this._parent.titleHeader = "What is your name?" } T...more >>

On a local computer I have a library of SWF files. For the moment to view the library I have an HTML file with thumbnail picture of each SWF and link to to it. However starting an SWF from the boweser forces it to run within the browser. Questions: 1. Though in SWF I have Foll screen command, ...more >>

Hi, I need some help mates with MySpace players (www.MySpace.com).Either i use IExplorer or Firefox the flash players on all the artists' pages seem not to be working. Although they seem to be connecting and buffering normally i can't hear any sound.I ve sent plenty of emails on their sup...more >>

hi, my company has decided to develop a shopping cart in flash. so i need some resources for making it. i am a beginner in actionscript. resources like actionscript code etc. can anyone help me with this? i would really appreciate it. thanks, guarav ...more >>

I have created a Flash site that is currently just loading a single external movie. When I test the site at home, the movie loads just fine. But when I send to the server, everything works -- but the external movie. I have even tried uploading the entire file and subs, intact, to replicate my ...more >>

I have a flash movie with another flash movie imported into it. I only want the imported movie to play once & only when the mouse is rolled over it. Is this possible? I also wnat the imported flash movie to be a clickable link (as it is a button) - is this also possible? ...more >>

Just lately my IE. 6 has been highlighting flash andd creating a horrid box around it until you click on the control. Is this IE.6 or is it something else, help ...more >>

I've been trying to implement the Flash Player Express Install but it seems the autoUpdater.swf file needed is unavailable as when navigating to the site provided in the .as file: http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/flashplayer/update/current/swf/autoUpdater. swf I receive a Server n...more >>

My question is open to the public. Q: Has anyone every thought of making Macromedia Flash 3D friendly? (Macromedia Director already is)...more >>