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Very Basic Question: Hyperlinks in Flash from XML
Posted by mwb2069 at 7/10/2006 11:56:25 PM
Please help. Just looking for the line of code that will display hyperlinks in
my flash photo slideshow from my XML document.
Here's my sample xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<images>
<pic>
<image>images/tiger.gif</image>
<headline>Tiger Kills Man</... more >>
how to do remote rollovers/hotspots in Flash 8?
Posted by iwics2 at 7/10/2006 11:30:39 PM
Hello
Wondered how to do this in Flash 8 Prof...rollover the top banner and see
various remote rollovers, links if you click
http://www.iwics.net/
I did this using DW 8 and layers, but I need to make this banner
self-contained without the layers. So how do I outline the wireless devi... more >>
Bulleting
Posted by sage703 at 7/10/2006 9:35:23 PM
How do you create a bulleted list in Flash 8?... more >>
Duplicating
Posted by KillerHurdz at 7/10/2006 9:25:16 PM
Hey, this may be a tricky question... not sure. Anyways, here goes.
I want to have 2 objects. One, a button. And another, a movie clip. The
catch is that I want them to be the same, like 2 instances of the same object,
but on is a movie clip and one is a button. So when I edit one of th... more >>
Mystery White Box in Text
Posted by The Evangelist at 7/10/2006 9:14:39 PM
I have a Flash file that worked fine, but when I went to make some changes to
the buttons this white box appears in the text area. The basic design is that
when you run the mouse over a text area it brings up more info on the bottom of
the page. The page can be seen at
http://www.circleofl... more >>
Convert flash 8 SWF to MPEG/AVI or QT
Posted by jupiterorbit at 7/10/2006 8:50:34 PM
A colleague has created a corporate presentation in Flash 8. It uses Action
script and lasts about 3 minutes. We want to convert the SWF 8 file in to a
MPEG or AVI or Quicktime file. The reason for this is that when we play the
presentation on a slow PC/Mac the music falls out of sync with th... more >>
over state of a button varies between browsers?
Posted by bushwick at 7/10/2006 8:23:52 PM
I have a movie clip inserted into the over state of a button. when the user
mouses over the MC plays just fine on mozilla (mac and pc) safari (mac) but on
IE on a PC the user needs to click on the button in order to trigger the movie
clip. any ideas why this might be the case? thanks.
http... more >>
2 questions : How do I know if a video in Flash is streaming? 2nd - how can I make an overlay for video?
Posted by Mandy Leo at 7/10/2006 7:15:20 PM
Two questions :
1) I have created a QT.mov, imported it into Flash, but after thinking about
it, I want to be sure it is streaming for the web. How can I be sure of that?
If it is not, what code can I put to make sure it is loading?
2) How can I make an overlay for the video that disappear... more >>
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Flash 9 Detection
Posted by ianonline at 7/10/2006 7:07:16 PM
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knows why various websites can't detect the Flash 9
player that I have or Javascript or cookies - all of which I accept? If there
is the option to proceeed anyway, then I will and it works fine, but usually
the option is not there. Any ideas what to do abou... more >>
Graphics background for "fullscreen"surround of Flash stage?
Posted by arlanon at 7/10/2006 6:54:59 PM
I know I can change the color of the background on the Flash screen so that
when the exe is fullscreen it can be a color other than white. However, is it
possible to insert a graphic somewhere so that the "surround" on the fullscreen
around the Flash stage is something other than a different c... more >>
Problems playing files in Europe
Posted by mtwt at 7/10/2006 6:38:18 PM
We have several files that play in Flash 7.0 that play just fine in the U.S.
and so far in France and the U.K. Associates in Germany, Switzerland,
Netherlands and Italy can not see full content of files. They open, the text
is present, but none of the animations show. Just blank screen wher... more >>
How to make "flash overlay"?
Posted by phinski at 7/10/2006 6:24:51 PM
Hi,
I'm pretty new to this and I've seen lot of portal site do lot of "floating"
banners on the page, once it finish it shrink down to an small banner on the
side or disappear.... it's amazing...
Is there anyway to do that? and how?
Thanks!!
... more >>
Assigning a FLV to a component question
Posted by Paul at 7/10/2006 5:51:24 PM
HI! How do assign a FLV file to the FLVPlayback component? I want to have a
few thumbnail with invisible buttons and use these to change which FLV to
play. Basically the user clicks on the thumb and the associated movie plays.
Paul
... more >>
flash test - need feedback asap
Posted by nomadicpunk at 7/10/2006 5:43:46 PM
can anyone tell me if the flash file World Wide Greeks is appearing on this page? It's near the top of the page below Platos logo...
thanks
http://www.tonypresents.com/greece-summer-2006-1.htm... more >>
FLVPlayBack Component
Posted by leatherjeep at 7/10/2006 4:19:53 PM
Hello,
I am trying to get a handle on the FLVPlayBack Component.
I have drug the instance of the component to my stage.
When I set the contentPath to the filename, let's call it ald.flv and test the
movie on my development machine, the video plays.
However, when I upload the swf an... more >>
Spanish characters disappear
Posted by jlucchesi at 7/10/2006 4:18:44 PM
Hi -
I have a dynamic text box and I embedded the font (Myriad Pro) I wanted to
see. Then in the first frame of the actions layer I programmatically fed in a
sentence in Spanish. It had characters with acute marks (accents - usually
over vowels). After publishing and uploading to the web... more >>
Date Field Formatting
Posted by Goo101 at 7/10/2006 3:27:39 PM
Hi All,
I'm back already! Learning Flash is beginning to get to me again so I returned
for yet more help!
I've written the following AS code to get tomorrow's date . . .
// Calculates today's date and tomorrow's date
var dToday:Date = new Date();
dToday.g... more >>
Flash on the mac?
Posted by Dave Menenoh at 7/10/2006 3:09:16 PM
I recently got a part-time gig doing Flash dev. Cool, except I have to
use a mac and I cannot believe how much Flash sucks on the mac. Why will
nothing doc? How to have Flash fill the screen so I don't click
somewhere and my email comes forward? I don't see how people think this
is good... i... more >>
Disabling levels or buttons
Posted by Neophil at 7/10/2006 2:05:07 PM
On each frame I've got buttons to navigate to other frames and other buttons to
load swf files to level 1. But the buttons on the base.swf file are still
active. I would like to disable level0 but I can't figure out how to do so.
I've also tried to load the swf files to level 0, replacing th... more >>
Creating a Dynamic Playlist for Progressive Flash Video
Posted by canajien at 7/10/2006 1:43:44 PM
Hi
I just finished reading the Creating a Dynamic Playlist for Progressive Flash
Video (http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flash/articles/prog_download.html) tutorial,
and it gives a pretty good overview, however I would like to be able to add the
ability to stop and start the video as well, and ... more >>
XML and Flash 8, Windows XP
Posted by gedwards65 at 7/10/2006 1:28:58 PM
I'm using XML to create a gallery in Flash. All is working well, however I wish
to create a link in the XML file which opens and additional swf file in a new
window which retains the exact dimensions of the swf file. Is this possible?
Any tips and ticks would be greatly received.
Thanks
... more >>
swf is not working properly when upload to server
Posted by justbipin at 7/10/2006 3:45:35 AM
I develop 1.swf which is having 3 buttons each one having
anather .swf to call 2.swf, 3.swf respectively.
This application is running perfectly on my PC, but
While uploading the swf to server the 2.swf and 3.swf is
not running. Can any one tell how to recover from this kind of problem.
... more >>
I speak spanish
Posted by flash_professional_8 at 7/10/2006 3:06:36 AM
Hello, I speak Spanish, am of Chile, if somebody Spanish speech that speaks to
me in Spanish, I do not understand the English, but use very well a translator
google. I am nascent in flash, I want to create an image flash, thanks
... more >>
Sound and Flash
Posted by TLupien at 7/10/2006 1:22:39 AM
Hi everyone,
I've running a trial version of Flash 8 and I need an answer ASAP, if you
please. I was working on a Flash animation on Mac 10.4. and added an event
sound to my scene. However, I found that the clip was too short. So I
downloaded Audacity from Source Forge. It editted the clip... more >>
need apple help
Posted by andyj3 at 7/10/2006 1:03:21 AM
i downloaded a trail version of flash on my apple. it downloaded a index.cfm
file on my desk top. i double click on it and quick time keeps coming up saying
"i can not open this movie". i don't want a movie, i want to try flash on my
new apple and i'm just learning this apple thing...can anyon... more >>
How do I avoid recompressing MP3 audio?
Posted by leemce at 7/10/2006 12:44:57 AM
I did a search and found some discussions on this -- but no final answer.
My source .flv file has fine audio, in MP3. But when I export my .swf and
html files I sometimes get "hits" in the audio on playback. I read in this
forum that I should be able to check a box in a dialogue window to ... more >>
Flash Player Full Screen
Posted by Domenico Lombardo at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
Using Alt+F I can make a flash movie run full screen. Is there a switch I can use in a shortcut to Flash player to enable this automatically? Tried -F but this does not appear to work.
Thanks
... more >>
Slideshow with dynamic images and external links
Posted by darren.newbie at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi all
I would like to put together a simple slideshow that shows a series of
images I pass in (parameters/xml?) and they will fade from one to the next.
If the user clicks on the image, I want it to take you though to a page
about that image.
I.E. A picture of a Ford, Chrysler and BMW.... more >>
How do you get your movie to use this controller?
Posted by Thaidog at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
The flash player the the url below seems to be used a lot.... I was wondering
if this is a controller I can use to stream video...etc (in other words is is
an export feature to use this controller in Flash?)
... more >>
Flash quizes
Posted by redshark at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hello
I am trying to create a questionnaire and came accross the flash quiz
template. It seems like a perfect solution to what I am trying to do, but have
a quick question from my first look at the files. I would like to add more than
the allowed number of instrance names (8 at the moment)... more >>
Flash Video for CD
Posted by Jane M at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am creating a controller for several flv files to be run on a CD. Which
format do I use to deploy the video file? The formats given seem to assume the
flash file will run on a web server whereas I want to run them from CD.
Jane :confused;
... more >>
Mouse gets offset issue???
Posted by despairow at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
The location of the mouse in the flash file doesn't line up with the actual
location of the mouse if the window crops out some of the flash file. The
amount that the window crops out directly effects how offset the mouse is...has
ANYONE seen this?????????
... more >>
flash link
Posted by pellio at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
im using a flash banner on an html website and when the banner is clicked i
need it to open up a new window with specific sizes. i know how to get the
window to open but i cant seem to set sizes.
alternatively,i do know how to do this in dreamweaver with an image etc but
the flash element ... more >>
Protection Help
Posted by Sterockicy at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
is there a way to protect a flash game from being right clicked and bring up
all those opions like foward and back. i have a game on flash 8 but it has
some previous flash program features. i want to stop otheres from cheating on
my game by clicking forward. is it possible to protect it from... more >>
Mono sound when test movie/publishing
Posted by Sambora at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi,
I have a sound file which streams on my root time line.
This sound plays fine in the library but when I test movie/or publish the
sound plays in one speaker only.
I have tried publishing in different settings it doesn't seem to make any
difference.
Never had this problem before onl... more >>
Flash Player Full Screen
Posted by Domenico Lombardo at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
Using Alt+F I can make a flash movie run full screen. Is there a switch I can use in a shortcut to Flash player to enable this automatically? Tried -F but this does not appear to work.
Thanks
... more >>
Home Page XML-Driven Slideshow w/ Thumbs
Posted by mwb2069 at 7/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hello!
I'm about at the intermediate level now of Flash. I have completed almost
every tutorial known to man, with no flash/as background, but I am starting to
get a hang of the code. I've sort of skipped a lot of important steps and went
straight into learning the video aspects of flash... more >>
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