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what are standard dimensions?
Posted by texjgc at 10/9/2007 11:34:15 PM
Hello. What are the standard dimensions for creating a flash website? I know the default dimensions in flash are not the standard for creating an entire website in flash so If anyone can relay the answer to me I would appreciate it, thank you. ...more >>


autohide flvplayback controls in full screen mode
Posted by buymylife at 10/9/2007 8:31:46 PM
Does anyone know how to autohide the playback controls ONLY in full screen mode? I'd like them to always be visible when "minimized", but would like them to fade away after entering fsm. Many thanks in advance ...more >>

Picking apart MESSY .fla files
Posted by Composer27 at 10/9/2007 6:41:41 PM
I'm a "relatively" experienced flash user. I've purchased an online site template that I really like, though. After downloading, I found that the .fla files are ridiculously convoluted. Picking through these is taking forever. Does anyone have a tried-and-true method for going about things...more >>

Flash easy or hard
Posted by anand ganatra at 10/9/2007 6:13:39 PM
Hello Just wanted to know... Does flash require a lot of action script knowledge or can you learn it as you go along? Tanks.. For reading contributing and being patient...more >>

Conditional statement problem
Posted by timdenty76 at 10/9/2007 4:54:29 PM
Having trouble with a conditional statement in Flash, although I really can't see the error. I'm pulling a color from a text file - file reads '&color=blue'. In flash I have the following code: loadVariables("data.txt","_root"); var my_color:Color = new Color(block); if (color="re...more >>

PHP Scripting of forms
Posted by Mary Alice at 10/9/2007 4:52:44 PM
Hi! My name is Mary Alice and I would like to know how to do the checkboxes via PHP. Attached is my php scripting. Please check to see if all is okay. I did not put in check box information because those are an instance name: checkbox?will those checkbox infor be sent to the email? T...more >>

FLVPLayback component
Posted by IowaHawkeye at 10/9/2007 3:25:12 PM
I am building a site with multiple videos (FLV) for the user to choose from. I really like the ease of using the FLVPlayback component. My issue is using several instances of the component. How can I use one instance of the component and change the "contentPath" with actionscript? The instance...more >>

Saving sound into files
Posted by xzander at 10/9/2007 2:14:24 PM
Hello, I want to record audio using the microphone, for say one minute or so. This I know how to do. Then the recording should be saved on the server, as wav/mp3/other, as a sound file that can be loaded into flash again later on. What is the best way to do this kind of functionality ...more >>



PLAYING A FLASH .exe off a website link?
Posted by calamari82 at 10/9/2007 4:41:00 AM
Hello i am running flash xp and i have created an informative animation. i want to be able to send out a link in an email or off my website and it opens another window and plays the .exe automatically. How do i do this? is publishing it in an exe the right thing to do in the first place.:confu...more >>

Cue Points with netstream
Posted by jonesjcj at 10/9/2007 4:27:32 AM
I've created a custom object without the FlvPlayback component. I used the following code: var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection(); nc.connect(null); var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc); myVid.attachVideo(ns); ns.play("flv/home/intro.flv"); That flv file has embedded cue ...more >>

Why wont it work?
Posted by jazzman666 at 10/9/2007 2:50:02 AM
:confused;I tried intalling a download CS3 but when i initialized nothing ever popped up. How do i make it pop-up Do i have to shut down ALL programs even antivirus programs?Help!!!...more >>

LoadMovieNum communicate
Posted by jonesjcj at 10/9/2007 2:41:01 AM
I loaded a new swf file using the loadMovieNum("myswf.swf", 1). Now the question is, is it possible to have the two swf's communicate with each other? For instance, if I'm in the second swf, I'd like to control the timeline of the first. Thanks! JJ ...more >>

expanding flash files
Posted by Luke H at 10/9/2007 12:38:42 AM
Hi, I've got a website designed entirely in flash (except for the index page) I need to make the whole flash file about 33 percent bigger without distorting it. I originally made up the site to specification but now it needs to be bigger, but personally I think the size is good. below is the ...more >>

roll over problem
Posted by Marty Party at 10/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi there, I have a movie clip which works fine but I want to make it so when it is moused over, a help box becomes visible. I know how to arrange it so that the movie clip works when the rollOver function is employed but the problem is that when I do this, the toggle button doesn't work. C...more >>

How do I get a flash movie to work in IE7
Posted by stevestaple23 at 10/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hi I am trying to display a flash movie on a website http://www.hotel-victoria.co.uk/. If I use <embed, it works fine in Firefox and IE7, but this generates loads of mark up errors. I am using the following doctype: <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "ht...more >>

I accidentally tried to delete Flash from OSX by deleting individual files, what can I do?
Posted by Cakebread at 10/9/2007 12:00:00 AM
So I downloaded the trial version of Flash CS3 onto OSX, and not being used to the operating system, I didn't realize that you had to go through a specific application to uninstall the program. Instead I started deleting files, and now it tells me that it's still on my computer, only I don't h...more >>


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