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what's that irritating white border
Posted by still_trying at 2/7/2007 10:58:26 PM
I'm really new at this so forgive me, but I made this photo gallery in Flash which I thought would blend in perfectly with my html web page but when you first hover the mouse over it the ugly white outline shows up and reveals my secret! Is there any way to get rid of it? I'm talking IE. ...more >>

naming using actionscript
Posted by Its Me Again! at 2/7/2007 10:16:48 PM
is there a way of naming different movie clips with the same name with different digits following the name.eg: block1, block2 etc...USING ACTIONSCRIPT... thanks..... ...more >>

transition effect
Posted by jacko11 at 2/7/2007 9:43:32 PM
Hello everyone, I have Flash 8, and trying to create a flash animation. I'm a newbie to flash, so will try to explain the best i can. like i said, im making a flash animation, and i want to put a transition on a bit of text, so it "gentle" fades in. At one point, i managed to get this ...more >>

Combining Still Frame with FLV on Timeline
Posted by Sierra Fisherman at 2/7/2007 8:27:52 PM
I have been a Dreamweaver person for 5 years, and after developing static pages, felt I needed to jump into the deep pool of Flash. In my first project for the volunteer organization I work with (Coast Guard Auxiliary) I am trying to convert a .wmv video into a flash movie with attached co...more >>

Is it possible to link to a site & enter values for user?
Posted by yellowlilx at 2/7/2007 8:03:10 PM
I dont know if this even can be done - but I need to link the user from the interactive cd I'm making to a website that's password protected. Is there a way to have them click on the link and it fill in the username and password for them? It's the same username/password for everyone so it's ...more >>

NAVIGATION BETWEEN PAGES
Posted by Jaroush at 2/7/2007 7:58:24 PM
Hi folks, I had made a website containing 3 pages. Every page is a Movie clip, which i had placed on Main stage as 3 frames. When I test it on "TEST SCENE" everything works fine. As soon as I test it on "TEST MOVIE" it does not work. First page plays fine, but when I click on button to go to...more >>

Login Code
Posted by jbal_21 at 2/7/2007 7:30:15 PM
does anyone know how to create and automatic login or a username and password login in flash. I work for a company designing many portals that need logins and I need to know how to create this in flash. Can anyone help me? Right now in order for someone to login they have to click a link to op...more >>

IE6 javascript & vanishing flash
Posted by Sefdsdf at 2/7/2007 6:23:50 PM
I have a flash movie with a button that executes: getURL("javascript:window.open('somewindow', 'thewin', 'winparameters')"); This successfully opens a new window with no problems in Firefox, Opera, IE7, and Safari. Upon clicking this button in IE6, a new window does open and shows th...more >>



Hold tight! Ive got an idea!
Posted by satrop at 2/7/2007 6:22:50 PM
Good day all! I was just thinking we need a "IM" on hear! What say you??...more >>

Unexpected File Format
Posted by FlashyHerman at 2/7/2007 5:21:02 PM
I can create a flash movie. I save it with export. When trying to open it again I am getting an 'unexpected file error' message. I can view my made movie but not continue to work on it after saving. I also cannot open on the movies I made with the trial version. Please help. ...more >>

Crash on Startup
Posted by Macdu Mela at 2/7/2007 4:38:10 PM
I'm running Studio 8 on my work Windows XP machine, which I initially installed for Dreamweaver (which works absolutely fine). Every single other Studio 8 application (Flash, Contribute, Fireworks etc) all crash on startup with varying errors. For Flash, it gets to the "Initialising Fonts" bit...more >>

Re: Launch a PDF
Posted by steve2057 at 2/7/2007 3:56:19 PM
OK, any solution similar to Jstart for the MAC?? We are Mac-based and need something similar to the functionality offered by this application. Anyone??...more >>

Freeze a scene?
Posted by Glitcher2000 at 2/7/2007 3:45:55 PM
This is my first shot at using "Play" and "Replay" buttons in Flash that are commonly seen online. I can get the button ActionScript to work, but I don't know how to make Flash permanently remain on the scene with the button until the user clicks on it. I can stretch the amount of time Flash r...more >>

Importing MPEGS into Flash
Posted by chemicaldes at 2/7/2007 3:44:25 PM
Help! I am experiencing problems when i bring MPEG movies into Flash 8. The video plays but the sound seems to be missing/ no sound. Has anyone come across this problem before and how do I overcome this??? Should I maybe look at imporing a different type of video (AVI)?? File size isn't an...more >>

text looks transparent
Posted by superdk at 2/7/2007 3:01:10 PM
Why doesn't my text look sharp??? This is basic white text (verdana) typed on a separate layer in a movieclip. It has an alpha value of 100. Have a look - http://webtailoring.com/porsche/main.html Thanks for any help, Dave ...more >>

SWF loaded into MainNav SWF - Rollovers & Links Don't Work
Posted by Alternative Studios at 2/7/2007 11:35:59 AM
Hi all, This is probably a very basic question! I have a Fla file with Text and Movie clips in it. The Text is animated when rollover occurs and thumbnail images click and link to the full size versions. It works when published (Say "LatestText.SWF"). But when I call it from my Mai...more >>

Information from external text document
Posted by Its Me Again! at 2/7/2007 9:45:46 AM
Hi all , I have two buttons to retrieve data from an external text document ,each of which contain the following code: (XXXXXXX being different in each button) on (press) { var loadedText:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); loadedText.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) { textfield2_txt.text =...more >>

Cartoon Network website slows pc to a crawl
Posted by GG at 2/7/2007 5:56:42 AM
Anyone having problems loading cartoonnetwork.com on their pc? I'm using IE7 and XPSP2. When I load the website, it slows my pc to a crawl. The same thing happens when I use firefox. I'm going to see if I can uninstall the flash plugin 9 and install 8 and see what happens. ...more >>

Button problem
Posted by bobau at 2/7/2007 2:02:28 AM
I'm creating the buttons but which do I use? insert frame or insert keyframe and insert blank key. I show you the picture. http://server6.theimagehosting.com/image.php?img=button.9bc.jpg...more >>

My origo has changed and is not (0, 0) any more, why?
Posted by SwedKim at 2/7/2007 1:54:51 AM
It happened when I was attaching MovieClip to the Slide. Some how my origo has changed from (0, 0) which it should be the North West corner of my slide to (435, 322). In the other slides the origo is still (0, 0). How come? Thanx! ...more >>

Get URL not working on frames
Posted by vdhbsnr6ime7o8 at 2/7/2007 12:42:27 AM
Is it just me or is there a problem with geting a flash menu to open a new page in a different frame. I swear I have tried everything to get this to work. I have used different versions, made the frame reference an expression, used " quotes and ' quotes. Evertime te page just opens as a new...more >>


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