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text field that changes another text field
Posted by relief8 at 5/4/2007 10:27:41 PM
Hi, I need for a client to be able to type their text into a dynamic text box and for the text to show up in another dynamic tex field in another location on the stage. Is that possible. Can someone help me or point me in the right direction for a tutorial. If you know how to do it coul...more >>

Progress bar to preload and external flv from server
Posted by YTCollege at 5/4/2007 8:04:30 PM
Can someone tell me step-by-step, or point me to a tutorial site on how to make a progress bar to preload an external FLV from a server. I have checked on the net but can't find anything. All I can find is the code. That doesn't do any good when I don't know what to do with it. I have a progre...more >>

Accessing Movie on root while inside a movie
Posted by Inderdeep at 5/4/2007 7:50:06 PM
I am new to flash I am working on flash 8. I want to know that i have two movies on the ground panel . i have placed one button in one movie .. when i click that button i want to set other movie's alpha =0 that is placed on the root. ...more >>

Why does Flash resize images coppied from Photoshop?
Posted by jbrusosheridan at 5/4/2007 6:57:50 PM
Hi Everyone, I have images in photoshop that are exactly 700 X 298 pixels. However, when I copy and paste them into Flash, Flash actually changes the dimmensions to 700.1 X 297.6. I don't understand. I have all my Flash compression set to 100% and best, 32 Bit, etc. Do you know why t...more >>

Getting Flash to Float in center
Posted by Keith_O at 5/4/2007 6:43:17 PM
After you have created your flash file and you want to publish it with a Flash generated HTML page using the Active-X command, is there a way to create the html doc so that the flash file (ex. 600x400 pixels) will center itself in the browser window no matter what resolution the viewer screen ...more >>

loading jpg image before flv plays
Posted by charlestrent at 5/4/2007 6:25:49 PM
I want to load a jpg image into my Flash player for 3 seconds before the flv starts playing. How can I change the jpg via javascript or html? What are the considerations for small and large videos and buffering? Thanks ...more >>

Button components
Posted by tomservo6 at 5/4/2007 5:57:36 PM
I'm a bit confused about why the button component is often used with an attach listener object. After all, isn't about the only thing that a button listens for is a mouse click? Many of the tutorials and projects I see add an event listener to listen for the click rather than just doing a: ...more >>

Is this flash or ajax?
Posted by Hydrowizard at 5/4/2007 4:29:15 PM
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/economia/presidente/Air/Madrid/hizo/caso/consejos/tecnicos/elpepueco/20061229elpepueco_1/Tes Specifically the tabs and the 1,2,3,4 options. ...more >>



Flash, PHP, & Mysql integration
Posted by Dilroy at 5/4/2007 3:45:50 PM
Hi, I've been trying desperately to crack this for 3 days now with no success!!! I've followed the tutorial down to the tee and re-checked everything many times. When I test the swf. It appears with the word 'undefined' in the archive_txt box.The PHP and the database are working together f...more >>

how to link to a frame/iframe?
Posted by itsmenorman at 5/4/2007 2:55:40 PM
Good day! Open to all flash expert, pls help me regarding to my simple problem I'm just a novice in this software that's why I badly needed your help on how to link an item/picture to an iframe/frame? What actionscript needed? Many tnx norman of RP(mla) ...more >>

Cannot Install Flash 9
Posted by DownNDirty at 5/4/2007 2:28:30 PM
Forgive me if this has been covered but I did attempt to search for this particular problem. I have Internet Explorer here at work and am allowed to install FlashPlayer. The only problem is that for some reason it won't install correctly. I click that I agree to the terms and then it takes me ...more >>

good popup suggestions?
Posted by mastabeta at 5/4/2007 2:27:03 PM
I hate to do it but I have no choice because the "click to activate control" fix does not work on my site. (an old asp/xml site that is not to flexible) Can I get suggestions on the best way to present a Flash movie in a popup? This will be initiated from an html hyperlink and not from a Flash...more >>

Can I have a certain layer run at a certain FPS and have another run at a different FPS?
Posted by Breadfish at 5/4/2007 4:05:46 AM
I really want to know if there's some way I can have one layer run @ 30 FPS and another @ 70. Is this possible somehow?...more >>

Problem with fscommand exec
Posted by ToKa at 5/4/2007 12:12:27 AM
Hi everyone ;) im creating a Flash Projector to use in a interactive cd. I need to open .doc files i try this: on (release) { fscommand ("exec", "test.doc"); } i put the test.doc in a subfolder named fscommand on the root of the projector. i try to put the .doc in the same folder ...more >>

changing text by clicking a button
Posted by relief8 at 5/4/2007 12:00:08 AM
I have a movie clip with 20 different color swatches that are buttons. I want someone to click on any of the swatches and for the color of the swatch to be displayed in a common text field. Can anyone help me. ...more >>

Terrain generator
Posted by k0zm0 at 5/4/2007 12:00:00 AM
Hello everybody... I am trying to make a terrain engine in flash. The code is short, results are satisfying, but rendering time isn't. Please do not abort the script... Can someone help me? import flash.display.BitmapData; //change value to change the size of terrain va...more >>

beginner problems with buttons
Posted by avidweaver at 5/4/2007 12:00:00 AM
I'm trying to learn Flash (CS3) on my own and have been unable to create a working button to stop play. I followed the online help (Using Flash/Create a button) to make the button in its own Buttons layer. I placed an AS 2.0 script as described in "Using event handler methods" on keyframe 1 ...more >>


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