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load into a frameset
Posted by zimbot at 11/10/2004 9:49:05 PM
Friends, I have an index.htm that has a frame set. 2 frames left & right.
I wish to have a flash navigation in the left and have it change the contents
of the right my index fragment <frameset cols='110,1*' border='0'
framespacing='0' frameborder='NO'> <frame src='left.htm' name='lef... more >>
HELP! How do I copy and then specify current x, y coords onto a duplicated mc?
Posted by abe camacho at 11/10/2004 9:25:05 PM
Problem: I am duplicating a mc from a scrollpane to the _root level. This
allows me to have drag and drop functionality outside of the scrollpane. The
problem I have now is that I am not sure how to specify the current x, y coords
of the original mc within the scrollpane. note: I am duplicati... more >>
textField question
Posted by justlar at 11/10/2004 9:02:24 PM
I am trying to capture the text displyed in a textField when the amount of text
exceeds the actual textField. Is there a way to determine what text is
actually visible so I can copy the additional text into another field? Thanks.
... more >>
Keeping flash below menu layers
Posted by Roxanne Sutton at 11/10/2004 8:51:33 PM
Here is the page I am having problems with:
http://65.115.104.55/tdwi_2004_demo/index.html
The flyout layers of the main menu do not remain persistent above the flash.
I have given the flash container div a z-index of 100 and the flyouts are
all z-index 400.
I am not an expert at Flash, so ... more >>
drag and drop quiz
Posted by iaustin at 11/10/2004 8:33:58 PM
Hello, I've spent about 1.5 hours trying to get the drag and drop quiz to
'gotoAndStop' to the next frame. Question: How to get draga nd drop quiz to
advancew to next frame. tried all configs in help all returnd not results
'markd below with a 0'. disabled feedback and tracking == o enable... more >>
convert flash to jpg/gif during run time
Posted by bobetko at 11/10/2004 8:06:05 PM
Is it possible to convert flash to jpg/gif or any other image format during run time?
exp. I would like to have button 'export to image' within my movie to export current frame.
thx.... more >>
I'm sure it's quite simple really...
Posted by dj_saxy at 11/10/2004 7:29:21 PM
I was wondering, how could i make and object "dragable" using the cursor, but
only in one direction (left to right).
And then when we had that, how would i make it so that when it passes over a
certain point a text box displays a certain number?
Any help would be appreciated...
Tha... more >>
loading Priority of Sounds
Posted by a little ant at 11/10/2004 7:22:45 PM
Is there a way to prioritize the downloading of a 191kb mp3 so that it
downloads as soon as possible when the website is opened but doesn't hold up
any of the total of 4 possible swf downloads that the user might request by
pressing any of the 4 menu buttons. (Website is a 4 button menu page.... more >>
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show hide text using mouseOver
Posted by kirknetiq at 11/10/2004 6:34:42 PM
Can anyone show me a simple way to show and hide text using mouseOver in FlashMX?
Thanks... more >>
can anyone explain this?
Posted by skjc at 11/10/2004 5:41:49 PM
Open up a new document and in frame 1 of the main timeline post the following
code: function myFunction(){ trace('stage height' + Stage.height);
trace('stage width' + Stage.width); } setInterval(myFunction, 20); the stage
is set to default 550 x 400 but the output window shows changing value... more >>
events fired for the thumb of the scroll bar
Posted by Buff Dogg at 11/10/2004 5:30:02 PM
If you look in the StandardComponents.fla file you see the ScrollThumbBottom
Disabled, ScrollThumbBottomDown, ScrollThumbBottomOver, ScrollThumbBottomUp
and then
ScrollThumbMiddleDisabled, ScrollThumbMiddleDown, etc.
In other words when the mouse rolls over the thumb of the scroll bar or ... more >>
HitTest Level problem
Posted by Jonnhy at 11/10/2004 4:56:49 PM
FlashMX actionscript 2.0 Hi, I have an hitTest problem. I'm calling a menu.swf
from a main.swf. If I'm loading only the menu.swf it's working fine. As soon
that I load the menu.swf from the main.swf nothing Happens. I have put trace
over each frame of my animation and it's suppose to work. ... more >>
Attach object
Posted by Mike7222 at 11/10/2004 4:55:27 PM
Hi,
Should be easy for most of you.
Can anyone tell me the function i need to use to attach a graphic and button
objects to the current movie and the parameters.
Lets say I have a button object called mybutton and a graphic object called
sq and I want to attach them to x = 300 and ... more >>
how to kill timer
Posted by pandey at 11/10/2004 4:12:23 PM
hi guys,
I'm using this script, which i took it from jack from the forum,
If i place this script in the movie and happen to go next frame in the same
movie and stop, the timer still works and go to nextFrame, which i have
defined in the first frame, which mean even thought i have move to t... more >>
Can I reference a frame number in a movie that I loaded into an empty movieclip?
Posted by plecoguy at 11/10/2004 3:24:59 PM
Hello, this is a simple one. How do I reference a particular frame
number/label of movie clip that I loaded into an empty movie clip place holder?
I am sure this is easy but I am stumped. The code I am using to load the movie
is: on(release){ _root.placeHolder.loadMovie('myMovieClip.swf')... more >>
Help with random game key press script!
Posted by IndieMonkey at 11/10/2004 3:13:09 PM
Ok below is script that 'kglad' gave me, cheers fella! Anyways im not sure how
to apply it! Does it attatch to a frame or button? and what is it doing? Once
a button has been pressed, I need to make a random keyboard letter pop up on
screen (?A? for example) then play the 1st sound. You then ... more >>
Function to return an array
Posted by Stevie_R at 11/10/2004 1:45:33 PM
I am trying to create a function that will return the position of four items on
the stage. The four items need to be calculated at the same time, so I wanted
to have the function return an array of the four positions I need . Does anyone
know if/how you can write a function such that it return... more >>
more variables in the same text field....possible?
Posted by yofof at 11/10/2004 1:26:05 PM
hi there,
i'm loading text to dynamic text field for an external text file. since i work
with lot of text i have too many text fields. is it possible to get the
variables to one text field and load them to different text fields? i tried to
put them in one text field but doesn't work:
... more >>
images scrolling
Posted by johnny truant at 11/10/2004 1:16:38 PM
Hey guys, i have an image gallery, and i have a limited size to display the
images, so as some are to long i wanna know how to have it so when u put ure
mouse at the bottom of theimage it scrolls to the bottom and visa versa.
... more >>
unload loaded video
Posted by Yammyclause at 11/10/2004 12:54:05 PM
Hi, I'm creating a menu with a thumbnailer component and loading external swfs
within a blank movie clip. These swfs have linked .flv files (video). How can I
modify the code to automatically unload the last swf loaded when I click the
next thumbnail. The problem I'm having is that it WILL loa... more >>
dimensions
Posted by speedy d at 11/10/2004 12:27:31 PM
ok, i post again to clarify my problem..
is there any way you can get flash to tell you the dimensions of an image BEFORE or DURING the loading of that image, not after?
cheers... more >>
[AS 2.0] V2 Component
Posted by thinICE at 11/10/2004 12:21:00 PM
class ImageContainer extends mx.core.UIComponent
{
static var symbolName:String = "ImageContainer";
static var symbolOwner:Object = ImageContainer;
var className:String = "ImageContainer";
private var BoundingBox:MovieClip;
function ImageContainer() {}
functio... more >>
Properties in Class
Posted by mr Norway at 11/10/2004 12:19:16 PM
Hallo Trying to do some OOP, but it is not easy. Trying to use a setInterval
in a class, but it will not work like I want it to. Her is my problem
Tanks
class testClass{
// property
var val:Number;
var nr:Number;
// constructor
function testClass(ver:Number){
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MovieClipLoader
Posted by speedy d at 11/10/2004 12:08:56 PM
Im using the MovieClipLoader class to load images in to my swf file. I have
place holders for these images (just empty movieClips, so they have no size or
dimension) which the images get loaded in to. What i want to do, is find out
the width and height of the image as early as possible (befo... more >>
Moving a sine wave
Posted by Benjamin Bittner at 11/10/2004 10:46:39 AM
Hi NG,
i want to draw a sine wave which moves from right to left for as long as the
movie is running.
my idea is to draw a sine wave on 2 movieclips, and everytime a movieclips
moves out of the movie, it gets cleared and attached again to the end of the
other movie, so when the sine wave reac... more >>
Modifying variable loaded in from text
Posted by hotgraphix at 11/10/2004 8:11:04 AM
Is it possible to modify a variable such as &text=5 that was loaded in from a
text file?
Can you do something like:
newVariable = text + 4
Thus making 'newVariable' equal to 9.
I would greatly appreciate your input. Thanks
... more >>
LOADER COMPONENT
Posted by Dan-C at 11/10/2004 5:56:51 AM
Hi. Has anyone had trouble with the loader component not auto-resizing? I'm
trying to display photos and when I use the loader componenet and set it to
auto-resize (the default) so that it shrinks the image it doesn't work - Well,
actually it works when I test it in Flash, but not in a web p... more >>
COMBOBOX COMPONENT
Posted by Dan-C at 11/10/2004 5:54:25 AM
Hello. I am wondering if there is a property I can use to pull the current label on the combobox. I want to get the value and inserrt it into a text box. Thanks.... more >>
Searching a file with LoadVars load()
Posted by maulia at 11/10/2004 3:26:10 AM
I have an index file containing, say member details: 251,Michael John,
mike@email.com 2424John Smith, john@email.com 4646,Brooke Adams,
brooke@email.com ... and so on I'm currently using Loadvars load() to load the
file, put them in array, and do a search. Now this index file can go up to 2 ... more >>
Levels in Flash
Posted by bjory at 11/10/2004 2:49:27 AM
I did a swf file(swf 1) with some buttons on it. Then I had a button to load
another swf file(swf 2) on top of swf1. What happens is swf 2 loads up fine.
But when I move my mouse around swf 2, it seems that the buttons in swf 1 are
still clickable on swf 2. I moved to where the buttons in swf ... more >>
_alpha problems with FlashMX2004
Posted by greenmtnboy at 11/10/2004 2:19:47 AM
Hey there, I'm working on a dynamic flash movie that pulls information from a
database. I want to pass the value of a variable retrieved from this source to
set the _alpha level of a simple object. For some reason, unless I hardcode a
value into the movie, the object appears solid, regardle... more >>
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