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Menu remains when cursor movesa out of menu area
Posted by virtgolfer at 4/18/2004 11:20:20 PM
have created a menu that appears when a button is rolled over. A user can then select from the buttons on the menu. However, when I move the cursor outside the menu area, the menu does not go away. I have tried the following: I created an area around the menu as a button and tried the rollo...more >>

Pivots
Posted by MiniMurderdoll at 4/18/2004 10:04:27 PM
I am really new to Flash, but i can follow instructions easily. I want to make a theme park ride which looks like this: [L=Image]http://www.skum001.com/thorpeparkretreat/pivot.jpg[/L] Basically where the red dots are i need it to be a pivot and can rotate freely. The ones which have arro...more >>

Same name but different imput parameter functions?
Posted by MrVisualize at 4/18/2004 8:29:59 PM
One of the things I find most useful while programming in other languages is to be able to change the the input parameters of functions without changing the functions name. This is to be able to make a function polymorphic. for instance function makeSpaceship(){ speed = 100; ...more >>

problems with lockroot
Posted by FarleyC at 4/18/2004 6:11:57 PM
I have a movieclip I want to dynamically duplicate. I have it working fine. But if I load the movie into another it fails. I assumed it was that the _root references were now pointing to the main movie not the onlaoded. so I put in a this.lockroot = true statement. still it does not work when ...more >>

logo animation
Posted by guigui at 4/18/2004 5:46:02 PM
hi all, i have a problem designing a logo animation. the logo is like a snake, the animation reveals the drawing step by step. you can check the website http://www.os-design.com/. the animation is a .avi file, too big (500ko). can i do the same effect on Flash (small file) ? i tried on Plasma,...more >>

Easier way? (Multiple mouse zones _mc)
Posted by jon j at 4/18/2004 5:01:54 PM
Hi All, When defining multiple "click" zones on a movie clip, or the main stage for that matter. Is there an easier, or more succinct way of defining those areas? I'm using something like this now: if(((theY <= 250 & theY >= 50)&(theX <= 350 & theX >= 150))&((theX <= 350 & theX >= 150)&(...more >>

textbox scrolls by itself, how to stop it?
Posted by savlanoot at 4/18/2004 1:23:29 PM
HI, I am having an issue with a textbox (Flash MX2004 Pro), please take a look at [b]www.angelfire.com/bug/grossmantesting[/b]. Click on profile and the textbox magically starts moving all on it's own. The buttons (white squares) are supposed to do this and are asked with actionscript! ...more >>

fscommand doesn't work........
Posted by ``` at 4/18/2004 10:20:17 AM
I've used fscommand fullscreen with success in the past but its been awhile and now it doesn't seem to work. for me. It's gotta be something simple?? On the first frame in my movie, I'm placing the script: fscommand("allowscale", "true"); fscommand("fullscreen", "true"); When testing t...more >>



Lading Images while runtime problem
Posted by TheBimmer at 4/18/2004 5:40:44 AM
Hi, I am having a problem in loading images into my project.. i am using the height and the width of the images to draw the shape of the page dynamically.. what i need is a way to make sure that the image is fully loaded before the drawing anything else ... for examle, i load a pict...more >>

Media Player help please...
Posted by Don P Productions at 4/18/2004 4:35:42 AM
Hi, I am trying to create a fully functional media player. I can design the skin but I do not know how to activate or give the buttons their functions. I am trying to create a media player like the one in the following site... http://erikafranco.com/ it is under the "The Music" sectio...more >>

Dynamic links from Array...........
Posted by timsilva at 4/18/2004 4:33:54 AM
Hello everyone and anyone........... I am basically looping through an array that attaches a movieclip to a larger movie..... And for each movie clip that is attached, the x and y coordinates are set from the values from the array. The array also has a "url" value that I want each attache...more >>

Another getURL issue...
Posted by jmsee at 4/18/2004 3:58:41 AM
Hey everyone! I am a Flash newbie and have created an intro for a website. After the intro plays, I am trying to direct it to automatically open the index.asp page, which is the opening page for the site. I have added the following to the last keyframe of the Flash movie: getURL("http://www....more >>

FSCommand("exec")-Flash MX 2004
Posted by pmxgvn at 4/18/2004 3:11:14 AM
Help me! can I use: FSCommand("exec"); to run a flie that it's the same directory with file have FSCommand? How? ex: d:\fscommand\file1.exe d:\fscommand\file2.exe in file1.exe have FScommand("exec", "file2.exe"); but when run then file2.exe don't working. I'm using Flash MX 2004 ...more >>

Components -- can they call linked items!?
Posted by Chase B at 4/18/2004 1:18:30 AM
Is it possible for a compiled clip (AKA component) once it is compiled to draw items exported for actionscript from a movie's library? I have tried compiling and pulling in the clips but it doesnt pull them (because they arent PART of the swf...) is there ANY way around this? ...more >>


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