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New IE activeX issues and FScommand
Posted by dr.Evol at 4/27/2006 11:34:01 PM
Hi!
Im fixing the new MS IE behaviour about restricting non-MS activeX content.
Probbably many of you guys are in the same task these days... Anyway, I
followed this article:
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/activecontent/articles/devletter.html
Everything is OK, BUT FScommand capture j... more >>
Preloader for external movie
Posted by mijal2 at 4/27/2006 10:17:47 PM
I have a web site with a main movie that call to an external movie.
My question is what is the action script to put a pre loader in the main movie
that will show the loading progress of the external movie.
(now the preloader is in the external movie and its take time until its
showing the pr... more >>
Attach Movie...How Do I reference the dynamic movieclips?
Posted by GDrider at 4/27/2006 10:07:04 PM
I have a script I am working on and it loads xml and dynamically creates a
movie clip for each xml node. This works, but I need to make each node a
button, or at least be able to call a function on each node to basically pull
up information about the particular node. I cannot figure out how to... more >>
help with buttons on flash!
Posted by Stephanie Matthias at 4/27/2006 10:06:43 PM
i'm currently building an interactive flash website with videos. i have a menu
page (frame 1) with small videos and buttons on each of those videos, which
take you to a larger version of that video. however, all of my buttons seem to
be attached to eachother for some reason. when i export my p... more >>
IE warnings
Posted by Shoudibola at 4/27/2006 9:50:18 PM
Hi! I am making a website with flash and when I load it in IE, it shows that it
blocked the content of the page so that my site cannot access the computer.
The problem is that the website will be released soon, about 2weeks and we do
not want that warning to show, since it would not be good ... more >>
Text Formatting a Variable
Posted by MESA-BOOGIE at 4/27/2006 8:38:00 PM
How do I bold just the variable (in this case "number" is the variable) in a
string see simple string below
outputText = "Your Number " + number + " is less than 10!";
so it looks like this
Your Number 9 is less than 10!
thanks Mesa
... more >>
blocking mouse events
Posted by NodeNode at 4/27/2006 8:31:11 PM
is a there a simple way to "grey out" an area and block mouse events.
I remember in Director I could put a sprite on top of the others and block all events - how do I do that in flash?
thanks... more >>
moviename_DoFSCommand
Posted by FlashForumName at 4/27/2006 7:36:52 PM
I have a webpage up with this function:
<script language=javascript>
function UI3_DoFSCommand( command, args ) {
if(command == "window")
{
alert(args);
window.open( args , "_blank",
"menu... more >>
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Help on Combobox change handler
Posted by animee at 4/27/2006 7:26:59 PM
Hi,
I've got the following problem.
I have a combobox and a textfield on stage and want to format selected text in
the field via the combobox (bold, italic, underline).
My actions:
styleListener = new Object();
styleListener.change = function() {
Selection.setFocus(source_txt);
... more >>
Swf's Url
Posted by E-sharp at 4/27/2006 6:42:41 PM
I just found this command a month ago, but now I lost it again.
I want to see the file's URL in actionscript (i.e. file:///c:/blah.swf). I
think the command is something like _global.url, but that isn't it.
Any clues?
... more >>
Load Sound Freezes Animation
Posted by chrebel at 4/27/2006 5:57:54 PM
I have an app that lets people select a song to play from a list. In the
background is an animation that loops. When you pick a song to hear the
animation in the background freezes until the sound is fully loaded. What's up
with that and how do I stop it from happening?
... more >>
Move and Resize
Posted by jnewc at 4/27/2006 5:06:09 PM
I Have one lage (space) movie clip whith differant size pictures in defferant
spots. How do I move and resize the mc so that it appears that I am zooming it
on those differant images with I press a button.
here is what I have used before to move a mc.
stop();
mSpeed = 15;
MovieClip.p... more >>
Image scrolling
Posted by smillerd at 4/27/2006 5:05:02 PM
Greetings,
Forgive me for my almost complete ignorance in actionscript, but I am trying
to learn.
I used some modified code from a tutorial to create this:
http://www.journeyinoils.com/cov/neigh_plan.html
What I need it to do is to only scroll when the mouse gets about 60 pixels
... more >>
FLV movie not sending "complete" event
Posted by qwerty1978 at 4/27/2006 4:09:06 PM
As per the Macromedia Media Class page, the following is an exerpt:
link :
http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.ht
m?context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00003771.html
I've noticed that, with certain FLV files, playing completes, but the
"complete" event ... more >>
Subclasses
Posted by Star Tail Pro at 4/27/2006 3:56:55 PM
I would like to know what a subclass is and how to use them. I've heard of inheritance but how does it work. How do subclasses work.... more >>
Variables
Posted by JRatzo at 4/27/2006 3:41:36 PM
What I want to do is have about 10 frames with 2 buttons on them. Both buttons
when clicked on will go to the next frame (which i know how to do i think).
Next I want to have a variable that when one button on the screen is clicked
goes to the next frame and increases the variable by one. The ... more >>
Indexing through a moveclip array
Posted by Jim Esteban at 4/27/2006 3:36:31 PM
I have two pieces of code initFish() and initWheel(). I'm trying to get
initWheel working and it seems to be similar to something I've done before ...
initFish(). However, when I run the code with initWheel in the debugger the
screenArray elements always come up undefined.
I've looked a... more >>
Movie clip buttons getting stuck
Posted by riddy65 at 4/27/2006 3:35:20 PM
Hey, I have created a couple movie clips for a map, that when the mouse is
rolled over, it enlarges a star image, then displays a transparent box with
information for a community. There's the summary, the problem is: when you view
the exported movie, if you rollover too quick, the movie gets s... more >>
flash to JPG / Php big problem
Posted by raffael3d at 4/27/2006 3:11:58 PM
it seems many people have the same problem, but no really a solution.
look at this image: on the right side is the original (black and white that's
the way it should be), after the conversion it looks like the one on the left:
http://www.raffael3d.com/konvert.jpg
so it's rather blue, and... more >>
Sound escaping from movieclips!
Posted by iippo at 4/27/2006 2:45:29 PM
What I have done so far:
-I created 64 movieclips: the first frame is empty, the second one has an
image, so the moving is just that image appearing. The movieclips are placed in
the scene to form a smooth image, like puzzle-pieces fitting together
perfectly. So, after playing each moviecl... more >>
referencing a Var in a class file
Posted by Finty at 4/27/2006 2:27:17 PM
I am trying to reference a public variable that is defined in a class file,
from inside a function of the same class file.
This is only a problem when I try to reference it from inside an onLoad
function for loading an external file.
'this' then references when it should be _level0... more >>
Can someone look at my navigation code?
Posted by kteno at 4/27/2006 2:23:14 PM
Hi - I'm an intermediate flash user.
I have a basic main timeline navigation created for a website. I'm
experiencing gliches. I've scripted a stop(); command in each action keyframe
where my header navigation buttons are scripted to go. (knowing that this will
prevent skipping through my t... more >>
How can I create a generic listener?
Posted by Digsnug at 4/27/2006 2:15:37 PM
So I 'm coding a Flash animation where there are two streams of MovieClip
objects scrolling both right to left on the top portion of the Stage and left
to right on the bottom portion of the Stage. Each object is attached the Stage
using attachMovie() and after they cross the Stage they are re... more >>
reusing vs destroying targets in a shooting game
Posted by aa at 4/27/2006 1:55:37 PM
In a shooting game targets keep coming and either get destroyed by the
shooter or disapper outside the screen borders.
In terms of performance what is more efficient - to reuse used targets or to
destoy them using removeMovie() and then creating new usinf attachMovie()?
... more >>
DataGrid - Removing Scrollbar
Posted by Christopher Hayes at 4/27/2006 1:20:18 PM
I'm using Flash 8's DataGrid component and have tried using:
instanceName_dg.vScrollPolicy = "off";
That doesn't work.
I did notice that if you change the rowHeight in the inspector, you get
scrollbars when putting a "0" or a number larger than what your available
grid size is.
Any h... more >>
api
Posted by coolfoool2727 at 4/27/2006 12:18:57 PM
how canu erase a potion of an api object. For reference heres my script
onClipEvent (load) {
this.createEmptyMovieClip("canvas_mc", 999);
var isDrawing:Boolean = false;
}
onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
canvas_mc.lineStyle(50, 0x00ff00, 100);
canvas_mc.moveTo(_xmouse, _ymouse);
isDr... more >>
where to get Macromedia Flash Player for a non-Internet PC
Posted by aa at 4/27/2006 11:07:50 AM
On Macrpmedia website Macromedia Flash Player is offered for download, but
actualy it installs Macromedia Flash Player into Internet Explorer over the
Internet.
Could someone recommend a URL where Macromedia Flash Player is available
for download to install on a local PC with no Internet conne... more >>
Loading swf
Posted by artdoggy at 4/27/2006 10:43:31 AM
First, I am wondering if I create an swf at 40 fps, can I load that into
another animation set to 15 fps and have it still play at 40 fps? If so, then I
have loaded the swf "squares.swf" into a movie clip called "squareplayer" using
loadMovie("squares.swf",squaresplayer);
I put the squares... more >>
marquee
Posted by Abyu at 4/27/2006 8:54:32 AM
hi,
iam kishore
what is the procedure for adding a marquee effect in the flash
does it require any actionscript coding ?
can any one say !
:) bye... more >>
recursion in XML
Posted by eyahav at 4/27/2006 7:09:15 AM
Hi,
I hope it's not a too silly question...
I am building an organizational chart using flash and XML. I want to present 2
levels at the time (manager and subordinates), with an icon next to each
subordinate that also has subordinates. When this icon is clikced, the chart
changes to the ... more >>
Flash Video and sub-titling
Posted by b_pandey at 4/27/2006 6:27:26 AM
Hi Guys,
Just like to know, if anyone has done any project with flash video with
subtitling.
I have around 20 videos of 5 mins each, I have to put the subtitling on the
videos, the text for the sub titling is available in Excel sheets, I also have
the time point for the subtitling.
... more >>
Opening powerpoint file
Posted by prachis at 4/27/2006 6:21:19 AM
Hi,
I have a button. Now i want to add and event to it for openuing a powerpoint file. But it should get opened in the powerpoint application and not as a web page. How to do this?
Prachi... more >>
delaying the executive of an if statement
Posted by complexity at 4/27/2006 4:12:57 AM
Ive set up an if statement which I want to act as a trigger. Its sitting on
frame 20 (only) of a 40 frame animation.
I thought that the if statement would only execute when that frame is only
played, but it seems to execute as soon as frame 1 plays. How do I stop it from
executing like tha... more >>
combo box
Posted by jonnybennett at 4/27/2006 3:40:14 AM
Is it possible to add a header within the combo box.
eg
combobox would have the following
colours:
red
green
blue
numbers:
one
two
three
but the string 'colours' and 'numbers:' would not be selectable as they would
just be headings within the combobox.
If this is po... more >>
Attaching movie clips to buttons
Posted by lruss at 4/27/2006 2:30:19 AM
I would like to design a portfolio site in which I have small buttons that, when moused over, they display, a pic just above it. Each button triggers a different pic above it.... more >>
attachmovie now I cant access the mc's Y position
Posted by complexity at 4/27/2006 1:31:50 AM
Hey all,
Ive had this problem in the past aswell
this.attachMovie("images_civil", "images_civil_mc", 1);
images_civil_mc.x = -25.7;
images_civil_mc.y = -114.1;
}
the problem isY never changes position on screen even if I take that line out.
What do I do to access the Y position?
... more >>
Need help with setting a variable using actionscript
Posted by GDrider at 4/27/2006 12:53:29 AM
So I am trying to import in XML and this is working fine, But once in flash I
need to reference this variable in a later script. Here is what I got.
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
/////this is the variable, which is working, it pulls the info from the xml
document prop... more >>
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