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Tricky Swapping MCs
Posted by yevri at 4/27/2007 10:02:09 PM
Hi, I have a menu that has: 5 icons: A, B, C, D, E 5 positions: 1 (x=18, y=554), 2 (x=48, y=569), 3 (x=80, y=569), 4 (x=114, y=554), 5 (x=160, y=566) After they are click the initial time, they go into a little nav bar. In there, when an icon is clicked, I want it to go to position...more >>


How to build a custom Flash CS3 component
Posted by bvl at 4/27/2007 9:59:16 PM
I just googled in the hope to find some resources about how to build custom Flash CS3 components, but nothing turned up. I also couldn't find any info on Adobe's Flash developers center. Do you know of any resource that sheds some light on this subject? If not then I'll have to try to f...more >>

How to retrieve the selected text from textField in Flash MX using actionscript
Posted by dotnetuser at 4/27/2007 9:18:47 PM
I need to be able to get the text selected by user after clicking a dynamic scrolling textfield. I am very disappointed to find no method that returns the selected text when there is a property of textField to make it selectable. I am using Flash MX. Let me know if this is possible in ne...more >>

how do you time when 2nd mp3 starts playing
Posted by charlestrent at 4/27/2007 9:16:47 PM
I have a client who built a Java app to compose music tracks. They have mp3 files broken down into segments (intro, verse, chorus, turnaround, etc) that the user can piece together to form complete songs. My job is to find a way to preview their selections in a Flash player. Their Java app ...more >>

simple h scrolling image XML load
Posted by Walloompoom at 4/27/2007 8:34:39 PM
I've been poking around all day but I can seem to find help or example of a very basic horizontal xml loaded small image scroll with NO mouse interaction. The images are of various width also. I'm dyin here. Its sounds easy enough but for some reason I cant get it. Any example in existence? ...more >>

Flashvars seemingly not working
Posted by tnoe77 at 4/27/2007 7:23:35 PM
I'm having issues getting Flashvars and url encoded variables working in CS3 / AS3. I swear I have everything setup correctly, but variables are not passed. And, when I publish, I get: 1120: Access of undefined property _root compile error. I can't even get the http://livedocs.adobe.com/flas...more >>

Flash dont recompile correctly
Posted by Xx)MaveriK[X] at 4/27/2007 6:30:50 PM
I have a .FLA file with some graphics and some external .AS classes. Sometimes, when I modify the external classes and recompile the Flash movie, it doesn't change nothing, it keeps compiling with the older class file. I tried to delete the .SWF and recompile, but doesn't works... If I res...more >>

Displaying dynamically loaded content
Posted by wistatboy at 4/27/2007 6:26:55 PM
Is it possible to disply dynamically loaded content underneath an object on the stage? Would it be easier for me to load eveything on the stage dynamically?...more >>



Easy If Statement Question
Posted by TaylorTay619 at 4/27/2007 5:02:29 PM
I am just trying to get this if statement to work. Basically what I want is when the button labeled t2 is pressed I want one of my other movie clips to go to the first frame and stop. Here is the code I have written. Any help would be greatly appreciated. t2.onPress = function() { torso...more >>

Flash XML.load() function
Posted by Antoine Boulanger at 4/27/2007 3:22:40 PM
If I try loading an XML file from a server that has heavy traffic, and the request is put into a waiting list, the load("xmlfile") goes into an endless loop, constantly querying the server for the requested file. There does not seem to be a way to abort this because I cannot monitor the statu...more >>

load XML with flashvars?
Posted by Tim Kline at 4/27/2007 3:00:40 PM
Hey folks I have a flash photo gallery that uses XML to tell the flash what pics to load in and display. Works really great but I want to take it a step further and be able to specify the xml file being loaded from HTML. I guess using Flashvars unless there's another method that works bett...more >>

Triggers after drag / drop objects
Posted by tomnicholson at 4/27/2007 2:30:55 PM
hi i'm making a simple "game" where shapes are put into category boxes, after all the shapes are put into place i want a box to pop up, i have the attached code: (you can ignore the "2_1_" this is just my referencing...) where would i place this code? the whole thing is on one frame ...more >>

Foreign Characters in Dynamic TextFields
Posted by ropeGun at 4/27/2007 2:23:53 PM
I am reading in an XML file that contains some Swedish vowels (???) which I then load into some dynamic text fields at runtime. How do I get these to show up in the text field? I have tried rendering my text as HTML and wrapped the text in "<![CDATA[" and "[[>" tags within the XML file, and us...more >>

PROBLEM MENU FLASH+XML
Posted by info NO[at]SPAM fortedeimarmi.it at 4/27/2007 2:12:07 PM
Hello, sorry for my english, i'm italian boy. I've a serius problem with this menu make with flash8: when i click on the subsub menu, the link do not works. Can someone help me?? please. I suppose the problem is in the actionscript but i've not idea where is it! Thank you so much....more >>

Help with vars
Posted by mike93 at 4/27/2007 2:07:05 PM
Hi Everyone, I am trying to use a variable as a instance name and I'm not able to make it work. This is an example of what I'm trying to do. function clicked(myParameter){ var button = myParameter; test_mc.button.gotoAndStop("start"); } clicked(myMC); When I trace the f...more >>

Maximum Limit for XML
Posted by Marghoob Sulemaan at 4/27/2007 5:57:20 AM
Hi Guys, What is the maximum data limit in KBs we can load from an xml file? Any link would be helpful 2. Thanks and Regards, MS...more >>

NetStream MP3 Player
Posted by Shloz at 4/27/2007 3:16:45 AM
I'm trying to build an MP3 player in Flash. everything will be local - the SWF and the MP3 files - but i don't want to use Flash Media Server or Flash Communication server. So my question is this: Is it possible to build an offline MP3 Player without using either Media Server or Communi...more >>

Movie Clip Code
Posted by bcounts at 4/27/2007 2:12:16 AM
Trying to create a tool tip effect - looking for a code if anyone can help! I Have a button called "scroll_bt" and a tool tip MovieClip called "tool_mc" - I know I can use the _visable script but I want to get a little more advanced than that which is what I need help on. I need the tool...more >>

Flipping Book - include swf files - help
Posted by r08 at 4/27/2007 1:09:14 AM
We are having problems displaying swf files within a flipping book page, I have read on the site (www.page-flip.com) that swf files are supported on a page however these swf files use mouse events - on clip will pause/start the swf. Is this functionality still supported? if so are there...more >>

onChanged function - Simplify?
Posted by Designforce at 4/27/2007 12:00:00 AM
Is there a way to simplify this: r1_8.onChanged = function() { this.text = this.text.toLowerCase(); _hint7._visible = false; Selection.setFocus(r1_9); }; r1_9.onChanged = function() { this.text = this.text.toLowerCase(); _hint8._visible = false; Selection.setFocus(r...more >>


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