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all groups > macromedia flash sitedesign > december 2003 > threads for december 8 - 14, 2003

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*** Is there dif frame of instance on stage?
Posted by nin9999 at 12/14/2003 9:53:57 PM
Flash MX - Is there a way to see a frame other then frame 1 of a movie clip on the main stage? For example I have a simple movie m1. m1 tweens the text "Test" from 0 opacity in the first frame to 100 opacity in the last frame. When m1 is on the stage I cant see where it is because its first frame is...more >>

PRELOADER
Posted by William... at 12/14/2003 7:57:42 PM
Hi, My name is William. I have been trying to create a scene which will function as my preloader in swf moive. This is the scenario: I have 2 scenes: 1 which I want to serve as my preloader and the other which will content the main contents of the swf movie. My 1st question: how can I make ...more >>

Back Button Wont Work Properly !?!
Posted by Fluffy Llama at 12/14/2003 4:46:05 PM
I have just made a simple flash based website and decided/had to add a 'back' button to return to the home page where the menu is located. But it just loads the home page within the old page. Which actionscript would i need to load home page again with out loading the Digital Llama (LINK HERE) a...more >>

Flash Web Site Structure?....
Posted by lozzzz at 12/14/2003 4:21:24 PM
Hi, I'm creating a Flash site, but not sure about the structure. I've got a series of pages, seperate movies, that are called for via 'loadmovie'. The trouble is I've got some background music playing from the first page, I want this music to continue when the user navigates to the next page. ...more >>

shading bhind movie
Posted by GilesW at 12/14/2003 1:13:49 PM
hello, How do you make that shading behind a flash movie on an html page? thanks www.nuclearfusion.com.au BEST SITE EVER!!!! ;)...more >>

Help with menu!
Posted by Stepers at 12/14/2003 12:46:51 PM
I am having trouble with creating a menu just like the one at the top of the macromedia home page. I am looking for a tutorial that tells me how to make the rollover buttons which the make another other buttons apear. Thanks for any help. ...more >>

check
Posted by GilesW at 12/14/2003 11:07:25 AM
hey, www.nuclearfusion.com.au/hydra.html tell me what you think - things I can improve on, I don't know if I like it, especialy the transitions, but I could think of nething that isnt the same as al the pother web pages- neway, yeah. thanks www.nuclearfusion.com.au BEST SITE EVER!!!...more >>

change text while movie runs
Posted by Jeff at 12/14/2003 9:50:03 AM
I'm using Flash MX (version 6) I would like to be able to change the text (copy) on one part of the stage while a slide show runs uninterrupted on another part of the same stage. If the button triggers a jump to a different frame the slide show is interrupted or restated. is there a way to have a...more >>



check plz
Posted by somaBoy MX at 12/13/2003 8:43:44 PM
http://www.krikri.be thanks. ...more >>

Scrolling text & graphics?....
Posted by lozzzz at 12/13/2003 3:46:43 PM
Hi, I'm getting really desperate now. Does anybody know how I can create scrolling text & graphics? This is turning out to be a nightmare for me. I'm designing a site with a short page that does not scroll in the browser but scrolls within a small section of a Flash page. If this is too ...more >>

Sound problems - new instance of sound starts each time a button is clicke
Posted by et10yl at 12/13/2003 2:01:57 AM
Everything in my site works fine, until the navigation buttons are clicked a few times, then the background music restarts and plays over the music that is already playing, sometimes creating 3 or 4 instances of the same music all playing at different times. Any one have any idea why this is happeni...more >>

embedded movie control
Posted by tperez at 12/12/2003 10:27:22 PM
i'm going to start with a picture...in ascii of course... scene 1 / \ movie 1 movie 2 / | \ submovie1 submovie2 submovie3 ok...i have a button on submovie...more >>

Need help with LoadMovie for multiple SWFs
Posted by Matt Stanley at 12/12/2003 3:32:22 PM
I have one, master Flash file that contains multiple scenes (8 total).... At the beginning of Scene6 I need to load and playback four other SWF files and have them play, in order, one after the other. How do I use the LoadMovie action and/or others to accomplish this without having them overla...more >>

a lil' long winded - but help is appreciated - thanks
Posted by dillontdaniel at 12/12/2003 12:18:12 PM
A screenshot sample jpg of the flash I'm working on is at http://www.thestrawberryproject.com/sample.htm. It's a photo portfolio. ;-) The problem is that I've done it all in ONE file - the rollovers, pictures, thumbnails, links etc etc - is fine. (one .FLA with many scenes in it) And the un...more >>

help with menu file from flashkit
Posted by loopymonkeysniffer at 12/12/2003 3:09:08 AM
http://www.flashkit.com/movies/Interfaces/Menus/Latta_Me-Jason_La-326/index.php This menu is perfect for what I'm trying to do. I figured out how to create a menu with the correct amount of buttons and submenus but i can't figure out how to put in the names for the buttons or the html links for ...more >>

Buttons and Interactivity
Posted by andytford at 12/12/2003 2:15:03 AM
I am attempting to build a navigation system similar in concept and theory to http://www.firstbornmultimedia.com Here's my navigation dilemna: primary menu > secondary menu > content area -or- level 1 > level 2 > level 3 If a button in the primary menu (level 1) is pressed, the secondary ...more >>

Customized popup window appearance?
Posted by rhennigar at 12/12/2003 12:21:18 AM
Hi all, I would like to create popups for my site that don't look like "normal" popups. I can create them, and set the variables that I know of - 'width=500,height=380,left=0,top=0,toolbar=No,location=No,scrollbars=No,status=No,resizable=Yes,fullscreen=No'); void(0);"); but they s...more >>

First Flash site..needs a check please
Posted by DrakeDouay at 12/11/2003 10:42:56 PM
Would seriously appreciate any comments, suggestions good and bad - Honesty being the key here. Its my first Portfolio and my first go at a Flash site. Sort of finished. It just needs some tweeking, spellchecks and some kind of music stop button. My main worry is the text. I still havn't sussed...more >>

I NEED HELP
Posted by ek35 at 12/11/2003 9:45:41 PM
i made a site using flash but when i view it, it is just like a slide show with all of the pages. how do i solve this problem? http://www.thetomatos.tl you can go there to see what i mean ...more >>

Pop-up Window
Posted by Ralksm at 12/11/2003 7:47:01 PM
I am sure this is a simple question, but I cannot seem to figure out the answer. On my website I have a Flash Movie; I have the movie currently opening in a new browser window. I would like to know how to make the browser window the same size the movie. The same concept as.. http://www.nuclea...more >>

site check
Posted by John Williams at 12/11/2003 3:35:04 PM
(Somehow my posts keep winding up in someone's reply. I ca`n't find my post listed under my name in the Macromedia Forum. So if you see this post more than once, forgive me.) I designed http://www.datrahicks.com . I am looking for feedback from you guys. Thanks, John ...more >>

my website is finished!
Posted by GilesW at 12/11/2003 12:22:13 PM
yay! tel me what u think www.nuclearfusion.com.au www.nuclearfusion.com.au BEST SITE EVER!!!! ;) Referring URLs www.nuclearfusion.com.au ...more >>

language problem in Flash Mx
Posted by Dzjoepke at 12/11/2003 9:09:50 AM
Hi, I'm working with Flash MX English version. Now I want to make a webpage for a Polish School in Belgium, so I want to have Polish texts, but Polish letters aren't supported in my version... Can I install a languagepack so that I can have Polish texts? Cheers. ...more >>

just started, site check, need help
Posted by jemac2003 at 12/11/2003 5:03:10 AM
i want to keep my site as small as possible, especially when loading images. my site is basically going to be divided into three: 1. sketches 2. logos 3. digital. my question is how do i create the smallest and fastest way to display images when using the navigational buttons? go to my site at http...more >>

How do you save a video made and...........
Posted by Herduce at 12/11/2003 5:01:59 AM
How do you save a video you've made and put it on your site. Could anyone help me? ...more >>

Christmas Game. Check it out!
Posted by Runnerman12 at 12/10/2003 9:03:02 PM
http://www.davacoinc.com/ecard/xmas_game/default.asp lemme know if you like it or dislike it, pros, cons etc. thanks everyone! -R ...more >>

Creating rollovers
Posted by jordank at 12/10/2003 7:00:08 PM
I need some help. Any help would be beneficial. I'm slowly learning Flash and would like to create a rollover on a web page of mine. When rolled over, a tab will appear next to each image, and when clicked upon, information about the item will appear below the entire graphic, much like how frames...more >>

Import htm files into flash
Posted by zaggleme at 12/10/2003 5:24:21 PM
Is there a way to have a flash document work similar to frames? In frames I can have my nav in the left frame and when I select a nav button the right frame will populate with a specific html file. Can flash call a specific htm file to load into a specific region within the scene?? ...more >>

Loading movies to clips :: Basic question
Posted by evyp at 12/10/2003 5:01:17 PM
Hello, I'm loading several movies into a clip called "dropzone_two", I need to load the movies into a clip for positioning of the loaded movies. I added the unloadMovie action accordingly to avoid the movies being loaded atop of each other. When I add the unloadMovie action, it works great exce...more >>

quastion why is the text blurred ?
Posted by locu at 12/10/2003 2:04:54 PM
Hi, I'm a new flash user and i have a quastion. Every time i just wanne write plain text in a flash file and show it on the screen it becomes blurred www.nwwd.nl http://www.nwwd.nl. What can i do about this I have tride with colors and other fonts but notting works it still is a little bl...more >>

site crit..
Posted by Adidas at 12/10/2003 12:49:45 PM
i just finished this website for a church and i would really appreciate some feedback. http://www.geocities.com/nickx82/catholicMigration/Index.htm if link doesn't work copy paste http://www.geocities.com/nickx82/catholicMigration/Index.htm in ur browser. **Geocities is a B*tch*** thnx ...more >>

unwanted border around swf
Posted by André Santos at 12/10/2003 10:11:08 AM
I have this flash site that comes from a html primary page. But the swf window that is embebed in a html page too, shows a small border around the swf that I want to erradicate. A friend told me that this correction was made with Javascript, is it? Can someone give me a hand here? Thanks.. The URL...more >>

Help with button link and other html problems thx!
Posted by J~Dog at 12/10/2003 2:35:28 AM
Hey just made a crappy little newb flash for a clan of mine http://silentecho.250free.com ok heres my problem I put the flash under index and it wont show up as the first page that why you will get the error and when I linked the Enter button to http://silentecho.250free.com/home.html it won't wor...more >>

How to open a new window without address bar
Posted by A.M at 12/9/2003 10:51:59 PM
Hi, In traditional HTML page development, I use window.open java script function to open a new window without address bar. How can i do that in FLASH ? Thanks, Ali ...more >>

how to make this navigation bar
Posted by Dzjoepke at 12/9/2003 10:08:41 PM
Hi all, Can anyone give me an example on how to make this kind of navigation bar? Thanks! Regards, Joepie. Referring URL : http://www.gucci.com/ ...more >>

Visited link
Posted by Sam Granger at 12/9/2003 12:14:02 PM
I'm currently doing a website for a company. The website is finished, but they want that when you click on a link, the link changes colour. I know how to do that, but they want the link to stay that color even when you revisit the site. I know I probably could do this using cookies, but i have no...more >>

can some1 pretty please tel me what to use ???
Posted by GilesW at 12/9/2003 11:51:06 AM
ive asked a few times but with no responce, and I've tryed to find out by myself, but I cant. How do u make sound tracts for your site, ive heard of Rebirth so i tryed suing it, but its not the sound i want. This is the type of music I want to make: http://www.mariocarboni.com/flash.html Ive ...more >>

Can a flash quit button close a Director projector?
Posted by big vern at 12/9/2003 11:24:43 AM
Is it possible to add a quit button within Flash Mx that so when I import the whole presentation into Director 8.5 it will quit the projector? Thanks ...more >>

how do i do this -online show room i guess
Posted by GilesW at 12/9/2003 6:47:28 AM
hey, I am making a site for a car company (promoting one car), and I have an idea of what I want to do. I want to have a picture of the car, which you can swivvel around to look at al the different camera angles with you mouse - I've seen other sites have it. I want this showroom kin of thing to ...more >>

How do I link from inside a dynamic text box?
Posted by abeconnally at 12/9/2003 12:20:28 AM
I have a dynamic web site set up using Flash MX 2004 Pro. I am trying to load some dunamic html into a textfiled that will be able to call functions from inside the text box. Does anyone know how to do this? Maybe bouncing off javascript with FScommand or something? Please let me know if you...more >>

Newbie, problem publishing SWF file
Posted by RunningWithScissors at 12/9/2003 12:05:39 AM
I just started using Flash this morning, and I have a little test file up and running. The problem is, I entered some Japanese text, and then converted it to a Graphic (I figured it may not travel well). But everytime I try to publish the file, the "text" disappears. Any ideas folks? Any help or ...more >>

Re: Floating Menu?....
Posted by lozzzz at 12/8/2003 10:42:09 PM
Hi, I'm stuck on a project, does anybody know how I can create a floating menu that moves down the page as the user scrolls down the page of a web site? Can anyone help? Cheers. ...more >>

** New Site **
Posted by Wilson at 12/8/2003 6:25:54 PM
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Will browser "BACK BUTTON"ever work??
Posted by zaggleme at 12/8/2003 5:06:50 PM
Is there I can build a flash site that will alllow a user to use the "back or forward button" in their browser to navigate through a flash site. I know I can make seperate swf files and put them into seperate htm files but is there any way these browser buttons can work within a single swf fi...more >>

Flash generated snow over objects
Posted by Scotty at 12/8/2003 4:52:59 PM
Anyone know of a way to take a falling snow flash animation and apply it to a web page so that it goes over text and other objects? I know this can be done uing Javascript - I'm just searching for a means to do it through Flash MX. Thanks. ...more >>

email versturen via fullscreen scherm in flash MX
Posted by Home at 12/8/2003 3:38:01 PM
I am making a presentation on cd-rom. The presentation is open his self in fullscreen with the action fscommand. Because of this action i can't use the action mailto:name@home.nl to send an email to a particular adress. Can someone help me with this problemm? thank you ------------------...more >>

site Research
Posted by The destroyerz at 12/8/2003 2:57:59 PM
Hi I search a 70's STILE site! Help me please! ...more >>

Preloaders
Posted by cvedesigns at 12/8/2003 8:06:27 AM
Hi I have made a movie and its only 11 frames now I forgot to add a preloader at the begining, is there any way to create a preloader with out shifting all the frames up a couple of frames and changing all the button actions, maybe perhaps creating a new scene, I am a basic flash user so any repsons...more >>

Site Check
Posted by John Williams at 12/8/2003 4:50:56 AM
Forum Users, I am designing a web site for a recording artist/actress. http://www.datrahicks.com It's still under construction. In the meantime, please me know what you guys think of the interface, animation etc. ... and please look at every page. Thanks a lot, John ...more >>

event rollover with bounding box
Posted by paolo12345673894712893472 at 12/8/2003 2:30:29 AM
I have a simple button I wanna know how to make it so when you rollover the button a little mc box appears near the button and the mc box moves with the mouse as long as you dont rollout the button and when you do the box dissapears heres what I have so far on my button on (rollOver, dragOver) {...more >>

How do I get back my Controller Panel???
Posted by Lacel at 12/8/2003 12:18:08 AM
Hi there- My controller panel has mysteriously disappeared on my Flash MX. Does anyone know how I can get it back? Thank you. Lacel ...more >>


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