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all groups > macromedia flash sitedesign > january 2004 > threads for january 22 - 28, 2004

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I need tutorial on button color changing.
Posted by smorgen at 1/28/2004 11:45:43 PM
I need sort of some personal help with some things. I cant figure out how to change single component colors such as the button. I wanna change all of the colors on buttons. I want different border color, a different mouse over color on the border, a different click color in the background and borde...more >>


Student Edition MX 2004
Posted by JS User at 1/28/2004 9:16:27 PM
I believe I qualify for the student edition of Macromedia products, as I am a high school student. My question is, are there any limitations placed on the student editions aside from not using your site for a business? And would setting up a site donation page be acceptable? Also, as I asked in m...more >>

site check, need some opinions
Posted by valderonx at 1/28/2004 3:27:14 PM
Hello everyone, I'm looking for some input about the design, look, functionality, etc of my site. Let me know what you think. I apperciate your help, thanks! http://www.razorheart.com ...more >>

need a soundbite for a flash site
Posted by danny cobbinah at 1/28/2004 2:33:24 PM
anyone know of a good place where i can get royalty free music that lasts between 4 and 15 seconds long. needed for a company site. have to do a flash intro utilising animation and music is needed to accompany it. thanks in advanced ...more >>

Design Concept
Posted by GilesW at 1/28/2004 9:37:43 AM
Hello, Im in the making of designing a webpage for myself and I was wanting to know other peoples opinion on it. you will notice it is abit dull at the moment, but when I come top make it, there will be one really bright and colourfull pic where that square thing is, which will give a good con...more >>

Help Me Please.
Posted by Fallen_Dragon at 1/28/2004 1:51:45 AM
I have ton's of questions I need answered and you guys are the only one's that I feel can help. E-mail me at rayx2@citlink.net if you can help..... 1. I need to know how to make kewl preloader bars. 2. How to make custome nav bars. 3. a music or jukebox player for me website. 4. how to make an...more >>

centering movie
Posted by mouldedsound at 1/27/2004 11:12:02 PM
Hello! ive exported my movie in flash as a swf and a html.... when i view the html its not centred so i added some .css code to it to try and center it....worked horizontal....but not vertical how do u get it to always be in the centre? also how do you get the flash video to resize as t...more >>

video as button??
Posted by bigbuddha at 1/27/2004 10:25:10 PM
I'm no newby in flash but what is the best way to implement a piece of video as a button in flash mx? I know how to use a controller to create a animated button in flash so i imagine i can use this. But how do i import the movieclip? png sequenece? avi? mov? thank you! greets bigbuddha...more >>



I need help Please
Posted by ziro_axis at 1/27/2004 10:14:54 PM
dear I want to make a feedback form in my site using the flash but i tried to do it but i faild, so can any one help me pleas > My problem is after i have creat the form wht is the function mut to be added to the Submet Botton> thankx alot ...more >>

flash mx ?
Posted by ferlyman at 1/27/2004 8:06:47 PM
I am just wondering is it possible to have a thumbnail open in a new window that is bigger than the flash document so people can download as a desktop pic? ...more >>

progress bar GO AWAY!
Posted by Markooshio at 1/27/2004 7:39:24 PM
I'm using the 2004pro component progress bar and i'm using it with the scrollpane inside my movie. it works just fine except for the fact that after it's all loaded, it won't go away........ does anyone know a script to hide the progress bar after it's done loading? here's the example..... ...more >>

Where to Begin
Posted by rajeshnakrani at 1/27/2004 5:22:14 PM
Hello, my name is Raj. I am a undergraduate computer science student. I am proficient in C, C++, COBOL (eek), and PHP. I just purchased Macromedia Studio MX 2004 with FlashMX Pro, and I want to learn how to build completely flash-based sites, much like www.2advanced.com. I understand both struct...more >>

Functions and buttons???
Posted by dunnster at 1/27/2004 5:19:50 PM
Hi All Does anybody know if there is a way of adding functions to a button by clicking another button. I have tried this bit of code, which was just a wild stab at it. on(release){ btn1_btn.onRelease = function(){ movieclipa.gotoAndPlay(2); } } Would appreciate any suggestions. ...more >>

new flash site
Posted by Kelly at 1/27/2004 2:22:35 PM
Hi, I just finished developing peterlawrence.net - please let me know if you find any bugs. http://www.peterlawrence.net Thanks, Kelly ...more >>

Need some advise, please.
Posted by mavs19 at 1/27/2004 11:00:18 AM
Hi, I have just designed a menubar in Macromedia Flash MX and also doing a website design in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. For the web pages, I have decided a split Frames format, Menu fram, top-logo frame and main page frame. I have managed so far to find myself through all the issues with the...more >>

Alpha color value?
Posted by bech at 1/27/2004 10:00:04 AM
Is there any COLOR code like 0xFFFFFF that means "0% alpha"?...more >>

video to use as button?
Posted by Bigbuddha at 1/27/2004 9:58:51 AM
Hello, We are in the proces of creating a website in flash. I'm no newbee, so most things are fairly easy. We have animated some buttons in Adobe Aftereffects and have a .avi(or ..mov) of the button animation. What technique do we use to create a flash button with this animation? I know h...more >>

With Flash MX 2004, Can I do this...?
Posted by JS User at 1/27/2004 4:30:20 AM
Hello, newbie here. I have never even used Flash before. However, I'd like to learn how, seeing the awesome power of it displayed on Web sites. I plan to buy MX 2004, but first I'd like to make sure that I can create the same design that another site has. The site I'm speaking of has the followin...more >>

Scrolling Thumbnails???
Posted by chrish2004 at 1/27/2004 3:27:23 AM
Can anyone please tell me how I might do something similar to this: http://www.expressfashion.com/style/decked_out/looks_m.jsp?navid=1.1.3.2.1.0 How do they make the pics of the clothes scroll like that? Does it use one of the components??? As many people on here are...I am new at this. ...more >>

Intuos Tablet
Posted by DavidM at 1/27/2004 3:08:51 AM
I just purchased an Intuos2 6.x7 graphics pad for fun. I've installed the Adobe Elements 2.0 and Painter software that came with the tablet. I also have Flash MX. Can I use my tablet with Flash? Or how about Freehand? How do I use the tablet? There seems to be no getting started guides...more >>

Music Player
Posted by Legolas9901 at 1/27/2004 3:05:31 AM
Hey all- Got a big problem. This is pretty much the shortest explanation. To begin, think of it as a music player. I have a movie clip. In that are two buttons that control a PAUSE in the action and a PLAY. Also in this movie clip, I have another layer that contains music. This is the actio...more >>

Site Feedback
Posted by klick at 1/26/2004 9:59:54 PM
The site still needs some more transitions from page to page and text boxes, but overall is pertty much done. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated. We have worked very hard on this and would like to know what the public thinks so any comments are welcome. Just a side note we have been thinkin...more >>

Cursive Writing effect
Posted by DC Rich at 1/26/2004 8:02:10 PM
Does anyone know how to create the effect of text being written? For example, someone writing a letter, where the words seems to flow out of a pen, developed one stroke at a time? I can't find an example of this on the web, but it would seem to be a common effect. I tried writing text, breaking it i...more >>

Site Review
Posted by ShaneC at 1/26/2004 4:41:23 PM
http://www.shaneclose.com Any feeback would be greatly appreciated. I am already aware of the grammer issues. Thanks! ShaneC ...more >>

site check
Posted by Rippieus at 1/26/2004 3:55:28 PM
Hey, Jay Birch and i just finished createing a uniuqe site for skateboarding, its still not 100% done yet, and isnt for 56kers, but we are lookin for some opionons and comments. http://www.unionskate.com Thanks in advance Rob ...more >>

check my website
Posted by gizax at 1/26/2004 2:25:26 PM
Hi guys, I am a newbie. If you want you can check my new website to this URL http://gizax.altervista.org/ thx a lot for all Daniel ...more >>

Smooth Text Scrolling: How'd they do this?
Posted by benari004 at 1/26/2004 11:03:00 AM
Hello, Take a look at the text scrolling across and vertically on this site: http://www.coppola.it/pages/home.html I'm trying to work out a similar affect--the smooth, even scroll. Mine, by comparison are jerky things and look more like special effects than an even scroll. Any ideas are...more >>

I want some things to learn all about flash
Posted by killerdamn at 1/25/2004 7:09:04 PM
Hi guys in the first i had look in search and search about my topic and nothing . now i want from everyone have any website to learn all about flash to put here in his/her replay. thanks for everyone ! ...more >>

Idea, is it possible ?
Posted by sji2671 at 1/25/2004 12:34:51 PM
I have no experience in flash, just an idea I wanted developed so I thought I would ask to see if people thought it was possible before seeking a coder. I would like a program/website that allows people to design their next tattoo. Basically a drawing program (online) that would allow users to s...more >>

convert all flash site to both flash and no flash
Posted by Terry Richards at 1/25/2004 12:26:44 AM
a friend has a site that is done with all flash. they asked me to help make it readable by more browsers. could some belly point me in the right direction? :-) ^2 ...more >>

Linking two peices.
Posted by CraigLea at 1/24/2004 6:56:35 PM
Stupid question but, how can I link up two peices of flash? IE. When I click a button it takes me to another area of the same website? ...more >>

Scale IE frame to Flash file
Posted by Knewt at 1/24/2004 4:36:32 PM
Hi all, I am searching for the answer of how to scale the brouser winder to my Flash file? Can anyone please help me? My Flash stage is (550 pixels x 400). I have tried the various sellections (Default, No border, Exact fit) but find it distorts the Flash file to fit the IE window, in stead...more >>

Breaking swf
Posted by albusd NO[at]SPAM mac.com at 1/24/2004 3:53:18 AM
Hey guys I know there are alot of threads about this but i couldnt find one so help me out here. I made this site around a year or so ago and I really like it but the FLA got deleted when my machine crashed. Now All I have is the swf that was on my server but how do I get it to revert back to FL...more >>

I need help!
Posted by VALTID at 1/23/2004 9:56:12 PM
can some one tell me how to do a form script please ? i'm trying to make a log in page. e.g Username: |¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯| ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ __________ Password: | ****** | ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ _________ | ...more >>

How do I get my FLASH site to load faster?
Posted by Ballantine.com at 1/23/2004 9:02:10 PM
Hello, I have an all FLASH website that seems to take a really long time to load. You can view it at http://www.ballantine.com. My question to you guys is: how can I get the movies to load up super quick without have to use the loading bars? Thanks for your help, Ryan ...more >>

Hello guys , im new on this , pls help me !
Posted by chimiwaza at 1/23/2004 7:08:53 PM
Ok guys , i bought Macromedia Flash MX , but i dont know how to work with it , can some1 tell me what are the first steeps and how can i make an intro for my web site ? Thanx again .. Take a look at my web site ( done with Dreamweaver ) http://www.sky-fighters.vze.com ...more >>

skining components
Posted by bech at 1/23/2004 4:38:45 PM
I can't find the way to change or erase the border of a scrollpane. Please help Thanks in advance bech...more >>

Changing Colors
Posted by smorgen at 1/23/2004 4:38:30 PM
I wanna know how you can change colors of certain items like the combo box and the progress bar. I don't want them to be the default colors. Can anyone help me with this? Thanks for your time... ...more >>

Controlling a movie a from a a movie clip
Posted by fellow at 1/23/2004 12:46:45 PM
I have built a 'click' counter in my main movie. I want the click counter to tell the main movie to got to the next scene when it reaches a certain number - when the user has clicked 10 times. I have set that number to ten for the moment, so that when the counter movie clip enters frame 10 ( and s...more >>

fading in and out
Posted by Will Y. at 1/23/2004 6:09:45 AM
I have two similar scenarios I don't know how to script. Basically they both involve having a symbol fade in and then out on command. They both would be part of a photo show. I'd like to roll over a button and have a text block fade in. And then when I roll out have it fade out. Similarly, I'd ...more >>

Pixel art in Flash MX?
Posted by Cynic573 at 1/23/2004 5:19:14 AM
A few sites I've seen recently that use Flash have detailed pixel art, a good example being http://www.digitalphantom.com/ . Now, I'm not planning to go as in depth with my scripting and design, but I was wondering if there was an easy way to keep the pixels crisp, because every time I've tried m...more >>

links in text field - change color on hover
Posted by Jarrett at 1/23/2004 1:52:05 AM
is there a way to make the links in a text field have a css equivalent of a:hover? ...more >>

I try to create a link within a movie, but I am getting script errors
Posted by jasonh_1 at 1/22/2004 11:05:01 PM
I am trying to create links for pages within a site, but only one will work, and I get scripting errors, "Scene=Scene 1, Layer=Layer 21, Frame=92: Line 3: Statement must appear within on handler"or I get "Symbol=Symbol 17, Layer=Layer 1, Frame=1: Line 1: Mouse events are permitted only for button in...more >>

Flash HTML Page does not update.
Posted by mahati at 1/22/2004 11:01:37 PM
Hi, We have an application that is published as an HTML page. This flash html page reads a text file periodically and updates itself. I put this HTML page on a web server. When I bring the html page in Netscape it updates fine. But when I use Internet Explorer to display, the Flash HTML page d...more >>

Newbie site check
Posted by okra111 at 1/22/2004 9:54:07 PM
Does this take (too) long to load? Sounds working? Swamp monster bubbling properly? http://bogfog.com Thanks!! ...more >>

Microsoft Lawsuite-Active X Changes effecting Flash Object code
Posted by csalzman at 1/22/2004 8:32:33 PM
I recently heard about this Lawsuite against Microsoft and understand the new IE browsers 2004 coming out any-day-now, will incorporate the latest "lawsuite" effected changes regarding the Active X controller for embedded tags, object tags & Applet codes. Understanding that this will poorly effec...more >>

What was used on these sites?
Posted by Blixxard at 1/22/2004 8:26:46 PM
Hi. I need to update my plain HTML site. I'm new to Flash MX 2004 and I had a few questions. Am I using the right program? I bought some Flash MX How-to books and I am beginning to get the hang of action scripting, but some of these sites are confusing me. Like: http://www.trendax.com/ or http:/...more >>

Linking to html frames using 2004
Posted by fanmap81 at 1/22/2004 7:55:47 PM
Can somebody tell me how to open up a page in a different html frame with a flash button with 2004? Ive seen tutorials saying how to do this with flash 5 but it would appear those tuts are rendered useless in mx and 2004, since ive been trying all day. Using the getURL action and typing in the name...more >>

Help me please?
Posted by sk8rguy89 at 1/22/2004 7:42:25 PM
I have built my website as a flash form application on mx 2004 professional and i want to upload it to yahoo geocities i cant do it and they wont reply to me so can some body help me or tell me a free host that will ...more >>

Calender and Database Results
Posted by Sadiam at 1/22/2004 2:05:50 PM
hi, I have just joined this site. I am currently working on a web application. One of the pages is a search page and displays a calender and some skills set options for search e.g. html, PR, PHP etc. When the user selects one of these options say html and runs a search. The results of the search ar...more >>

flash email
Posted by Chris Mach at 1/22/2004 10:20:30 AM
Is it possible to put flash in an email with out an attachment? Like how you can put a jpg or html in an email. ...more >>

Javascript menus show "under" .SWF files need Netscape code!
Posted by CynthiaSalzmanxxxx at 1/22/2004 3:14:13 AM
I recently found the parameter code to allow Javascript menu's to display "Over" a .SWF file, however it only works in the Internet Explorer browser. The code is: <param NAME="wmode" Value="transparent"> Does anyone know a 'param' code which will make the same thing happen using the Netscape ...more >>


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