what im trying to do is create a website purely in flash. im having problems mainly in getting my buttons to open a text box on the same page (similar to the way iframes work in html). basiaclly i want a site with a similar click and open style to http://www.cabedge.com. IM a novice at doing E...more >>

I was wondering if there something like this out there? Flash Detection,if you have flash it show the flash side, if no flash excutes some html witout opening another page. So it just inserts some pics & code instead of flash ...more >>

Hello- I am working on a website, and silly me I like to do everything in Flash, i'm stuck on this one though. I am designing a website for a client of mine that offers different items that are customizeable. I need to find a way for users to select an item, enter their custom specs, and ...more >>

Hi, i'm working on a site that needs to load jpg from database dinamically, so far the movie works fine loading the pics but the problem is that the pics are loaded in real size, not the size of the holder_mc. I tried to change the movie clip size in actionscript but still see the pic in real ...more >>

Hi. I'm running into a problem with importing external .txt files into dynamic text fields. Specifically, I am trying to use an ampersand in the external .txt file, but apparently traditional HTML code (& or &) will not work in this case. It seems I am very limited in terms ...more >>

Does anyone ever have size problems when copying and pasting elements from Illustrator into Flash? I am using the current versions of both programs. When I paste an object into flash, it is usually a lot larger and I am consistantly resizing objects down in Flash. And yes, I made sure both progr...more >>

As we all now if when you scale a flash site, everything is scale together. I got a flash application with some background mc, form component and button, I only want the background mc to be scale and not the button, can I do that? ...more >>

using mx 04 I am trying to create Stop Actions at frame 1 and 22 of the action layer. I see the symbol when I create stop action at frame 1 but when I do the same for frame 22 I dont see anything. Im new to the app. ...more >>

MX 2004 Shared Library insists on loading itself when the swf hits the first frame with an item from the library, even if the library has been preloaded. It seems that the only way to avoid a pause during your movie/animation created by this download is to place an item from the shared libra...more >>

How do you distribute a Flash element, like a graphic, to all available scenes in a Flash file, so that this element shows up in the EXACT same spot on all the scenes? Obviously, I could manually put it into each scene, but there MUST be an easier way. Thank you. ...more >>

Hello, I am very new to flash but I have some lingo exp. Anyways I am trying to make a link in flash that will have the equivalent code as this link... <a href="somepage.html" onclick="exit=false">some image</a> Any help would be appreciated. PS: I am using flash mx 2004 ...more >>

Hi, I have just posted a draft of a site produced (for a budget) this week. please can you give feedback. www.forkitsw.com J ...more >>

I'm facing problem in loading of flash file. It takes a lot of time as most of the files in my website are 300K and above. I was going through different discussions and I found the following solution: Another thing you could do is create a series of smaller movies that load into a target i...more >>

All, I want to create nice flash banner which will include leftside my company logo , in center slide show of different text one by one and right side nice image. Also this banner should include nice flash background. Is there any samples or tutorial I can get to learn above? Thank y...more >>

www.concentration.bravehost.com i would appreciate every comment thank you bye...more >>

I have a fully flash website where my friend posts his music. He would like to be able to click on the names of the songs to bring up a small pop-up that has the lyrics to the song on it. I know how to do this with HTML but it involves inputting Javascript into the <head> tags, as i don't kn...more >>

In Flash, whenever you draw lines with their points close to eachother, they connect. But currently, I am trying to convert a bitmap into little squares, and whenever my grid goes on the same level as the traced bitmap, the grid lines try to connect with shapes in the bitmap. Is there a...more >>

I can't understand why this line work fine with Flash MX but not with MX 2004 gotoAndPlay("frame 1 scene 2"); It's on a button and it doesn't generate any errors when checking the syntax. Is the MX 2004 supposed to be an upgrade? So far it's been more like a downgrade .. TG ...more >>

http://www.goodwindesigngroup.com/assets/site/index.html I have a couple of questions about the site linked above: My primary question is how do you think the sub menu in the "Our Work" section was built. This is the menu that opens and closes with the "open/Close" tab. I think I am go...more >>

Could someone enlighten me on how I can edit existing text in an existing SWF file using Sothink SWF Quicker? I am not a Flash developer, but I need to replace the English texts with the Cyrillc. I've got Sothink SWF Quicker, I found how to add texts, but still cannot see how I can edit existi...more >>

Can anyone tell me what is the problem with this flash page when looking at it in Mozilla Firefox or Mozilla. We only get it to show in the middle top of the screen about 20% of its size. It shows fine in IE. http://www.ecs-fm.com/index2.html ...more >>

Hi all, Is there such a script that does the following: 3 Scenarios: 1 - user comes to the site and has flash plugin - site runs as normal 2 - user comes to the site does not have flash plugin - user sees and alt image in place of flash and is not prompted to get the plugin - does n...more >>

I'm looking for someone to create some flash for me at my web site., www.melodicwarrior.com. I have ideas and I have plenty of art with which to create the flash. Obviously there are many companies out there who could do the job but I'm hoping to find someone with some good flash experience wh...more >>

I'm making a little registration form and I have already selected "Show border around text" on, when I run my movie it doesn't show the input text borders. and even worse I try to type whatever and I can't get to see the typed text, I have also checked the font color, everithing seems normal. ...more >>

Hi. I have been endlessley trying to figure out a way of creating the following script for a site i am about to create. I have downloaded many different preloader scripts, but none of them seem to be quite what i8 am looking for. Here's what im trying to do. I want a preloader that will ...more >>

I have a client that I am trying to talk into doing a Flash web site. One of their biggest arguments is that the browser back button doesn't navigate through a flash .swf file. Is there a way to get this to work? If not, can you suggest a work around. Thanks Justin ...more >>

Can Flash be used on "SiteStudio"? SiteStudio is a html-based web design program....more >>

I am working on creating a site for a photographer and would appreciate ideas on what Flash image management software / tools are available to allow a photographer to : 1) post their images and change/ add images over time 2) allow website visitors to purchase photographs through ecommerce ...more >>

here is the url http://www.marielisepilote.com the client is complaning that the fonts (I use simple Arial) are all messed up. I tried all kind of things to fix the problem on a mac. with no results. thanks a lot for helping me and tell me if the text display is ok on your computer....more >>

hi folks! i've got a problem: i created a <div> which appears in the foreground of a page when you click on a link. works perfectly on the html versions of the page. however, i have to do a flash-version, too. and there, the flash animations are ALWAYS in the foreground instead of th...more >>

Hello, Does any one know how the animaiton below was done. ( mask with pictures) any ideas? http://paulanka.com/flash/splash.html ...more >>

Hi Does anyone have any ideas on how the submenu for this site was created http://www.goodwindesigngroup.com/assets/site/index.html If you go into the "our worK" section there is a secondary menu that responds to an open and close tab. I wnat to recreate it and I don't know how I am going ...more >>

I have a projector file in which I am loading jpg images into a nested movie clip using the loadMovieNum() method. My problem is that the movies are not loading into the nested movie clip that I have the loadMovieNum() method scripted into. Instead they are loading into the master stage. M...more >>

does anyone know how to continuously scroll an image background and have the mouse follow the images? exactly like: http://www.calatrava.com/slide_show.html?iid=l5001a[iid]b]e&fpage=T&id=32&lang=1 &r=%5Br%5D thanks so much! ...more >>

look at the www.amplier.com site How did they do the 100% sized flash, with everything centered (normal) but with the menu aligned to the leftt, everytime we resize de navigator window??? ...more >>

I am building a flash site for my band and I was wondering if there is a way to link an html file to my flash site so that it appears as plain text in a designated scrolling area for the text. basically I am trying to find a way that I can update certain text fields on the flash site. These ...more >>

Hi Guys, I'm web developer for a company called Brand Solutions. I'm facing a major problem with the comapny website: http://www.brand.com. The site is partly flash and remaining html. Problem is with the flash part. When flash part of web pages are loading up, the symbol for a missing graph...more >>

I'm a recruiter in LA, and this market is BOOMING for Flash Design jobs, but designers who have stayed in web and have plenty of great Flash sites to show are very hard to find... where do great Flash Designers go to find work? Any associations or good networking web sites? Any direction you...more >>