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all groups > macromedia flash sitedesign > march 2005 > threads for march 15 - 21, 2005

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IFrame over Flash
Posted by agentKira at 3/21/2005 7:47:14 PM
Hello, I am trying to display an iframe over a flash swf and this doesn't seem to work quite right. I get the iframe content to disply over the flash, but in the place of the iframe's scrollbars, I see the color of the flash movie underneath. I am testing this in Firefox on Mac OSX wit...more >>


How many frames have I selected?
Posted by Stephen C at 3/21/2005 4:58:34 PM
Can anybody tell me if there is any way to tell how many frames are selcted when I select a block of frames in the timeline? I can't tell you how sick I am of having to individually count them or select the first then the last and do the math. I looked in all the obvious places - status bars, inf...more >>

Hit Counter in flash
Posted by imonlycouscous at 3/21/2005 1:06:48 AM
I have no idea if flash can do a hit counter or not... is there a way ?... any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks...more >>

Flash Movie plays on Export but not on Site
Posted by ebeaz at 3/21/2005 12:07:57 AM
I've created a flash layout for my site. I had everything ready, and I put it it on a page layout, and everything worked. However, I found that my flash played slow, so I thought a preloader was appropriate. After putting in my preloader (which seemed to work fine when exporting), I put it on ...more >>

Site doesn't work on PC
Posted by steve NO[at]SPAM mcpd at 3/21/2005 12:00:00 AM
I'm testing my site and have set it up to first open a page to full screen and then when you press enter it opens another window that centres itself above the first. It works on my Macs but friends have tested it on PCs and the second window doesn't show. Any suggestions? Here's the site: ...more >>

Change Image on button rollover
Posted by TheDesolator at 3/20/2005 10:51:52 PM
What i want to do is make a menu that when you put the mouse over a button, a picture shows up in a certain spot, ive tried but have not found a good solution yet. any help would be appreciated...more >>

How to construct a CD-ROM
Posted by Rob1973 at 3/18/2005 12:27:33 PM
Hi , I have been using mostly director for constructing CD-ROM projects but I've decided to change over to flash . I have never contructed a CD-ROM in flash and was wondering how best to construct it. In director on the timeline cue points can be used for sound and video to sync text and sp...more >>

Progress bar for downloads
Posted by goldenrobb at 3/17/2005 6:09:06 PM
Hey I'm completely new to this so please bear with me! I made a site in dreamweaver which has links to mp3 files. When you click on these you just have to wait until they're ready before they play. So I was wondering if I could make some kind of progress bar that would let viewers of my s...more >>



HELP! Image size limits in Flash?
Posted by mlstover at 3/17/2005 6:03:00 PM
Please help - I really need to solve this soon! My client has an image gallery which is 10,440 pixels wide (imported as a jpeg). Via left/right arrows, the user can move the gallery MC across the stage. This works fine until we reach the 9000 pixels mark and the image just stops. Is t...more >>

Fuzzy Images
Posted by xtwentyseven at 3/17/2005 5:05:55 PM
I've created a flash movie, using mostly images imported as .PNG files. The movie looks great while I'm working on it, but when I export it, All the Images get fuzzy. Why is this? Is there a limitation on the graphics? ...more >>

Using Flash MX 2004 Pro with SQL Server 2000
Posted by jgo29 at 3/17/2005 4:12:20 PM
I'm using Flash MX 2004 Pro and want to develop a complete website using only Flash. My question is, how do I connect to SQL Server 2000 on the backend, so I can update, insert and delete records. I have looked online and have seen a lot with Remoting, but I don't want to get too complicated h...more >>

Image viewer
Posted by JerryPF at 3/17/2005 3:40:20 PM
I would like a simple image viewer to drop onto my web page. One that allows rows of thumbnails with an enlarged view displayed in a screen above. As the cursor is poistioned over each thumbnail, the large screen changes (or when the thumbnails are clicked). Can I build my own in Flash MX or D...more >>

Open Movie At Specific Frame
Posted by Richard Shaw at 3/16/2005 6:22:08 PM
I wish to build a store with Flash to work with Google's Froogle. That is only possible if I can provide Froogle with a link to each separate product "page", each of which would be in a separate frame in the movie. Is is possible to pass any parameters in a hyperlink from a webpage to open a...more >>

Ok, i am COMPLETELY new here.....
Posted by englandboy14 at 3/16/2005 1:05:13 PM
OK i have made an amazing startpage in a program called trendy flash intro builder, because i believe its much easier than flash mx (as i have only just got it) what i need to know is how to make one in flash mx. could someone please help me. what i want is where the flash loads and then y...more >>

::site Update www.kemdefer.com::
Posted by joan NO[at]SPAM kemdefer.com at 3/16/2005 11:51:34 AM
hola a todos porque no os pasais a ver... http://www.kemdefer.com ...more >>

Looking for Feedback - Long Jump Game
Posted by Tweek at 3/15/2005 11:51:20 PM
I am working on a long jump game in Flash, trying to emulate the old 80's arcade Track and Field game. Please try it out and let me know your feedback here. http://www.ballpointpress.com/game19.html The graphics are all temporary, just there as a sort of proof of concept to see that I can c...more >>

Linking an email using the getURL action
Posted by sgl0ss at 3/15/2005 7:41:27 PM
I am trying to figure out if it is possible to add a subject line to an email setup using the getURL action? Say I have a flash site setup with two sections. One section has all the information you would want to know about apples and the other section has all the information you would wan...more >>

Advice for Designer Certification
Posted by JAXIMFLASH at 3/15/2005 7:40:30 PM
Does anybody have any suggestions on good study aides/books/online videos that would help someone prepare for the Flash MX 2004 designer certification?...more >>

Mouse Roll Over
Posted by tdecoste at 3/15/2005 7:31:48 PM
I have a movie with several symbols and they are quite small. I want to create an effect where a mouse rolls over and that symbol is scaled larger and could be clicked in the larger view to go to another link. Then when the mouse moves away it is returned to its original small size. Almost lik...more >>

Call external SWF to load in HTML cell from SWF file
Posted by interwebster at 3/15/2005 7:09:25 PM
I have laid out a design in an HTML document and am happy with it, but I have different swf files that I want to play one after the other in the HTML document. After one plays I want it to trigger another. If you look at the example I have set up, online, I want the icon animation to the left ...more >>

Flash Site TOO BIG!
Posted by imonlycouscous at 3/15/2005 6:36:01 PM
Help! I've designed a Flash site for an artist (lots of photos of paintings involved) The site file size (swf file) is HUGE! (7.5 mb) Usually I'll build a preloader at the beginning - but in this case the preloader will most definately be too long of a load... is there a way that I can ...more >>

:: New Site Review ::
Posted by Adil Bamanbehram at 3/15/2005 1:36:07 PM
hi all, i have just designed and uploaded a new version of a website made in flash. i wud appreciate getting reviews for the same. http://www.bamanbehram.com thanx ...more >>

Getting flash on top of HTML
Posted by fasterthanlight at 3/15/2005 4:35:27 AM
So every now and then I see some flash menu where you click a button, and the submenu slides out underneath the button. BUT the submenu slides out on top of the HTML page underneath the flash movie. How is this done? ...more >>

Adding sound to Movie & keeping file small
Posted by hot-chili at 3/15/2005 1:06:43 AM
I want to add sound to a movie but the mp3 is over 800kb, how do i keep the file size down when adding sound to a movie? i know i can reduce the quality, but is there a way of keeping it sounding alright and reducing the movie size. All help really appriciated. Thanks! ...more >>

Is flash incomplete by itself
Posted by mballom3 at 3/15/2005 12:00:03 AM
Hi Anybody can tell me why to buy dreamwaever while flash alone can do the complete job in web design? Is it just a matter of prefernce or is there any advantage with dreamveaver? thanks...more >>


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