Hi, imagine a layer with a botton named X on it. now imagine a layer on top the layer mentioned above, however with a solid rectangle with transparency = 100% my problem is that when my mouse passes over this rectangle, i still get hover effect of Button X and my mouse arrow turns into ...more >>

Hi, I tried a drap and drop code with my movie clip. Everything is okay as long as i use absolute path to refer to it, but when i change everything to relative path, test movie, i can't drag. Any one has an idea what could be going on? ...more >>

hi.. i wana know... how do we make it possible that... if we have slide show like movie or somethin like that , then how can we make it possible to show first image while other remain downloading in backend........streaming like behavior...sorry for my spelling mistakes as wel ;) ...more >>

I am trying to make the movie load some preexistent text called "text.txt". I saved it on the same folder as my .Fla file. Do I have to put it into library, if so, how do I do it. I tried to write " loadVariables("text.txt"); ", but it shows pasted under 1, layer=Texto, frame=1:Line ...more >>

www.propulsa.com it's a blurred effect under trabajos > portfolio it looks simple but i'm not sure how it could be done. it's an overlay that gives a blurred view of the background when the link is clicked. it doesn't look like it's just a blurred view of the image then masked or... stre...more >>

Hello I'm building my web site and i need help on how to put images and text and make it scrollable? I already have text box scrollable but i want to mix text and images at the same box, how do I do that? Please check my site at http://www.hmsg.net/ ...more >>

Hi forum, I want to prepare a vumeter in 200width*60height with black background. I'have prepared one. www.sohbethane.com/mp3/vumetre.swf But I didn't like it. Because its always loop. My question is how can I prepare randomisely going vumeter? The vumeter that I prepared is roughly...more >>

I have elements I want to introduce on the main timeline that will require me to be able to see the last (stopped) frame of an earlier movie clip - for placement purposes. Is there a way to see the 10th frame of a MovieClip when you're on the main timeline that holds that movie clip? I can f...more >>

Hi there. I'm kinda new to flash and need some help. I put a simple photo slideshow on my family website. When then page load, it pauses to load the flash file FIRST before the rest of the graphics on the page. I'm using dreamweaver to build my site. Is there an easy way to make the image...more >>

Is it possible to make the pop menu generated in Dreamweaver MX display on top of a Flash Movie? I have a site design with a horizontal navigation bar and pop up sub menus, with a flash intro displaying right under the nav bar. Currently the pop up menus are partially hidden by the flash movie...more >>

http://dev.sbhomeshow.com Can anyone assist me on the home page? I have this actionscript to load two external text files in the same frame, sometimes I'll get an error message in one of the text box, "undefined." How can I fix this problem so they load properly every single time? Here...more >>

Hi, Could you please check this and tell me if you find any bug, if it run smoothly, specialy if you're using mac and any screen resolution above 1024*768. Cheers http://www.heldermoraisdias.com/ ...more >>

Somehow I can't use certain font in Flash? I have the whole futura family loaded in my font management software. Futura Medium is actually loaded in my font book. They all work fine in Illustrator, but I can't get hardly any of the fonts in that family to show up in the font menu in Flash. W...more >>

I need to get my text to wrap and rotate around a circle - like the lettering is around the edges of a coin. Seems like it should be easy, but I can't figure it out. Thanks for any advice!...more >>

Hi all I have not even built 1/2 my flash site and its MASSIVE!!! the swf file is 4,119 kb but the html file it is in is only 2kb. how do i make the flash file smaller? i have exported it and click on compress but it still makes no difference. if anyone has any ideas please let me know ...more >>

Hello, I am looking for some direction. Does anyone know of any MX tutorial or open source examples of a book or pages turning ? Thanks...more >>

I have been meeting several people who are in the Hip Hop biz and would like a web site done in Flash. I only know a little flash design, but not much. How long would it take for me to learn how to do a basic site like this one: www.badboyonline.com And where do I begin to teach myself thi...more >>

hi i am currently making a website in frontpage for year 12 class. i am wondering if anyone could help me. I am making buttons in flash and i want 2 link my flash buttons to pages in my frontpage website. Can anyone give me help on how 2 do this? thanks, michelle. ...more >>

I would like some feedback on this site (link below). I have tested with Netscape and IE but that is all I have available. My client assumes that most of her clients (wholesalers) will not have a dialup line and the site was designed with that in mind. Thanks in advance for your 2 cents. I...more >>

I?m working on a page that has a java drop down menu; I would like to add an swf file to this page. I would like the swf to be at the top of the page under the drop down menu. The swf file blocks the view of the drop down menu. In a previous post (Adding Flash as a background) the solution u...more >>

Hello everyone! I am building my first flash website using Flash MX and I am curious to find out : 1. How to load a swf file after the main interface has loaded. Example would be a music player that starts loading automatically after the movie has been preloaded. 2. How difficult it...more >>

I have a project that finally warrants the use of flash for what should seem to the user to be a simple tool. I want to have a series of 250px x 100px thumbnail images scroll from the bottom of a column to the top. When the user clicks on a thumbnail, I want it to center vertically, then the s...more >>

Subject says it all... How do I create a visited state on a button in flash. I'm doing a movie real with little squares that willmove someone anywhere throughout the slide show. If someone skips around I'd like for them to no which boxes they've already been at. Thanks Michael ...more >>

Hi all i have this problem , and i need some opiniouns from you .. i have this flash menu that does some animation . my problem is that i want this movie to play only once .. not every time it browes through the web site ... coz it would look so stupid , right ? each time i open a page ,...more >>

I have a 900x500 pixel flash, that I'm trying to align "in the middle" of a html. Resolution should not matter, since no matter what the resolution is it should always be in the middle. For example: 800x600: Flash is Aligned in the middle 1024x768: Flash is Aligned in the middle (flash s...more >>

I am a new Flash user & i have created a "nice" website...actually, it would be nice if it would not take forever to load! Ounce the site is in the computers cache, it loads correctly, but before this, it takes about 3 minutes to load. I am not using a dial-up modem. My code is pretty s...more >>

I can't figure out why this movie works alone: http://www.wagon-wheel-ranch.com/flash/camp1.swf But when I embed it into the web page the pictures take forever to load. I don't have a clue what would cause this? http://www.wagon-wheel-ranch.com/photos_pages/camp1.htm Amelia ...more >>

I have a flash doc with about 10 scenes that plays in less than 15 secs and I have a 15 sec music file that I want to stream from the beginning. The only help I can find tells me to add a layer and put the audio on it. What happens is that the audio plays ok for the first scene which is about ...more >>

This is my first time posting here and I was wondering just basically could someone help me just get started on making interactive games for my site? I have 2004 Flash MX professional....more >>