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all groups > macromedia flash sitedesign > august 2005 > threads for august 22 - 28, 2005

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onRollOver question
Posted by RedHatFan at 8/28/2005 8:13:15 PM
Ok people.....here is my question.....i have two movie clips in the same layer.One of them crosses over the other.They both have onRollOver function but when the cursot is over the first one(witch is above the other) and this is the place where they cross only the first activates the trigger(t...more >>

DooM 3 GriD EffecT
Posted by RedHatFan at 8/28/2005 7:50:58 PM
Hello friends! I have a question about flash and will be pleased if you help me find out the answer......so anyone of you played DooM 3? Have you noticed the effect of the grid in the main menu?What i am talking about is the lines that flash when you move the mouse over them....however i d...more >>

newbie in a big way
Posted by LuciBrown at 8/28/2005 12:03:53 AM
I know I know, it sounds like a dumb question, but how do you upload the graphics, jpg or gifs on the flash. I purchased a template which I am trying to learn on. I managed to get through most of it but two parts have stumped me and all my reading today has not come close to helping me underst...more >>

please critique site...
Posted by JuanL21 at 8/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
please test out and give feedback.. thanks! www.schooloffame.com no intro yet (so skip intro link doesnt work).. everything else is complete http://www.schooloffame.com...more >>

Help please! Multiple movies within a button
Posted by UXO at 8/27/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hi! Although I don't know much about Flash, I just can't see what I'm doing wrong here folks. What I'm trying to accomplish is a header with categories and subcategories. When you rollover the category, a subcategory appears in its place. When you roll over a subcategory, it plays a simila...more >>

Gradients color for the whole sentence.
Posted by 123lionel at 8/26/2005 7:47:31 PM
Hello, How to set the gradients color for the whole sentence not for a single letter? Thanks. ...more >>

holder mc opacity vs loaded jpg opacity
Posted by macron at 8/26/2005 6:30:20 PM
i have a quick question - if you have a holder movieclip with alpha=0, will the images loaded into it also have an alpha of 0? cheers, m....more >>

flash and search engine optimization
Posted by Eric at 8/26/2005 2:54:05 PM
Does anyone have a good tips for search engine optimization on a 100% flash site? Aside from using meta tags, I can't seem to find any solid information on how to improve rankings. Any advice is greatly appreciated....more >>



html / embedding problem
Posted by Anth2003 at 8/26/2005 12:44:36 AM
Hi, I have created a movie and tested it by loading it directly into my browser from my server http://www.cbdlondon.com/test/brochure.php?id=23LBR I am using a query string to determine the path to the movie and the fact that I can see the "loading" graphic tells me that the php in there is...more >>

invisible movieclips with X and Y dimensions
Posted by macron at 8/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
is it possible to make a movie clip that is invisible that has height and width? (i know you can make a movie clip 'invisible' if it is the same color as the stage, but what if you want to put a movie clip on top of a photographic image?) the reason i need a movie clip with dimensions is so ...more >>

centering images in an empty movie clip
Posted by macron at 8/25/2005 11:09:20 PM
i have a holder mc that is going to be used for centering images, but i don't want it to appear on the screen until the user clicks on a thumbnail. my question is, assuming you have the holder mc in your library, how do you instruct flash to put that that movie clip on the stage at specified ...more >>

browser compatability
Posted by dogbitex at 8/25/2005 11:21:58 AM
my flash ( http://www.dogbite.co.il ) works on IE, but doesnt work on other browsers so ive been told. how do i make it compatible...more >>

Mozilla firefox- compatibility
Posted by itsji at 8/25/2005 6:49:04 AM
I have a flash intro (Index Page) for my site, it works fine in internet explorer, but when viewed in mozilla the intro page shrunks into a very small size. any help is appreciated....more >>

Website Help
Posted by person112324 at 8/25/2005 12:00:00 AM
http://www45.brinkster.com/mgras/site.swf This is the link to my site. I'd like to have it so that when you click on one of the buttons (with the exception of the ADSA button), it will display the page the button refers to in the white box. I don't know how to go about this. Please help me...more >>

Input box design attributes
Posted by webp0ser at 8/25/2005 12:00:00 AM
I am using input boxes for a login form. I would like to add design attached to the boxes for overall design much in the same way that css effects html input boxes. I would also like to add effect for onFocus events - for instance have a glow around the input box with focus. I can't seem to f...more >>

Button Tutorial
Posted by StargrrlGrafx at 8/25/2005 12:00:00 AM
I'm looking for a tutorial that show me how to make a movie clip button that has certain text on it, but when clicked shows different text on it. Like this Button initally sais, "Start" When the button is clicked then the text should change to say "Stop" I know 3 things, this is rea...more >>

preloader
Posted by thorny_moloch at 8/24/2005 11:50:25 PM
ok what im wanting to do is a mask over preloader. ive finally got the masking part down. i just need to know how to incorporate that into a preloading sequence....with the % and all that!...more >>

Load Movie problem???
Posted by blackdogjib at 8/24/2005 11:21:23 PM
buttons below the loaded layer leak through. What do i do. please please thanks! Ill do anything!! Sarah ;) http://parklandpilates.com/test.zip...more >>

Need help with user login, database, and shopping cart creation.
Posted by ZuziaAga at 8/24/2005 7:53:45 PM
Hello, I am fairly new to flash and have the Flash MX 2004 Pro. I am creating a website in Flash, and I need to know if the following is possible, and also how do you suggest that I should do it, where to find good info, books, or perhaps existing templates: 1. A user login interface t...more >>

Cool Mask Effect
Posted by pleb007 at 8/24/2005 1:11:57 PM
Hi Peeps There is a cool effective use of masks here>> http://www.dynamicfactory.us/swf.php?page=http://www.dynamicfactory.us/004/first /first.htm select the third or fouth option on th nav menu and se the vertical anmiation of the masks. My question is can this be achieved any simpler ...more >>

Jpegs vs. Gifs in flash
Posted by Zmc08 at 8/24/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hey, I'm a photographer and I'm in the process of building my portfolio website (www.zachmccullough.com) and up to this point I've just been dragging my photo files into flash (which i believe is converting the JPEG'S to GIF's?); and that has been fine, but now that I'm trying to build my head...more >>

Skipping scenes - works fine in .fla but not .swf
Posted by Cara D at 8/24/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hello, I am working on a portfolio in Flash. It was working fine all around but now it's not. It's set so that the user clicks on the "next" button and goes to the next scene, which is a different portfolio piece. It works fine in the .fla file, going to the correct next scene, but w...more >>

Recommended procedures for green screen on a budget
Posted by Centerpoint Computer at 8/23/2005 9:13:46 AM
I'd like to record a video of myself introducing my company. I want it to appear as though I'm walking into the browser from the side of the screen. I know where to get chromakey green paint and fabric, but what would be the best budget video production software that I'd use to make this wor...more >>

Two flash files on one page, one controls the other
Posted by Centerpoint Computer at 8/23/2005 9:08:56 AM
If I embed two separate swiffs on one page, be it PHP or HTML, is it possible for the buttons in one of the swiffs to control the timeline of the other swiff? What about if the navigation structure is in a php file, included from another PHP file, and the content which also contains a flash ...more >>

Fading help
Posted by thorny_moloch at 8/23/2005 7:33:19 AM
i need some big time help with fading things!! I've been trying and trying to but it wont fade once i test the movie. someone please help!!!:confused;...more >>

How to make an XML driven navigation
Posted by eculturedesigns at 8/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have been trying to make a flash navigation similar to the one when you view the feature tour in studio 8. Does anyone know where i can look or already have something built that i can buy to do this? ...more >>

Peculiar flash plug in behavior...
Posted by tiger2808 at 8/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
I have some flash elements on a site that, for whatever reason, have stopped working on my computer. I reloaded the plug in and frankly am baffled. On my mac (dual 1.8 G5) and my Dell I experience the following: It works on the following: Internet Explorer on the PC Netscape on the PC ...more >>

Display HTML in Flash
Posted by C0ffee at 8/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
ok lemme explain...I have a site up and running that is flash free...I want to kick it up a notch by using flash...only problem is I want a specific html/php page to open IN the flash movie...like frames in html....this page I'm seeking is ever-changing (its a stats page for an online game I p...more >>

fluid layout
Posted by AaronDCampbell at 8/22/2005 11:55:39 PM
Is there a way to make a flash site that has a fluid layout (expanding or contracting to the users resolution)?...more >>

fluid layout
Posted by AaronDCampbell at 8/22/2005 11:55:29 PM
Is there a way to make a flash site that has a fluid layout (expanding or contracting to the users resolution)?...more >>

Text in Loaded SWF
Posted by StargrrlGrafx at 8/22/2005 12:23:40 AM
I'm loading a smaller swf into a main swf and no matter what I do no text that I type shows up when the main movie is is viewed. It shows up fine when I preview the smaller sub swf alone. Am I missing something? This should be pretty easy. TIA Amelia ...more >>

buttons help
Posted by dogbitex at 8/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
im new to flash and im having problams all the time. i used a tutorial from http://www.cbtcafe.com/flash/flyoutmenu/flyoutmenus.html im having a problam with linking the buttons to go to a specific scene from within the movie clip. as linking im using gotoandplay("art", 1); but a...more >>

Picture Gallery (too big )
Posted by evilcaddie at 8/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
i'm having a issue of making a picture gallery in flash and i'm using smaller pics but it seems to jump the Kb up like crazy do you guys have any suggestions oh and i want it to be scrollabe if that helps thanks clint ...more >>

Background Image covering entire screen
Posted by ultima93 at 8/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
How do I make background image in Flash cover entire screen? Any help is greatly appreciated....more >>

Please help
Posted by cre8te4ever at 8/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
:confused; I have a completed site that works yet I am having some stability issues with it causing browser crashing. It doesn't happen on any particular button or section, just randomly. The site is built in the following manner: There is a main.swf file that is root zero. All other ...more >>

Flash Header
Posted by dreamx.0 at 8/22/2005 12:00:00 AM
Hello, I need some help with how to create simple drop down menus when a button is rolled over. I have an idea and i trying to persue but it isn't working i've designed the drop down menu but i can't navigate through it because it disapears. this is how i did it: the drop down menu is with...more >>


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