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all groups > macromedia flash sitedesign > october 2006 > threads for october 8 - 14, 2006

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creating a first time site
Posted by emc020673 at 10/14/2006 11:06:36 PM
what is a good stage size for building a web site in flash...... I use to know the pixel dimensions but since I have been out of the loop I totally forgot. also I want to create "growing effect" in that I have these really artsy curly lines I created in Illustrator.... but I want to make th...more >>

back button
Posted by cartoonme91 at 10/14/2006 12:00:00 AM
I created a flash website where each page has links to other external swfs. As a result, the back button in the browser window doesn't work. How do I adjust it so that users can opt to use the back button as well? Thanks -chris ...more >>

Virtual Tours
Posted by bright idea at 10/13/2006 7:50:55 PM
I am wanting to add virtual tours to my websites. Is there a way to do that with flash? I have a rotator head for my tripod. Is there a way to put the photos together and have it where someone could move from side to side? ...more >>

Can I pull a flash done menu into Dreamweaver?
Posted by computerkitten at 10/13/2006 7:46:11 PM
I am taking a Flash class this term and its still the beginning of the quarter....so I am a "newbie." I know that later in this term we are going to be doing Flash menus. I was wondering though that if you build a Flash menu, can that be incorporated or pulled into Dreameaver? I want to ...more >>

Drop Down Menu?
Posted by Lennon[18] at 10/13/2006 7:07:24 PM
Hi All, I am in the process of setting up a drop down menu - everything is pretty much in place. I have a movie clip with 2 labels on the timeline, "collapsed" and "expanded". There is 1 button located at "collapsed" on press moves you to the frame "expanded" where I have 3 buttons that no...more >>

Looping
Posted by JoelPeyton at 10/13/2006 3:49:21 PM
Help, i'm new to Flash and have just created an intro for a webpage, however when i play it in a browser it continuously loops and I don't want it to, I have changed all instances to Play once but that still doesn't help. Also I've changed my browser settings to play once and that works, but ...more >>

Global color replace on a shape
Posted by DBrent at 10/12/2006 5:41:43 PM
I have a movie that has 40 frames. Each frame has 9 black shapes that as you step through the frames change position. Is there a way to change all 360 (40frames x 9 shapes/frame) shapes from black to some other color without having to select each frame, select the shapes, and change the c...more >>

Single .swf or load multiple swf for faster website?
Posted by space21uk at 10/12/2006 4:14:01 PM
what is quicker? Single .swf with all you movies on different frames and then using buttons to jump to frames? or load multiple swf into a single page for faster website? i see websites that are super quick but is this how it is done? i would imagine that this is as once you stick a pr...more >>



website critique
Posted by swtheory1986 at 10/12/2006 3:43:22 PM
Hey, just wanted to get some feedback for my site, anyway here's the link let me know what you think, Thanks. http://www.louisianamaintomain.org...more >>

new t flash and need help or a good tutorial
Posted by tinn_man at 10/11/2006 11:10:08 PM
on my web page on the right hand side ( http://www.3trfm.com.au ) i have made a continous looping menu but need to make it a continous loop with no breaks as you will see there is a break when it gets to the end of the mc. does anyone know of a good tutorial or know of a way of doing this? if ...more >>

Buttons skip to next frame?
Posted by Lennon[18] at 10/11/2006 6:06:36 PM
Hi all, I wonder if anyone can shed some light? I have a flash movie where I have approx 25 buttons, now all the buttons do is when you rollover they jump to a certain point in my timeframe to display a different image. My problem is that if you rollover the same button twice it skips to t...more >>

Audio Sound loading, any way to fix it?
Posted by space21uk at 10/11/2006 12:00:00 AM
Can someone tell me how music is loaded so quickly and sound so good on this site, its a very cool flash site but when i tend to add audio to my site its very slow, i get blank screen before it loads and sound quality is terrible. Can someone give me any good pointers in making your audio sou...more >>

Screen resolution settings
Posted by prachis at 10/11/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am supporting one application. The client side of which is designed in flash. I can open this application only when my screen resolutions are set to1024x748, and not for any other settings (for 800x640 OR 1280x1024). Is it possible to make some settings in my flash programs so that it will w...more >>

Printing from Flash
Posted by BubbaGrizz at 10/10/2006 7:20:06 PM
I have a website created in Flash 8. I am hearing from my users that they are not able to print from that site. All they get is a black box where the content is located. Is there a setting I am missing when creating the site that won't allow people to print? ...more >>

I want a flash clock in my banner
Posted by coeyg at 10/10/2006 5:06:22 PM
Hi lads, I need your help. I have a flash file 150 by 150 of a clock /file name is clock.swf. My main navigational banner on my site is 750 by 150./ file name is banner.gif. I need the clock flash file to be incorporated in main site banner, As i am new to flash and have very limited kno...more >>

Movie and Button Linking
Posted by dbondmelo08 at 10/10/2006 2:29:27 PM
Hey Everyone, So I"m trying to make a site that has some of the functions of the www.niketown.com site. There is the animated drop down menu (which I can do) but I'm not sure how to make the buttons have that highlight in them and also when you click on an option I want my "movie" clip t...more >>

sperate window for file
Posted by cartoonme91 at 10/10/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi guys, On my website I have a link to a pdf file, but it opens in the same browser window. what code would I use to open it in a seperate window? Thanks -chris...more >>

Cannot get my button link to work
Posted by doug145 at 10/9/2006 8:40:02 PM
Anyone that knows: I am a newbie to Flash. I have tried many times to add a link to my buttons in Macromedia Professional. I create an Actions layer and go to the Properties window for that button and I enter a link and it is saved in the properties window. But when I run a test of my file...more >>

Efficient, dynamic, zoom to view image details
Posted by b_rand at 10/9/2006 5:20:31 PM
I am trying to create a photography site which allows the visitor to zoom into any portion of a selected image. I know that I could load a very large, detailed image, and scale it upon user click, however, these files are huge, and I would prefer only to load the portion of the image that the ...more >>

Mouseover plays movie
Posted by 3dtodd at 10/9/2006 1:31:52 AM
I want to make Nav buttons that on mouse-over will play a flash animation in a specified area of the web page. Can someone direct me to a tutorial for this? Cheers. ...more >>

MovieClipLoader Problem
Posted by Essam Maccar at 10/9/2006 12:16:39 AM
Dear all I have a movie wher in the first frame i need to load a jpeg that will act like the background of the movie so it take time more than the content and i decided to load it first to an emptymovieclip on the stage first and if it is loaded then it will continue playing my movie as the rest...more >>

load URL
Posted by blinkin21 at 10/9/2006 12:00:00 AM
hey there, is there any way to load an URL (www page) into a sertain BOX? let's say, that in frame 1, i drew a BOX (rectangle). create a button. on release, to load certain www.file in that rectangle. is it possible to do that? thank you for your time best rgards ...more >>

A few issues
Posted by space21uk at 10/8/2006 6:38:59 PM
My problem is my home page has a small intro in which i just loop for frame 205 to end after it loads, on a button i have created i have given the following script, but it plays the intro again, i just want to play from fram 205 onwards, just as it does when the home page is opened, what im i ...more >>


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