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all groups > macromedia flash sitedesign > april 2006 > threads for april 1 - 7, 2006

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mouse text or rollover text
Posted by clicksol at 4/7/2006 9:27:49 PM
I was wondering if anyone knows how to create a popup text next to the mouse pointer on a rollover? This would be similar to the effect you get in Dreamweaver with Alt text when you hover over an object or image. Just a little text box right next to the mouse pointer that is only viewable when...more >>


Help needed!
Posted by lukzie at 4/7/2006 4:26:07 PM
Hello everyone! I would be really greatful if someone can show me some help on how to trap the OnProgress() and OnReadyState() events using JavaScript within and HTML document. I am unable to find proper documentation any where in the web on how this can be done. Any help will be greatly a...more >>

Active X workaround script
Posted by F at 4/7/2006 3:00:36 PM
Hi there, Searching through here, I realize there are coding workarounds for IE blocking embeded flash movies. My problem is that I am not a javascript dude (pretty much no coding ability), so I cannot seem to implimplement these. There seem to be 2 types of workaround, a seperate javascript...more >>

custom mouse arrow
Posted by Skivling at 4/7/2006 12:00:00 AM
Howdy fellow Flashers! Yes! How do I assign a custom symbol instead of the standard hand? Thanx! Finn...more >>

Stroke an object
Posted by fanmap81 at 4/7/2006 12:00:00 AM
Can anyone tell me how i can go about stroking an object that already exists on the stage? I mean, i know you can set a rectangle or a circle to be drawn with a stroke, and then drag it out and it will be stroked. But i have objects that i brought in from illustrator and i would like to crea...more >>

How is this navigation done?
Posted by amyinbrooklyn at 4/6/2006 11:23:11 PM
http://www.eurythmics.com/index_e.htm I'm assuming it's a drag feature but how do they do it in 3D?...more >>

Looping Scenes
Posted by Donjworks at 4/6/2006 8:21:11 PM
Hello, Im a newbie to this world of Flash Sites, and I need some help. I need to loop a single scene, until the viewer presses a button to change scenes. Im not sure if this is possible, but any information is welcome! Thanks, Donjworks. http://www.freewebs.com/donjworks ...more >>

getURL problems
Posted by mrmusaeus at 4/6/2006 3:03:31 PM
Hi! I have a problem regarding a super simple getURL script: on (release) { getURL("../movis/05friefugl/05friefugl.html", "_self"); getURL("../movis/movisListe.html", "lister"); getURL("javascript: vis()"); } It works perfectly on my computer, but when i upload it online, it...more >>



play and skip problem ?
Posted by Kaneon at 4/6/2006 2:24:20 PM
Hi there , I am building a flash website atm. What I wanna do is: on mouse release = play the animation and once it has come to the last frame of the animation make the playhead skip to a different frame. Can anyone help me plz? ...more >>

visited link help
Posted by lamb_love at 4/6/2006 1:51:57 PM
Is there a way to create what is known as a visited link in html, in flash? For example, I have some rollover text links(movieclips) that I have created...which are green, and when you roll over them, they are red. Is there a way to keep the rollover red when it is clicked on? Then when anothe...more >>

Please help with my submenus
Posted by Rich at 4/6/2006 12:57:05 PM
Hello, I apologize if this got posted twice, my system crashed and since I don't see it I reposted it. I am creating my first website in Flash 8. I have a navigation bar that has submenus. I am unable to get the submenus to link to frames within the movie. I have given each button and in...more >>

Flash site maintenance by non-technical user
Posted by tinderstick at 4/6/2006 12:47:19 PM
Hello, Does anyone have experience with the following issue. 1. I have an existing flash-website with several pictures on it. I've designed that site for my friend, a non-technical user. 2. PURPOSE: I want to create a sort of back-office function on the website, with a login (username ...more >>

opposite of random
Posted by Bionicegg at 4/6/2006 9:50:59 AM
Does anyone know the opposite of random in flash MX? thanks, mj ...more >>

Help!
Posted by FLA8Newbie at 4/6/2006 12:00:00 AM
I'm (very) new to Flash and want to simply dissolve from the top photo banner on our website to the next, to the next, etc. (4 photos in all). I'm tediously reading my "Get to Know Flash" booklet which came with the software and feel like getting a gun. Any ideas? By the way, my (very) b...more >>

HOW TO GET TEXT SAME SIZE ON ALL SCREEN SETTINGS
Posted by JOE121 at 4/6/2006 12:00:00 AM
HOW TO GET TEXT SAME SIZE ON ALL SCREEN SETTINGS Please could someone help me, I have created a website and Published it with the following settings: 100% x 100% and Exact fit So that the website could be viewed ful screen on all browsers The only problem that I have got is that...more >>

Integrating HTML
Posted by bB_ at 4/5/2006 5:30:37 PM
i nd help integrating html into flash. I want to load a html page...into a flash .swf to make the website i am designing all in the one window. Is it possible to do this? any help would be appreciated! ...more >>

if you have the time chek out my site
Posted by zenaibar at 4/5/2006 4:14:01 PM
Hi, I tried to make a simple site in Flash that is small in size but nice and clean. The problem is not the design but the bugs if there are any. Is my first site so I would apreciate the help. http://www.libroed.ro ...more >>

Safari and Opera don't work like other broswers
Posted by snurg at 4/5/2006 2:19:36 PM
Hi, I am developing a Flash 8 Pro site I'm now beta-testing it online and I find that Safari and Opera will crash repeatedly (revisiting a button won't loadMovie and refresh crashes it too) while Firefox, IE, Netscape and others work trouble-free Is there any way to streamling the si...more >>

Slide show with a difference
Posted by beyondthebrand at 4/5/2006 1:22:18 PM
Hi all, I am not advanced in flash at all yet but i have many ideas i want to do on my site. The latest idea i have is as this: If you imagine an old slide projector, where you click the button and the slides all move round one in a circle to the front to show that slide. Well i want t...more >>

Custom Scrolling Area
Posted by Javo_1 at 4/5/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi Guys What i am trying to achieve is the development of a custom scrolling area within a flash movie. The custom area will contain a 'child' movie clip but will be controlled by the 'parent' movie. I have achieved a very basic and ugly version with the scrollpane component but it ...more >>

Mouseover Help
Posted by Flintlock22 at 4/5/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am pretty much a novice when it comes to flash and I would appreciate any help. I made an effect that when you mouseover a button, an image would fade in. The problem is that on the OVER level of the button, it regards the image and the button as one symbol so the image fades in when you mo...more >>

Text missing from Flash file
Posted by kmdesart at 4/4/2006 5:14:22 PM
I just uploaded my portfolio and friends told me that the text is missing from the pages. She looked it up on her laptop. I checked it out at my work station, and everything is fine. I looked up help topics related to this subject, and the only thing I found was to embed my text. Is this the a...more >>

Actionscript help
Posted by wynterain at 4/4/2006 3:28:34 AM
This is the actionscript I have on a layer named actions _ root.FxButton.onEnterFrame=function(){ if(mouse_over_FxButton){ _root.FxButton.nextFrame(); }else{ _root.FxButtton.prevFrame(); } }; this.onRelease =function(){ getURL("http://www.featuredfilms.net"); } ok problem ...more >>

Change colour of dynamically loaded text
Posted by Jason Church at 4/4/2006 12:00:00 AM
Can anybody help? I'm using Flash MX to create a website. I have a scrollable text area that dynamically loads text from an external .txt file. What is the quickest and easiest way to change the colour of the first paragraph to red and keep the rest of the copy black? Thanks for your...more >>

A page on a page...
Posted by Adian2006 at 4/4/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hoping someone can help..... I'm trying to design a website by only using Flash. So far I've created a good logo, title and four animated buttons set against a black background. I now want each button to activate 'a window' showing a photo and small amount of script. Each picture and s...more >>

Anyone without Flash player 8? Site check, please....
Posted by Brian at 4/3/2006 11:23:28 AM
I just built a new site and it is in flash8. I thought I built the tester right, but just had someone in Nicaragua look at it and see nothing. He looked at some other projects of mine with flash in them and had no problem. Did I do it wrong? Why could that happen? Here is the site I am talk...more >>

drag and drop with swapdepth problem
Posted by digit at 4/3/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am trying to create a drag and drop with the line trail effect and also using swapdepths so when you drag a circle to the other circle, it will detect that it's always in front. But I must be doing something wrong because the circle and lines moving randomly whenever I drop the circle to the o...more >>

Forms
Posted by indigomontoya at 4/2/2006 3:06:32 AM
In html you can make forms to send data to external files. Can this be done in flash? I want my client to be able to submit information in a form in flash and have it saved to a file on the server for later use. I can only find ways to pass information to scripts for temporary use, not to sto...more >>

Loading another swf into a swf
Posted by bB_ at 4/1/2006 7:14:52 PM
I have created a menu for a website which is a single .swf file. i have another ..swf file that is the site content. I'm loading the different pages as seperate ..swf files and i can do this by loading them into levels when the user clicks a button. The problem is...i want to load my menu on t...more >>

linking from within a flash site to another
Posted by wynterain at 4/1/2006 3:14:05 AM
I have this site, which I did to put up until I'm finished with the 3d site. Which by the way I am excited about. Anyway, I am trying to link a mc symbol to another webpage. How do I do that with a fully flash site? I created this site totally in flash. That is everything except the photos ...more >>

Flash Tutorials
Posted by Chris at 4/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi just thought i'd let people know about http:\\www.gotoandlearn.com if you already know then sorry Online tutorials for flash ...more >>


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