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Jagged Pictures Post Upload
Posted by Mikeb88_69 at 5/31/2006 5:08:17 PM
Pictures become jagged around the edges after I upload onto the internet. The quality is 100 and the .swf looks fine. It's only after I upload this problem occurs. I've tried .gif and .jpeg (right now it's .gif) Thank you Please take a look in 'pics' <a target=_blank class=ftaltern...more >>


XML Issue
Posted by Firelands_Tech at 5/31/2006 4:27:52 PM
I recently created a flash animation for a local restaurant to display the bands that will be preforming there. I used XML to display the dynamic content so that it could easily be changed when needed. The animation works fine when I use flash player, however when I try to embed the flash an...more >>

site check, wanted to ask the pro's
Posted by TB58 at 5/31/2006 3:45:28 PM
any suggestions from the pro's would be appreciated... <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.theinfoagency.com/web.html">Text</a> thanks...more >>

Updating a text box continuously in a frame
Posted by SSzretter at 5/31/2006 3:33:15 PM
I am learning flash, and have created a web site in flast by creating single key frames with goto and play buttons to jump between them (page to page) and stop() commands on each of them. On one of the pages I have a dynamic text box, and some actionscript that updates text into it from a se...more >>

Need some help
Posted by matt.erb at 5/31/2006 1:31:07 AM
Hi, im designing a site for a new TV Channel I made, I was working around with with the credits when I came up with an idea. Can someone please give me some help on how to originally start out with pictures being in a small square (like only showing the head) but when you roll the mouse over...more >>

Why Won't my swfs work in Explorer on XP?
Posted by lmalicksmith at 5/30/2006 9:38:50 PM
I have designed some flash buttons for a site using both a sound on rollover and then link on click. They work fine on the Mac in Safari, Mozilla and Explorer with out any additonal involvement, but when I test it on the PC in Explorer using XP, I have to clck to activate the flash, then to ge...more >>

flashvars and DOM
Posted by skot:317 at 5/29/2006 4:58:00 PM
I thought I would try using DOM to change flv's inside my .swf. It seems to work, yet not. Clicking on the link should "fill" the div with the code for the swf and load the flv. What I see is a blip (opens and closes in a split second) of it instead. Is it a browser issue or coding? (...more >>

how do you control a movie that has been loaded into a holder?
Posted by Bionicegg at 5/28/2006 2:32:36 AM
Anyone know how do you control a movie that has been loaded into a holder? I want the buttons in my main file to tell the imported movie where to play and what frame to stop on. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance! MJ ...more >>



Comments on My Site
Posted by Donjworks at 5/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hello, This is my very first flash site. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.freewebs.com/134221">CLICK HERE</a> Any Comments? And can anyone view the Animations on the Animations page? I could see them yesterday, but they won't load for me today. ...more >>

Help, hiding text fields
Posted by Scriptersx at 5/28/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hi i am making a simple mp3 player for my website, i have a dynamic text box and i want to be able to hide it. When i try set the mc that its in alpha to 0 everything else bar the test box disappears, then even when i set it to the text box nothing happens? Any ideas?? ...more >>

Forms
Posted by Donjworks at 5/27/2006 10:03:30 PM
Hello, I am in the midst of creating my very first flash website, and I was wondering how to make a form. Nothing special, just how to enable the viewers to enter text, and click a 'Submit' button, sending their input text to my inbox. Thank you! ...more >>

Flash Help
Posted by medmark at 5/27/2006 1:41:32 PM
HI, I know there has to be a simple solution for this. When I place my Flash movie in Dreamweaver the border comes up when I mouseover. I don't want the mouseover to show just load the movie: This is the link:<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.webinnovations.or...more >>

Flash 5 to flash 8 file conversion
Posted by top of the bear at 5/27/2006 12:51:59 AM
Hi , I wrote an large application some years ago in flash 5 that I canned due to formatting problems with downloaded data. (stockmarket info converted into word text & ect). I like the external data assimulation support of Flash 8 so tried to compile the Flash 5 code with Flash 8 (trial vers...more >>

Gradient Masking
Posted by GAMBRKER at 5/26/2006 7:01:08 PM
I've been trying to do this for quite some time and can't figure it out. I want to create a wiping effect with a gradient as a mask (color > transparent). So it looks smooth fading left to right or whatever. You get the picture, hopefully :). I know how to create a color > transparent grad...more >>

HTML in flash
Posted by Chiefos at 5/26/2006 9:34:06 AM
Hi, is there a way to display HTML files inside flash some how? Thanks, Chris. ...more >>

Expanding Background
Posted by Chiefos at 5/26/2006 9:32:59 AM
Hi, I have seen several flash sites whereby the background image scales up and down when the window size is changed. How do I do this?...more >>

Flash movie confusion in a browser
Posted by mileslit at 5/26/2006 3:49:42 AM
I have put a few movies in a website, one strictly for the opening splash page and the other works as a simple picture engine for various choices. The weird part is it works fine in my IE, and relatively well on my two friends IE's but with one subtle change. In there browsers it has a shade...more >>

spinning a graphic like spinning a coin
Posted by lcbentley at 5/25/2006 9:40:32 PM
does anyone know what tool to spin a logo like a quarter ty...more >>

Loop MP3 in web page without a gap between loops?
Posted by Chris Tomlinson at 5/25/2006 5:22:56 PM
Hi all, I wish to play a looping MP3 'sound effect' of a street on a new web page I'm working on. The idea is that the sound will seamlessly loop and give the impression of constant background noise so you feel like you're there. However, due to the nature of MP3s they contain a short gap ...more >>

Rollover Movie Clip----Getting Remote Text to Appear
Posted by rrsrsr at 5/25/2006 1:08:42 AM
I am trying to set up a page with multiple movie clips. When rolling over each clip a description needs to appear at the bottom of the page. I know how to do this with buttons rather than mc's : (create a dynamic text box. In the Var field for the box enter "status" //then the mc in questio...more >>

Comments on my site
Posted by Rowan at 5/24/2006 10:52:31 PM
This is not all my own stuff, but I have made many modifications to the design -- mainly to include some PHP backend stuff, to allow the content to be updated via XML files. Some of the links are not working, and some of the contect is missing, but I want to recieve some comments on this.....more >>

Two flash movies management
Posted by Shoudibola at 5/24/2006 6:43:16 PM
Hi! I have two movies and I want to play only one, and when the user select to play the second, the first one stops and the second starts to play. How do I do it through Javascript??? See ya! Augusto ...more >>

Oh Lord, I wish I wasn't so stupid
Posted by trebizond at 5/24/2006 1:07:09 PM
Good afternoon to you all, As usual when I have to revert to forums, I'm going to slapping my own forehead soon enough, I know, but I wonder if someone could help me. Basically, I've produced a web page in Flash (although in retrospect it may have been easier not to, but never mind), and...more >>

target _blank isn't opening in new window
Posted by anonymous at 5/24/2006 1:41:40 AM

links not working in draggable?
Posted by anonymous at 5/23/2006 3:50:04 AM

Dynamic text boxes and Paypal
Posted by Monkey Dust at 5/22/2006 3:52:40 PM
Hi all Just got a quick question about Dynamic text boxes. Is it possible to send information like ?total amount? to Paypals check out via a button? Thanks in advance ...more >>

adjusting time zones
Posted by sun4none at 5/22/2006 1:32:19 PM
okay people! emergency here! have to set up 2 clocks.. one showing New Jersey time and another showing Indian (Calcutta) time! how??? thank you!...more >>

centering movie in page using https publish
Posted by mgason at 5/22/2006 3:11:23 AM
Hi, I dont do much html. I would normally put my flash movie in a table and center it both horizontally and vertically. Now I have used the new HTTPS publish option and command in flash which creates a redirect for non flash 8 users and gets around the recent IE issue off needing to acti...more >>

My site :D
Posted by wachirat at 5/22/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hello guys, I'm from Thailand so this is my first site let's have a look <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://http://www.artdrenalin.net">artdrenalin.net</a>:beer;...more >>

Flash Player 8 Update
Posted by mynameissam.co.uk at 5/22/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hey guys, I've been tearing my hair out trying to get Flash Player 8 working properly. Rather unsually, PC's on Internet Explorer (and some MACs) that have Flash player 7, view the content without text (due to the Flash Player 8 only opiton: Anti Alias for Readability) Fair enough, but...more >>

Need advice on site structure
Posted by guttyguppygmail at 5/20/2006 3:55:41 AM
I have a site that moves to one of six windows. Each window follows a different guide layer. When a link is clicked, i want the window that is supposed to come in to animate into place. When the home button is clicked, I want the movie to animate back along the same guide to the beginning. The...more >>

invisible scroll component
Posted by druhallen at 5/20/2006 3:13:25 AM
I've created a dynamic text with an scroll bar. Ok, it works fine. Then I modified it to be a movie clip. Now comes the problem. Then I created a scrollpane. And made a button on the side that loads that dynamic text movie clip into the scrollpane propertie scroll content. The thing is...more >>

flash promo site
Posted by eerkmans at 5/18/2006 5:01:40 PM
Hi, I just designed and uploaded this promotional site for a dance party: <b><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.twee20.com">twee20</a></b> This site throws aside all standards for usability and becomes more cluttered and messy with every click you make...more >>

Scrolling and Email
Posted by Lyle Christine at 5/18/2006 4:17:01 PM
Hi, can anyone tell me how to change my text scrolling buttons so the text scrolls when the button is held down, currently I can only get it to scroll down one click at a time. Also, I have a movie clip that I would like to add a mailto so Outlook Express opens up when clicked. Any hel...more >>

External MP3 Streaming Control
Posted by Paras Sheth at 5/18/2006 3:54:27 PM
hey guys am lookin for an MP3 Streaming Control which can just play an external .mp3 file with draggable slider in it and all basic info. thanx Parry ...more >>

My First webpage
Posted by northstar_86 at 5/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hey everyone! I just launched my first flash site, and my first website period! Check it out and give me feedback, some things could be smoother but I am still learning! If you have any pointers I would love to hear them. Thank you! <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="ht...more >>

Seamless Unload
Posted by bB_ at 5/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
Hey there, would appreciate some guidance on this! I have a situation where a website is split up into different loaded SWFs in different layers, ie: i have a background_skin layer, navigation layer and each page has its own SWF. To navigate around the site, the user clicks a button from t...more >>

Movie Clips work oddly in Browser
Posted by cdewinter at 5/17/2006 11:16:05 PM
I've created a web page with a .swf file embedded in it. From a button in that file I can load a movie clip (which is a drop down menu (saved as a .swf file)) then when I click on the drop down menu to show a "product area" movie clip it does not appear... they are not on top of each other bu...more >>

Dynamic Javascript and the flash together creates flickering problem in the dynamic menu
Posted by gurus at 5/16/2006 11:57:10 PM
Hi, I have a dynamic navigation menu which is generated on the fly (dynamic) by a javascript. On the same page I have a flash file displayed. Whenever I move the mouse over the navigation menu, the menu starts flickering.... I have some other page without the flash file but with the dynami...more >>

html in flash
Posted by mybluehair at 5/16/2006 7:28:16 PM
how do you put html in flash? like...I have a code that uses html (javascript) and I want to put it in there. its a voting poll...ether way how do I do that? thanks ...more >>

:site to specify a house, Please hel
Posted by mancs at 5/15/2006 4:34:50 PM
Basically I am in the final year of my 7th year architectural education in the UK and have been asked to put together a presentation of my project in flash so that the external examiner can play around with it..problem is I don?t know flash and got to do it for three weeks time. I am c...more >>

critique this site
Posted by martinstaceyuk at 5/15/2006 1:17:05 PM
Hi, i've just designed this site: http://www.kjslaundry.com/test any feedback would be really appriciated! cheers...more >>

Right Click
Posted by OmerFarooq at 5/15/2006 12:00:00 AM
When i right click on my webpage made in flash, I get the menue Zoom In, Zoom Out, Quality, Play, Loop, Rewind, Forward, Back, Settings, Print, About Macromedia Player 8 But most of the time when i right click in any ones else web site on net , I only get the menue Settings, About Macrom...more >>

List of known Compatability Issues?
Posted by dan_vaughan at 5/15/2006 12:00:00 AM
I've got a problem with loading certain parts of a published swf when testing online. The flash code generally works fine locally, but when I test it online, it doesn't seem to complete certain actionscripts fully or correctly. Before I start asking specific questions about code, is there a ...more >>

please help!! movie not loading on server!!
Posted by sdoret at 5/13/2006 1:36:37 AM
I know this might be weird question but I am having a weird problem! I have uploaded a swf file to my server and it works fine the first time you click on the enter button to get into the site. But if you close out of the swf window, and try to reopen it, the window just stays blank, and the m...more >>

and another thing...
Posted by dbsneaks at 5/13/2006 12:13:47 AM
if i'm loading "sub" movie, how do i control it? here's the situation, i am doing a site for handbags. each time the user selects a style, i load in a swf on level 1. these bags have 2 views and i would like to be able to have the button for "additional view" exist in the main swf. troubl...more >>

Flash inside Flash
Posted by Donjworks at 5/12/2006 2:02:18 PM
Hello, I am creating a flash site, inwhich I will display my flash animations. I was wondering if it is possible to display my animations inside my flash website. If it is possible, how? Any help will be usefull. *** View my non-flash website: www.freewebs.com/donjworks ...more >>

interactive 3D models in flash
Posted by c_train at 5/12/2006 2:55:13 AM
I have some 3D models that I generated using Solidworks. I would really like to integrate these in an interactive window within my flash portfolio. Does anyone know how to do this? A website called www.3dcontentcentral.com has exactly what I want. If I could copy that exactly, then I would be...more >>

2 questions-- easy for you geniuses!
Posted by dbsneaks at 5/11/2006 4:58:54 PM
did i butter everyone up? ok-- 2 things. first off, i'm wondering if someone can tell me the best frame rate to use for really liquid animation. i'm not using any math-heavy action script so this is all keyframe stuff. second... check out www.acura.com... how does one accomplish that blu...more >>

Flash equivalent to refresh pragma (Linux API)
Posted by tarper NO[at]SPAM t-online.de at 5/11/2006 2:41:32 PM
Hi folks, I'm completely new to flash, just using what can be done with it on a Linux machine. Seems to be quite a lot, but of course it's not the fully featured API. So please apologize if my question happens to sound strange to people being familiar with the original application. :-)) I ...more >>


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