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all groups > macromedia flash sitedesign > july 2006 > threads for july 22 - 28, 2006

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How to prevent website from "flashing"
Posted by 7sav at 7/28/2006 8:37:24 PM
http://www.959design.com/em Right at the start when you load the page.... When the flash movie loads onto the grey html background, it starts with a white background the size of the flash movie. Can this be avoided in any way or can it be made grey ? -S ...more >>


Creating back/forward buttons
Posted by jackcee at 7/28/2006 7:35:16 PM
The way my site is set up is I have seperate swf files for each page in the site. I want the user to click the back or forward button in the site (muck like a browser back/forward button in a browser) which would enable them to go to the last swf viewed. What would be the proper scripting fo...more >>

How to I chaange scenes... without the timeline?
Posted by NathanEdwards at 7/28/2006 12:55:43 PM
Hi I only know the basic of Flash so hopefully this question should be straight foreward to most people! I'm puting together a Flash movie that contains several scenes and need the Timeline to only continue form one scene to another (on some scenes not all) once a button symbol on scee...more >>

Setting a background image
Posted by Adam Deeley at 7/28/2006 12:47:20 PM
Hi wondered if anyone can help. I know you can set the stage background colour in flash and the published movie will sit central on top of the background. I want to set a pattern behind my published flash file. I dont want the scale of this pattern to change when the window is resized or moved...more >>

Site Design Question
Posted by conniereh at 7/27/2006 8:38:25 PM
Hi, I've been looking at sites like knowmenopause.com and justasktoday.com where there is an interactive video. I'm wondering if this is all done in flash. Is it a quick time movie that integrated into flash or exactly what? I want to be able to break this down and start learning as soon ...more >>

charging for services
Posted by fbcojman at 7/27/2006 7:26:02 PM
I am a self taught novice/advanced site designer and have never really looked into pricing of flash website design. Can anyone help me out with some estimation of what a site should cost or a breakdown of design fees that may be used? I appreciate the help. I do this on the side and have ha...more >>

Out of control file size - need a dowload solution
Posted by martianarm at 7/27/2006 2:01:12 PM
Hi I'm making a site for a photographer in Flash 8 This is where it's got to so far. See: http://www.markhowell.co.uk/005test.htm The project started off with much smaller dimensions and fewer photographs - it's got much bigger along the way and now it takes ages to download. The ...more >>

IE does not display my flash movie
Posted by Shoudibola at 7/27/2006 12:54:45 PM
Hello fellows, I am having a huge problem with MIE. It does not displays the flash object embed! Firefox works fine, but IE doesn't! Here are the codes: [Q]Code made by me: <object width="757" height="153"> <param name="movie" value="/script/top.swf"> <param name="quality" value=hig...more >>



Pop Up Window
Posted by Adam Deeley at 7/26/2006 7:44:56 PM
Hi ya. Just a quick question hopefully someone can help me as im stuck again. I have created my initial front (index html) page for my website, its a kind of entrance page asking if the user has flash etc. What i would like to happen is when the user clicks to enter my flash site (the main...more >>

Creating parent swf
Posted by jackcee at 7/26/2006 5:50:15 PM
My website, ctmgroupinc.com contains seperate swf's for each page in the site. I want to creat a "Parent" page that just contains the "shell". The shell would be the outside border and graphics . So when you click to go to another page you don't have to reload the border and graphics and only ...more >>

Centering Browser window
Posted by Adam Deeley at 7/26/2006 3:09:15 PM
Hi I really want my Flash/HTML page to automatically adjust the size to fill the viewers browser when entering my site. At the moment im publishing my flash movie so it is central within my HTML page - I dont want the movie to change size, i just want the HTML browser window to re adjust a...more >>

email error in flash mix
Posted by desel at 7/26/2006 4:05:44 AM
here is the error codes i am receiving in mx. here is email error that i receive in mx 2004 *Error** Symbol=mailform, layer=textboxes, frame=1:Line 1: Syntax error. mailto:desel@deselgian.com **Error** Symbol=mailform, layer=textboxes, frame=1:Line 4: Unexpected '<' encountered <fo...more >>

Flash movie integration problem
Posted by keoky at 7/25/2006 7:53:05 PM
hi, I am building a flash site, and would love to integrate this mouse trailer into my other file http://www.flzone.com/showDetail.asp?TypeId=13&NewsId=9766 I can't seem to get it right, I tried copying the action script to my original file, importing it as a .swf and can't get it to work, any...more >>

loading site of CD.
Posted by fbcojman at 7/25/2006 7:07:09 PM
I am creating a Promo CD where i designed a complete flash site and would like the CD to load automatically when inserted into a computer. The CD is loading correctly but will not play the .swf files on any machine other than my own. Even after I have installed Flash Player and SHockwave pla...more >>

SWF Positioning
Posted by Qu0t3 at 7/25/2006 1:19:26 PM
When putting my flash file onto the web, how would i position the .swf in the center of the page if it was on a page of it's own....more >>

I'm so f*n impressed 'bout some Fx that i've seen
Posted by mr . at 7/24/2006 6:10:46 PM
:shocked; I think that this FX was made with some Flash generator, but do you how it could be possible? Have u some idea bout how we could do something similar? that is the url: the corner-sheet Fx i'm talking http://www.lindaperry.net ...more >>

Help for flash design idea
Posted by sdiuhwer at 7/24/2006 6:01:29 PM
Hi, I am planning to do some portfolio site using flash and need help how to start. I have seen some sites including like http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/cezannes_apples/look.html If you click "look closely" and pop-up window opens. This flash design is what I like to know. Could...more >>

Flash Issues in Explorer
Posted by qfordp at 7/24/2006 3:21:57 PM
http://www.mmclc.org/beta In internet explorer, you have to click the menu once to "activate," then a second time to follow a link. This happens every time you visit a new page. Very annoying...any ideas? ...more >>

link text doesnt work
Posted by Del at 7/24/2006 2:33:31 PM
Someone please help here, the help file doesn't help. I am setting text as a hyperlink with http://www.google.com in the text properties but it does not work! If I just open the swf on it's own it does work, but not when it's in a browser! Such a simple/basic function but I must be missin...more >>

Any Ideas
Posted by CellaMarr at 7/24/2006 5:12:22 AM
I am attempting to create submenus for a couple of my buttons. I have an example of what it is I want to happen with by buttons. Just drag your mouse over the "photography" button (http://www.marcellariley.com/main.html). If you have any tips as to how to make this work please do tell. th...more >>

Text not showing up!!!!!
Posted by Web_man18 at 7/24/2006 12:37:53 AM
Ok so I am making a new website and it has a flash movie in it. in this flash movie when you put your mouse over a button...text fades in, then a picture fades in. It works on my computer, but when i try it on another completely up to date computer....text doesnt fade in, and the picture does....more >>

Movieclip problems
Posted by TurnerPaps at 7/23/2006 10:10:10 PM
Hey I made this movie clip that when u click buttons certain things change and i wanted this change to stay throughout my website but when i go to another scene it goes back to the normal way how do i make it so the change stays the same untill another button is pressed to change it????/ confu...more >>

Relating Height to Width...
Posted by postgoop at 7/23/2006 5:28:04 PM
Hi all, I'm working on a flash navigation bar for my site and I've got this problem... I set the width="100%" and leave out the height, and though the bar stays proportional, the flash object becomes 2x as tall as it should be (proportionally) with the extra space on the bottom. And when...more >>

Relative Links?!?
Posted by jimmyjh at 7/23/2006 12:00:00 AM
I am creating a website in flash, but can't seem to get relative 'links to work' If i check SITE in file, I see the path is C:\James\Website\ what should i type into URL in Properties to get to a word document in my site? Any help would be greatly appreciated. ...more >>

Interface design
Posted by Vince Mendella at 7/22/2006 4:47:54 PM
I am new to Flash and was wondering if there was anyplace to read up on Interface design in Flash 8 or general Interface design for web sites Vince...more >>

stop looping
Posted by j to the ustin at 7/22/2006 4:15:06 AM
hi, im kinda new so dont laugh. i have made a simple movie in flash 8 and am puting it in dreamweaver. I am wondering how i make my simple movie stop looping. im sure its a simple answer but i really neeed some help. any u can provide would be appreciated. thanks ...more >>

Difficult question....
Posted by GAMBRKER at 7/22/2006 1:55:16 AM
For this site I am working on, I have a background (in flash) that I would like to have visible and fill the entire window. Therefore I change my publish settings under dimensions to "percent - 100%". That works, however the problem lies here. My active area is roughly 1000x800. If someone...more >>


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