ActionScript 2.0 :: XML Structured Flash Site
Nov 17, 2006Anybody know of any simple Flash examples of nav and content structured with XML?
View 2 RepliesAnybody know of any simple Flash examples of nav and content structured with XML?
View 2 RepliesAs opposed to building a site from scratch I pointed him to Template Monster so in the essence of time we could just gut one. Once there of course the shiny ball that is Flash seduced him. He is hell bent that he wants one of those fully Flash animated sites, where every click or hover of your mouse will produce some effect. I've worked with Flash intro's in the past and didn't foresee this being a problem. However right after unzipping the source files from TM I could see right away I am out of my element.When I opened it up I saw there was not only a "site" file but at "site_flash" file. Upon further inspection it looks like in the "site" file there's what the site would look like with no Fash animation. In the "site_flash" file I run the SWF file and it looks like the whole site done up in Flash. This is where I'm confused, is the "site" file just the non-Flash version of the site in case we want to run that instead or for non-Flash browsers? Or does it work like layers, you put the HTML non-Flash site down and all the Flash animation, in a sense, lays on top of it?I was thinking I'd just go in edit this template with my friends information and I'd be done in a week. I'm hoping someone can help me make sense of what I'm looking at. If it helps here's the link from TM's site explaining what's in the source file:URL...
View 3 RepliesI'm using an online service (heyzap.com if anyone wanted to know) for storing small amounts of data from my Flash app. The data is sent to the server as an object, which can contain any kind of structure including arrays, numbers, strings etc. However, when the object is returned back to the app, for some reason, it has been turned into a string representation of the object. I don't think it should be like that - but it is. So if I create a textbox on screen and write the code:
myTextbox.text = receivedObject;
it shows this:
{"myArray":[{"myInteger":0,"myString":"string0","myData":[1,2,3]},
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What is the easiest way to programmatically extract structured data from a bunch of web pages? I am currently using an Adobe AIR program I have written to follow the links on one page and grab a section of data off of the subsequent pages. This actually works fine, and for programmers I think this(or other languages) provides a reasonable approach, to be written on a case by case basis. Maybe there is a specific language or library that allows a programmer to do this very quickly, and if so I would be interested in knowing what they are.
Also do any tools exist which would allow a non-programmer, like a customer support rep or someone in charge of data acquisition, to extract structured data from web pages without the need to do a bunch of copy and paste?
how much memory (and swf size) the various built-in data types take up in actionscript 3? I'm specifically interested in int, Number, and (dense) Arrays or Vectors. I'm working on a project where I need to embed large amounts of structured array data, which is already in C++ format, so porting is just a matter of copy-paste, search-replace. I've already had a look at Adobe's lowdown on datatypes but it's not specific enough, and doesn't mention Arrays, etc.
View 5 Repliesi have made a site in flash. stage size 955x600 i have exported it as fullscreen with no scale. the problem is that if i browse the site with a resolution of 800x600 (760x420 if i'm not wrong), the browser dont' add scrolls and its impossible to see the complete site. How can i fix this without resizing the site. i want the users to see with the proportions that i have now.. ijust want a scroll on the browser.
View 2 RepliesI was wondering if its still necessary to build a html site aswell as a Flash Site? Or is there a definitive and failsafe way to incorporate html into my flash site? SEO is a very important factor for me. I read this article: url...by Geoff Sterns in 2006, resulting in the following[code]
View 4 RepliesA client of mine has had 2 sites (both Flash sites) attacked over the last 12 months, so he's been asking: should he go for a static HTML site or stick with a Flash site? Is there ways to make a Flash site more secure?
View 1 RepliesI have some people making a site that uses PHP and mysql. You will be logging in first to the PHP site, but the Flash based component of it requires to use the same log in and password. Do they have to log in twice??????
View 1 Repliesthe flash4 published set of files, with a variety of skins tried, works well on the local drive, even when moved to a different folder structure. when index.html is opened on the remote web site, the browser (firefox3 and ie7) displays the player conrols and a rotating horizontal barber pole, green and black, but no flash video.some of the skins i've used are: SkinOverPlaySeekFullscreen.swf, nOverPlayStopSeekCaptionVol.swf and SkinUnderPlay.swf. all work locally but do not play the .flv file on the web site. no problem playing flv movies on the remote web site if the file set is created by dreamweaver.
View 8 RepliesForgive if I am not explaining this very well- here goes. I have one major site with three other gallery sites that are related. From one of the gallery sites I need to create a button that takes you back to a specific page on the major site.
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My problem is that the client I am making a homepage for wants the site to be done in Flash, but also wants to have the ability to make changes to the website on his own. Creating the website in Flash is not the problem rather what other program or method can I use, which is easy enough for someone who is not knowledgable in Flash or any other web design program, so that this client can make random changes to the menus and photos on this website?
View 1 RepliesI did the tutorial for "create a full flash site" under flash mx advance. I did everything right and it worked. Ok here is what i want to somebody to help me out.
The action: on (release) {
_root.contents.loadMovie("locations.swf");
}
because when i extracted the zip file it had only the different swf. files and the main file where they were going to be loaded. What i am saying is do all the swf. files have to have some connection to the main movie where i am loading the swf. files in order for it to work or it doesn't matter. so what am trying to say is i could have any swf. file and use that action to my main movie even if has nothing in come and it will play it.
I have developed an site in flash doesnt throw any error in Flash IDE debug mode, But when I launch this in web browser it throws error.
Disadvantage of showing error in browser window is that it wont show the line number of the error. Is there any otherway to get the line number of error, when running in the browser.
I am doing an overlay flash banner which sits on top of a flash site. Within the overlay banner I have a moveclip called 'imageHolder' which needs to call the same image thats in the flash site.
I have this code which allows me to directly control the movieclip in the flash site from within the flash banner. var img:MovieClip = takeoverContainer.getImage();
img._scaleX = 0.25; (for example) The problem here is I only want to copy the movieclip so I can see the same image in my banner as I do the Flash site, I do not want to manipulate the main flash site in anyway.
COuld anybody write me a piece of code that will duplicate/mirror the moveclip in the main flash site inside a movieclip within my flash banner so I can see the same image?
(From a creative perspective 'imageholder' is a smaller version of the image which is animated over the top of the main flash site) I am happy to pay for an hours work if somebody could help (via paypal if you like). I am in desperate need
I need a good html mailer that will post ...ive tried everything from php to dw formmailer, and it is crazy **** that i cant finish a simple mailer. I just want it to send name and email of someone from a site to that site holders email! I guess I am a moron
View 1 Replies[URL] However, if I were to go to a new url in that same tab and try to go back to the original site, all I will see is the loading screen which is stuck at 0%.
The above mentioned site works perfectly in Firefox, Chrome and Safari.FYI, I'm loading the content with swfobject. I tried both static and dynamic methods. It is currently set to load dynamically.
I know Flash well enough to make my site but know virtually nothing about HTML. I have published my HTML through Flash but the image is always aligned top left and not centred. I want to change the code to make it centre in the browser window but there's pages of the stuff and I'm not sure what's what or what to change.
View 4 RepliesI'm trying to SEO one of my sites, and while this is usually no problem, it is in this case. See, the website is in all flash, and while Google and Adobe have both announced that the new version of their web spiders CAN extract and index text and links from flash files, I can't rely here-on alone.
Slicing up the Flash can result in page transitions that don't provide the seamless effect that you want to create. To get the best of both worlds, pass a parameter into the Flash movie using FlashVars. The same movie can appear on each HTML page, but depending on the parameter value, the movie can start at an appropriate point to show the Flash content that corresponds to that page. To get rid of all the extra pages, but still be able to reference different parts of the Flash piece, add a # and a tag to the end of each URL, and pass that tag into the Flash. This approach can make the back and forward buttons work properly, and allow people to bookmark specific parts of the Flash site."Souce: Hochmanconsultants.
Can I have a link in an xml doc that then links up to another portfolio(my site is essentially a portfolio of images).Or do I need to alter the script in Flash? This is the xml main doc and here is the link to the page also that I want to link from. navigate to the 'NEWS' section of the portfolio.I want to be able to link to another portfolio from one of the categories in the news section.
[URL]
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<news
categorySpacing = "15"
>
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We created a flash site, which crashes on IE. It works fine on Firefox.The problem seems to happen when the swf tries to load some MP3 files, with 'Sound.loadSound' method.
View 7 RepliesI want to know if someone can give me some good tutorials links on how should i make a flash chatting site having all the basic chatting features. Also i would like to get a how-to for sharing files like its done in msn messenger.
View 1 Replies<item>
<!-- About Us Item Title -->
<title><![CDATA[<font color="#FFFFFF">Facebook Updates</font>]]></title>
<!-- SUB TITLE -->
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how can i add facebook like box on a flash site... Above is a block in a flash site i want to show up fb like box.
Does anyone know how to frame a site in Flash? Trying to view/setup another site within my own website. ie. [URL]
View 0 RepliesAny quick way to make a 1280x1024 swf be resized to any resolution (down to 800x600 and up to 1280x1024)? This is the site: [URL]
View 1 RepliesI am working on one flash website. i uploaded it to online . it working fine in FFIt is not working in IE.andafter intro when i click enter site button home page loading but not showing preloader it is showing only wight screen
View 1 RepliesWhat do i write in the index.html file for a flash site so that the background is a gradient fill?
I know this code changes the bg to a solid colour:
<body bgcolor="#1b1b1b"> but what do I need to make a gradient like this site:[URL]..
I am trying to build my wife a photography web site.I have flash professional cs5 and photoshop elements 9. I have built the pages on photoshop and have made great progress on the site.The three things I am having difficult figuring out are:
- How to create photo gallaries. I need one on the home page that scrolls and some on the other pages that display thumbnails and a primary photo (click on the thumbnail to change primary photo).
- How to stream music. She wants selected MP3s to play non-stop on entry, but wants the names to display (small and at the bottom).
- Contact - I am having trouble getting my contact page to collect the info for me.
I'm currently making a website and flash game for a university project but have come across a problem i really cannot solve.
The site is now full functioning and just needs a few tweaks here and there, I started work on adding in the flash game i created.
At the moment on the "games" page there is a button which takes you to the next frame on which there is a movieclip for the game to load into. On this frame i have the following code:
Actionscript Code:
loadMovie("maze.swf", "gameBox");stop();
-maze.swf is the filename of the game
-gameBox is the movieclip i want it to load into
Ok so the game itself displays fine and the character moves as it should but for some reason anything that relies on hit tests now fails to work (walls, enemies, powerups etc.) Everything works as it should when i test the maze.swf on it's own but doesn't when it's embedded into the site.
URL...How can the pixelation in the video on this page be stopped? I'm assuming that this is a resizing issue. But if you are creating pristine video and it gets pixelated like this, what's the point?
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