I have a masked movieclip and in the movieclip there is an article with a scroll bar. My problem in I cant access the functionality through the mask. Is there a
way to tell Flash i need to access that scrollbar?
I have notice that you can't access the width property of a mask, but you can access the x position property.
Try this code
var myMask:Sprite = new Sprite();
myMask.graphics.beginFill(0xFF4F00);
myMask.graphics.drawRect(40, 30, 15, 15);
addChild(myMask);
var myMC:MovieClip = new MovieClip();
addChild(myMC);
myMC.mask = myMask;
trace(myMask.width); //outputs 0
trace(myMask.x); //outputs 15
How to get the mask width?
I'm working on a site and I have 2 movieClips/buttons that I would like to use as use as next frame/ previous frame triggers respectively. Is there a way to set the buttons up once and then access the functionality from the various levels of the site? Note that the prev/next buttons will not always be on the stage.
View 3 RepliesI want to use RTMP based HTTP DVR functionality and HLS based IOS functionality, So I need to know how to MPP from my existing DVR app to the livepkgr app so that the stream being recorded at the DVR app can be used by the Flash and Stream MPP over to livepkgr app and can be used by the IOS HLS.
View 1 RepliesI have a startDrag function set up on a loader and mask that when the mouse is down on the loader it drags, when not it doesn't. There is also 2 buttons that control whether mask1 or mask2 is used. What i would like however is when the mouse is down - the area of the loader outside of the mask is visible but only by about 10/20% alpha, that way the user can see where all the image is while dragging. Is this possible? Full code can be seen below and i have attached the zip with the .fla file:
[Code]...
what i am doing is to make something along the lines of the "scriptable mask" tutorial Inigo was kind enough to put up.My idea is to have a large mask behind the whole of my flash site, this masks a colour image with a black & white one (nothing tricky). The image I am using is actually 5 separate images combined, and each is a pic of certain parts of the site.I also have a very basic set of buttons along the bottom... each corresponding to each section.
All I want is to set it up so that when I mouse over the buttons, the _x of the mask moves to correspond with the correct image... really very basic... or so I thought .If anything it should be easier to do than what is in Inigo's tut (where he uses the _x of the mouse to move the mask)... i just cant seem to get it to work with a nice easing effect (its easy to get the mask to simply snap to each coordinate, but I need it to smoothly move).
maybe point me towards a better way to mask. png file is way too big. I have been using the mask layer option to create my own mask around a jpg image by drawing around it on the mask layer. There has to be a fetter and faster way to do this. Is it possible to maybe have a specific color range have an alpha value of 0. Similar to green screening whereas If I put the item I want to clip on a green background flash will auto take out the green for me. and by auto I mean action script maybe. I think this can be done but im not finding it.
how are these guys clipping these images [URL] they have the movie clips set up where the black background on the 3 layers of shoes is getting masked out. When I go into the shoe movie clips I see there is a black background but it just disappears when I go back to main timeline.
ive gotten one movie clip to mask another in the actions frame but i cant seem to be able to mask the flames which are a shape with a movieclip in this as file. im not getting any errors but the mask isnt covering anything look near the bottom at s.mask=mask_mc; there are about 20 "s" shapes spawning per second if that has anything to do with it
Code:
//this package turns an mc into a flaming button that calls a javascript function
package
{
import flash.display.MovieClip;
[Code].....
I was wondering if its possible to mask multiple MC or Sprites under one mask, when using AS3.abc.mask = a;cba.mask = a;something like that
View 2 RepliesI'm trying to convert an swf or fla to iether .flv, .mov, .avi.I have tried a lot of converters, but none retain the swf interactivity. In fact it seems to me that all they do is convert frames. Most of my movie is on one frame.
View 1 RepliesI've struggled to get my animation working the way it is currently and now the functionality has been requested to change and quite frankly I just don't think I would be able to work it out as I'm not a Flash developer.[URL]It's a sliding image gallery. There are 13 images and when you roll your mouse over an image a set of filters are applied (to the movieclip wrapping the image) that gives it a glow/drop shadow effect.The images move based on the mouse position.
1. The animation still needs to move on the mouse position, but also the when the animation loads it should automatically move in one direction (images moving left across the stage) but when the user rolls their mouse over the animation then the mouse position takes control. Once the user rolls their mouse away from the animation then the images need to keep moving in the last direction (at a set speed)
2. When the user rolls their mouse over an image it needs to get bigger - but wont some of the images then overlap, so each movieclip would then have to dynamically move to the top of the stack to make sure they overlap the other images correctly
3. The animation needs to loop!?
What is the difference between set and get functionality?
View 1 Repliesis there any library for Action Script 3 that allows my AIR application to function like a version control (svn or cvs or something similar) client?
I just want to use the download functionality. my app relies on some folder and file structure that may change through updates and it'd be great if i could simply manage a subversion repository online and the application would automatically sync it's filestructure to this repository.
Is there a way besides pasting frames inside a layer to add an element into a timeline? I'd like to replicate the addChild functionality from actionScript into JSFL. So basically, I'd like to add a bunch of movieClips instances into another movie clip, does anyone know how to do this in JSFL?
View 1 RepliesI am not sure if this is even possible so this is why I am asking. So you know how we can access a nested movie clip by name with the following code:
mainMC.getChildByName("nameOfMC");
I was wondering if it is possible to do the same thing with XML data. So for exaple:
xmlData.house would be mainMC.getChildByName("house");
(obviously I know that getChildByName doesn't work for XML and am looking for an equivalent command)
I built my dynamic gallery using AS 2.0 and XML, now, what I want to do is add a shopping cart of sorts. All I really want to do, is have the person on the other end be able to click an image and then be able to select a size or sizes and quantity, at the end it shows them their selections (text not images) and then they hit send and it sends me an email. That's it....
View 6 RepliesFor a webservice i'm building a website that functions as a shell for certain service, which are loaded externally...The code I use for importing the external swf's is as follows:
Code:
function loadComponent(swf)
{
var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(swf);
var loader:Loader = new Loader();
loader.load(request);
components_mc.addChild(loader);
}
So far so good..the external swf is loaded and functions ok on first glance...However, there is a problem with some buttons..I have a menu with five buttons (blue buttons with a different colour shade). These buttons function well (are accessible) when the swf operates stand alone. When I embed the swf, the top three buttons don't function properly(are not accessible)...I cant even guess for the reason.
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However, may be I am too much selfish, may we get another tutorial where all the functionalities will exist? I mean- auto-advance slideshow; next-previous navigation; pause-play functionality etc. - all in a single XML slideshow or photo-gallery.
make a flash application using SWF Studio and Flash 8. I would like this app. to have search functionalities - whereby a user can search and get results linked to the particular section where the text is.
View 7 RepliesI have a website which has a swf as a horizontal menu. When the website is opened as[URL] the functionality of the swf does not work i.e. the links contained within the buttons aren't executed on click. However, if you enter the address as h[URL] the links work exactly as they should. I have contacted my host for clues but because I don't know exactly what I am asking for, the help offered is of a 'have your cleared your cookies' variety.
View 11 RepliesI attempted to Install FMS 4.5 with all its modules by installing apache seperately from the FMS installer on Linux However the installation notes do not specify how or where to get the information on how to install all the FMS 4.5 functionality such as HLS to Apple/IOS. But this is the part that messes me up if I install YOUR version of apache then it is supported. Now correct me if I'm wrong because this was the case the last time I tried to install your version of apache. Last time I installed your bundled version of apache and then attempted to install PHP for apache with the modules GD,php_mysql and it didn't work. I attempted to make it work for days. So please tell me how do I install PHP,PHP_GD and PHP_MySql on your bundled version of apache? Also How do I install FMS 4.5 including HLS for Apache on Linux/ Windows that is not bundled or for Microsoft IIS ?
View 13 RepliesI have downloaded Eclipse - Helios and it is working perfectly. I am having a little trouble understanding the Flex functionality with Eclipse. Is it possible to download a Flex plugin or whatever it is called free of charge to develop and compile mxml and actionscipt files without having to purchase FlexBuilder 3 or 4 at a price of $600. I am under the impression that Eclipse is a free download and and Flexsdk is a free download. Can't they be put together into one tool? I cant afford the $600.
View 2 RepliesI have a custom mxml component that contains a couple of images and 4 buttons. The component file already contains a clickHandler for each of the buttons. I need to be able to either access the clickHandler or create another function and attach it to those buttons from within my Main.mxml file. Should I add to the original clickHandlers? if so, how do I apply the method to my Main.mxml file?[code]...
View 1 RepliesI'm developing an Android App by using Flash Air 2.6. How to implement SMS functionality?
View 1 RepliesI have swing application in which there is MS excel like functionality. User can enter data in the columns. Most of the columns are drop down lists, so use have to select from the list. Can this functionality be easily built in Adobe Flex or GWT? Second complexity is depending upon what value is selected in a column, another column should show only those items which are related to selected value of first column. Its not country city data but for simplicity I am taking this example.
For example, first column is country and the second column is city. So depending upon what country is selected the second column will show only cities under that country. Its not just two drop down list on a page, its dropdowns of a row in a grid strructure. Is this possible in Adobe Flex or GWT or anyother web UI framework apart from Swing?
Actually i will tell u the reqmnt wat am looking for... i've done some animation in flash 8 and it was simple animation moving a movieclip vertically from keyframe 1 to 100. And i published the animation, i got an html file as well. still now everything is good. i can click the html file and can see the o/p now when am trying to open the same html second time, i need to display a popup mentioning do u want to continue the animation from wher u stoped on clicking yes, it has to start from wher u stopd earlier. if no, start from the beginning of the keyframe..
View 0 RepliesSo right now I have a pretty simple audio player, it loads up and plays using this [code]...
So my issue now is I need to add fast forward and rewind capabilities, my thought was to have it actuate a movie clip which say sets it back 5 seconds then has a few open frames to play a section of the song then loop back if still pressed and do another 5 seconds etc.
How can I create funcionality like pen tool with actionscript 2 or 3, which I can then use in my flash app? Searched the web, but did not find any good source.
The main goal is to select a first point(moveTo), and then using lines creating a shape(for example a triangle). So when the first and the alst point are the same we are done "drawing"[code]...
i've seen this technique done a few times and for the life of me I cannot figure it out. Basically, while in FLASH customized movieclip that looks like an alert box pops up and disables the entire movie behind it with a black transparent overlay. Where have I seen this, well, Macromedia uses it all the time on their site but mainly in their cart... thus I ran accross a different site the other day that also does the same thing.[URL]..
On the following page that loads hit "I agree" at the bottom to enter the movie clip.Then once the clip loads look to the top right and choose "file" then "new" and automatically you'll see what I'm talking about for they prompt you to do something when choosing "new".
Anyone know how to add keyboard (up and down arrows) functionality to move the scroll up and down? And clicking the scroll bar area to move the scroll?
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