flash-cs3

Get the users screen res in as3

Hi all, I was just wondering if there is a way as3 can detect the users screen resolution? Regards Mark ...

Documentation for Adobe Flash CS4?

Adobe Flash CS4 contains no documentation at all; it simply redirects to the online docs. Since I own the older Flash CS3 I was wondering if I could use the older HTML files with the newer IDE, by changing some XML file within the Flash CS4 directory on my C: drive? ...

Flash: ComboBox and List filled with XML data, then create links

Hello World! I am looking to generate a ComboBox with a list from xml, and then create links from those items. Secondly, I would like to to the same, but with a list and a second xml property. ComboBox - with the list being the "name" property. http://hpn-marketing.com/drmc/content/index.php/specialty/flashxml/ List - with the ...

Live Preview on a Flex (compc) generated SWC

Does anyone know what criterea Flash uses for discovering the Live Preview class for a Component? Background We are attempting to automate the creation of a SWC that contains a component to be used from Flash. We are able to make it visible to flash by modifying the manifest.xml and wiring up the component definitions. However, the com...

trick with sIFR and CS3?

Is there a different method in creating the swf file using CS3 Flash? I'm working with r436 and originally created the swf using CS3 and the type wouldn't render (white blank space). I reexported the swf file using Flash 8 and it works fine. ...

FLA won't publish in CS3, previously compiled swf is gone!

I have had this problem a few times lately. When I try to update & publish files that previously published fine in Flash CS3, the "Exporting Flash Movie" bar comes up, but no movie compiles. When I go to look for the swf in the Finder (Mac OS 10.5.7), it has mysteriously disappeared, and only the .FLA remains. It doesn't happen with ALL...

ActionScript 3 code folding/regions

Is there any way to create foldable regions of code in ActionScript 3 (read this as Adobe Flash CS3 built-in editor). I'm looking for something like in MS Visual studio so that I can do: #region "Event handlers" ... big list with methods here #end region Any ideas? ...

dynamic xml reading in flash

Hi all, i want to read an xml file in flash that is returned from a php script. i have it all sorted apart from one thing the attributes that are returned in each row vary (anything from 1 to 100). below is the code to explain what i mean for(var ii:int = 0; ii < tempXML.record.length(); ii++) { for(var b:int = 0; b < numAttributes;...

AS3 Wrapper Accessing AS1 Variables

Okay, so I have a Flash CS3 (+ AS3) program which is loading another flash program (called "pacman_main.swf" in this example). I've determined this is a rather old SWF, as it is made in Flash 5 and AS1 (yippee!). I want the parent SWF (a.k.a. the wrapper) to be able to access the variables, specifically the score, of the child SWFG (a.k...

Flash Sampler App - Tour de Flash???

I am looking for an app or apps which I can use to demonstrate many of the specific graphics, animation, and interaction capabilities available using Flash CS4 Pro. Basically something just like the Tour de Flex app only for Flash CS3/CS4 Pro. The Adobe site has a sparse set of some examples, but again I am looking for something more co...

Flash : Impossible to see the actionscript code after a search

Hello everyone I have a problem with a fla. I search for a portion of action script code and when i click on the line of the result, i see an empty code window ! Have you ever had a similar problem ? I use flash cs3 but i don't know the version used to develop this fla. Is it possible to discover the version used ? Thanks by advance ...

Problem with tabbing through 4 text input boxes in action script 3

Hello I hope someone has the patience to look at this..... I have a flash form and need to set a tabbing order for the four textinput boxes in the form. The four boxes are named: name_txt surname_txt email_txt phone_txt Each box is an instance of a generic textinput box component At the moment when a use is focussed on name_txt an...

Calling a variable in an asp.net page from Flash CS3

I have an aspx page and i have imported inside it a flash application(CS3.0) and i need to pass a variable value from the .cs file of the page to the action code can i do that ? I can call a web page from flash code but what i need not to call a method inside the .cs of the asp page and then get the returned value i need to pass a vari...

Get Variable value from asp.net page in CS3.0

I have a flash application (CS3.0) that is published and i got the flash HTML and put it inside asp.net page. The asp.net page include a public variable which is set in the loading of the page i need to get this variaable value in the code of the flash to do some operations based upon this variable so how can i get this variable value in...

Flash, ActionScript: Load assets from external SWF

Hi, We have a widget (SWF) that needs to be broken into two SWFs. The main SWF will contain all the programming and business logic and it will also load a second SWF file which will contain the assets, fonts etc. I have limited experience in Flash but I know it can be done in Flex. Anyway here we have to do it in Flash CS3. Will it be ...

Flash CS3 + AS 3.0 Mute and unmute stage volume

Hi Can someone please help quickly mute or unmute the stage volume in Flash CS3 using AS 3.0. Thanks ...

Flash Actionscript 3.0 Videoplayer help

Hello, it's been a while since I last used Flash so thought it best to learn Actionscript 3. However, I've been working through a [Flash videoplayer tutorial][1] and I'm really struggling to cusomise the layout for my own needs. I moved the progress bar down by 13.9px and to the right by 55.8px. I also shortened the progress bar to 176...

How to click through a display object in Flash with AS3?

Hi, I am creating a photo editor app where, at some point, the photo you edit is supposed to be dropped between two layers of DisplayObjects (a background image and an image mask.) There is a problem, though. When the image you are editing is dropped between the background and the image mask layers, it becomes unclickable, and therefo...

In Flash CS3 fonts work in workspace, but in exported SWF they do not show up

I have an fla, and I'm using a font that works and looks fine in the workspace. And it is just static text. However when I export the swf and play the swf, the fonts do not appear at all. And I'm playing the swf on a laptop that has the font installed. Anyone have any ideas? ...

Flash CS3 static text fields do not show intended font.

In flash I have static text fields using a non standard font. In the IDE it looks fine, however in exported swf's they default to a default font. When I change the font to dynamic and embed the font it works fine. However using a static field doesn't show the font at all. Anyone have any ideas as to why this is? Is this a bug or glitch...