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Jing + swfobject 2.2 = big video in small div

I am trying to use swfobject 2.2 to display an swf, but the swf won't scale to fit the div that I'm putting it in. You can see what I've got here. When it first loads, it is the right size, then it expands larger for some reason. If I right-click on the movie and select "Show All", it then fits perfectly. Here is the code to generate...

how to make a flash swf object occupy browser completely?

i have a swf file of width 1000 and height 700. i want to show the swf file in full screen of the browser it self (not like videos plying full screen). i tried like the following 1) get user screen width and height using java script using the functions available (screen.availHeight and screen.availWidth) the screen size is available ...

Can I load bitmap data from the library in AS3 without specifying a class name for linkage?

I have a movie clip that holds one bitmap image, some simple AS3 to change the image displayed, and a ton of bitmaps I've imported into my library. Currently, I swap the images by changing the bitmapData holder.bitmapData = new test2(1,1); but this requires me to check off 'Export for ActionScript' in every symbol. I'd rather not go ...

RED5 server and flash question

Hello, I am planning to create a video conferencing application finally in flash using RED5. But i don't know flash. Is there any readymade free video conference program available that i can directly integrate in my website? If not, then can anybody point me to from where should i start? Because gaining microphone and webcam access progr...

Get Flash CS4 Intelisense to recognize Objects on stage?

When I create an object of a movieclip in code I get the flash intlesense to pop up in Flash CS4 Actions panel which is very helpful but if I simply place a moveclip on the stage then give it an object name in the options the Flash intlesense does not pop up in my code. Anyway to get Flash intlisense to work with objects placed on the s...

IIS and Flash forceSmoothing issue

Hi everyone, I am incorporating a Flash Flickr Polaroid file into my site, http://www.no3dfx.com/polaroid/ But I am having problems with the images being smooth. I have edited the code throughout with forceSmoothing = true and _quality = best. It all works and looks smooth if I test the file in the preview window and if I run the HTM...

AS3 Listener across object instances - possible / good or bad practice?

I have a question regarding as3 listeners, and instances of a class. The main question: is there a way to dispatch an event from the button instance in such a way that the other button instances can listen (without the need for a listener in the document class) Lets say i have a document class and a button class. The document will have...

flash combo box not working in child movie

I have a small flash movie created in flash 8 that has a combo box component in it. This all works fine when published, the combo box has all of the items present and responds as expected. I need to load this swf into a parent movie, also flash 8. However, the combo box stops working. It shows the first item in its list but the expand ...

creating an online windows 2003 emulator - best program to use?

hi i would like to produce a online windows 2003 emulator so anyone can use windows 2003 through a browser instead of installing the software - something similar to temulator www.temulator.com/- and zen internet emulator va.zensupport.co.uk - i have basic html & css skills can it be done using html/css or is it better to use java/fl...

Confirming Google Analytics Install in Flash Environment using AS3 Mode

Just created a new GA account and initialized my tracker in AS3. How can I confirm that it is installed and working correctly? In GA web view it shows "Tracking Not Installed" but when I use the "visualDebug" parameter (set to true) in Flash, it appears to be sending OK via trackEvent. Would it not show up as installed since it's not on ...

is there any equivalent in java to swf

im looking to create swf from java like ming from c/c++ is there any thing like this for java ? ...

IE8 Loading swf twice [flash]

I have this weird issue where it seems like the swf is being loaded twice. The page loads. Which Loads the swf, which loads an mp3. But in IE IE8 is what im using. It loads then loads again. i only see one swf though and its only in IE http://beta.twiturm.com/k786 Maybe I just been looking at too much code today cus I see nothing weird...

Flash AS2 loading xml from server

I have a little job modifying an old build - or so I thought. Currently I am being given a url which dynamically generates the xml eg: http://server.com/generateSomeXML?pathToFile=/files/file.flv This works fine eg: as above but ?pathToFile=http://streamingServer.com/files/file.flv This does not work, fails to load the xml. I have tr...

Embed .swf in webpage and make it fullscreen

Is there a way to embed a .swf file in a webpage and provide a way to make it fullscreen? I'm creating these files with Adobe Captivate, which doesn't seem to provide a way to publish in other usable formats (.avi files are too big, and no .flv is available, to which there seem to have some players around that allow fullscreen). If ther...

Creating a custom file format for Adobe Air

I'm just starting out with my first Adobe Air project (I'm a pure AS3 developer by trade). I'm planning to build an image editor which supports layers. I'm wondering what the best way would be to store an entire project including layer data (images) to a users hard disk. I'm wondering if there is any pros/cons in creating a custom file ...

Flash Catalyst dynamic object creation

With flash catalyst is it possible to specify a general object form and get it to place as many objects on the stage as there are in the library? or does one has to use flash builder for that? ...

Is there any way to make the stage for flash catalyst bigger than 4000px width?

Like the title says, can it be made bigger? Do I have to code it in flash builder? ...

Need help with Sprouts (Ruby + RubyGems + AS3) - can't rake

So I'm trying to use Sprouts for AS3. I've installed Ruby and I've installed RubyGems, and I'm able to create a new project using "sprout -n as3 MyProject" - that builds fine. However, when I enter into that folder and type "rake" it errors out with the message "Could not find RubyGem win32-open3 (= 0.2.5)" I've googled around a little...

Flash AS1/AS2 : quick + dirty SOAP msg send with minimum overheads?

Is there a way to send a simple SOAP message to a web service on another domain, while not caring about the response (this is simply a small data push) in an old flash app? Many thanks in advance... ...

Putting Class Documents Together, as3

The code for the counter was easy to follow, but I'm stumbling through this next phase. Getting a counter display "images" instead of dynamic text. One of my mentors gave me the code this way. I've got a working example, but I messed it up. Can someone explain how to put this together? Documents numbers.fla NumberDocumentClass.as...