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Flex app extends Sprite not using entire Browser width (Flash/Flex)

I have a simple HelloWorld app done in FlexBuilder. It's just a simple class that extends Sprite. In the dedicated Flash player, the SWF shows up occupying the whole screen. In Firefox, however, both within HTML and alone, it shows up to the right. Is there a simple cure for this? Code is just a constructor (in which the stage.stageWid...

how to put html content over flash when wmode=window?

Is this even possible? The situation is, I don't control the embedded flash, and I have no way of knowing whether it is embedded with wmode=tranparent/opaque or wmode=window. This means in the first 2 situations I can put my html content on top, just by using z-index, but in the last situation (wmode=window) I have no control. Does any...

JavaScript versus google flash component... possible ?

Hi. I'm in JavasSript, but not in Flash, so maybe you can help me with this one. I have embed some audio on a page using the google component, as here : <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.google.com/reader/ui/3247397568-audio-player.swf?audioUrl=MP3_FILE_URL" width="400" height="27" allowscriptaccess="never"...

Will HTML be replaced by any new technology?

I see various frameworks being launched that promise Rich Ui and better User experience as they call it. Silverlight, Flash, Yahoo's new framework etc etc. Does this mean that over a period of time these frameworks will replace the existing HTML, JAVASCRIPT CSS based web applications? Wouldn't it be same as opening an application insid...

how can i show doc or rtf or pdf in flash player or in none editble format

Hello i need to show in my web application document that is in pdf or rtf format in some kind of none edible format that can't be changed and cant be downloaded the perfect candidate is the flash player , but i know the tool that converting pdf or rdf to swf is not free. im looking for free solutions , does not have to be flash . ...

Why do applets have such a low adoption level?

Why do applets have such a low adoption level, compared for example against Flash? Is it because they are technological disadvantages, or is it just an issue of popularity? ...

Best way to upload multiple files from a browser

Hi all, I'm working on web application. There is one place where the user can upload files with the HTTP protol. There is a choice between the classic html file upload control and a java applet to upload the files. The classic html file upload isn't great because you can only select one file at a time, and it's quite hard to get any ...

In actionscript, what's the best way to check if a xml node property exists?

If I have some xml like so: <books> <book title="this is great" hasCover="true" /> <book title="this is not so great" /> </books> What's the best (or accepted) way in actionscript to check if the hasCover attribute exists before writing some code against it? ...

flash AS3 how do I remove stage event listeners

hello, I'm building an animation in flash and as3, I have a function in which I add a stage eventListener, stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, setScrollPercent, false, 0, true); Since this event is set inside a function of a function, "two functions deep," How can I reset all stage event listeners from outside of the functions ...

FireFox Flex Layout/Rendering Issue

The Flex Application is set to 900 pixels width. The object tag is set to 900 pixels width. Firefox is rendering the object at 110% the size requested. So there is a blank vertical column on the right size of the object. (It does this if I set fixed height also) If I set the width in the object tag to 810, then they match up, but thats...

Avoiding cursor change over dynamic text fields in Flash CS3

I have a dynamic text field inside a MovieClip symbol. Whenever the mouse pointer is hovered over the symbol, the cursor changes to the I-shaped text editing cursor. This may be a very stupid question, but is there any way to avoid this? Not even using mouse.hide() keeps the "I" cursor from appearing. ...

Desktop flash log viewer for windows?

I was wondering if anyone knew of an application that would show the flash log live as it updates, I made a simple app in VB that is a web browser control that is mapped to the location of my flashlog.txt but I always have to hit F5 and for some reason recently it has stopped working... so, anyone know of one for windows that works well?...

How to embed a Flash application into web site where application file is on a remote server

I’ve developed an Adobe Flex (v. 2) application. The application exists as a .swf file hosted on a web server. I have an html page hosted on a completely different web server (which is independent of the web server the .swf file is on). My question is how am I able to call the .swf file (that lives on the separate web server) from withi...

What is the sense of crossdomain.xml and clientaccesspolicy.xml when there is e.g. PHP/cURL?

So let's say I have a site and I do not have a crossdomain.xml or clientaccesspolicy.xml on it. This means that people cannot access my site via Silverlight or Flash applications. But they can use, say cURL in PHP (or the equivalent in other languages) to get the information from my site and provide it to their Silverlight and Flash ap...

How to mass import FLVs into Flash

Right now importing an FLV and embedding it in the timeline of a movieclip is a pretty slow process as it involves going through the wizard. Is there an efficient way to do a mass import of FLVs and have each of the FLV be embedded in individual movieclip? (NOTE: I understand the implication of embedded FLV and other options but let's ...

Loading movie into created movieclip - target vanishes(?)

I feel like I have done this a million times before just fine, but in this instance it is simply failing: I am creating a movieclip and loading an external swf file into it, something like the following: large_poem_clip_display = preview_clip._parent.attachMovie ("cyber poem display window" , "cyber_display" , preview_clip._parent.getN...

How to display a PHP/HTML page in Flash

Hi I have a PHP script which parses an rss feed and outputs the top 2 news items. I want to display these two news items in a standalone flash exe. What is the best way to do it. Thanks Vinayak ...

any flash speed meter component?

Is there any free and good looking (automobile) speed meter component for AS3/Flash ? ...

Flex and fake Mxml initialisation without actually showing the component, (more insise)

Hello, I have a TitleWindow mxml class wich has several components, and listeners. On its creationComplete and init state i add some listeners which listen for events on its gui. This TitleWindow is only shown when the user click on a "button", i made TitleWindow a singleton with the following code: public static function getInstanc...

Actionscripts regarding playing youtube movies in a flash player on a form

Hi I have a c# form where i want to display a youtube movie. I have placed a shockwave flash object where i can load a youtube movie. axShockwaveFlash.LoadMovie(0, "http://www.youtube.com/v/tVP0b8qvZg8&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;playerapiid=ytplayer"); this works fine. The problem occurs when i through code, want to play/pause/anything wi...