Flash

Components with source code in different directory
For my purposes, it makes sense to separate the actionscript .as file from the fla. I do this by placing the source code in a different directory. As long as I don't use compiled clips or .SWC style components, it works fine. If I use the compiled clips or .SWC style component, it looks fine at authortime and ... 15 Apr 2008 17:55

external jpg looks pixelated when called
I am calling a group of "large" jpgs into a slide show via xml at runtime. The files are at size and with no compression as they are see locally on a touchscreen. They look good in Pshop on screen, but when viewed in the swf they have odd edges in t etext areas or anywhere there is a dramatic shift in color or ... 16 Apr 2008 09:13

Adobe crashes using compiled clips with nestedcomponents
I am having a lot of trouble using compiled clips. I am creating a UI using a bunch of components. In many cases, our components are made up of smaller components. This seems to work fine as long as I don't use compiled clips. As soon as I try to use turn the components into compiled clips I run into problems. ... 15 Apr 2008 17:55

Looking for advice extending components
I am using a simple component that needs to be re-used in many places. In some cases, the only thing I want to change is the way the component looks. I have tried this a number of different ways. First, I created a new component that extends the class the original component uses. I then wrote a new createchil... 15 Apr 2008 17:55

Components, properties and default values
I have a component that has a number of properties. These properties have default values. When I attach an instance of that component in actionscript, it looks like it completely ignores the default values. Is there any way to instantiate a component while keeping the default values? Thanks, -Jeff ... 16 Apr 2008 14:02

Video and Sound Project Help
Hi everybody, I'm very new to Flash and action scripting so please excuse me. I am doing a music technology degree in the UK and am looking to create an interactive product involving film and sound. I have recently finished creating a soundtrack to a piece of film about 7 minutes long. The music has been comp... 15 Apr 2008 17:06

Movie clips within movie clips
I have a movie clip (I'll call it B_mov) inside another movie clip (A_mov). When you click a button in A_mov, B_mov plays. At the end of B_mov, I used stop(); to make it stop. How do I return to A_mov from there? I assume this is ActionScript territory. This is coming from someone who has just taken his first b... 16 Apr 2008 16:26

New to Flash, Problems with Opening It =(
Hi guys, I downloaded the trial and when I tried to open it after installation, it says that "Licensing has stopped working", so I looked at one of the pages with that topic and I found a bunch of ways to supposedly fix the issue. I tried all of them and it didn't work! But, I noticed that I did not have Fle... 15 Apr 2008 15:39

Best method for crafting a bi-lingual Flash site?
Hello-- I've scanned the forums, but I couln't find anything on this topic, so here goes. Alas, I'm fairly new at Flash and will be designing a site both in German and English. I imagined the site's splashpage offering the user a Deutsch/English option, then the rest of the site would play from that command. ... 16 Apr 2008 10:01

How to loop FLV video
Thanks for this thread, and dzedward - thanks for the AS3 looping code! Works like a charm. ... 15 Apr 2008 13:57