Button issue...new to flash

I am just learning flash and actionscript...bear with me.
I'm building a very basic flash website using buttons and the
goToAndStop method, and I'm currently working on navigation between
the various pages (frames). The site consists of a main page
(frame1) and six other pages (frames 2-7). Frame 1 has 6 buttons
that trigger event listeners which navigate to their respective
frames. Frames 2-7 also have those 6 buttons, plus and additional
button that should navigate back to frame 1.
In testing the site, the 6 buttons (for frames 2-7) work
properly on all frames, but the additional button (for frame 1)
doesn't work consistently. The button appears all the proper
frames, its mouseover and click properties work properly, but it
doesn't navigate to frame 1 every time, only rarely and
sporadically.
My actionscript is as follows:
on frame 1 I have all the functions and eventlisteners for
buttons 2-7
then on frame 2 (through 7) I have the function and
eventlistener for button 1
There are no errors reported in the actionscript.
Why would that button only work on frame 2? If the script
covers all the frames, it should remain functional, no? Is this a
problem with my scripting/design, or is the Flash movie tester
glitchy?
Thanks

The reason it only works sporadically is if you've hit frame
2 before clicking that button. if you hit frame 5, the listener for
that button never registered.
Keep the additional "go home" button, and its listeners and
handlers (functions) as well, all on frame 1. Just move the "go
home" button off the stage (out of sight) on frame 1. That way you
ensure all your listeners are registered and listening on the start
of the movie, and that the object exists on the display list,
albeit out of bounds.

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Adobe Flash IDE: Migration/Compatibility issues between Adobe Flash Professional CS3 and CS5

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Any help and support would be highly appreciated. Many thanks in advance!
Thanks & Regards
Amit

Apparently some people have issues, but I don't think it is across the board. Here's a link to another recent posting that may or may not prove helpful to you...
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Big issue with playing Flash movie in IE 6.0 with Windows SP2

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New to flash, swf loaded while changing size

i'm trying to create a button that will replace the current
swf with another and i want the size to change between the various
sizes of each page. i'm currently using the following code in the
action inspector:
on(release){loadMovieNum("myfilename.swf",0);
i know there has to be a simple way to do this! a very
grateful thanks to anyone who tries to help!

A: new to flash, swf loaded while changing size

b3autiful_dizaster wrote:
> i'm trying to create a button that will replace the
current swf with another
> and i want the size to change between the various sizes
of each page. i'm
> currently using the following code in the action
inspector:
>
> on(release){loadMovieNum("myfilename.swf",0);
> }
>
> i know there has to be a simple way to do this! a very
grateful thanks to
> anyone who tries to help!
You can't change size dynamically as it is defined by the
object embed tags.
You could use WMODE transparency which could help you fake it
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Exit button issue in Captivate 5

Hi,
This is regarding the exit button on the playback controls. I have been using Captivate from version 2. Recently, started using version 5. When I published my simulation, the exit button is not working as earlier. It is also not working from- web server(IIS, Apache), when opened as pop-up as well. In local too however not working. I tried in both IE 7 and Firefox latest version.
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2. Why should when simple code like top.close(); works fine (when coded inside the Captivate)?
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4. Why there is no working around provided in the forums for this issue?
Could anybody please help me understanding this problem? I am really frustrated.
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Happy New to all as well!
You are absolutely correct! The moment reporting is activated, the EXIT no longer functions. Although in my case, we are not using the time/slider bar but custom navigation buttons with an exit button on the last slide (and at the top of each slide).
This whole EXIT button issue (not just Cp 5 but Cp 6 as well) is nearly bringing me to the point of tears! This is really ridiculous! I am in a tough position right now where my manager may be wondering if I am right person for this job because I cannot make a little EXIT button work in our lessons.
"Solutions" or excuses that I have received
- Just remove the EXIT button -- No, we use a standard corporate template which hundreds of employees are already familiar with. To remove the EXIT button and instruct the learner to just close the browser would be unacceptable and a rather inelegant way to exiting a lesson.
- It is a tough issue that isn't Captivate's fault
With all due respect to the awesome person who keeps stating that, I have a feeling that you have not used other rapid elearning tools. Building an EXIT button in all the other major elearning tools is easy and works every time.
The source of my personal difficulty is that every other course that was built by previous developers (not using Captivate), all open in a child window and all have a working EXIT button.
I believe the PRIMARY reason for this problem might be in the fact that... inexplicably... Captivate does not offer an option to start a lesson in a CHILD window (i.e. separate browser window). This is why no javascript in the world will allow the tab to close (e.g. EXIT button). Closing a tab or browser window via javascript only works when the same instance was previously opened by a script using the window.open method. In other words, you can only use the javascript method to close an instance that was spawned via javascript.
This should explain why lessons published in Lectora (et al) always have working EXIT buttons every time and in every browser (minor exception is Opera for unrelated reasons).
The second red box is just another one of my problems with Captivate 6 (not related to this topic).
Solution????
I've been racking my brain trying to modify Captivate's HTML/javascript in order to carry over the AICC (or SCORM - same process) variables into a child window.
Like another participant stated, you can't simply rename the original index.html to index2.html and create a redirection like this:
<script type="text/javascript">
window.open("index2.html","lesson","location=0,toolbar=0,status=0,resizable=1,width=975,he ight=600");</script>
<body>
Yes, I tried this as well... but unfortunately, it breaks the AICC to LMS connection. *BUT* I can promise one thing... using the above redirection, does guarantee that your EXIT button works every time! Pity the LMS connection breaks!
QUESTION?
Does anyone have advanced knowledge of javascript in order to code the INDEX.HTML to open the lesson in a child windows AND maintain a connection to the LMS?

Help... I'm new to Flash

Hello,
I am new to Flash development and I've created a simple flash
website with links/buttons on the left and on the right a content
box.
My question is how to make transitions or effects after you
click one of the links on the left, to make the content part load
up into a special effect, something like random tiles flipping over
displaying the new content corresponding to the button on the left
that you click. Are there any tutorials that would be helpful? I'm
also trying to create a special effect that loads the entire flash
in a cool way, not having the flash just appear simply but appear
with a special effect.
Any help would be appreciated,
Alan

You can insert ananimation in a movieclip with an alpha
transition. Load it on a higher level as the button is clicked on a
lower level.
There are many examples, there are about as many ways to do
it also.

What is the code to make something STAY on the stage? Also, some button issues.

That might be confusing. I am new to Flash, and I have a
scene with animations happening, but I'm finding that things that I
want to just stay static are ending up disappearing unless I have
something in every keyframe...I'm just wondering how it is you make
some generic text, for instance, just REMAIN without picking an
ending frame, etc. etc.
I was also wondering...how to get a button to do movie
clip-like things. Ideally, I would like to insert a functioning
button within a movie clip. Is there a way to do that? I want a
button, which has an up, over, down state to also be able to fade
into the stage at some point.
I am good at other things, I PROMISE.

Melissa,
Have you tried adding a new layer, spanning the whole of your
timeline, and putting your static text on that layer?
Brian.

New at Flash

Hey All,
I am new with flash and i am creating a site and i have
created a button which i want to modify.
So i basically copied it and now when i make chnages to one
button, it effects the other ones also.
Can someone help me, its prob easy but i am blind.
I have done a search also and could not find anything, so
sorry if its already been posted somewhere.
Thanks in advance :)

This is because you have many *instances* of the same symbol.
The reason for
this is that if you need the same thing on stage many times,
it is more
efficient in terms of filesize of your finished SWF to use
the same symbol.
What you need to do is:
Select the button you want to change.
In your 'Properties' panel, click the 'Swap' button.
At the bottom of the panel that pops up is a button that
looks like 2
squared with an arrow - click this.
Give your duplicate symbol a new name.
Click OK.
Edit the new symbol.
Repeat until done!
HTH
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2 Issues with ActionScript/Flash

Hello, I suppose I'll make this also a little bit of an introduction, I'm a 20something year old Graphic Design graduate, who has found herself working in a small business where everything is done in house. My job skills have had to be stretched a little, as normally my work only involves photoshop, indesign, illustrator, and dreamweaver. I've never used Flash before, but since the company is moving onto digital media and the motorola xoom I've had to pick it up.
The company I work for has a very large catelog that they put on CD, and they are looking to update it, so I've been making a flash index page for it. The entire catelog is in PDF (bookmarks used as links between various PDF files), but the index page is Flash (I cant acess the origional index file, as it was done several years go). Basically the elements I'll need are 3 links (for website, install cd catelog, and view cd catelog) 1 exit link, and scrolling text. So far I've managed to import the links and images and get text on the page, but I've hit a couple major snags.
1st Issue: Looping the scrolling marquee text. At the top of the index screen I need text to continuously scroll at the top. I tried to find loop codes, but all I found were convoluted tutorials involving 'for' loops and 'for if' loops etc etc and even after reading them several times I have no idea what any of them are saying. I think a lot of these tutorials are made for people who have a basic understanding of flash...I literaly just opened the program today. I was able to figure out the inserting Keyblanks and such so I have text that scrolls across the top screen once (I used tweening for that) but you cant copy or paste, so I'm really at a loss as to how to make the text loop so it continues to scroll across.
2nd Issue: The installation link has me a bit bothered, mostly because I have no clue where to even begin with this. In the old CD catelogs when you click 'install' the 'instal shield wizard' comes up and downloads to the desktop the entire catelog (the cd catalog itself) and a link to the website. Both of which show up as Buttons on the desktop. So one of the links has to be able to do that...and I am entirely at a loss as to how this works in Flash. Is this type of thing even doable in Flash?
I know that this is probably asking a lot, even though its only 2 problems, but if anyone would be willing to help me out it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

The first one is the easiest and I haven´t heard about
any issues except that flash will comsume more resources and will
play a little slower. The second one can also be done (repeating an
image all the time with Flash 7 or older, or painting with a tiling
image on Flash 8) even manually, or with some coding.

New to Flash CS3

Hi Guys,
I really need your help. I used to use Flash MX a while back.
I can animate in flash really well.
but my problem is the action script. Basicly, i'm design a
simple learning interface.
at the begining, theintro loads up, but then i need it to
pause. a button appears, which you can click on and it will take
you to the menu screen where you have 3 options to click on to look
at different products.
my problem is that I can manage to stope theanimation, but i
don't understand how to get the button to go to Scene 2 (which is
the menu animation)
Am i doing this wrong? will it work with another scene or doi
have to create a new file?
If i'm doing right, can anyone help me with the coding
please?
I really appreciate you reading this
thanks
A very frustrated...
Shigeru :)

I'm new to flash too, and I created my website in two weeks
using flash and dreamweaver. I still have to fix a couple of bugs,
but after doing tons of reading and using good extensions I was
able to get it up and running. I totally recommend you for the
slide shows what I used for my website. It very easy to configurate
in many ways, not much actionscript required, almost none. Check
out my site:
www.mauriciolopez.info
This is the link for the flash extension called 'Creative FL
Stroller' I used to create my galleries:
http://www.extendstudio.com/
You can download it right away and comes with very easy to
follow materials.
I hope this helps!

Button issue...new to flash

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