Dragging items using Flash

I know I'm using an older version of Flash (still using Professional 8) but I'm wondering if it's possible to have items be able to be more interactive in that the user can select an item with their mouse and drag it over another item and drop it on there.

with movieclips, yes.
the movieclip class has a startDrag() and a stopDrag() method. that's all you need. you can also check the _droptarget property which is handy.

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> I'm streaming video using Flash Player 6. The problem I
am having is
> that the
> video will only play at a super small size, something
like 180 x 60
> (that's a
> guess). Is there a way to play the video at the 320
width that I
> redered it as?
> I'm using Flash Player 6 because some code that came
with my
> purchased Flash
> Template does not work unless it's published to Flash
Plaey 6.
> Thanks in advance!

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> I'm streaming video using Flash Player 6. The problem I
am having is
> that the
> video will only play at a super small size, something
like 180 x 60
> (that's a
> guess). Is there a way to play the video at the 320
width that I
> redered it as?
> I'm using Flash Player 6 because some code that came
with my
> purchased Flash
> Template does not work unless it's published to Flash
Plaey 6.
> Thanks in advance!

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khuon
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>feel so restrained by using these templates
what templates? Halo? Don't.
> need to have structure but what if you want to make
different structures
> for certain pages on your sight
No problem (see below)
>moving items from Flash to Dreamweaver is a pain in the
arse.
Don't move - import them
>drop them into Dreamweaver
see above
>I've bought every dog gone book and CD on the market
All the books in the world on Dreamweaver cannot replace
books/tutorials on
HTML and CSS before you get to the hair-tearing stage (oops!
too late!)
> Please for all you veterans out their, explain to me
like I'm a 12 year
> old. What am I doing wrong?
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doing wrong is
going about using Dreamweaver like you would Word or as if
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it's not.
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the left, learn X/HTML and Learn CSS.
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road, but without a grounding in HTML and CSS, you will
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Jo
"bubblesblow" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi guys and gals, I am in a unfomfortable situation now.
I have awsome
> ideas of
> how I would like to implement my creative talents in
building awsome
> websites
> but I cannot seem to transfer over what ever graphics,
text, buttons to
> Dreamweaver. I'm creating .swf files but when I try to
open up any item
> created
> from Flash it gets all weird. I cannot seem to save
those graphics and
> such to
> html so I keep getting like a grey box with the flash
logo.
>
> Now, moving items from Fireworks to Dreamweaver is fine
but moving items
> from
> Flash to Dreamweaver is a pain in the arse.
>
> Also, I TOTALLY understand that Dreamweaver is a awsome
formating tool but
> I
> don't know about you guys but I feel that I feel so
restrained by using
> these
> templates. I understand that websites need to have
structure but what if
> you
> want to make different structures for certain pages on
your sight?
>
> Yes using CSS is very customizable but MUST you have
templates to put any
> type
> of graphic on a Dreamweaver design view?
>
> All I want to achieve is making simple graphics with
Flash, Edit those
> graphics with Fireworks and drop them into Dreamweaver.
That's ALL I want
> to do
> but I'm having such a hard time doing this.
>
> I'm beginning to feel completely retarded or something
but I'm just not
> getting it. I've bought every dog gone book and CD on
the market but I'm
> just
> not getting this concept.
>
> But then again, I am a beginner so slap me twice, lol.
>
> Please for all you veterans out their, explain to me
like I'm a 12 year
> old.
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> Also, I'm trying to build a simple mock up of a simple
web page with like
> 5
> navigational pages. I want to have buttons, graphics,
text, sound and
> video
> just to include what most websites have just so I can
get a understanding
> of
> how to put together a web page.
>
> Do you guys have suggestions on this idea?
>
> Thank you once again and god bless.
>

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