Target Blank in flash button

Hi,
How can create target blank (new page open) button click. please help me

click on your on-stage button (to select it). in the properties panel, add an instance name, eg btn. click an empty part of the stage or back stage to deselect all objects and in the actions panel paste:
btn.onRelease=function(){
getURL("http://www.adobe.com","_blank");
now test.

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Flash Button Incorrect Target

Hello, I am having difficulty with the flash button. Whenever
my flash buttons are clicked the links are opening up in new tabs
within the browser, rather than in my frameset. I have the target
for the flash buttons specified to "mainFrame" within my frameset ,
however this is not working. Are there attributes that define
whether the link opens up a new tab or stays within the frameset?
Thanks!
-Rob

Flash buttons and framesets! My two favorite things to hate.
Gad.
Any modifications to the targeting of the Flash button would
have to be done
either at the time you create it, or by editing the parent
FLA file. If you
created the button in DW, then that second option is not
available to you
because there is no parent FLA file.
If you want to use Flash for navigation, consider this -
1. Some people don't have Flash installed - what do they do?
2. Search engines don't parse Flash links - your site will
not be spidered
3. Screen assistive devices don't parse Flash links - what
will those users
do?
4. DW cannot maintain links within a Flash movie, so if you
move or rename
a linked file, your navigation will break - what will you do?
It's usually a very bad idea for these reasons...
The decision to use or not use frames should be based on a)
your site's
needs, and b) your willingness to accept the potential
problems that frames
can create for you as developer and maintainer of the site
and for your
visitors as casual users of the site.
I am down on frames because I believe that they create many
more problems
than they solve.
Judging from the posts here, and the kinds of problems that
are described,
the kind of person most likely to elect to use frames is also
the kind of
person most likely ill-prepared fo solve the ensuing problems
when they
arise. If you feel a) that you understand the problems and b)
that you are
prepared to handle them when they occur, and c) that you have
a need to use
frames, then by all means use them.
As far as I know, the most comprehensive discussions of
frames and their
potential problems can be found on these two links -
http://apptools.com/rants/framesevil.php
http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/frames/
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"rseigel" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hello, I am having difficulty with the flash button.
Whenever my flash
> buttons
> are clicked the links are opening up in new tabs within
the browser,
> rather
> than in my frameset. I have the target for the flash
buttons specified to
> "mainFrame" within my frameset , however this is not
working. Are there
> attributes that define whether the link opens up a new
tab or stays within
> the
> frameset? Thanks!
>
> -Rob
>

Problem with Flash Button Sticking

I am adding Handlers to Mouse Events using action Script 3.
The buttons move up and down when rolling over the button. So you
have that "wave effect" when navigating the site.
The problem I am having is that if you rollout of the button
before the button is done playing the movie it freezes at that
point of the movie.
Has anyone had this problem before? Can anyone help?
THANKS!

The standard reply is -
1. Why are you using frames since there are many compelling
reasons not to?
2. Why are you using Flash navigation since there are many
compelling
reasons not to?
Most people here don't work with (assiduously avoid) both of
those critters,
so, you may have trouble getting a more explicit response!
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> Problem with Frames in Dreamweaver 2004 mx using Flash
9. When using Flash
> buttons in Dreamweaver within a frame and specifing a
target frame the
> flash
> button loads a new page in another window and not in the
frame specified.
>
> Steps to reproduce:
>
> Dreamweaver: New Wesbite / "Create from samples" /
Framesets / Select
> "fixed
> left"
> In the left frame insert a Flash Button and link it to a
page to load in
> the
> mainFrame.
>
> What went wrong?:
>
> When the flash button is pressed the page loads in a new
Internet Explorer
> window instead of loading in mainFrame frame.
>
>
> What should have happened?:
>
> When the flash button is pressed the page should load
with the mainFrame
> frame.
>

DW8 flash button target frame not working

I'm using DW8 v8.0.2 on Windows XP Home Edition SP1. I have
created a frameset by doing the following:
- Select File>New from menu bar
- Select Framesets category
- Select Fixed Top, Nested Left in Framesets column
- Select Create
Then, I add a Flash Button in the leftFrame and target the
mainFrame by doing the following:
- Select Insert>Media>Flash Button on menu bar
- Select Blip Arrow
- Set text to Information
- Set Size to 12
- Select my information.htm file from Browse button of Link
box
- Select mainFrame from Target box drop-down list
- Enter information.swf as filename in Save as box
- Select OK
Then, I select File>Save All
When I preview in a browser, I select the button & the
content opens in a new browser window instead of the mainFrame
frame. The same happens if I select leftFrame as target. However,
_top, _self, _parent, and _blank seem to work well. I renamed
mainFrame to contentFrame & it made no difference. I tried it
in IE and Netscape, no difference, except Netscape is a lot faster.
Tried text links to do the same thing & they work fine.
Tried other flash buttons and they behave the same as Blip Arrow
button.
Saw several discussions on web & in this forum, but no
solutions. Searched Knowledgebase, no solutions.
Saw some attempts at solutions dealing with button code, but
DW8 creates .swf file & button code is not editable.
Is there a solution to this problem?

I've encountered the same problem. This can't possibly be a
bug ... it's too common a function. I've noticed there has been no
reply to your posting. Have you figured out the solution from
another source?

Frames and flash buttons forwarding links to targets

hi , i'm making a website with frames sow the flash
buttons are all set for 1 target .
butt if you test this when 1 button pressed it shows nicely
in frame butt on the second 1 it opens an new window with the
forwarded page from the button
how to fix ???
thank you

Xtremedesigner wrote:
> anyone ? how can i fix this thank you .
Best to post a link to the page that is not working for you.
Bonnie
in California
8 ^ )

Targeting a frame with a flash button

I am trying to target the main frame of my frameset with a
flash button located in the left frame. button works fine when i
target _self, _top.... or the frame it is in. but if i try to
target any of the other frames in the frameset it has no effect

Read my book. You'll get it. 8)
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> > As yet I hav't touched on frames
>
> Good. Keep it that way.
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> > Till someone with more knowledge answers your query
I can give you this
> > link:
> >
> >
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/frames.htm
Some of the Adobe team
> > maybe
> > on May hols. As yet I hav't touched on frames,
sorry petromilka .
> >
> > Seing as you tried everything else did you try
_blank
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
> <titters @ Murray></titters @murray>
>
> I have tried Murray with the 'nested templates' but to
no avail..ahaaaaa
> Fact
> is I just don't understand how the darn things work,
locked . editable
> regions,
> or otherwise..shakes head..
>

Dreamweaver Flash Buttons Paths

Hello all,
I am a novice site designer. My first challenge is to design a navigation bar once and used by all web pages. I built it using Flash buttons. The concept works fine in a flat file, but when I'm viewing a web page that sits in a different directory than the flash navigation buttons, the buttons point to a file in the current directory which doesn't exist. I want the buttons to still point to the flash files in the parent directory.
I'm using Dreamweaver CS2 to create my flash buttons. I'm using PHP include statements to include my flash navigation bar. When I create the php file in another directory, click on flash button, all heck breaks loose. I look at the URL and the link appends the PHP file that the flash button should be pointing to whatever directory my current web page is in.
It seems like, I should just create each button as a absolute path, http://rootdirectory.com/filename.php, but it still uses relative path when I'm looking at web page that sits in another directory and appends the navigation link to the current directory http://rootdirectory.com/currentdirectory/filename.php although it points to a link in the root or parent directory.
Do I not know how to create flash buttons using the absolute paths?

If you want to use Flash for navigation, consider this -
1. Some people don't have Flash installed - what do they do?
2. Search engines don't parse Flash links - your site will
not be spidered
3. Screen assistive devices don't parse Flash links - what
will those users
do?
4. DW cannot maintain links within a Flash movie, so if you
move or rename
a linked file, your navigation will break - what will you do?
It's usually a very bad idea for these reasons...
Adding in frames makes it even worse - you are in the deep
stuff here. Why
are you using frames?
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"LeichterLernen" <[email protected]> wrote
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> Hey, I use some standard flash buttons from Dreamweaver
to navigate. I
> have two
> frames in this web. The buttons are in frame "A" and
refer to a target in
> frame
> "B". This worked perfectly fine, even with IE 7 in
Windows XP it still
> works.
> But in Windows VISTA every button opens a new browser
windows.
>
> Windows VISTA, IE 7, Dreamweaver 8, running the web on
my HD
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Sky
>

Dreamweaver Flash Buttons / Frame Navigation in VISTA

Hey, I use some standard flash buttons from Dreamweaver to
navigate. I have two frames in this web. The buttons are in frame
"A" and refer to a target in frame "B". This worked perfectly fine,
even with IE 7 in Windows XP it still works. But in Windows VISTA
every button opens a new browser windows.
Windows VISTA, IE 7, Dreamweaver 8, running the web on my HD
Thanks in advance.
Sky

If you want to use Flash for navigation, consider this -
1. Some people don't have Flash installed - what do they do?
2. Search engines don't parse Flash links - your site will
not be spidered
3. Screen assistive devices don't parse Flash links - what
will those users
do?
4. DW cannot maintain links within a Flash movie, so if you
move or rename
a linked file, your navigation will break - what will you do?
It's usually a very bad idea for these reasons...
Adding in frames makes it even worse - you are in the deep
stuff here. Why
are you using frames?
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"LeichterLernen" <[email protected]> wrote
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> Hey, I use some standard flash buttons from Dreamweaver
to navigate. I
> have two
> frames in this web. The buttons are in frame "A" and
refer to a target in
> frame
> "B". This worked perfectly fine, even with IE 7 in
Windows XP it still
> works.
> But in Windows VISTA every button opens a new browser
windows.
>
> Windows VISTA, IE 7, Dreamweaver 8, running the web on
my HD
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Sky
>

Flash button in a frameset

Hi, I'm a novice to Dreamweaver/webdeveloping.
I have a simple site with a 3 frame frameset. I have flash
buttons in the leftframe openining the links in the mainframe. Well
But when I test it in a browser (Safari) The button opens the link
in a new window, not the mainframe. If I use hyperlinks they work,
they open the link in the mainframe. Any ideas why this is.
Another quick question, Has anyone had problems running under
rosetta or at all. When I'm in the "Insert Flash Button" screen
when clicking on the target drop down menu, the program gets stuck
and won't let me leave the "Insert Flash Button" screen. this has
happened twice only.

Best practice methods suggest a) that you only use frames
when you have a
need to use them, and b) that you not use Flash for
navigation unless you
cannot accomplish your purpose with other methods, and unless
you also
provide plain-HTML redundant navigation.
Frames extract a penalty on you as the developer, and on your
site visitor,
that neither of you may be interested in paying. That being
the case, it is
incumbent on you as the developer to make a considered
decision to use them,
not just because they seemed easier. To find out about the
many problems
that come with deciding to use frames, go here -
http://apptools.com/rants/framesevil.php
http://www.tjkdesign.com/articles/frames/
Using Flash for navigation without redundant navigation
methods eliminates
the use of your pages for the following classes of visitors -
1. Those who do not have the Flash plugin installed (and
there are some)
2. Those who use a screen assistive device for surfing
3. Search engine spiders - meaning that your site will not be
ranked
In addition, you create a maintenance problem for yourself if
your linked
file ever gets renamed or moved. Again "it seemed simpler" is
not a good
reason to use Flash navigation.
All of these considerations dramatically affect your
questions below. I
will not address them until we hear further from you.
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"neergbak" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi, I'm a novice to Dreamweaver/webdeveloping.
> I have a simple site with a 3 frame frameset. I have
flash buttons in the
> leftframe openining the links in the mainframe. Well But
when I test it in
> a
> browser (Safari) The button opens the link in a new
window, not the
> mainframe.
> If I use hyperlinks they work, they open the link in the
mainframe. Any
> ideas
> why this is.
> Another quick question, Has anyone had problems running
under rosetta or
> at
> all. When I'm in the "Insert Flash Button" screen when
clicking on the
> target
> drop down menu, the program gets stuck and won't let me
leave the "Insert
> Flash
> Button" screen. this has happened twice only.
>

Template with flash buttons

Hi
I have built a dreamweaver template and have used
dreamweavers flash buttons. I can see these buttons on my web page
but the link from the flash button will not work both files are
../home.html and ../home.swf .
thanks for looking

Unfortunately using Flash with templates is going to be a
challenge until
Adobe can get things sorted out.
When you insert a Flash element onto a page in DW8.0.2 or
later, two things
happen:
1. A link to a js file is inserted in the head of the page
2. A chunk of code is inserted where you placed the Flash
element,
including a call to a function in the js file, and a pair of
<noscript> tags
that include the <object> and <embed> HTML tags.
To make this process work when you are wanting to insert
Flash on a child
page, you have to do this -
1. Create a blank HTML page, and insert the Flash on that
page.
2. Copy the link to the js from the head of the page you just
created and
paste it into the editable region of the head of the child
page.
3. Copy the entire section of code inserted in the body of
the page, and
paste that into the child page at the location where you want
the Flash to
appear.
That should do it for you....
However, if you want to use Flash for navigation, consider
this -
1. Some people don't have Flash installed - what do they do?
2. Search engines don't parse Flash links - your site will
not be spidered
3. Screen assistive devices don't parse Flash links - what
will those users
do?
4. DW cannot maintain links within a Flash movie, so if you
move or rename
a linked file, your navigation will break - what will you do?
It's usually a very bad idea for these reasons...
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"neilpeel" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi
> I have built a dreamweaver template and have used
dreamweavers flash
> buttons.
> I can see these buttons on my web page but the link from
the flash button
> will
> not work both files are ../home.html and ../home.swf .
> thanks for looking
>

Problem inserting flash buttons

Hi there... i have a problem that i encounter both in my pc n
my laptop using which ever version of dreamweaver (2004 MX, 8)! I
create a blank html page save it n then go
insert-->media-->flash button ... i press ok n then it
prompts me the following message " "button1.swf" is an invalid
filename. Please enter a different name." I've tried a variety of
names with or without the .swf n neither of them worked... any
insights why im facing this kind of problem will be grateful...
thank u in advance

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0
Transitional//EN" "
http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="
http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>Untitled Document</title>
</head>
<body>
<img src="file:///C|/Documents and
Settings/Alexander/Επιφάνεια
εργασίας/Φάκελος/Christ.jpg"
width="1560" height="2187" />
</body>
</html>
this is the hole source code... of that u prompt me to do!
Thank u for ur time... any insights?

Background and flash buttons

How do i put the flash buttons over the background i member my friend its something to do with the parameter but i forget...
oh and whats the target thing for?
and how to i set a picture as the background..
thanks

I'm a little confused.How do I make a movieclip that contains the buttons and the background? Isn't a movieclip only one object? Also how do I just add the buttons to the movieclip? Thanks for your answer though, I feel like I'm on the right track.

Use of flash buttons - not a good idea?

Hi guys
I've been advised in an earlier post against the use of flash
buttons. As someone relatively new to Adobe products I'm interested
to know how flash buttons don't seem to be supported but flash
moves or indeed flash websites are in abundance and seemingly have
no problems, or personally speaking I've not had problems viewing
such websites in the past. I'm not contending the opinion I was
given but as someone on a learning curve I think it would be
invaluable to learn how one works and not the other.
Also, what would be a suitable alternative to flash buttons,
I'm considering using jpg images which change on mouse-over using
javascript.
Mike

sigh - i was trying to be nonjudgemental. one may have a site
where seo is a nonissue and they know that their audience has the
latest flash-equipped browser (like mine, for example. while i
choose to not use flash for different reasons, i don't rely on
search engines as a meaningful source of business and/or leads.)
quote:
Originally posted by:
Newsgroup User
I'll say it. It's the mark of the amateur, and DEFINITELY not
a good idea.
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"joeq" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> not saying they're a good idea or a bad one - but my
understanding is that
> flash buttons are a) potentially not accessible to all
your users, b) not
> indexable by search engines, and c) more labor intensive
to update. all or
> none
> of these things might matter to you based on the target
audience of your
> site.
>

Flash button controled by flex issue

In flex I can only reference the flash button by its ID property.
Most of the time I can't know its ID. I need cover it to a super class like MovieClip Instead of that.
I created the button in flash by the following steps:
design button -> cover symbol to flex component -> use it in flex
How can I fix this ?
<mx:Script>
<![CDATA[
   private function clickHandler(event:MouseEvent):void
      /* not work */
    MovieClip(event.target).gotoAndPlay(MovieClip(event.target).currentLabel);
     /* only this way can run */
    query.gotoAndPlay(query.currentLabel);
]]>
</mx:Script>
<local:intergratedQueryButton id="query" click="clickHandler(event)" x="305" y="500"/>

Thanks Natasha! It works well now!
在2009-07-13，_Natasha_ <[email protected]> 写道：
>Hi,
>?
>to be able to write
>MovieClip(event.target).gotoAndPlay(MovieClip(event.target).currentLabel);
>your button should be a subclass of MovieClip.
>If not MovieClip(event.target) will be null and will not work.
>?
>So you can:
>1. Don't use types and write
>event.target.gotoAndPlay(event.target.currentLabel);
>or
>event.target.gotoAndPlay(event.target["currentLabel"]);
>2. See methods of intergratedQueryButton and if it have method gotoAndPlay use it.
>intergratedQueryButton(event.target).gotoAndPlay(intergratedQueryButton(event.ta rget).currentLabel);
>You can't set two superclasses, so intergratedQueryButton can be a only a Button or a MovieClip, not both.
>

Flash button help PLEASE

PLEASE HELP ME!!!
Ok, here is my problem in short. I am fairly competent in
flash. I am able to export a flash button out in flash 6, but am
not in flash 8 or 9. The button just turns dead after i upload the
button into dreamweaver even though its working when i export it
out in flash.
I did ALOT of experimenting. The button that was exported out
in flash 8 or 9 can work with "_blank" but not "_self". I did
exactly the same thing for flash 6 and it works!!! This is so
frustrating.
I was hoping to export it out in flash 8 or 9 because it has
additional graphics in it.
Can anyone please tell me what is wrong. THANKS.
(dead button means when clicked on nothing happens)

If you want to use Flash for navigation, consider this -
1. Some people don't have Flash installed - what do they do?
2. Search engines don't parse Flash links - your site will
not be spidered
3. Screen assistive devices don't parse Flash links - what
will those users
do?
4. DW cannot maintain links within a Flash movie, so if you
move or rename
a linked file, your navigation will break - what will you do?
It's usually a very bad idea for these reasons...
Your link doesn't work.
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"reed86" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi, I would really appreeciate if somebody could help me
with this really
> annoying problem,
>
> I'm using dreamweaver 8, I have designed a website using
the dreamweaver
> flash
> buttons for my site menu, when I F12 preview the site
the menu displays
> fine in
> both IE6, 7 & Firefox but when I upload my site no
flash displays at all,
> this
> isn't just a problem with the menu buttons it wont
display ANY swf like
> mp3
> players or flash banners.
>
> I have uploaded a blank page with just the flash menu
here:
>
>
http://80.177.175.77/cr/training/index.html
>
> if you visit that page it will appear blank, but in the
source you will
> see
> the code for the menu, I have uploaded these two java
scripts to a folder
> titles 'Scripts':
>
> AC_ActiveX.js
>
> AC_RunActiveContent.js
>
> I have also uploaded the swf buttons to the main folder.
>
> I really don't know what else to do? Any help would be
greatly appreciated
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carl
>

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