Help from a flash wiz please....

[Nafoff]

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i have a dilemma to solve and need a little help

 

[Revels]

See, I was hoping you'd have posted it as I can do a little bit of flash but im rusty as hell, now I have to post and look silly when I say I cant help! lol

 

[Nafoff]

ffs ...lol

i am rebuilding my website and even though i am using the same type of method as previous with placeholder image boxes i am unsure how i did it

 

[Nafoff]

come on people, there must be some knowledgable people that can help

 

[FiDoDiDo]

If it's just a placeholder page can't you just have a few quick tables with the images in, or if you can do them use divs.

 

[Saundo]

flashkit.com loads of help on there mate


Plus as above, div's and some CSS would be a much easier way to do it.

 

[Nafoff]

the only way i know is flash, and i want to overhaul my website asap really so this is my option

 

[cava83]

tell me what you need

 

[Nafoff]

kk

if you look at my current website www.neilfreestone.co.uk

the website is built from a series of pages that all load into the very first page, they load into the space under the menu as you will see when you click buttons etc.

i am using this same type of method again but am unsure / can't remember how to create the placeholder box and coding,

i still have the files from the current website but am struggling to work it out, am sure i have the coding write but am just missing something

 

[Nafoff]

^^^make sense to anyone?

 

[cava83]

When you mean a series of pages you mean SWF's ?

Sorry just trying to understand how you have done it.

Also are you using levels and is it AS2?

 

[Nafoff]

not using levels and yes the pages are swf's

they load via buttons on the main page

 

[cava83]

Attach your SWF file so I know which syntax you are using

Just do a good search for loading external SWF files



Why don't u do it with a normal placeholder page and some CSS?

 

[Nafoff]

how you mean attach my swf file?

i think what you are saying about a normal placeholder page is what i done before...just can't remember how to do it again

 

[cava83]

sorry I meant can you attach your FLA that loads all your SWF's then I will tell you how to do it

 

[Nafoff]

attach the FLA to what exactly....lol?

 

[BenWall]

Why dont some of the links work? I want to see the photo blog

 

[Nafoff]

that hasen't been completed mate, thats one of the reasons why i am changing the whole site.

the photoblog is a photo documentary of my year so far...day by day

 

[cava83]

attach the FLA on this forum so I can have a look at your coding ?????

lol you nutter. !

attach the FLA to what exactly....lol?

 

[mas]

looks to be a very nice site mate.

i like and dont like flash really, it does look cool but i think its kinda waste of time in portfolios for a graphic designer etc.. just slows things down, people just want to see the work and the information as soon as.

Still, looks f**king cool though mate, keep up the good work.

 

[Nafoff]

cheers sambo, the new design of the site is totally different though, all the work will be on the front page, no more thousands of pages

gabi....how the fook do i attach the fla...lol

if you want the coding from the file here it is

on the main page i have 2 layers, one is the main page then a layer for the action script...this is the coding for it

this.createEmptyMovieClip
("placeholder",1)
stop()

then on the buttons on the page i obviously have the relevant file names but in this coding

on (release) {
placeholder.loadmovie("about2.swf")
this.imagebox_mc._visible=0;
}

i just need to know how to create the placholder area.....

 

[cava83]

the coding which you have provided has created a placeholder then you have created a function for a button to load the SWF file into.

Look at your inbox, send me an email with the file and everything else, I will sort it out for you and tell you how it was done. Won't be until tomorrow though.

Sorry have not done flash recently so all out the window

Thanks

 

[Nafoff]

i have replied...twice lol

 

[Nafoff]

all sorted now, but have a new dilema