Flash :: Help With Newb Stuff

Floating Picture Thinggy... Does Stuff... Stuff I Don't Know How To Do...
Check this out. I'm making a website and at the bottom of the site i want floating pictures. They not only float but they continue to move to the left. Untill you place the mouse over the pictures and then you can either make them go left or right with the speed varying as you go further to each side. Then when you select them there is a loading process and the pictures come up in a cool way and the rest is history. Now here is the problem... how do you do all that stuff. I'm talkin' 'bout all of it. Make them look like they float, make them go left and right and default left, and the... well the selection I can manage. Assistance would be quite nice. Thanx alot whoever answers this.

Why Is My HTML Stuff Messing With My Flash Stuff?
Hi fellas, I have an HTML page that has the regular drop down menues and some buttons in them. Nothing fancy. I also have a Flash banner withing the HTML page. The problem is whenever I go over the buttons in the HTML portion, my Flash banner pauses until I move the mouse away from any HTML buttons. Why would that be?!
Many thanks in advance.

Super Newb With A Super Newb Question.
Ok. So i just joined today. Ok so if i download a sound loop and i want to use it in my flash animation, do i have to get permission from the creator? Im talking about Freeware loops.

Orbiting Stuff Around Other Stuff
Hi y'all

I've been searching the web for about 2 hours now, hoping to find some actionscript which makes something (eg a planet) around something else (eg another planet), but so far, I haven 't found anything ..

I did find something for Flash 8, but I'm not sure if it's going to work by just pasting it in CS3 ..

The thing is, even if I do get the script working in AS3, how do I make the object do a circular motion at the same time as the orbital motion?

If planet1 starts above planet2, goes down in front of p2, disappears behind p2, than how do I make it shift a bit to the left/right when above p2 again.
Repetig this should then result in a circular + orbital motion.

Does anyone know how to do this, or do you have to see the code (even though it is still AS2 right now)? In that case just ask me

Thanks!

NewB Needs Help
I'm trying to make a movie clip rotate on keyPress "<Up>". I dont know how 2 rotate it though...

Hey Newb Here
hi i started flash a week ago and i have this stupid problem i cant seem to solve.
This is the menu i created this is it
but how the hell can i display the text menu on each little "window"??
I tried different things but hey i'm just a newb after all
thanks for ur time
Nicknitro

Little Newb Help Please
I'm just beginning to learn flash and i've tried all the lessons and tutorials that come with flashmx and I haven't been able to take away that much. I really learn the best from books, especially with real world examples and lessons....I've been looking on amazon for a good book that will give me what i need but some of the reviews are confusing and counter-act each other. Just wondering if anybody was like me last year and picked up any of the flash books and cares to share their experience with them. thanx

Please Help A NewB.
Hi everyone,
i made a flash movie for my website that plays music. i have run into a problem. on slow computers when it loads it just displays a white box until it loads. The file is about 1 meg. what i want to do is show a image that says its loading then when the music loads i want the "play" and "stop" button to appear. i have allready added a preloader but that is part of the same 1 meg file. so it doesnt work. can someone please help me with this.

here is the website

thank you
brian

Newb
can anyone point me to a good tut site

Please Help This Newb
Hi,

I'm trying to make something like a drawing tool. basically it's a 30px white circle on a red bg. you click the circle and drag it around. when you drag it, it leaves a 30px white line, just like a regular drawing tool. the hard part im having is to get it so you can only make it draw by clicking on the circle and dragging.

so, when you release it, then you have to click on wherever you left off to keep drawing.

Can someone help me out here, I'm having a tough time!

Thanks
Frizzo

Can Someone Help A Newb Out
see the beatbox highlighted in yellow

i would like to make something like that but i dont know how to so if someone could be so kind as to help me out i would appreciate it

Newb Needs Help
Is there a way to make text come in as if somone is writing it by hand? If so i would love the help thanks!!

Some Newb Help
Code:
ifFrameLoaded (MovieScene, 350)
// if the last frame of the movie is loaded
gotoAndPlay (MovieScene, 1)
// go to and play the movie
End Frame Loaded

I got this off a tutorial on Flashkit, Now, i'm using MX 2004 Pro, and I was wondering what I have to type for the End Frame Loaded. It's not recognized as that, so I don't know what to put there instead.

Thank you

Newb Needs Help
Hey there,
Ok I've done some back work to get the layout I want but I"m having a brutal time figuring out flash mx 2004 and haven't been at flash for a few years so bare with me. Can anyone help me out, I'll explain. I have a form 3 sets of radio buttons, and 3 check boxes. Now what I want to do is have the person filling out the form to have to chosen one each of the radio buttons (e.g. male, short-term, private) then have the option to add any of the check boxes. Now the choices they make will take them to the appropriate scene. this is all done after hitting the submit button. Now can anyone help me with this. I've attached my file, its probably done in a long way but its organized for me and for a newb its easier to understand. Can anyone show me how to code the scenerio if someone were to....click on male, then long-term, then private, and check off concurrent disorders, and hit the submit button bringing them to the scene I've made that corresponds?
HELP!!!!

Im A Newb
Hi i was wondering how am i suppose to make a menu that spins around.. and when you put ur mouse over it.. it will stop spinning?.. is that possible? (and i dont haev flash mx 2004)

Im A Newb
Uh, i was wondering if i can make startDrag do 2 things?

startDrag("dragControl")
stop();

and startDrag(_root.dawg.caption)

Im A Newb
Uh, i was wondering if i can make startDrag do 2 things?

startDrag("dragControl")
stop();

and startDrag(_root.dawg.caption)

and im using flash mx

Newb Needs Help
Last saturday I created an animation in flash, just as an intro to a site I'm doing.

The thing is, I need to forward the user to the homepage once the animation is completed, using the 'dissolve' transition (trust me, it looks nice with this animation!). I tried doing it with a meta refresh in the HTML page itself, but of course this is on an timer...works well for me loading locally, but what of ppl on modems etc?

I need a way for flash to kick us into the next page once the animation is complete, or better yet during the final few frames (from one dissolve into the entire page dissolving).

Um...help?

Newb
Hello,
I am new to the flash world, two days old actually. I have been screwing around with the program trying to make a flash movie, you know with stick fighting etc. but i just can't figure out how to make each char. move with out them just dragging across the screen, and i dont want to go frame by frame because I bought this program in the first place to avoid that. Can somebody link me to some real good tutorials or tell me how to work this thing. It would be most appreciated.

Newb ;/
I just need some basic help I believe.

In my file I have two Scenes, and in my first scene I have multiple frames.

When I do "Test Movie" it flashes Scene 1 and Scene 2 togather (like back and forth quickly between the two) and all the frames of Scene 1 are being played each time.

I really have no idea how to fix this, thanks for your help.

Im A Newb
can i have some newbie feed back 4 my first flash presentaoin!! lol im a newb! lol

Please Help A Newb
hey guys i am using this script to show a loading bar, can this be modified to load an external clip with the same bar?and percent counter? Maybe i need to replace the (_root.getBytesLoaded part????

loaded = int(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal()*100);
if (loaded>=100) {
gotoAndPlay (5);
} else {
tellTarget (bar) {
gotoAndStop (int(_root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal()*100));
}
percent = loaded add "%";
}

Newb Help^^
i need to do a function that makes you go to the frame you specified in a inputtext box. i need some code examples.

Help Me Please I'm A Newb
I recently took a class using Flash Mx 2004. I cant remember how to put a movie i made online. I'd like to post it anywhere where other people can see it. A myspace, over an email, or whatever. Please help me. Thank-you in advance.

Remmitanceman

P.S: I got Dreamweaver Mx 2004 as well, but i dont know how to use it. If you could tell me how to use that to put a flash movie online that would be great. One more thing, I have a limited vocabulary of computer terms, so if you can help me, please dont talk all complicated.

Help Im A Newb
when tring to make a sprite video and there a white rectangle around the sprite blocking other images and the background can anyone help plz

[CS3] Big Newb Here. Few ?'s
Ok. So I learned flash a number of years ago in Flash 5, though I didnt really learn much actionscripting. I'm trying to do up a website in flash cause (not sure if I'd call her a client cause im not getting paid but) my client wants it to be in flash. My two biggest questions would be #1, I want a preloader, but I want it hidden while something else plays (small animation). and an "enter" button to pop up when it is done. im lost as can be here. also, im not sure if i should have the main site "pop up" in a new window, so i dont have to worry about the screen size, and so people arent so eager to use thier back, forward, etc. buttons. im thinking that is the way i want to go, but I dont know how to make the "Enter" button create a seperate window and how big to make my stage and all that noise. ANY help would be seriously appreciated. I know there are probly 100 tutes on this stuff but I wasnt sure about what to search for and just htought Id put out a request. Thanks to any that reply!
J

[F8] Need XML Help (newb)
I'm trying to make a list of buttons that can be clicked on to execute different commands, but I also need them labled. can someone link me to a tutorial or post here on how to do this? i've tried searching but haven't found anything

Help A Newb Out
im making a flash website..... all i need to know is how to stop a motion tween... i have an alpha motion tween... and it makes my words appear slowly... but after that.. they dissappear and come back slowly again.. i dont want that.. i just want it to be a one time affect... this has to be something incredibly small that i am just overlooking but i can't figure it out and its bothering me.. thanks in advance

Newb Q About A MC
hallo,

Im trying 2 create a MC that liek runns down untill filled screen... butt has to actionscripted for animation part; its for tafe assignment and i have no idea

onClipEvent (enterFrame){
Help?
_root.instant naem._alpha = _alpha+1;
}

not quite sure... plz help!

all in all wot im trying to say is... i wont 2 have a MC that looks liek paint running down (no tween) till covered

NewB
Hey, I am a total newb to flash and i was wondering if sum1 would sort of take me "under their wing" for some of my very noob questions and problems i have with flash.
Thanks,
Fartagay

Help A Newb Out
Just learning actionscript on the fly as I create a basic interactive learning module.

I am trying to use one button to check answers for two input text fields:

answer1 = $4000.00
answer 2 = $6000.00

all feed back displays in the comment (dyanmic text) field.

Problem - I cannot get both var input text fields to be validated by one button.

Here is what I have for the actionscript so far:

on (release) {
if (answer1 == "$4000.00"){
// checking if user's answer is equal to the right one
comment = "Very good. The asset limits are $4000.00 for a group of 1 and $6000.00 for a group of 2. Also, divestment has no effect on eligibility for any of the buy-in programs.";
}
else{
comment = "Not quite. The asset limits are $4000.00 for a group of 1 and $6000.00 for a group of 2. Also, divestment has no effect on eligibility for any of the buy-in programs."};
if(answer2 == "6000.00"){
// checking if user's answer is equal to the right one
comment = "Very good. The asset limits are $4000.00 for a group of 1 and $6000.00 for a group of 2. Also, divestment has no effect on eligibility for any of the buy-in programs.";
}
else{
comment = "Not quite. The asset limits are $4000.00 for a group of 1 and $6000.00 for a group of 2. Also, divestment has no effect on eligibility for any of the buy-in programs.";
}
}

_______________

Any suggestions/comments are appreciated!

Newb.. Help Pls
How can I duplicate a button and it's function.
i.e. a help button that shows up on multiple pages/movies - but always takes the user to the same place.
I've tried to copy paste but then the function is lost. I've duplicated and renamed the movies, copied my action script and inserted the new name --- and still the function is lost.
Sorry for the stupid question. But any help would be great.
David

Please Help Newb
im makin a sound board and need the correct code to bring up a sound in my library. all buttons are in same layer. please help

I Am A Newb In Need Of Help
I am making a platform game for my little brother and I can't get the screen to follow the character can anyone help??
Here is my walking code for the character:

Code:
onClipEvent (load) {
vel_y = 0;
started = true;
jumping = false;
xspeed = 5;
this.stop();
_quality = "low";
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (started) {
if (move) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
this.gotoAndStop("run");
this._xscale = -100;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
this.gotoAndStop("run");
this._xscale = 100;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.DOWN)) {
this.gotoAndStop("duck");
xspeed = 0;
}
}
}
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (started) {
if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
this._x -= xspeed;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {
this._x += xspeed;
}
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) && !jumping) {
this.gotoAndStop("jump");
move = false;
vel_y = 17;
jumping = true;
}
if (jumping == true) {
vel_y -= 1;
if (vel_y<=-17) {
vel_y = -17;
}
this._y -= vel_y;
}
if (!_root.ground.hitTest(this._x, this._y+15, true) && !jumping) {
fall += 1;
move = false;
this.gotoAndStop("jump");
if (fall>17) {
fall = 17;
}
this._y += fall;
}
if (_root.ground.hitTest(this._x, this._y+15, true)) {
if (vel_y<=1) {
fall = 0;
vel_y = 0;
jumping = false;
this.jump.gotoAndStop(2);
move = true;
}
}
onClipEvent (keyUp) {
if (move) {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
this.gotoAndStop("idle");
}
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
this.gotoAndStop("idle");
}
if (Key.getCode() == Key.DOWN) {
this.gotoAndStop("idle");
xspeed = 5;
}
}
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this._x<20) {
this._x = 20;
}
if (this._y<0) {
this._y = 0;
}
if (this._y>500) {
this._y = 500;
started = false;
song.stop();
}
if (this._x>2000) {
this._x = 2000;
}
if (_root.ground.hitTest(getBounds(_root).xMax, _y, true)) {
_x -= xspeed;
}
if (_root.ground.hitTest(getBounds(_root).xMin, _y, true)) {
_x += xspeed;
}
}
and does anyone know how to make the kirupas example take up the whole stage instead of being in a small area??

i am a major newb so yeh 1 more thing how would i make it so when my character hits the water, which has an instance name of water, they die and it restarts? or even if there was a way of having lives?

CHEERS

Please Help A Newb
Hey guys, I am having a problem in flash ,and I need help. Here is what I got I have a flash site. It is a site map. And on the click of one of my buttons I want it to replace the background image with a new background image and then when you click again I want the old image to come back. like a loop of just the 2. here
is the code I have to the background which is a mc

onClipEvent (load) {
var nowloaded = "test";
trace(nowloaded)
}

AND HERE IS THE SCRIPT FOR THE BUTTON

on (release) {
if (nowloaded == test) {
empty_bg.loadMovie("bg.swf", 1);
(nowloaded == test2);
} else if (nowloaded != test2) {
empty_bg.unloadMovie("bg.swf", 1);
empty_bg.loadMovie("rbg.swf", 1);

nowloaded = "test2";
}
}

I have Just started to learn flash so please speak in newbish terms Anyones help would be appreciated greatly

Please Help Newb
im makin a sound board and need the correct code to bring up a sound in my library. all buttons are in same layer. please help

I'm A Newb I Can't Help It
I'm losing my mind/pulling my freakin' hair out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so lost and I have no idea how to make a scroller, or a really good looking menu, like this site. I'm sooooooo lost!!!! SOMEONE HELP!!!!!!!!!

Super Newb Here
Bassically I want to learn how to make animated flash cartoons. Here is a list of questions:

-Is there a program i need to get in order to make flash cartoons?

-How do I make Characters/models and scenery/backgrounds?

-How can I create walking/running movement for characters?

-How do I add sounds and/or music to a flash cartoon?

-Is a preloader necessary, and if it is, how do I make/get one?

-how do I had links or replay buttons to a Flash toon?

More questions will come...

Complete Newb
You guys will probably hate me since I'm so new...
I'm just wondering if theres some short simple script I can use.
I want to make a dancing game where arrows flash up on the screen and you press the corresponding arrow in a certain amount of time to continue the dance. Fine. The problem is-
I want the arrow sequences to be random. That way the game is different everytime you play it? Anyone have suggestions?

Thanks for your help
- Tetsuo

Newb, Cant Even Explain What I Need
I made a flash for an intro on my website. My first experience with flash and I love it.

I would like to know two things, please.

1. How do I make it say loading, or something so for 56kers the intro wont start till its loaded?

2. When the intro is done, how do I make it automatically kick to the main web page??

Thanks in advance

Newb Question
Not quite sure if this is going to make sense but here I go...

How can I make an object move from a pivot? Like have a forarm move with the elbow being the pivot point. I'm trying to animate a stickman but it's not worken out to good. Please help!

Heh, Another Flash Newb In Need Of Help...
I have been trying to set up a scroll bar on my web site....but I cant get it to work...

here is the scroll bar that im trying to use

http://board.flashkit.com/cgi-bin/mo...mp.cgi?ID=5334

I have created my own content.swf and replaced the original one, but when I publish the scrollbar and try to view it, all I see is a white screen with borders and a scrollbar on the side....but no text....can someone please help me out...thnx

Very Newb MC Question
Where is the option to select for movie clips to only play once? I saw it once before I believe where I had the option to choose whether it looped or played a pre-determined amount of times. I cannot seem to find this option now, though. Would someone be so kind as to please direct me to the spot where I can tell my MC to only play through 1 time? Thank you in advance!

Super Newb
Seriously: SUPER Newb.

Trying to do something that seemed fairly simple at the time, but, alas, it has all gone to shreds.

Wanted to draw a simple circle -- relatively wide green fill with a green stroke. Then, fade out the fill, while fading up the stroke.

So, drew my circle, converted the fill to a symbol, and the stroke to a symbol. Thought I'd just flip-flop the alpha settings on each end, insert a motion tween and voila...but No.

So, what obvious can't-believe-you-even-asked-this-question piece of information have I chucked out the window in trying to do this?? Again, I'm super-new, and I don't quite think the way Flash does yet...I find I'm taking the LONG way to get things done, but thanks to all the great resources here at Flashkit, I'm starting to get the hang of it. Or...uh...it seemed like I was till I tried this.

Thanks so much for not laughing...or at least not posting your guffaws.

Cheers!

HELP ME PLEASE I NEWB AND NEED MUSIC
Hey all you wonderfull people i need help
i want to make a music player that will play random music contiually i need the player to have a music on and music off button and hopefully a lil animation like on of these numbers:

= =
= = =
=== ==
==== ==
=======
=======

oh and if possible i would like to have it display the sound title somewhere so

i have flash mx i barely know how to use it but im trying to learn so if anyone can help i would be very appreciative. thx

Movieclip Help For Newb Please
Hi,

I am trying to modify a tutorial by FlashGuru to control my sound.

I am creating a function in a swf to attach a sound with the code below

function mysound(){
//create a new sound object on this timeline note the "this" keyword
mysoundobj=new Sound(this)

//attach the sound from the library
mysoundobj.attachSound("piano")

//play the sound and loop 999 times
mysoundobj.start(0,999)
}

then i am loading the above swf into my main movie.

In my main movie i have an empty clip in frame 4 and have attached the code below to it.

onClipEvent(load){
//load the sound movie
loadMovieNum("sound.swf",1)
}

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
//create a percentage
percentloaded=Math.floor((_level1.getBytesLoaded()/_level1.getBytesTotal())*100)

//remove this if you dont want to display a percentage
percentdisplay=percentloaded + "%"

//if the movie is fully loaded
if(percentloaded == 100 && !initialize){

//call the function that creates out new sound and plays it
_level1.mysound()

//dont call call the function again
initialize=true

//hide this movieclip
_visible=false
}
}

Now this works fine, when entering the frame for the first time, but i have a stop button that sends the movie back to frame 3.

When i encounter the onClipEvent(enterFrame) for the second time i get no sound. I'm guessing this is because of the

initialize=true

How can i modify it so that each time i encounter the onClipEvent(enterFrame) the code checks to see if any sounds are playing and stops them, then runs the _level1.mysound() funtion ?