Proposal Writing
Hello,
I am a graphic designer (print) and have been working with flash for some time. I have been asked to write a proposal for a high profile client. I was wondering if there is anybody that would be willing to steer me in the right direction. Although my work is professional, I have always dealt with my clients on a buddy-buddy level.
Not this time though. I need something comprehensive and it needs to be written out. I have done many proposals for printed materials, but never for flash-based projects.
I know this might be a weird question and this might sound like I am trying to find an easy way out to my problem, but the truth is, I only need some direction, a template, a list of things that I should cover, etc....
Thank you for reading and hopefully there is somebody that can help me.
JH
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Posted on: 11-22-2004, 09:22 PM
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Looking for sample cd Card proposals. Is there anywhere to find these other
than buying a 1000 of them???
XML Css For Flash Proposal
After doing some work on a XML drive Flash menu, I got an idea stuck in my head. This probably already exists , if so let me know or drop me a link.
Heres my idea - A styling sheet system for flash applications which are distributed over the net. Like templates , or even games. Basically any flash creation , that can be modified (color/fons) through a external xml file.
Making the XML controll the colors of a flash movie isn't hard for most people surfing these forums. But people that want to use flash apps on their sites and have no knowledge of flash could greatly benefit from such a system.
Basically all that has to be done is a xml tree that covers most elements used in flash movies (such as Backgrounds, foregrounds, fonts) and a system that inform designer what instance names they should give their movie clips + a small actionscript that they can pop in to load a css.xml if its in the local directory.
This is just an idea and may sound stupid, but imagine using one xml file for all your different flash apps on your site, by just changing the color values in one xml file you can get all of those flash apps to looks like they are a part of the site.
XML Css For Flash Proposal
After doing some work on a XML drive Flash menu, I got an idea stuck in my head. This probably already exists , if so let me know or drop me a link.
Heres my idea - A styling sheet system for flash applications which are distributed over the net. Like templates , or even games. Basically any flash creation , that can be modified (color/fons) through a external xml file.
Making the XML controll the colors of a flash movie isn't hard for most people surfing these forums. But people that want to use flash apps on their sites and have no knowledge of flash could greatly benefit from such a system.
Basically all that has to be done is a xml tree that covers most elements used in flash movies (such as Backgrounds, foregrounds, fonts) and a system that inform designer what instance names they should give their movie clips + a small actionscript that they can pop in to load a css.xml if its in the local directory.
This is just an idea and may sound stupid, but imagine using one xml file for all your different flash apps on your site, by just changing the color values in one xml file you can get all of those flash apps to looks like they are a part of the site.
Web Design Proposal Help.
This will really be silly but i truely and urgently need your help,this could be my chance of getting back to school.
I apply for a advert that says a company needed a web designer to develop their web presence.
My problem is how to come up with my proposal letter to get the job,if i get the job,i will be able to get myself back in the school.
Can anyone help me with a proposal which i can just customised to help me get this job.
Please do you can email the proposal to Dayo_a2j@hotmail.com
I really need this proposal on or b4 tuesday.
PLEASE DO HELP ME.
Scrolling Proposal
In my current flash project I was faced with the problem of scrolling movie clip content. Not convinced with any of the solutions available I started writing a class configurable enough that I could reuse in other projects. The thing is the class reached the point in which it did the trick for my current needs, but still had room for improvement. As I'm still in heavy dev process, with little spare time now (that I want to use AWAY form the computer), and less in the foreseeable future, I thought I could release the code here and maybe make this a joint effort from which we all could take benefit in the future.
Here's a little more info on my class. If any of you is interested in this little co-operative project please let me know and I'll post the code.
Scroll : MovieClip
The Scroll class is used (in conjunction with some clips in the library) to generate a scrollbar to move a masked content clip inside a container. The resultant scroll sets it's size and position automatically.
What the Scroll class already does:Dual scrolling: The class can be configured to produce one of two types of scroll: vertical or horizontal.
Resize: Resizes itself accordingly to the container clip width.
Position: Positions itself in relation to the container clip according to two parameters: margin (Number: px) and position(String: top, bottom, left, right).
Content size change detection: Detects content size change an redraws itself accordingly.
Scroll background scrolling action: Enables the scroll background or scrolltrack to execute scrolling action.
onPress continued action: Once pressed a given button or the scroll background, if not depressed, it generates a continuing scrolling action with a configurable delay for in the first scroll movement.
Simple movieclip architecture: To change the look & feel of the scrollbar you only need to change 7 graphic clips in the library.
Configurable displacement rate: I'm not sure this is the way it should be done, but at the time I couldn't think of anything else.
Allows multiple instances on stage: Even scrolling the same container/content construct. I hadn't realized this until someone pointed it to me, he .
What the Scroll doesn't do but would be cool if it did:Recognize onMouseWheel event: I tried to do it but several problems arose and I didn't had the time to debug and trial.
Support for textfields: This is quite simple really but since I didn't need it at the time...
Support a solid skinning architecture: Even if the graphic clip method is simple and handy, a true skinning architecture would be even better.
Correcting sizing calculation: Minor glitches in the sizing method that needs correcting (the scroll background is a pixel or two larger than it should be).
Component Architecture: It would be great if we could turn this into a component.
Well this is as much as I can type right now (it's almost 2:00 am here). I hope the post at least serves to arouse some curiousness .
Proposal - [Best Practices]
Note: I think this might wind itself up under the Forum Guidelines/Suggestions threads but it sort of fits here too so I'm just gonna stop babbling and write my little proposal.
Hullo all,
I realize that a lot of Kirupa members fall in the beginniner - intermediate level developers. I don't see a lot of us answering questions on Flashkit all that often. What I'm constantly bothered by, and I'm sure most of you that aren't still trying to grasp the basics of Flash, is that there just does not seem to be a resource or forum that often talks about best procedures in Flash.
Things like the best ways to optimize files, dealing with XML, externally loaded FLVs/SWFs, naming conventions...there are a million "little things" that one has to run in circles to find any information about.
So I'm a big fan of, instead of just posting when we've got a question, posting what I'd do for a specific problem and seeing how others would handle. In this respect, we can all learn to be better developers from our own experiences.
I've attempted posting these sorts of things on Ultrashock and tried on Were-Here (though my password somehow disappeared from there), so with this forum I've decided to kind of gauge the interest. I really think a forum or maybe a weekly posting discussing any number of these various little issues could help to localize in one spot research on Macromedia's Tech Notes, information from blogs and tutorials, and just all around "well this is what I would do" information.
Thoughts?
Proposal - [Best Practices]
Note: I think this might wind itself up under the Forum Guidelines/Suggestions threads but it sort of fits here too so I'm just gonna stop babbling and write my little proposal.
Hullo all,
I realize that a lot of Kirupa members fall in the beginniner - intermediate level developers. I don't see a lot of us answering questions on Flashkit all that often. What I'm constantly bothered by, and I'm sure most of you that aren't still trying to grasp the basics of Flash, is that there just does not seem to be a resource or forum that often talks about best procedures in Flash.
Things like the best ways to optimize files, dealing with XML, externally loaded FLVs/SWFs, naming conventions...there are a million "little things" that one has to run in circles to find any information about.
So I'm a big fan of, instead of just posting when we've got a question, posting what I'd do for a specific problem and seeing how others would handle. In this respect, we can all learn to be better developers from our own experiences.
I've attempted posting these sorts of things on Ultrashock and tried on Were-Here (though my password somehow disappeared from there), so with this forum I've decided to kind of gauge the interest. I really think a forum or maybe a weekly posting discussing any number of these various little issues could help to localize in one spot research on Macromedia's Tech Notes, information from blogs and tutorials, and just all around "well this is what I would do" information.
Thoughts?
Cost Analysis & Budget Proposal For Project
hi...
does anyone have a template or a sample budget proposal for a project that they submitted to a potnetial employer?... i need to make one and i'd like to use a professional template.
thanks in advance..
Writing To Txt
Is it possible to write to a text file using mx? and nothing else.
Writing To Txt With Php
I have been trying to make a simple hscore table but for some reason I cant get flash to write to the .txt.
In flash I put this code in.
code:
Submit.onPress = function() {
SendScore = new LoadVars();
SendScore.n = Name;
SendScore.s = Score;
SendScore.f = "Scorelist.txt";
SendScore.sendAndLoad("SendScore.php", SendScore, "POST");
};
Then in the php file I have this code.
code:
<?
$n = $_POST['n'];
$s = $_POST['s'];
$f = $_POST['f'];
$o = fopen("$f", "a+");
if(fwrite($o, $n, $s));
else
fclose($o);
?>
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ok i got this script and i need it to write into a XML file onto the server im using.
The structure is:
root---|
flash.swf
web.XML
the flash.swf sends data to the XML file and writes it.(and i dont want to use php.)
Ideas???
[F8] Writing To An SWF
Hi, this is driving me crazy and I'm afraid I don't even where to start looking (or even how best to ask) for help. What I'd like to be able to produce is the following:
'User-bookable time slots' (or however else they might otherwsise or more appropriately be termed).
I'd like to create a table indicating time slots (10am til 11 am; 11am til 12; 12pm til 1pm etc) which, if not already taken - i.e. someone else's name isn't already displayed in a slot - will allow the user to type his/her name in, then hit a submit button whereupon the his/her name will be shown in the slot rendering it unavailable to subsequent site users.
Does any of this make sense? I'm having trouble getting my head 'round how to achieve it, despite having successfully added guestbooks and all manner of other 'read/write' sort of stuff to various of my sites.
Sigh... I think I might be having a 'senior moment'! Please, please help!!!
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Fran
Writing To XML
Well i know how to read XML and everything...but now i want to add to an existing XML..and i have NO IDEA how...
my xml looks something like this , and now i want to add like a ITEM or FOLDER like underneath the 2ndfolder for example..
How do I insert it in theory and how will i find the correct spot ect..
how do i insert something between a tag like this <folder> </folder> ?
CODE would also be helpful...
ActionScript Code:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<Explorer>
<!-- comments -->
<Folder title ="Desktop" icon="desktop">
<Folder title="Stuff" icon="folder"/>
</Folder>
<Folder title="My Computer" icon="pc">
<item title ="readme2.txt" icon="txt"/>
</Folder>
<Folder title="Recycle Bin" icon="recycle"/>
</Explorer>
THANK YOU !!
Writing XML With AIR
im trying to open an existing XML document and then write to it with AIR using flash..
ActionScript Code:
import flash.filesystem.File;
import flash.filesystem.FileStream;
import flash.filesystem.FileMode;
var appDir:File = File.applicationStorageDirectory
var dskTopFileStream:FileStream = new FileStream();
var fileString:String = appDir.nativePath;
var dskTopFile:File = File.documentsDirectory;
trace(dskTopFile);
dskTopFile = dskTopFile.resolvePath(fileString+"\bankroll.xml");
//trace(dskTopFile.toString());
// LOAD XML
var xmlString:URLRequest = new URLRequest(fileString+"\bankRoll.xml");
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(xmlString);
xmlLoader.addEventListener("complete", init);
var defaultXML:XMLDocument = new XMLDocument();
defaultXML.ignoreWhite = true;
function init(event:Event):void {
var xml:XML = XML(xmlLoader.data);
defaultXML.parseXML(xml.toXMLString());
//var myString:String = defaultXML.firstChild
var existingData = defaultXML.firstChild.childNodes
trace(existingData)
var i = 0
for (i=0;i<defaultXML.firstChild.childNodes.length-1;i++) {
trace(i)
}
dskTopFileStream.openAsync (dskTopFile, FileMode.WRITE);
dskTopFileStream.writeUTFBytes ("<BankRoll>"+ existingData+existingData+"</BankRoll>");
dskTopFileStream.close ();
}
problem is, it keeps inserting weird charecters and placing commas etc between my childNodes.. this effect seems much like an old php problem i use to encounter having something to do with a setting in the php server..
any ideas?
erik
Writing To HD
I need a Flash application to write something on to the hard drive (to
itself or to another file). The application is supposed to run on a
stand-alone computer, no connection to other computers, no Internet.
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other add-ons?
Writing To PHP
So I am still new to AS3 and I need some direction for a school project and was wondering if I could get help here. I am creating a website all built in Flash for my family website (It is kind of like a family newsletter website). It has letters that my family writes each month. Before the would email me the letter and I would replace it. I want to be able to have the letter be displayed in a dynamic text field then they hit a submit button and a write letter area pops up. They then write their letter and then it automatically replaces the old letter with the new one. Now I have created the lay out and the text field that pops up and I have got it in AS3 just to replace the text but when I leave that page and come back, it does not keep any of the new text. I talked to a few people saying that I would have to have it be an xml file (Which is ok, I can figure that much out) But then I would have to use PHP to write to that file to have it switched on the server. Anyone know where to find some help with that? Or do you know of anything? Thanks for your help.
Sky Writing
Hi everyone!
It was a long long time since I posted in the forums! Well I'm back and need some help with an effect I saw a few years ago. It was a flash movie of a small airplane leaving a trail of text as is moved through the 2D sky. I guess it involves a motion guide and the plane following the guide but how do I make the text appear in the way that the plane flies?
Cheers
Writing To Xml
ok i know someone knows how to do this.
i need a basic form that maybe has 4 variables and then once submitted will write to an xml file.
i understand how to display the xml, but i need a client friendly form to write to it.
anyone??
Writing To XML
I've got this really simple login system that is used for about ten peeps.
But now I want these people, once they logged in, to write a short story, which has to be saved in an XML file. Can someone help me with this, really don't know how to get it to work.
If you look at the flash file, and login using username "a" and password "b", you get to the write screen. General idea is that when people write something here, and press the sned button... this info will be saved in the supplied .xml file before the other inputs.
Writing To A Txt
Just wanted to know if flash can write to a txt file(without php), and if so how.
Please
WRITING TO XML?
Hi,
I have an xml file I use for a gallery. However the client is a bit simple and cannot grasp updating the tags, so I've decided to build some sort of control panel that will write to the XML, i.e. you enter the image path, description and thumbnail location, submit, and the XML is written...
Can you point me in the most basic way to do this? I know kirupa is wonderful for straight to the point tutorials
Writing XML Using AS3
Hello,
I would like to know if there is a way to write to an xml file using Flash and Actionscript.
What I want to do is write to an xml file and then access it later.
Thanks!
Sky Writing
Hi everyone!
It was a long long time since I posted in the forums! Well I'm back and need some help with an effect I saw a few years ago. It was a flash movie of a small airplane leaving a trail of text as is moved through the 2D sky. I guess it involves a motion guide and the plane following the guide but how do I make the text appear in the way that the plane flies?
Cheers
Writing To Xml
ok i know someone knows how to do this.
i need a basic form that maybe has 4 variables and then once submitted will write to an xml file.
i understand how to display the xml, but i need a client friendly form to write to it.
anyone??
Writing)?
I'm new to Flash and I'm wondering if it's possible to use actionscript to create a file, write to that file, save it, read from it, modify it, etc.? I see the XML functions, but I don't see file i/o functions.
Thanks
Thanks.
Writing Look
hey guys, i am trying to figure out how to do something like this
the writing part at the beginning
if you guys could point me in the right direction i'd appreciate it cause i can't find any tutorials on how to create this effect
Writing To Disc
Err, Flash standalone can write to disk.
I need syntax, and explanation of it ...
(well, actualy, this is syntax, but from time to time it does not work for some reason)
fscommand ("exec", "command.com" add chr(9) add "/c" add chr(9) add "echo" add chr(9) add "&take=" add _root.variable add ">c: ext.txt");
pleeeaaaseeeee!!!
Writing Txt File To Cgi
Hey all!
I have in my website http://www.brucekey.nl a dynamic txt box that loads from my cgi-bin. If I want to change the txt file, which happens weekly, I just change the textfile and upload it again into the bin.
Is it possible in flash to make changes to that textfile online?
So let's say make a special page where the text loads in the textbox, editable, make changes and save it again, so I don't need to ftp it over and over??
I read about php, but I am not really into that, especially since my txt.cgi works good enough...
Thanks for your input!
Writing To Txt File
Hi. I'm making a flash app, and I'd like to write variables to a txt file in url-encoded format locally.
Is this at all possible?
Should I use fscommand/javascript or something?
I'm not too familiar with javascript, so if anyone could give an example, it would be appreciated.
Thanks!
andreas
Writing To A Txt-File
Hello!
I know how I can read a txt-File in Flash, but now I wan't to know, how I WRITE to a txt-File. It has to run on my local computer.
Is it something like
loadVariablesNum("data.txt", 0, POST);
???
Thank You for help
Mfg
FlashNiete
Writing In Arabic
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Writing To A Txt File...
Okay I know this is supposed to be really simple and I considered myself beyond it until I tried. And it wouldn't cooperate with me. I've got this code:
Code:
on(release){
//other code checking to see if params are met...
_root.loadVariables("comments.txt", "POST");
}
i have 3 dynamic text fields: name, email, and comments. each show up as variables under level0 when i list the variables at runtime, so I don't know why when I open up the comments file there isn't anything in it! Any help on this would be a relief and greatly appreciated. I am humbled, once again, by AS... Anyway, Happy Flashing.
Writing New XML Nodes
I know that you can remove XML nodes in Flash, but does anyone know if you can concatenate new nodes to an external XML file in Flash MX?
Writing To A Txt File With PHP
Hey I was wondering what a simple php script that writes a flash variable to a txt file would look like. ill be using it so visitors can 'leave me a message', so they don't have to bother with email if they just want to shoot off a little hello or something. thanks for your time.
Now For Some Realistic Writing
id like to have a line come on to my site in a way that looks like the viewer is watching someone write it in. I dont need it to look like pencil, i just mean i want the action of the line starting from nothing and going to the other end of the site.
can this be done?
i assume i would have to make a movie clip of some sort, but i dont know how to make it fludily go accross.
thanks a lot.
Writing To A .txt File ... Possible?
Hi!
I'm not sure if this question belongs to the "Newbies" forum instead, but here goes anyway...
I know how to read a text file into Flash.
However, is it possible to write a string like "I am an idiot" to a text file using Flash? If so, how? I'm still using Flash 5 btw.
If this question has been asked before, or if there is already a tutorial written about it, please re-direct me to it.
Thanks in advance!
Writing Letters
Hi,
I've seen many times the cool effect as if someone is writing a text in flash.You can see how the letters are written. Can anyone tell me how I can do that? It has to be realistic though :-)
Thanks in advance
Greetings
Camme
Writing Letters
Hi,
I've seen many times the cool effect as if someone is writing a text in flash.You can see how the letters are written. Can anyone tell me how I can do that? It has to be realistic though :-)
Thanks in advance
Greetings
Camme
Writing To Files
G'Day all,
I was wondering if there was any way to be able to write to a file in flash?? I am trying to write an application in flash for our office that will work on both mac and pc, and to do this i would like to write to a common file. Can anyone help??
Writing To A .txt File?
I know how to import variables from an external text file but what i need to know is how to change the variables in the text file from within flash. It can be Flash 5 or MX. So any ideas?
Help With Writing To Php Script
I have a php script for an mp3 playlist. I need to be able to write to it from input text. <song title="input" artist="input" path="input"/>[][]
then i need to be able to write
<song title="space" artist="space" path="space.mp3"/>
and i would also like to know how to delete the last line everytime i put sumthing new in. Any help would be appreciated. If I confused you plz email me at e.caffeine@blackcodemail.com maybe I can explain it better.
Writing To ActionScript
Hey guys and gals- I am curious to know if there is a way to write to ActionScript... via the flash movie... As in ... Being able to enter text in an Input Text Field, clicking a button, and have it save that information in the ActionScript. Or, would you have to write it to an alternate file, and have the ActionScript read from there?
I am working with Flash MX, any hints or ideas would be great, I know that the advice from you guys and gals is excellent. Thank you for your time.
-Taylor
Script Writing
I need help writing a script to load movies by date. I have something written but it isn't working and I need some help.
Interested?
Writing To Txt Files
HI everyone,
I have a flash file.in my flash file i have a variable called 'total';
which increments by 1 each time some 1 gets a question right. and decrements everytime someone gets a question wrong.
I want the score value & the players name to be save to a txt file on the clients pc.(a cookie) when the game is finished.
can some 1 tell me how to do this? OR do this using php or something...
this is the code for my last question in the quiz.
Code:
on (release) {
score = score+1;
gotoAndPlay("Scene 2", 1);
}
I want that variable score & name to be written to a txt file.
and also when the score & name has been saved to a text file. how do i call this information into a dynamic text box in flash.
Can some 1 else me please
Thanks
Scrollable Writing
I would like to make a scrollabe textbox in an accordeon component. I've got the accordeon component working its just i need 2 know how to make the writing scrollable.
Thanks in advance.
Writing In Flash
Im not to sure what the correct term for this is and if it has been asked before please direct me to the thread.
Im trying to figure out how to take the pen and write out something and giving it that look which makes it seem like its being written in real time.
Hope someone knows what im talking about enough to help me out or point me somewhere.
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