Flash :: A Scrollable Interactive Form

Video With Scrollable Interactive Timed Text
I'm trying to create a low-budget version of a video player with scrollable interactive timed text similar to this: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2..._GRAPHIC.html#

Does anyone know the best way to do something similar?

What is the best way to position the scrolled text so that a specific paragraph is at the top?

What is the best way to make the text highlight on a mouseover?

Thanks in advance for any insights and suggestions.

- Michael

Scrollable Menu Using Kirupas Interactive Image Panning
HELP!

I am trying to create a scrollable menu using Kirupas Interactive Image Panning tutorial.
I have followed it through but am failing to get the result it says i should!

I have attach my .fla file;
It has a movie reel theme - Each menu button will be an image within the movie clip - open up the fla and you will see what i mean.
If anyone can help and tell me/show me where i'm going wrong it would be appreciated as i am stuck!

Thanks
Peter

PLEASE HELP Scrollable Form Tab Order.
Here's the problem:

I have a movie clip that contains a form and all the actionscript necessary to send the form results to a cgi/perl script which in turn sends me the data (which works great). In the form timeline I have the following script for tab order (only it doesn't work):

/*in the next frame (just to be safe) of the timeline that the
textfields appear.*/

stop();
a = ["name", "company", "phone", "email", "message"]
Selection.setFocus(a[0]);

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//on a blank button on the same timeline

on (keyPress "") {
//for the case where the user clicks on any field.
if(Selection.getFocus()!=this+"."+a[i]){
for(i=0; iif(this+"."+a[i]==Selection.getFocus())break;
}
}
//TAB:forward. SHIFT+TAB:backward.
Selection.setFocus(a[i=(i+!Key.isDown(Key.SHIFT)*2-1+a.length)%a.length]);
}

Instead of going to the next text field in the form, the tab focus goes all over to the different buttons in the movie. I think the reason the tab key won't advance the I-beam to the next text field within the form is because I've inserted this form into a scrollpane UI component. But the form has to be scrollable in the movie. (Ah, the tangled webs we weave!) I've tried everything: searching my actionscript bible, browsing entries in the different flash forums to see if anyone has had a similar difficulty, and changing and rewriting the script. I'm at the end of my rope. Can anyone out there help me, please?

Interactive Form
Hi, Im from Argentina so please forgive my language.
I want to create s movie just like the one it is in this site:
http://www.fxnetwork.com/shows/origi...k_s2/main.html
Visit GAMES and then FREE CONSULTATION
Is a form that allows to personalize the movie (by putting your name) and then, depends on what options you click, it shows you different movies (of morphing that already have)
I want to know how to do it... pleaseee someone help me!!

Interactive Form Difficulties...
I am creating a simple Contact Us email form in a Flash-based website that needs to run through our server's CGI script (FormMail.pl).

I have gone through the FK tutorial offered up by Chris Falkenstein (Creating an Interactive Form in Flash), but it was written for an earlier version of Flash, and I think my attempt to convert to MX 2004 Professional is where the troubles are originating.

I attached my source file, based on the tutorial I was going through, if that helps the process. Can anyone offer some advice from either general knowledge or previous experience with this type of form processing?? Any help is greatly appreciated by this Flash nb...

F5 Interactive Form - AS Variables Question
I'm using Flash 5 to make a registration form using PHP/MySQL. I have 3 buttons on my main menu: subscribe, edit, remove (user subscription data). I'm using a switch statement on the back end based on the value of the variable named "action". The button pressed determines what the value of "action" will be when it is POST'd to process.php.

Here is the problem: I've noticed that if I register (AS sets action="subscribe"), try to register again, then try to edit my data (AS sets action="edit") the action STILL ="subscribe". How can I set the variable to the new value? I'm just trying to make my form as stupid-user proof as possible, but right now I'm the one feeling dumb.

The .fla in question is attached if you'd like to see it.

Thanks in advance for your help,

-Kirk

Emulate Interactive Cursor And Form
Hi all,

I've used Flash in the past for some design stuff ... but have to admit 98% of my time is was (up til now) spent in Macromedia Director on CD's and DVD's.

Previously, I had completed a Form walk-through in Director, which basically emulates someone doing a sort-of "screen capture walkthrough" of how to use the form (ie: cursor moves, drop downs, selections, fill in text boxes, etc.)

I am having very limited success attempting this in Flash

I can create the elements and layout quite easily. From that point I have tried to:

1. Run the current Flash project, and capture an area with the interaction using Camtasia > Export to both .swf and .fla > import into Flash project. ---The problem with that is the video shows in IE as quite jagged.

2. Capture frames of the video > import into Photoshop > export as PNG into Flash and place in the timeline. ---- again, they seem quite jagged in Internet Explorer when the final Flash file is created.

All this being said, the Preview Publish shows both of these situations beautifully. It's when it is actually published, that the graphics (or movies) become jagged.

I have tried different import methods as well ...all with the same effect. I realize that Flash doesn't handle Photo art (bitmaps) as well as vector graphics (I think I got that right).

Any ideas please ... and ... thanks in advance for any help

How Would I Create An Interactive Form In Flash?
Hey All,

I'm trying to create a form box in flash, where I could create a list of states -- if a user types in one of the states on the list, he or she will see information about that state, if he or she types in a state or anything that isn't on the list -- he or she would see a 'information coming soon' default.

Is that possible within flash?

Thanks for any help, pointers or direction!

How To Design An Interactive Flash Form?
Hi,

I am using Flash MX 2004.

I am thinking to design an interactive Flash Form. The users will be guided through filling the Form. My idea is that:

FORM LAYOUT:
================
1. There are 2 fields (Field 1, Field 2) in my Flash Form and a "Confirm" button beside the 2 fields.

2. There is a "Continue" button at the buttom of the Form.

PROCEDURES:
===============
1. The visitors must be filled in the fields in the order of from Field 1 to Field 2.

2. At the beginning, Field 1 will be enabled. Field 2 and the "Continue" button will be disabled. Therefore the user can only fill in Field 1.

3. When user fill in Field 1 and click on the "Confirm" button beside Field 1, Field 2 will be enabled, and Field 1 will be disabled.

4. The user then fill in Field 2 and click on the "Confirm" button beside Field 2. Field 2 will also be disabled. And the "Continue" button will be enabled.

5. The user the click on the "Continue" button........

How can I do that? Are there any flash tutorials on this topic?

Thanks and best regards

Alex

Problem : A Really Interactive Movie For An Interactive Web Page
Hi I am part of a hockey team and I want to build a website where people could specify if they come to play and when...

My question is : Is it possible to have a page in which people could move the items of a flash movie, and that those modification (telling others what they plan to do) stay even if your reload the page? In order that anyone going on the page could see the number of people coming and modify the animation to tell if they come or change their plans...

I am looking for any kind of help, trails, tutorials...

Thank You

Roievil

Interactive Layers Over An Interactive Flash File
I've always been frustrated at the fact that dynamic text and images pulled into flash have not been able to be spidered by the search engines.

So, with a client site I'm developing, I'd like to try something different. I'm wanting to create a flash file with buttons that when clicked, open up the flash and create a blank area in the design where a div layer can be placed on top of the flash, positioned in such a way that it looks like it is part of the flash itself. When you then click on a seperate button on the flash, the div layer hides itself, and another div layer appears according to the relevant section of the flash you have chosen.

I might not be explaining myself very well, but for anyone following what I'm sayinig, has this been done before and does anyone know how?

Cheers,

Guy Blomberg

[F8] How To Make An Interactive Swf Still Interactive While Playing In Another Swf
Sorry the titles a bit long winded but that pretty much what I need to do. On our website I've got popups showing examples of work, so far these have only been jpegs or swf's that arnt interactive, ie they just loop. I now want to add a popup with an interactive swf, one where when the mouse moves over a part of the image, the image scrolls. Ive done this but when it opens nothing happens, someone mentioned 'nesting' but I'm still not sure what im doing!
Our websites:
http://www.optical3d.com
If you want to see what i mean,

The bit I can't get to work is in the visualisation section, under architecture and its the top right image

Thanks Steve

Interactive Buddy Not Being Interactive
I've attached the .swf of an interactive animation i've been working on. The character is supposed to;

Walk towards where ever the mouse is clicked

Wave when the character is clicked

Wave after a certain amount of inactive time.

The problems I have, which you should see in the file are sometimes when he walks over to where you click he doesn't turn back to face forwards, but he does sometimes. Also after clicking on him to make him wave he now waves more frequently and starts waving while he's moving too (where as b4 he would only wave when stood still)

If anyone has any ideas on what's wrong please reply

How To Create An Interactive Image With Many Interactive Parts In The Same Image?
Does anybody know how to create an interactive image with many interactive parts in the same image?
To be more specific i would like to create an interactive image of a hotel where every floor will change color when we rollover it.
I am no flash programmer but if there is a tutorial out there can someone please point me in the right direction? Are there any flash software tools to do this or it has to be done from scratch using flash?
Has kirupa ever had a tutorial for something like this?

Please let me know.

Thanks

Scrollable MC
If I have a movie clip that contains a list of names, and images to go along with those names, how do I make a custom scrollbar that allows you to scroll through the list (including the images)? I've used the scrollpane component in MX, but this needs to be custom, not the generic gray buttons and bar.

This is fairly urgent, as I need it done for a client tonight.

Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.

Carl

Is This Scrollable ?
Hi everyone
I have this array menu wich is loaded from external txt.
the big problem is that I need to put a large number of items, and I have not enough space in the movie to do so.

So I think that the best way to do so is by using an scroller effect(rollover, release, doesnt matter)

I've tried a lot of methods, scrollPane, never worked out, even the mask seems to have no effect.

the menu is composed by:
_root.menu.menuItemBase.(labelName+menuButton)
labelName - dynamic text field
menuItemBase - menuButton

I'm newbie in actionscripting. Any help is very welcome

Here's the code I use in the frame:

code: submenu = "WEBDESIGN";
i = 0;
test1 = new LoadVars();
test1.load("data/menu1.fst");
test1.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
sectionNames = this.nome.split("|");
sectionImages = this.imagem.split("|");
sectionInfo = this.infos.split("|");
sectionCount = sectionNames.length;
sectionCount2 = sectionNames.length-1;
menuItemSpacing = 1;
for (i=1; i<=sectionCount; i++) {
_root.menu.menuItemBase.duplicateMovieClip("menuIt em_"+i, i);
_root.menu["menuItem_"+i].labelName = sectionNames[i-1];
_root.menu["menuItem_"+i].labelImage = sectionImages[i-1];
_root.menu["menuItem_"+i].labelInfo = sectionInfo[i-1];
_root.menu.menuItem_1.gotoAndStop("end");
loadMovie("imgs/"+sectionImages[0], _root.img);
_root.infos = sectionInfo[0];
if (i != 1) {
_root.menu["menuItem_"+i]._y =

_root.menu["menuItem_"+(i-1)]._y+_root.menu["menuItem_"+(i-1)]._height+menuItemSpacing;
}
}
}
};
_root.menu.menuItemBase._visible = false;
function checkButtons() {
for (i=1; i<=_root.sectionCount; i++) {
currentItem = "menuItem_"+i;
if (currentItem != _root.activeItem) {
_root.menu["menuItem_"+i].gotoAndStop(1);
}
}
}
next_btn.onRelease = function() {
i++;
if (i>sectionCount2) {
i = 0;
}
loadMovie("imgs/"+sectionImages[i], _root.img);
_root.infos = sectionInfo[i];
_root.menu["menuItem_"+i].gotoAndStop(1);
trace(i);
};
prev_btn.onRelease = function() {
i--;
if (i<0) {
i = sectionCount2;
}
loadMovie("imgs/"+sectionImages[i], _root.img);
_root.infos = sectionInfo[i];
trace(i);
};

By the way I'm using MX2004

Scrollable Map
Im looking to have a scrollable map much like the one in this example, however I need it to scroll vertically as well as horizontal as in the sample.

Anyone know where I could land a source file for this?
Any help would be appreciated!!!

http://www.leemonlaw.com/scan.html

Thanks
Jesse

Scrollable MC
Ok wondering if anybody can help me out on this one. I have a form I created that needs to be placed inside of a Monster template and the page it goes on does not give me enough room for the form itself, so I need to have the form be able to scroll if this is possible. The form is self contained in one MC and the width is fine for the page, but the length is not. So what I am asking is, does anybody know basically how I can make the form MC scroll. Thanks in advance

Scrollable... Everything?
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Hi

Is it possible to have (exactly like the scrollable text you can make in flash by using dynamic text boxes and scrollbar components) scrollable everything???

How can i do this if it is possible.
i would like it to be able to scroll through text and pictures mainly pictures... also what would be good is if the scrollable content can contain animations.
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i was wondering if the way to do this is to make a separate movie and put all of the content on and then add a script... or something to make it scroll. This movie would then be loaded in another movie in a target using the load movie actionscript and it would be scrollable within the target.
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stealth

Scrollable Map
Hi

Q: Can someone direct me to a fla or tutorial on how to create a scrollable map? What I mean by this, I hope to make clear, is a map that is larger than the screen but one where I can 'scroll' around to see different parts of the map....

Please,
freedom

XML Scrollable Txt Box
I have created a dynamic txt box that loads from an xml document.

the buttons on the side will enable the user to scroll through the xml document but I seem to be getting an undifined statement.

traced the output and received

1 Day Month Year

thanks once again slaine

frame 1 scene 1 script

xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("timemachine.xml");

function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
_root.number = this.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
_root.day = this.firstChild.childNodes[j].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
_root.month = this.firstChild.childNodes[j].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
_root.year = this.firstChild.childNodes[j].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
trace(number+" "+day+" "+month+" "+year);
number_txt.text = _root.number;
day_txt.text = _root.day;
day_txt.text = _root.month;
day_txt.text = _root.year;
} else {
content = "file not loaded!";
}
}
i = 0;
j = 0;

button script (button name bt+)

on (press) {
i = i+1;
if (i>=i1) {
i = i1-1;
}
_root.number = number_array[i];
}

button script (button name bt-)
on (press) {
j = j-1;
if (j<=0) {
j = 0;
}
_root.day = day_array[j];
}

Scrollable Text
Please does anyone know where I can find a good tutorial on how to make scrollable text in a text window?

Thanks

Scrollable Picture
I'm trying to make a draggable scrollbar that works with a picture instead of text.

Any Ideas?

Benjo.

Scrollable Menus
Hi all

I've made a scrollable menu which either scrolls up or down 50 pixels depending which arrow you press the problem is i don't know how to set the boundries of this menu so when you click down to the bottom of the menu it won't go any further down when you click the down arrow

Here is the code i have used to scroll the menu movieclip

on (release) {
setProperty ("/target_item", _y, getproperty("/target_item", _y)-50);

Any help would be great!!!!

Cheers

Jon

Scrollable Text
Please, please , please can someone help me. Go to http://www.spineshank.com and check out there scrollable buttons. I NEED TO KNOW HOW TO DO THIS. I know there are plenty of scripts like that on this site but none where you can make the buttons link to a differant frame or scene (Wich is what i'm trying to do) Can anyone help?

Info Box And Scrollable?
hey guys - i need some advice

i have about 25 buttons and i want to make a scrollable info box popup over the current screen - how can i do this (in an easy way!!!!) or do you have better sugggestions?

thanks

yechiel

Scrollable Text
I'm new to Flash MX and Flash in General. I know enough to get by to do the basic stuff. Now I am working with a scollable text....it'll scroll no problem...but I want to insert a scroll bar Vertically that is so I can have it as a visual for my customers who are looking at the text. My scrollable txt is my resume so...it's a scrollable text field now......any ideas how I can attach the bar to work with the scrollable textbox?

Scrollable Text Box
Created swf file w/dynamic text box & 2 scroll buttons up/down. Control/Test Movie works fine. Convert same to MC and text does not appear in box. Text box & scroll buttons are present & buttons work. Get no message that the text file could not be found or loaded. Have checked action script - it looks good. Text file is in same directory as swf and fla file. Any help would be appreciated.

Regards, Ron

Scrollable Links Box
Hi there, I would like to make all my links little pictures but i only have a small space to put them in...

Is there some way to put buttons/pictures into a scrollable text box? or something that can do the same thing?

Thanks for any help people!!!

Scrollable Balls
Probably fairly simple...

A menu system where you click down on left or right arrows to horizontally scroll through a selection of 16 footballs.

here's a rough idea of what it would look like

http://www.ben-baker.co.uk/Flash%20Help

what a load of balls,

thanks

Scrollable Picture Box
I am trying to make a picture box that can be scrolled.
I am sort of making portofolio site, and I want to put a picture window or something with my pieces, and being able to scroll it down so that I don't have to fit it in in one page.
I made a button of small image because I want it to be able to be cricked and open up the new window with enlarged image. and I put all of them together and made it a new button, and put the scroll pane on top of it, hoping that would work, but obviously it didn't

I want it kind of look like this: except I can use generic scroll bar in the components.(is it legal to put the link to the site and wanna do something like this?)

http://www.motown.com/classicmotown/frameset_2.html

So if anyone out there can explain how I can do this, I would appreciate it.

Thanks,
Shun

Scrollable Component?
Hi all,

I've created a component that creates icons and groups, however: some times the icons don't fit in this zone (vertically), how can I make this zone Scrollable?

thanx

PeeWeeK

Scrollable Timeline
is it possible to create a dragable scroll button which allows the user to control the movie timeline?

Need Pop-up Scrollable List
I need to create a list that pops up (or drops down) from a button. The button can be no more than 150 pixels wide but the list would need to be 400-500 pixels wide. And because the list will be added to over time, it needs to be scrollable. Of course items on the list will contain links.

How would I create this in Flash? Or does the functionality already exist in some form?

Thank you.

Philip

Scrollable Text Box
Can anyone out there explain to me in a simple way how to make a scrollable text box? I just want something simple like a outlined text box with an up and down arrow button to scroll through the text. If anyone can, just send me a simple explanation on how to make something like that work. I have Flash MX.

Thanks!

Scrollable Content
Hello, i was wondering how to implement this javascript feature in flash:

http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex11/scrollc2.htm

basically i mean that when the mouse is over a button the text content should scroll AND when the mouse isnt over it, it should stop scrolling...

Scrollable Text Please Help
Hi all-

I am using Flash 5 and want to make a scrollable text window, but I cannot find any examples or tut's on the subject (at least for Flash 5). Is this possible in Flash 5? If so, how do I accomplish this?

Thanks in advance,
Hank

Scrollable Textbox Hep
sry for changin the post, lets put it this way, i have made a text load from a textdocument, now i cant use some swedish signs like åäö. Cause when i publis it these signs becomes squares ?!

How come ? And i am using Arial font witch includes these signs ?

What should i do ?
Thanx

Scrollable Thumbnail Box
Does anybody know how to make a scrollable thumbnail box for a photo site such as the one in this link? http://www.erikalmas.com/

Thanks in advance!

Randal

Help Me With Scrollable Text
Hi, I have done this before but I am having a weird problem right now. I am using flash mx and whenever i make a static textbox and i write in it, it works fine but if i make it a dynamic textbox and put the bouneries around hte text the preview shows it ok but when i test the scene all the text is going sideways. waht i mean is that when you make a static textbox you have an option for the text to go all in one line or you can set bounderies for it to go on a new line. well all my text goes into one line no matter what i set it to. but that only happens when i select dynamic text.

Please help me

A Scrollable Interactive Form

How do I make a scrollable interactive form?