Flash :: Markup Tool

Namespaces In Xml For Html Markup
hi, we have an xml file we will be loading into a project. The xml will be littered with AS3 friendly styling (inline) but we were hoping to avoid the ugly CDATA--ie:
Code:
<![CDATA[This is text]]>
The approach we are hoping to accomplish would be declaring a namespace in the xml:

Code:
<pages>
<page>
<content xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<text targetid="1">
<h:font color='#ffffff'>This text</h:font>will go into the box with id of 1.
</text>
<text targetid="2">
This text will go into the box with id of 2.
</text>
</content>
</page>
</pages>
i know there is a Namespace class, but i am not sure how to tie the two together....can someone give me a lead? I have read this , but it does not lead me to the connection with how this MAY work with html...if at all.

Using Web Standard Markup In Flash
Hello,

Simple question: I have numerous transitional xhtml pages marked up and ready to go. The code is basic but uses a few tags that are not recognized in Flash via HTML import- <h1>, <div> etc. Is there a best practice method for using this code without having to "dummy" down the code for use in Flash? Is there any advantage to importing the xhtml pages as XML and going that route or will I have the same problem?

Thanks,
Bob

XML Text Displaying Markup
We are encountering an intermittent issue where the markup and tags that we are reading in from an xml file are being displayed. This problem occurs randomly for some and not at all for others. Has anyone experience this issue and have any insight?

Flash Markup Language
hey,
anyone out there know's anything about flash markup language? Just saw it at work at http://www.sukima****a.com. Thanks.

Flash Inventing Nonexistent Markup <li>
Hi There--

Have put together a site where textfields are imported using the loadVars command.

Here it is:

http://grasshpr.home.mindspring.com/...ernate1_3.html

Here's the entire folder, which includes the textfiles and the fla:
http://grasshpr.home.mindspring.com/shinnAlternate1

The problem is that on some of the textfiles, Flash is adding markup where there isn't any, in the form of list dots. The kind you get when you put <li> in front of a line. (It probably won't do it for you. Flash just wants to drive me crazy. (It's succeeding.))

This only occurred in the last iteration of the design.

It's occurring on both of the computers I have access to, so it's something in the file.

Since this is the first time I've imported text, I'm utterly clueless as to what could be making this happen.

Has this happened to anyone else? If so, how did you solve it?

Any insight will be vastly appreciated.

Thanks for reading this,

Lee

Unwanted HTML Markup In Text Box Value
I've inherited a Flash MX 2004 document that has some text entry points that verify you've entered the right text before continuing or provide you a warning message and urge you to try hard. They're set up like so:

Code:
on (keypress "<Enter>")
{
if (titleInputText == "hoped-for text entry")
{
gotoAndPlay("someNamedTarget");
}
else
{
comment = "Hey--enter hoped-for text entry to continue!";
}
}
Some of them just weren't behaving at all correctly. With some handy-dandy trace() statements, I found that a few of them were returning values that included HTML formating of the text. Instead of getting

Code:
something entered

I was getting

Code:
something entered

which is causing me all sorts of problems. How on earth can I turn off the HTML tags? Where did it come from?

(Why, yes, I do know just enough to get myself in trouble. Why do you ask?)

Any help would be greatly appreciated on this.

My Flash Variables Contain Html Markup?
am using actionscript below to post variables to cgi script:

stop();
avertissement = "";
t_name.text = "";
t_email.text = "";
t_phone.text = "";
t_comments.text = "";
recipient ="user@domain_name.com";
subject="Enquiry from website";

bt_submit.onRelease = function() {
if (t_name.text == "") {
avertissement += " name";
}
if (t_email.text == "") {
avertissement += " email adress";
}
if (t_comments.text == "") {
avertissement += " comments";
}
if (avertissement !== "") {
t_status.text = "Please fill in these fields : "+avertissement;
avertissement = "";
} else {
loadVariablesNum("cgi-bin/nms_formmail.pl", 1, "POST");
t_status.text = "";
nextFrame();
}
};

bt_clear.onRelease = function() {
avertissement = "";
t_name.text = "";
t_email.text = "";
t_phone.text = "";
t_comments.text = "";
t_status.text = "";
};

The flash variables are sent to the script which generates an email message but the variables seem to come with html markup. Here is what comes in the email:

Below is the result of your feedback form. It was submitted by (<TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2">test@test.com</TEXTFORMAT>) on Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 17:31:17
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

comments: <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2">test message</TEXTFORMAT>

phone: <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2">000 555 3430343</TEXTFORMAT>

name: <TEXTFORMAT LEADING="2">test name</TEXTFORMAT>

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

The same script works fine with html, have been searching everywhere trying to find a solution but everything I try either doesn't work or still sends variables with markup??

Any ideas??

Retaining Markup Tags In HtmlText Fields
Is it possible to wrap an XML object so that it's element tags are preserved (not parsed) if it populates a text field as htmlText? I'm trying to use XML in an htmlText field where other (non-XML) text is styled using CSS. I get the results I'm looking for (except for the CSS) when I populate the text field as plain text (not htmlText).

I tried wrapping the XML in a <![CDATA[]]> tag, but that too was parsed when used as htmlText.

Any ideas?

W3C Markup Validation Service Web Site Shows Lots Of Errors For .swf Object
Hello;

I'm using the method to insert a .swf file into an Html document as described in the "Frequently Asked 'Flash' Questions" tutorial in this forum:
http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=210919

The flash object works fine in my browser.

When I try to validate the Html using the W3C Markup validation service it says that there are no attributes for SRC, QUALITY, PLUGINSPAGE, TYPE, WIDTH, HEIGHT, and MENU. It also says that the element EMBED is undefined.

Since it shows so many errors it looks like the W3C Markup Validation Service might not configured to work to .swf objects.

You can copy and paste the code below and you can see what I'm talking about. Here's the link to the W3C Markup Validation Service page:
http://validator.w3.org/

PHP Code:

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<title>Shockwave Flash Movie</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#AAAAAA">
 <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,29,0" width="300" height="250">
 <param name="movie" value="300 x 250.swf" />
 <param name="quality" value="autohigh">
 <param name="menu" value="false" />
<embed src="300 x 250.swf" quality="autohigh" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="300" height="250" menu="false"></embed>
 </object>
</body>
</html>

I think that using the flash object will be ok but for my peace of mind can somebody tell me is it safe or wise to use the .swf object when the W3C web site shows so many errors?

Thanks.

Brush Tool And Eraser Tool Troubles
i've been using flash for over a year and a half and i've NEVER came across this problem.

when i go inside a movieclip to edit it, it won't let me use the brush tool or eraser.

unless i draw a circle around the area i want brushed or erased.

what the crap did i do?

keep in mind that it works normal when i'm on the main timeline.

thanks for any help!

-nolen

Fill Tool - THE MOST ANNOYING TOOL EVER
I'm trying to draw stuff, but the fill tool never works when I want it to. I try to fill something in, so I mess with the options till it works, but sometimes.. I CANT FILL IT IN AT ALL! Soo, then I have to do it manually which is really annoying. I CANT WORK LIKE THIS! Is there any way to make it not stupid?

Line Tool/ Pen Tool
hello all i am obviously new to flash and my question is this. i want to be able to draw lines with the line tool and pen tool that do not have rounded edges. i want the edges to be flat with two sharp corners. is this at all possible using the line tool or pen tool? thank you.

Pen Tool
You know when you draw something with the pen tool, and then scale it smaller the lines start to bunch up and mess up the drawing.
Is there a way of keeping that from hapening?
Thanx!!!

The Pen Tool
When I use the pen tool in Illustrator, I have the option of creating lines, where the ends are sharp and boxy.

When I copy/paste into Flash 5, the ends of the lines turn soft and rounded. Is there any way to get the ends sharp and boxy?

If you need clarification of what I mean, I can send you a *.gif by email.

Thanks.

Using The Pen Tool
When I use the pen tool in Illustrator, I have the option of creating lines, where the ends of the lines (they call 'caps') are sharp and boxy.

When I copy/paste into Flash 5, the ends of the lines turn soft and rounded. Is there any way to get the ends sharp and boxy? I haven't used Flash 6 yet, but has this feature been added to Flash 6?

If you need clarification of what I mean, go to this page:
http://www.penque.com/tutorial.gif

Pen Tool
I have tried Preferences--> Editing Pen Tool--> Smooth Curves to draw a very curvy lines... it doesn't help at all... at last the curvy lines that I drew would change to staight lines? Why??? How to solve this problem?

FTP Tool
Hi

Anyone recommend an excellent FTP tool. I have been using FTP Explorer for a while now but it isn't really that good but I have just never got around to doing anything about it.....???

Pen Tool
Does anyone have any tricks on using the anchor feature in the pen tool? I find it if not a user friendly as it is in Flash.

http://www.spybot-search-destroy.com

Pen Tool
Hi I'm using the pen tool to edit some think black lines and just wondered if I can change the colour of the pen tool as I am finding it hard to see what state I am in.. eg when it is hoving over a point I can't see what state it is displaying as the pen is black and so is the line.
cheers
Frances

What's The Right Tool For The Job?
I was thinking about a app where a user could take their picture load it to the website and then see what they would look like in a clothing item, like a shirt. Now I'm imagining you would need sliders on the shirt to make it size correctly, to the picture, also the shirt whould then have to be draggable. Is this something thats do able in FLASH or is there another app out there that might be better suited?

[F8] Pen Tool
Hail doods.
I wanna ask whether it's possible, to change the manipulator of Pen tool in Flash 8. Like in Photoshop, when you hold ALT and click you can adjust pen tool's wave. Cuz here's what I wanna do.

I want to continue the curve, as indicated with red line, not as green makes me.

FPS - Tool Bar
On the same bar as the onion skin button is a FPS number. It changes when the playhead is run even though I have set my frame rate. What does it means?

Tool Tip
I have serious of buttons. Those buttons are done as icons without names. so is that possible in flash to give tool tip, below the cursor, as it is done in softwares.(i know the option of givining the required text in the over state, it will not be below the cursor.)
do help me to perform this task.
thanx

CS3 Pen Tool
Has anyone been able to get the pen tool in CS3 to automatically fill a closed path, as it did in Flash 8? I went through preferences, but it didn't seem that there was an option to turn this on.

-Adam

The Pen Tool
I have a real newbie question. I have line with two anchor points. I want to add an anchor point to a line so I can do some tweeks. How the heck do you do that with flash.

Tool Tip HELP PLEASE
i try to write in the tool type box more text like :

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member. You will only need to visit this url once to activate your
account.)
but its not working.
how i enlarge the tooltip please

tnx

Best Exe Tool
Which is the best tool for cross-platform(win/mac) flash executable. I have heard about mprojector and zinc. Which one is the best? Can Director do this job?

Is There Any Tool For Me?
Hello everybody, there are a lot of sites that offer different videos. What I do, is collect the most interesting videos that are available online. Often, the ones I check out are good but many times I land up on a page that has no video or nothing to match my interest. I am looking for a solution to this, a tool that can help me to make my browsing more specific and can prevent the openings of non-related sites.

Tool Tip
hi all
does anyone know where i can get the toop tip that is used on the macromedia website. for example on the login page when you roll over the speech bubble help tip comes out, also does anyone know how they get the tooltip to work in red when you have fill in the grid wrong
cheers

Paint Tool
Who ever seen any paint redactors, that made in flash to
use in web? I v seen one, that you can paint curves , I mean like in Paintbrush. The problem is now to save
this picture somehow on disk, so that I can attach it for example to site also.(like result of the work) It can be
just seemple paint redactor with one color(but as I now color is not a problem)
Tnank everybody

Pen Tool Question 1
How do you change a straight line to a curved line with the pen tool? Thanks,

Pen Tool Question 2
Along with the basic pen tool question I asked earlier, does anyone have a "quick list" of helpful pointers on ways to utilize the pen tool? I have not used it much before, and would like to get a better understanding of what it can do and the uses for it. Thanks,

One Last Pen Tool Question:
Once you insert a couple points along a line using the pen tool, is it possible to drag those points from their original location? For instance, if I wanted to move the top point on my line a little to the right (and lengthen the line from the previous point), how would I do that? Thanks again,

Where's The Masking Tool?
I haven't been able to locate the mask function. I want to create a banner logo that stays within fixed boundaries, but I need to mask off the outer areas of the animation.

Help?

Eraser Tool
Hi

Does anyone know how i can make a rectangular selection in wich i can use the eraser tool, like in photoshop?

thx

Eraser Tool 2
hi

does anyone know how i can use the eraser-tool in a smooth mode like in photoshop to get smoothed out borders of the erased area. i can only find an option for round or rectangular erasers.

thx

Type Tool
Hi,
could someone possbily tell me how to turn off the antialias type function in Flash 5? When I go to View: Antialias Text should the black bullet be there, or just on Antialias? Either way, I am getting smooth type, which is not the effect I am trying for.

Can you please help me? Is there another way?

Thanks,
Shannon
email: thisstudio@hotmail.com

Any One Got Any Decent Tool Tip .fla's?
i am trying to build a tool tip function into an interface. i would like to pull my tool tips in from external xml or txt file. i have managed to get everything to work except to get the text field to auto resize when it is poplated with text. ( i dont want to go in and manually stretch every text box).

now, i have tried using the following commands:

mytextbox.autosize = "left"

mytextbox._width = mytextbox.textWidth;

which both work great... ...in MX!

i really need to be backwardly compatable with version 5.

any tips? (dohhh!)

Flash MX Pen Tool
pen tool....

Does anybody know if it's possible to alter control handles independently of each other i.e - make Cusp nodes as they're called in Corel DRAW.

OR

is this itentionally left out of Flash by Macromedia so that we'll be forced to consider purchasing Freehand?

Zoom Tool
Im working on a flash map of a small town and I would like to add a zoom tool so the user can read the tiny characters that make the streets name.

Do anyone know a good script that would allow me to zoom in and out in a user-friendly manner?

Tool Tips
How can I simulate a html/windows 'tooltip' in flash mx?

ta,
gonk

A Tool: Convert SWF To EXE, And EXE To SWF
It's here: http://www.digivim.com/flashershop/

Tool Tips
I have created some tool tips for a continuing education calender that I will be posting on a site. My question is how do I get the text within the tool tip to double space or space evenly without having to do trial, and error each time I post a new class. The old one is just done with disjointed rollovers, and you can see it at http://www.brainsteak.com/calender.htm The swf in question is at http://www.brainsteak.com/calender.swf Now since this is all done in the actions palett, I have tried just hitting the eneter key but it then breaks up my code. Is there an easy way to do this. The fla is http://www.brainsteak.com/calender.fla

Thanks in advance
Task.

Tool Basic
I`ve been trying to figure out how to configure my piviot points for accurate rotations in Flash MX... but the "edit center" (from flash5 -modyfy-transform-edit center) function is gone..?. and I just can`t seem to find it anywhere!!

help would be nice...!

regards
gerrypig

~look at the piggy, piggy in the mirror~

Hand Tool
Hi there ,

When u right click most flash movies, u get the option of zoom (along other options...), if u zoom it, the mouse pointer changes to a hand tool that lets u move the movie around...

I've made a map for a page im working on, and i added a simple zoom control to it. You can see the map at:

http://www.u-v-a.com.ar/Flash/MapaZoom.swf

I would like to add the same thing to my movie, so when it's zoomed u can move it around.

I thought of using this:

onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
startDrag ("");
}
onClipEvent (mouseUp) {
stopDrag ();
}

But that lets u drag the map anywhere , and i want it to stop as the other hald tool does, before it goes off the screen.

Thanks for reading , and if u don't understand anything, tell me and i'll try to explain again.