Precise Cursor Angle Compass Flash 5

This lesson will demonstrate how to create a compass that always points in the direction of the mouse cursor. The script may be confusing if you don't know trigonometry but it's actually short and easy to apply. In fact I knew very little about trig before making the compass and would recommend that you spend some time researching the subject before attempting to create this project. The final result will be well worth it plus the knowledge you'll gain. Thanx to my friend Dave Dutt for telling m

Drawing Object in MX Flash MX

I can't help being impressed with FlashMX. I just wish I could learn all the new stuff as fast as possible. I came across the drawing object... and ended up with this tutorial. In the second part of this tutorial, I'll combine all this with the 'setInterval' method, and that's where the fun really start.

New methods: SetInterval, ClearInterval, clear (part2)

Flash MX: new methods for timing and drawing.

Password Protection Flash 5

I am a (beginning) webdesigner and for one of my latest Flashprojects I had to make a password protected section. So I started thinking. Everybody can crack a Javascript password protection, I don't know enough to do it in Java and those applets aren't fully crackproof, next possibility PHP or ASP forget it I had to use Geocities and had no PHP or ASP support. Just on the moment I tought I wouldn't be able to solve this problem Flash came in my mind. Flash has several advantages in this matter.

Disable Hand Cursor Over A Button Flash MX

Does not allow your cursor to change to the hand when it passes over a button.

Disable your button Flash MX

Create your button as you normally would. Give your button an instance name in the properties panel. I named mine "blueButton"

How to Create a Flash MX Component Flash MX

Flash MX Components introduce a powerful new tool for the Flash developer, expanding the application of Flash 5 SmartClips. This (long) tutorial walks you through the creation of a simple isosceles triangle component.

Using variables to control movie clips Flash 5

How do you make menu clips close when you open new ones? Or ever go to a site and press every button at once to see what would happen? Most times, every clip or menu will pop open and stay there. Yuk. The answer: don't use buttons to activate clips. Use them to change variables. Then make each and every clip do what it is supposed to, but only when the variable is the one the clip is looking for.

Pass Parameters into your Flash File at runtime Flash 5

One way you can get around not being able to pass a parameter in is to add a "querystring" to your swf src in the embed tag / param movie in your object tag and then look at the _url property for the movie and strip off the query part.

Smart Pad Flash 5

Flash lets the user draw pictures by scaling, and then attaching a line clip. (I have included a tutorial swf about the line engine because the concept is important and warrants a separate discussion. Flash MX obsoletes the technique, but it can't hurt to understand it.) A record function on the main timeline uses clipEvents in a Controller Clip to load the mouse's position into two arrays. Two more arrays are used to hold the distances between X and Y coordinates.

Creating dynamic charts from an external file Flash MX

This tutorial shows you how to set up the Flash MX charting components to take data from an external source such as an ASP page or text file. It was written after I spent ages trying to get the charting components to talk to an ASP file and didn't find too much help online!

Dynamic charts Flash MX

I created this tutorial because I wanted to use Flash MX to update a bar chart component in real time. I wanted to enter data and chart information and click a button to update the chart with the new values. It's probably a good idea to have a look at the sample file DynamicCharts.swf before you read this tutorial so you can see what I mean.

Creating a mortgage calculator in Flash MX Flash MX

This tutorial covers creating a calculator that figures out mortgage repayments! A user enters the mortgage details and clicks a button to calculate their repayment. The source files demonstrate how it works.

Using an XML file to load Chart components Flash MX

The new Flash MX charting components are a great way to create simple charts very quickly. They are even more useful when they can load data from an external source, such as an XML file. You can use any file with a .xml extension as the data source for the chart. You could generate the XML file from an ASP, PHP or Cold Fusion page or straight from a database like Oracle or SQL Server.

Loading a ComboBox from a file Flash MX

The UI components in Flash MX are very user friendly. You can create forms easily and add elements such as radio buttons, combo boxes and push buttons. This tutorial deals with the ComboBox component. You can enter the values for the ComboBox directly into your movie using the property inspector. You can also load them from an external data source, the topic of this tutorial. The tutorial demonstrates how to load a list of web sites into a ComboBox from an external data source. The source

Simple Plug'n'Play Mouse Trail Flash MX

This tutorial allows you to create a good looking and and simple mouse trail.

Memoclip

This tutorial shows you how to repeat a movieclip action a certain number of times and change some parameters every time the action is repeated. Instead of using frame by frame animation several times and changing parameters you make the animation only once and then use actionscript for the rest.

Opening a customized popup window from SWF movie. Flash MX

In this tutorial you will learn how to use Java Scripts to generate a customized pop-up window with flash button. You will call the Java Script function from the flash movie.

Creating a simple username and password menu Flash MX

In this tutorial i will explain how to create a simple username and password menu.

actionScript'ed typewriter in flash Flash 5

With these three easy steps, you have your very own typewriter, made in pure AS.