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 | Personally, I think that Flash is a great application for handling photo albums. That said, a photo album is definitely an intermediate-level application, because as CoffeeChef said, you will need to be using Flash, XML, and dynamically-loaded images and variables if you want to give the client the ability to …  |
| | The suggestions above are great. I also suggest that you make sure to spend some conceptual time thinking about the site itself: [LIST] [*]Who this site is aimed at [*]What a site user will be trying to achieve when they visit your site [*]How you can make achieving that goal … |
| | Re: Scolling Images You might consider purchasing a premade script from places like FlashDen.net. I did a quick search and it yielded a ton of examples: ([url]http://www.flashden.net/searches?term=image+viewer&type=flash[/url]) You can also check out this free tutorial at Kirupa: [url]http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/infinite.htm[/url] It's not exactly what you're talking about, but the principles are similar. Rock on! Best, …  |
| | Event listeners are usually set up this way: [code]addEventListener([event you're looking for],[function to trigger once event happens]);[/code] So an example would be: [code]myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, handleClick);[/code] It sounds like you may be talking about events themselves, though. Events are created using the following syntax: [code]new Event(type:String, bubbles:Boolean, cancelable:Boolean)[/code] "Type" is the type … |
| | Hey there! You're almost there -- there are just a couple small things that need adjustment in order to get this script up and running. First, your variable name does not need quotes -- Flash, when it inputs the information, interprets the quotes as part of the variable value that … |
| | I'd advise learning PHP and MySQL and reading up on search engine marketing and search engine optimization. I'd also suggest using established open-source applications (Wordpress for blogs, PHPBB for bulletin boards, for example) -- you can "look under the hood" of them to learn more about programming, but you don't … |
| | Hey there! The web industry is great - I love it, I love the work, and it's allowed me to be my own boss for years. That said, there's plenty of downside too -- there are tons of web developers out there (so competition is high), you're constantly on the … |
| | I'd suggest using SWFObject to handle the IE click to activate problem. As for reloading the page, you could load subsequent pages onto your main page using the [URL="http://www.w3schools.com/TAGS/tag_iframe.asp"]IFRAME tag[/URL]. However, I would just toss it out there that maybe a Flash nav with the rest of the site content … |
| | If you want certification, more power to you, but in my experience, all that clients really care about is your portfolio :) Best, --eric |
| | Hey there! Yup - because Microsoft changed the way they activate ActiveX Controls as part of a web page, IE users need to click Flash in order to activate the control. This was something Microsoft had to do in response to a lawsuit -- more info can be found [URL="http://blog.deconcept.com/2005/12/15/internet-explorer-eolas-changes-and-the-flash-plugin/"]here[/URL]. … |
 | If you're using Photoshop CS3, what you're going to want is to Save For Web. 1) Open your Photoshop file 2) Select File>Save for Web & Devices 3) This will bring up a new window. In the upper right (beneath the Save, Cancel, and Done buttons), you will see a … |
| | Unfortunately, watermarks are your best bet -- all other solutions can be worked around fairly easily. I think [URL="http://www.iStockphoto.com"]iStockphoto[/URL] handles it well -- the super-small thumbnails are too small for people to be able to rip off and use. One you go to a larger image, they add the watermark.  |
| | Re: Flash For software you'll need Adobe Flash CS3 (well, CS3 is the latest version). You'll probably also need Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 as well to get started. You can download a free trial version of Flash [URL="http://www.adobe.com/products/flash/?promoid=BPDEE"]here[/URL] or you can download a free trial of Adobe's full Creative Suite Web Edition [URL="http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/web/"]here[/URL] … |
| | Programming without design yields unusable applications. It's like a car with a nice engine but no doors. Design without programming also yields unusable applications. It's like a nice car with great doors but no engine. The best designers understand the demands of programming and take them into consideration while designing. …  |
| | Re: symbols & arrays It's definitely possible to switch the stacking order of symbols. The manner in which you do it differs in ActionScript 2 and ActionScript 3, though. IN AS2: You will use the method "swapDepths" and "getNextHighestDepth()" in order to move a symbol to the top. [CODE] // First, create an array: … |
| | If you want, you can also post the URL to the existing (broken) site and someone could tell you what's wrong in a couple of seconds :) |
| | It also depends somewhat on what type of images you're looking for. For example, if you're looking for free paper textures, you can get them [URL="http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bittbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/free_grunge_paper_4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bittbox.com/freebies/free-high-res-grungy-paper-textures/&h=696&w=465&sz=75&hl=en&start=18&um=1&tbnid=CjB-lzHQ0omW_M:&tbnh=139&tbnw=93&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpaper%2Btexture%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DG"]here[/URL]. Or for free metal textures, [URL="http://metals.about.com/od/metalphotogallery/l/aametalsgallery.htm"]here[/URL]. A lot of times what I do is I'll go on to Google Images, enter in the image … |
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