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Johno_84 · 16-01-2008, 16:09

Hey, I have a bit of a problem. My boss wants me to create a flash page for our website. I have some experience in making flash banners, but he wants is a little out of my reach.

What he would like is to have a interative flash page. For example, you have a picture on the page and when someone runs their mouse over a picture, the picture becomes larger and brings up a summary message about what that picture links to and a link to the page. Like what happens when you move your mouse over the pizza's on this website dominos.com.au/hot_menu/menu.asp?ID=24&pnav=2&snav=24 . I am using Flash CS3.

Can someone please point me in the right direction with either a turtorial or some help with a action code for this in flash. Anything would be a great help.

Thanks
Johno_84

1der · 24-01-2008, 05:32

i'd say you could try the w3schools.com tutorials,
dont know if they do much in the line of action script and flash though

Johno_84 · 24-01-2008, 17:06

Thanks for the reply. I had a look at the website and they had a mouse over turtorial for Javascript but my boss wants it to slide in and out and i found that the Javascript just changed the picture to one pic to another.

Thanks again

appleeatsorange · 30-01-2008, 02:17

Hey johno 84 -

If I were creating this Flash page myself, I would load small images from an external file and onRollOver() or something similar display another image which was the same but larger.

Does that help at all?

Johno_84 · 03-02-2008, 01:08

Thanks for the help. I have worked out how to make the picture move, now all i have to do is make the comments pop up.

Thanks again

seen.to · 03-02-2008, 03:52

Just create button symbols with your stuff on different layers - use movie symbols for the different button state layers if animation is needed. Don't know if that's the best way to do it as I use Flash as little as I can get away with but it would work.

ropeyjoe · 03-02-2008, 19:44

you should also not rule out just buying the component ready-made

There are some very good files available on flashden.net that would fit the bill, with the gallery being xml for easy editing

Johno_84 · 05-02-2008, 02:49

Thanks for the comments, I will give them a go and let you know.

Thanks ropeyjoe for the suggestion about buying the component, if i can't get it to work i will just have to go that path.

Thanks

ropeyjoe · 06-02-2008, 16:41

no problemo!

by the way, personally I'd try to see if you can buy it off-the-shelf first rather than fannying around trying to get it to work yourself. Otherwise you're re-inventing the wheel.

These components are very cheap, like $8 at most, so its not as if its going to break the bank!

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Johno_84 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	Help with Flash Hey, I have a bit of a problem. My boss wants me to create a flash page for our website. I have some experience in making flash banners, but he wants is a little out of my reach. What he would like is to have a interative flash page. For example, you have a picture on the page and when someone runs their mouse over a picture, the picture becomes larger and brings up a summary message about what that picture links to and a link to the page. Like what happens when you move your mouse over the pizza's on this website dominos.com.au/hot_menu/menu.asp?ID=24&pnav=2&snav=24 . I am using Flash CS3. Can someone please point me in the right direction with either a turtorial or some help with a action code for this in flash. Anything would be a great help. Thanks Johno_84 Last edited by Johno_84 : 23-01-2008 at 00:47.

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24-01-2008, 05:32	#2 (permalink)
1der Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 19	i'd say you could try the w3schools.com tutorials, dont know if they do much in the line of action script and flash though

24-01-2008, 17:06	#3 (permalink)
Johno_84 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	Thanks for the reply. I had a look at the website and they had a mouse over turtorial for Javascript but my boss wants it to slide in and out and i found that the Javascript just changed the picture to one pic to another. Thanks again

30-01-2008, 02:17	#4 (permalink)
appleeatsorange Pitfall II - Lost Caverns Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: UK Posts: 90	Hey johno 84 - If I were creating this Flash page myself, I would load small images from an external file and onRollOver() or something similar display another image which was the same but larger. Does that help at all?

03-02-2008, 01:08	#5 (permalink)
Johno_84 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	Thanks for the help. I have worked out how to make the picture move, now all i have to do is make the comments pop up. Thanks again

03-02-2008, 19:44	#7 (permalink)
ropeyjoe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 26	you should also not rule out just buying the component ready-made There are some very good files available on flashden.net that would fit the bill, with the gallery being xml for easy editing

05-02-2008, 02:49	#8 (permalink)
Johno_84 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 7	Thanks for the comments, I will give them a go and let you know. Thanks ropeyjoe for the suggestion about buying the component, if i can't get it to work i will just have to go that path. Thanks

06-02-2008, 16:41	#9 (permalink)
ropeyjoe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 26	no problemo! by the way, personally I'd try to see if you can buy it off-the-shelf first rather than fannying around trying to get it to work yourself. Otherwise you're re-inventing the wheel. These components are very cheap, like $8 at most, so its not as if its going to break the bank!

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