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Sem · 29-07-2008, 18:58

Hi I have a little experience reading into xhtml and css and developed an ok understanding.

Kind of rushed head-first into flash. I wanted to create an website in the format of an online book. To do this used this software:

page-flip dot com

When I publish my movie (using flash 8) it stays immobile centered in browser, when I would like it to adapt to the browser/ monitor size.

I have changed the publish settings to percent in flash program itself.
And also attempted the object, embed settings in the HTML code.. although some clarification on the correct code is necessary.

How I can succeed in making the movie scale?

d*d · 30-07-2008, 03:53

Don't do it, that would look awful - I did that on one of my first flash websites (can't remember how, was a while ago now) and looking back I wish someone had told me not to, so now I'm telling you

urban1977 · 30-07-2008, 04:24

you can do it with javascript or other language e.g. php. get the value of the browser size then set your object / embed tags width / height to the values you pick up from the javascript or php.

Make sure you get the scaling right else it will look shit. ideally you need to be looking at liquid flash gui

Sem · 30-07-2008, 11:15

d*d I originally turned to pdf, but found the customisable level of the flash component valuable especially for longer documents like ebooks.

urban, unfortunately also unfamiliar with php and javascript. Do you think I should learn these formats before attempting flash?

urban1977 · 30-07-2008, 11:21

Adobe flash Realy Browser Fullscreen (file 1536)

this is something that has been available for a while in as2 & as3...

Sem · 30-07-2008, 15:10

Hi here the progress so far from another board... (the only other board

2 x the fun),

techsupportforum dot com /design-forum/web-design-programming/274792-flash-movie-scale-browser.html#post1619550

that ties in with your advice Urban and the link was really good. The youtube example is how I had been explaining to my friends the concept I was trying to achieve. Except running into java in the dowloaded files (when I tested the files in firefox 3 also mentioned needing java to show animation so I closed window), mostly as I have never even loked at java code.

Sem · 30-07-2008, 16:18

It seems to be scaling now. Just one issue left:

On my laptop screen it fills the full-screen (11.1")

On my TFT monitor (22") it doesn't, as if there is some limiting factor....?

Sem · 30-07-2008, 16:55

Ok. Most importantly it is scaling, just not to the full degree on monitor.
Right take a look
semiotically dot com
semiotically dot com/semi12.fla

29-07-2008, 18:58	#1 (permalink)
Sem Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 65	Flash Movie to Scale to Browser Hi I have a little experience reading into xhtml and css and developed an ok understanding. Kind of rushed head-first into flash. I wanted to create an website in the format of an online book. To do this used this software: page-flip dot com When I publish my movie (using flash 8) it stays immobile centered in browser, when I would like it to adapt to the browser/ monitor size. I have changed the publish settings to percent in flash program itself. And also attempted the object, embed settings in the HTML code.. although some clarification on the correct code is necessary. How I can succeed in making the movie scale?

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urban1977 Multimedia Developer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 259	you can do it with javascript or other language e.g. php. get the value of the browser size then set your object / embed tags width / height to the values you pick up from the javascript or php. Make sure you get the scaling right else it will look shit. ideally you need to be looking at liquid flash gui __________________ http://www.urban-society.com

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urban1977 Multimedia Developer Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cheshire Posts: 259	Adobe flash Realy Browser Fullscreen (file 1536) this is something that has been available for a while in as2 & as3... __________________ http://www.urban-society.com

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30-07-2008, 03:53	#2 (permalink)
d*d Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 5,046	Don't do it, that would look awful - I did that on one of my first flash websites (can't remember how, was a while ago now) and looking back I wish someone had told me not to, so now I'm telling you

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Sem Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 65	d*d I originally turned to pdf, but found the customisable level of the flash component valuable especially for longer documents like ebooks. urban, unfortunately also unfamiliar with php and javascript. Do you think I should learn these formats before attempting flash?

30-07-2008, 15:10	#6 (permalink)
Sem Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 65	Hi here the progress so far from another board... (the only other board 2 x the fun), techsupportforum dot com /design-forum/web-design-programming/274792-flash-movie-scale-browser.html#post1619550 that ties in with your advice Urban and the link was really good. The youtube example is how I had been explaining to my friends the concept I was trying to achieve. Except running into java in the dowloaded files (when I tested the files in firefox 3 also mentioned needing java to show animation so I closed window), mostly as I have never even loked at java code.

30-07-2008, 16:18	#7 (permalink)
Sem Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 65	It seems to be scaling now. Just one issue left: On my laptop screen it fills the full-screen (11.1") On my TFT monitor (22") it doesn't, as if there is some limiting factor....?

30-07-2008, 16:55	#8 (permalink)
Sem Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 65	Ok. Most importantly it is scaling, just not to the full degree on monitor. Right take a look semiotically dot com semiotically dot com/semi12.fla

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