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arda · 03-01-2008, 04:41

I'm trying to make a gif file to play once (as designed in photoshop), then to be played whenever you go over it with the mouse pointer. The problem is, once it starts playing, if you go over it with the mouse pointer, the animationi starts over. I want it to finish playing before you can play it again.

So far the code I came up with i s this:

Code:

<a href="#" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" o  onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image10','','XXXXXX.gif',1)"><img src="XXXXXX.gif" name="Image10" width="207" height="136" border="0" id="Image10" /></a>

Is there a way to put a timer or something else, to make it wait till the image stops playing the animation?

Thanks.

proc355 · 03-01-2008, 06:42

havent touched an animated gif in *years* but you should be able to set it to 'play once' in the tool you created it in; cant remember if it's possible in html or not!

Dusteh · 03-01-2008, 06:45

Sounds like more control than a gif can offer to me. I'd do it in Flash.

arda · 03-01-2008, 07:28

Actually Im trying to play this gif on a website. so the code is in html.

All I want to do is, when you are on the website, after the gif is played once, I want it to be played again when you go over the image with your mouse pointer.

Let's say

stops after playing itself once. It stays still after the first play. When you go over the image with the pointer, I want it to play again, but I want it to finish playing before you can play it by going over the image again with your pointer (so it wont start over and over again whenever you go over it with your pointer).

Is there a way to block the onmouseover function after the the function is run once? ( in other words is there a way to block play for a while after you play it?)

arda · 06-01-2008, 03:35

is it easier with flash?

Jayx · 06-01-2008, 11:09

I don't do flash, but Dusteh is right - flash will be the way to go. I'm sure one of the flash experts here can do it in 10 minutes or so.

Shiro · 06-01-2008, 11:12

Its probably easier with flash - if you know flash. If you don't know it, its going to be a little harder.

Jayx · 06-01-2008, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by haku

Its probably easier with flash - if you know flash. If you don't know it, its going to be a little harder.

haku get out of the wine

03-01-2008, 04:41	#1 (permalink)
arda Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	On-mouse-over Timer I'm trying to make a gif file to play once (as designed in photoshop), then to be played whenever you go over it with the mouse pointer. The problem is, once it starts playing, if you go over it with the mouse pointer, the animationi starts over. I want it to finish playing before you can play it again. So far the code I came up with i s this: Code: <a href="#" onmouseout="MM_swapImgRestore()" o onmouseover="MM_swapImage('Image10','','XXXXXX.gif',1)"><img src="XXXXXX.gif" name="Image10" width="207" height="136" border="0" id="Image10" /></a> Is there a way to put a timer or something else, to make it wait till the image stops playing the animation? Thanks.

03-01-2008, 06:42	#2 (permalink)
proc355 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Glasvegas Posts: 866	havent touched an animated gif in years but you should be able to set it to 'play once' in the tool you created it in; cant remember if it's possible in html or not! __________________ meh.

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Dusteh Sir digby chicken caesar Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 5,265	Sounds like more control than a gif can offer to me. I'd do it in Flash. __________________ unconsolidated isoparms

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Jayx Now with added sarcasm. Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: George, South Africa Posts: 365	I don't do flash, but Dusteh is right - flash will be the way to go. I'm sure one of the flash experts here can do it in 10 minutes or so. __________________ I made 100 posts and all I got is this stupid signature.

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03-01-2008, 07:28	#4 (permalink)
arda Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	Actually Im trying to play this gif on a website. so the code is in html. All I want to do is, when you are on the website, after the gif is played once, I want it to be played again when you go over the image with your mouse pointer. Let's say stops after playing itself once. It stays still after the first play. When you go over the image with the pointer, I want it to play again, but I want it to finish playing before you can play it by going over the image again with your pointer (so it wont start over and over again whenever you go over it with your pointer). Is there a way to block the onmouseover function after the the function is run once? ( in other words is there a way to block play for a while after you play it?)

06-01-2008, 03:35	#5 (permalink)
arda Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 3	is it easier with flash?

06-01-2008, 11:12	#7 (permalink)
Shiro shiro Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 3,066	Its probably easier with flash - if you know flash. If you don't know it, its going to be a little harder.

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