Monday, March 29, 2010

Unable to save edited files

Hello Group,



Has anyone experienced this problem?? We have had this
problem 2 times, and it seems related to after a Windows automatic
update as run. Platform is an HP laptop, running windows XP.



We have several *.cp files. We open one file, and delete an
audio track from a slide, and then attempt to save the edited file.

The edited file will not save. For some reason Captivate
still sees the ''different'' file name as the same name as previous
file. The edit is not saved. We even created a new folder on the
C:\ drive, and copy a file in, open it, or attempt to open an
edited file that somehow got saved, and then Captivate say ''this
file is in a format that captivate does not recogize''



Has anyone else seen something like this?

captivate seems to work ok on my desktop pc, but not the
laptop??? Perhaps it is some sort of problem with the laptop



Thanks,



eholz1Unable to save edited files
eholz1,

You seem to be saying you are running Captivate from the
laptop's HDD but are the files you create being saved tothe hard
drive on the laptop or to a network dirve at work. Also, you didn't
say what version of Captivate you are running ...



Captivate doesn't care for long paths or for opening and
running, or saving, your *.CP files from or to a network location -
Captivate 1.0 more so than Captivate 2.0.



Hope this sheds some light . . .

.Unable to save edited files
Hello Larry,

I am not saving to a network location. All of our work is
done on the local hard drive. I am not sure,

but we have seen this problem two times, each time Windows
Update was running in the background.



Also, the problem popped up during long term sessions
(greater than 1.0 hrs) recording and editing files with both images
and audio.



Thanks for the reply,



eholz1
Windows should be able to parse the resources for your OS
update from those required to multi-task the Captivate application,
so that shouldn't be the problem.
However ... I learned long ago that Widnows can out-binary
me every time.




Are you running Captivate version 1.0.1 or version 2.0? I'm
thinking if the problem persists, you might want ot consider
re-installing the application (shudder). Especially if it is
Captivate 2.0 on a computer that also contains - or contained -
version 1.0.1 earlier.



Best of luck!
I was wondering if either of you have had any luck nailing
down this problem. We are experiencing it on one of our laptops as
well and I have been baffled by it.



The laptop is a Dell with XP SP2, it was running Captivate
1.0.1 for a while and was upgrade to Captivate 2.0 without removing
Captivate 1. This configuration has worked for months, but suddenly
I can't save anything. If you hit save the hourglass pops up and
goes away with no error messages, but the * in the titlebar
indicating unsaved changes is still there and when I try to close
it asks to save. If I say no or cancel it acts properly, but if I
hit yes to save it, is just goes back to Captivate and doesn't
close or save. Save As will save a file, but it is usually corrupt
when I try to open it later, and the * still doesn't go away.



I have gone so far as to run ProcessMonitor from Sysinternals
but it doesn't show any errors. It doesn't even show that it is
trying to save it. If there are any patches or updates for
Captivate 2 I have been unable to find them on Adobe's site.
After many hours of troubleshooting this issue we have
resolved it by updating our video drivers. The laptop had an ATI
X300 video card in it with drivers that were a few years old. The
most recent Dell update for them was from 2005, but it was still
newer than what was on there. Once we updated those everything
works perfectly. Nothing about the laptop was changed recently
except for windows updates, so I figure it must have been a 3 part
problem, a windows update, captivate and the video drivers.



FYI A quick test to see if the video drivers may be a problem
is to connect to the computer using Remote Desktop. That doesn't
use the regular video drivers. Alternately you could try in safe
mode or by uninstalling your current video drivers.



Good luck!

Importing and Director 7 + Windows Vista

I recently upgraded to Windows Vista. I am using Director 7,
which works great on Vista with one exception... I can only import
certain castmember filetypes... I cannot import sound or image
files... Director sees my files, but when I click Import and click
the Add file button, it just wont import it... standard bmp and jpg
files. I have run Director 7 in XP SP2 mode and as an administrator
and neither one seemed to help. Any suggestions?



I have not upgraded because I dislike Macromedia's changes to
the score functionality and the way the interface was rearranged in
Director MX... if they had not made those crucial changes, we would
have continued to upgrade.Importing and Director 7 + Windows Vista
Does it work if the files are completely 8.3 compliant. That
is: try

placing them on the root of a drive and altering the file
names to be 8

chars long before trying to import?



Alternatively, what happens if you drag-and-drop a file into
the cast

library from Explorer?

Importing and Director 7 + Windows Vista
7.0 is probably a bit too old for serious work, version 11.0
is said to

come out the 1st half of 2007.



There are a number of lingo changes in later versions, 8.5
would give

you most of the new functionality including imaging.



The latest director might not be able to open files you save
with 7.0,

usually it only can go back a couple of version numbers.



There might be some 7.0 projector compatability issues with
XP and vista.


I placed the image on the root (c:) and same issue. The jpg
filename is only six characters long. I am unable to drag and drop
into Director.
Unfortunately I cannot wait until the 2nd half of 2007 for
Adobe to release the new version of Director. I *HATE* how the
score functions in later versions of Director which is why we have
chosen not to upgrade. All of our projectors we made on XP run just
fine on Vista. I have tested them. :) There has to be some logical
reason why Director or Vista won't let me ''add'' or ''import'' files
into Director. Any suggestions?
%26gt; Any suggestions?



Buy a more recent version of Director or downgrade your OS to
one that

will allow you to continue using D7.

  • sun sunscreen
  • Water effect

    Hi I'm new to the forum :)



    I've got my first job in flash as a freelancer working for
    somebody and I've run into a problem.



    I'm expected to do windscreen wipers going back and forth and
    water spraying against the screen, as if your looking from the
    inside of a car outwards.



    The windscreen wipers have to push the water and I'm
    completely lost here because I don't know how to do water in Flash.



    I have done the windscreen wipers and they are animated going
    back and forth but I need to know how to do the water.



    If somebody could please help me out here, you would be a
    life saverWater effect
    Hi,

    Im not an expert with animation but if i was in this
    situation i would concentate on spots of water gathering on the
    screen rather than large amounts of it.

    Anyway, have you searched for tutorials?

    Pop something like ''water effect in flash tutorial'' into
    google and see what happens.

    Hope this helps.

    Cheers

    Alan
  • sun sunscreen
  • Flash & XP 64

    OS = XP 64 (workstation 2003...)

    Attempted to install flash.

    Adobe site states it's installed correctly.

    MS Security Update for Flash Player (KB913433) won't install.

    Flash doesn't appear in add/remove program list.

    uninstall_flash_player gets to 38%, then fails to install.



    Any suggestions on how to clear up this problem would be
    greatly appreciated!

    Scrolling Text box - won't work in IE

    Hey everyone. I'll admit right off the bat that I'm very new
    to web design, so I'm sure I've been making some mistakes. I'm much
    more of a designer than a coder, but I'm doing the best I can.



    I'm wanting to have a scrolling text box embedded on some of
    my pages, and have figured out how to do it, thanks largely to
    these forums. I've made a CSS tag that has gotten it working
    correctly - sort of.



    You can see the page in question at
    http://www.kylehamrick.com/testing.html



    It appears to be working correctly in Firefox. However, in
    IE, the text just keeps flowing down onto the page, outside of the
    allotted area. What am I doing wrong?



    Also, is there a way to make this look correct in
    Dreamweaver? Once I add text that exceeds the table height, it
    breaks up my page, though it still looks fine in the browser. Is
    there something I can do to correct this?



    Thanks in advance for any assistance with this. I sincerely
    appreciate it.

    Any other advice in regards to the page is welcome! Please
    keep in mind that I'm very new to this, and it's still under
    construction, so don't be TOO harsh... =)



    Also, is this all I have to do? It seems that you all have a
    way to examine my code and such just by having me post the url, is
    that right? Is there anything else you need from me?Scrolling Text box - won't work in IE
    Anyone? Sorry, had to give this a bump. Seems it got buried
    VERY quickly.



    Again, I'd appreciate any guidance you can provide!Scrolling Text box - won't work in IE
    Anyone? Hello?

    a curly one!

    I've almost fixed my worst errors in IE.

    However, this little nasty is popping up:

    Line 2

    Char 1

    'JS' is undefined.



    I have added the 'fix active x control for flash in IE' code
    to pages that have flash and they all have this error.



    Any help would be appreciated.



    R3a curly one!
    romeo the 3rd wrote:

    %26gt; Any help would be appreciated.

    %26gt;

    %26gt; R3



    A URL to look at would be appreciated!%26lt;g%26gt;



    Pete.

    --

    Peter Connolly


    http://www.acutecomputing.co.uk

    UK





    a curly one!
    oops,



    All pages affected have an orange flash play button.




    http://www.5minuteretreats.com/html/meditation.html



    is an example.



    Thnx

    R3

    Want to display files from a directory,...

    Heya,

    So I am using a really basic PHP script that uploads files
    (particularly mp3s and images) into a generic folder called
    ''files''. I'm trying to figure out a way to display these files
    (simply links for the mp3s and ideally thumbnails for the images)
    via a simply html or php page. I'm looking for any advice you all
    may have?Want to display files from a directory,...
    This may not be possible, but ask your hosting company
    whether

    they can set your ''files folder'' ONLY to permit folder
    browsing.





    ''withhisstripes'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote
    in message

    news:euen9m$qh1$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt; Heya,

    %26gt; So I am using a really basic PHP script that uploads
    files

    %26gt; (particularly

    %26gt; mp3s and images) into a generic folder called ''files''.
    I'm trying to

    %26gt; figure out

    %26gt; a way to display these files (simply links for the mp3s
    and ideally

    %26gt; thumbnails

    %26gt; for the images) via a simply html or php page. I'm
    looking for any advice

    %26gt; you

    %26gt; all may have?

    %26gt;





    Want to display files from a directory,...
    Hi



    as long your remote server supports e.g. PHP, it麓s of
    course possible to do just that -- the code attached is a complete
    page which you will have to copy%26amp;paste in a blank Dreamweaver
    document and ''save as...'' in your ''files'' directory. Must be saved
    as PHP file !



    Please note: it doesn麓t provide a thumbnail
    functionality
    (was too lazy doing that now ;-)), but it will display the
    following file types : .jpg, . gif,. mp3, that is, all other file
    types possibly residing in this directory are getting ignored.



    All displayed files also provide links, which are opened in a
    new target=_blank window -- that should work for image files and
    also mp3麓s. Some extras included here are: additional display
    of the file creation date plus the file size. I also added some PHP
    comments in between to help you understand what麓s going on



    Hope this helps ;-)
    On Wed, 28 Mar 2007 21:39:02 +0000 (UTC), ''withhisstripes''

    %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote:



    %26gt; So I am using a really basic PHP script that uploads
    files (particularly

    %26gt;mp3s and images) into a generic folder called ''files''.
    I'm trying to figure out

    %26gt;a way to display these files (simply links for the mp3s
    and ideally thumbnails

    %26gt;for the images) via a simply html or php page. I'm
    looking for any advice you

    %26gt;all may have?



    Can't do it with just html, but the following might be
    helpful:



    %26lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC ''-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN''

    ''
    http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd''%26gt;

    %26lt;html%26gt;

    %26lt;head%26gt;

    %26lt;meta http-equiv=''Content-Type'' content=''text/html;
    charset=iso-8859-1''%26gt;

    %26lt;title%26gt;File List%26lt;/title%26gt;

    %26lt;meta http-equiv=''imagetoolbar'' content=''no''%26gt;

    %26lt;style type=''text/css''%26gt;

    ul,li{

    list-style: none;

    margin: 0;

    padding: 0;

    }

    %26lt;/style%26gt;

    %26lt;/head%26gt;

    %26lt;body%26gt;

    %26lt;?php

    // Root relative path to the directory

    // Change this if the files directory is not at the site's
    root

    $dir='/files';



    $d=opendir($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].'/files')

    or die('Failed to open directory');

    $link=''\t%26lt;li%26gt;%26lt;a
    href=\''%s/%s\''%26gt;%s%26lt;/a%26gt;%26lt;/li%26gt;\n'';

    $img=''\t%26lt;li%26gt;%26lt;a href=\''%s/%s\''%26gt;''.

    ''%26lt;img src=\''thumb.php?img=%s\'' border=\''0\''
    alt=\''\''%26gt;%26lt;/a%26gt;%26lt;/li%26gt;\n'';

    print ''%26lt;ul%26gt;\n'';

    while(($f=readdir($d))!==false) {

    if(preg_match('/mp3/i',$f)){

    printf($link,$dir,$f,$f);

    }elseif(preg_match('/jpg$|jpeg$|gif$|png$/',$f)){

    printf($img,$dir,$f,''$dir/$f'');

    }

    }

    print ''%26lt;/ul%26gt;\n'';

    ?%26gt;

    %26lt;/body%26gt;

    %26lt;/html%26gt;



    The above requires the following (which requires PHP's GD
    library) to be

    saved as thumb.php in the same directory as the above page:



    %26lt;?php

    // Max width and height for the thumbnails. Adjust as desired

    $thumbWidth = 100;

    $thumbHeight = 80;



    $img=$_GET['img'];

    if(!$img){

    exit;

    }

    $fullimage=$_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'].''/''.$_GET['img'];



    if(!file_exists($fullimage))

    exit;

    // Get image dimensions and type

    if($size=getimagesize($fullimage)){

    $width_orig=$size[0];

    $height_orig=$size[1];

    $type=$size[2];

    $mime=$size['mime'];

    switch($type){

    case 1:

    $image=imagecreatefromgif($fullimage);

    break;

    case 2:

    $image=imagecreatefromjpeg($fullimage);

    break;

    case 3:

    $image=imagecreatefrompng($fullimage);

    break;

    default:

    exit($type);

    }

    if (!$image) { /* if it failed */

    // create a 100*30 image

    $im=imagecreate($thumbWidth, $thumbHeight);

    // white background and blue text

    $bg = imagecolorallocate($im, 255, 0, 0);

    $textcolor = imagecolorallocate($im, 0, 0, 255);

    // write the string at the top left

    imagestring($im, 5, 20, 20, ''Failed'', $textcolor);

    // output the image

    header(''Content-type: image/jpeg'');

    imagejpeg($im);

    exit;

    }

    $factor = min($thumbWidth/$width_orig,
    $thumbHeight/$height_orig);

    $newWidth=round($width_orig * $factor);

    $newHeight=round($height_orig * $factor);



    // Resample

    $image_p = imagecreatetruecolor($newWidth, $newHeight)

    or exit;



    imagecopyresampled($image_p, $image, 0, 0, 0, 0,

    $newWidth, $newHeight, $width_orig, $height_orig);



    // Output

    header(''Content-type: $mime'');

    imagejpeg($image_p);

    }

    ?%26gt;



    Gary


    Ken thanks for the suggestion I didn't know you could do it
    that way!



    Geschenk thank you that works beautifully.



    Gary, can you tell me what I'm doing wrong:
    http://photos.cathedralworldoutreach.org/files/index2.php



    I labeled the first snippet index2.php and labeled the second
    snippet thumb.php because index2.php calls for a thumb.php file in
    the code, which I assume was the second snippet. I guess I'm a
    little confused. Thanks my friend!
    On Sun, 1 Apr 2007 23:18:11 +0000 (UTC), ''withhisstripes''

    %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote:



    %26gt; Gary, can you tell me what I'm doing wrong:

    %26gt;
    http://photos.cathedralworldoutreach.org/files/index2.php





    Not sure. Here is a working example:


    http://testing.apptools.com/experiments/files/



    Try creating a file with *only* the following in the source
    code:



    %26lt;?php

    phpinfo()

    ?%26gt;



    Save it with a .php extension, upload it, then view it in a
    browser. See

    if you have GD support.



    Gary


    It says ''No Input Specified''...?
    On Tue, 3 Apr 2007 00:39:47 +0000 (UTC), ''withhisstripes''

    %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote:



    %26gt;It says ''No Input Specified''...?





    Then you mistyped the file name portion of the url.



    Gary

    Performance

    I am exporting data in excel file (around 45000 records)
    using cffile in Cold Fusion.It is taking around 45 mins in
    exporting the data. Is there any other way to export a file from
    oracle database, so that performance could be increased. I tried
    through procedures in oracle and called them in cold fusion through
    cfprocresult , but still performance is not increased.Performance
    What technique are you using ? Writing to a file ? cfcontent
    ?Performance
    Do you need to do it from code? If not you can do this easily
    in Oracle SQL Developer which is free.
    This might be a better question for the Oracle forums. There
    has to be a method for exporting data in your database to an excel
    readable format (i.e. CSV or TXT). I could tell you how in MS SQL,
    but unfortunately I don't have any experience with Oracle.
  • sun sunscreen
  • Timing of sounds

    Is there anyway to be more accurate with the timing of two
    sound objects dynamically in actionscript? I know that I could use
    the start method to position both streams to the second but is
    there a way to sync them more precisely? Thanks.Timing of sounds
    you can start them to within a few milliseconds of accuracy
    unless the user's cpu is tied up doing something.Timing of sounds
    Just by using the sound.start(secondOffset) function?



    I thought that was just an approximation.
    it is. but you can apply the start() method to within a few
    millisecond accuracy using, for example, getTimer().
    Oh, OK thanks. I thought that it automatically rounded to the
    nearest second.
    i think you're confusing two different things:



    the start() method ''secondOffset'' parameter has nothing to do
    with WHEN a sound starts to play. it specifies at what point
    (time-wise) in the sound file the sound starts. it does not control
    WHEN the sound starts.



    the sound starts within milliseconds of the start() methods
    execution. you may not hear anything if there's dead-space in the
    sound file and the start() method directs the sound object to start
    in that dead-space.



    to specify WHEN a sound starts, you control WHEN you execute
    your start() method. and controlling when the start() method is
    applied can be done very accurately.
    No, sorry. Basically, I'd like to overlap two sounds. I'm not
    so much concerned with when they start, only that they play
    correctly in relation to each other. And for example, if I had one
    sound playing and then wanted a user to add a second sound I could
    make sure that the timing between the two sounds was accurate at
    greater precision than a second. So, basically:



    private function AddSecondSound(path:String):void {

    pos:number = FirstSound.position

    SecondSound.start(pos, 1)

    }



    I was just concerned that the first parameter is in seconds,
    not milliseconds.
    well, that code will be way off. the position method returns
    the number of MILLISECONDS the FirstSound is playing. correct it by
    dividing by 1000 to use as a sound offset in the start() method and
    see if that gets you close enough to what you want.
    Sorry, I knew that I needed to divide it by 1000. I'll just
    check it out and see what happens. Thanks.
    you're welcome.



    actually, when i tested the start() method it seems to be
    accurate to much more than 1 millisecond. i can detect differences
    up to .00001 offset. at that point it sound like simultaneous
    sounds are playing to me. at .0001 they offset is detectable by
    me.
    I was actually using the following :



    mySoundChannel1 = mySound1.play

    mySoundChannel2 = mySound2.play



    instead of start(). On my development machine the sounds were
    simultaneous but when I deployed it on a remote server there was a
    very noticeable difference (maybe a tenth of a second). Is there a
    way to close that gap? Would a dedicated server or Flash Media
    Server load that second sound faster?
    that doesn't make sense. is that supposed to be:



    mySoundChannel1 = mySound1.play()

    mySoundChannel2 = mySound2.play()



    if so, that makes no sense unless mySound1 and mySound2 are
    movieclips and you have a sound attached to their timelines and
    that makes no sense given the discussion above.



    so, i just can't make sense of your last message.

    component checkboxes?

    Hi all.



    I just want to know if someone has a simple script for
    looping over several

    checkboxes in a movie.

    Tried some from different sites but I wanna know if I麓m
    missing something.





    lets say we have 4-5 checkboxes with a simple button
    (component) to trigger

    a result that return checked boxes-values (labels).





    /tnx.





    component checkboxes?
    When you create them, add their references to an Array and
    then loop the array.





    classifieds

    I have a section of clasifieds, I wanna knowwhich method i
    should prefer...



    1. let te usr upload the classified image of the banner size.




    2. Let them specifiy the URL of the image where their
    advertisement image is..



    If i go for the 1 method, i have to store the advertisement
    image into my root images folder and to check the size and witho
    the image, a long procedure but good one as i think.



    well the second optionis simple enough as itwill just contain
    the image file name in the database and he link...



    I also need to implement the expiray date feature of the
    clasifiedds, so whichmethods are best, plz rop a word or two



    Thanksclassifieds
    %26gt; I also need to implement the expiray date feature of the
    clasifiedds, so

    %26gt; whichmethods are best, plz rop a word or two



    Don't see the expiration has a play in this. Were it me and
    there

    were going to be a good number of images, I'd choose #2. It

    saves on my server space and it stops anyone from uploading

    something they shouldn't.





    classifieds
    yep , i agrre with you but what i already one nters the URl
    of the ADUlt site picture as te banner, I acnnot stop them too,
    right..

    Dynamic fullscreen flash

    Hi all,




    http://www.mono-1.com/monoface/main.html



    I have found this site which combines fullscreen flash with
    dynamic object repositioning.

    The flash content repositions itself until there is no more
    space. Does anybody have any ideas how to do this or

    URL s for tutorials ???



    On kirupa I have found this tutorial but it only shows how to
    publish content.


    http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/fullscreen.htm

    only repositioning the whole .swf file not the content itself



    thanks.Dynamic fullscreen flash
    Well I don't know about your level of expertise in
    Action-Script, but basically the ''trick'' id building something (a
    class for example) that controls the size and position of every
    visible object on stage in relation to the ''Stage'' (look it up in
    the Flash-help) every time on resize.

    FLASH LITE BUGGGGSSSS????????

    Seams nobody is abble to explain why flash lite don't render
    3gp format

    even embeded or not.

    reading flash lite video topics and my own experience with FL
    and video

    i can ask the question :

    Is there here a monstruous bug?????????FLASH LITE BUGGGGSSSS????????
    it works for me. i've nokia 6681 with FL2.1



    which phone you're trying with.



    btw, FL render videos that are supported by the device. i
    guess 3gp videos works in most Symbian S60 phones.



    // chal3ng3r //FLASH LITE BUGGGGSSSS????????
    hi chal3ng3r ,

    was hoping u answer me as i see u have good knowlege.

    I'm using Nokia N70.

    In fact i discover one thing.

    When i'm in full screen with fscommand the video is scrambled
    and reduce in height but sound is good.

    Passing the player in not full screen with phone's options,
    the video appear clear and i can watch it.

    the video size is standard 176*144 and i don't understand why
    it's not doing good in FS mode. May be i'm doing an error when
    sizing or positioning the video

    ??

    If u've any idea i get it :) thanks
    hi,



    i did some testing with it.



    when you normally create video object from library, and drag
    it on stage, its default size is 160x120. the defaul webcam
    resolution.



    i used the same size in my test movie, and started video in
    it which was sized 176x144. the video appeared smaller than the
    160x120 size. but when i resized the video object on stage to exact
    size of the video, which is 176x144, the video was played in its
    normal size in full screen mode. in non-fullscreen mode, the video
    object and and movie was resized, but the actual video was much
    smaller then the video object.



    video is resized according to the video object size. but the
    actual video is sized almost half of the video object. so, you
    should be using exact size video object for your video.



    if you tell me your email, i can send you test file i made.



    i hope it helps,



    // chall3ng3r //



    Menu List

    I have 4 menu list called the first Departure containing the
    ( countries ) when I select from this menu list, shows the names of
    cities on this Departure/mL in second menu list , and I have third
    menu list called Arrival containing the ( countries ) when I select
    from this menu list shows the names of cities in a 4th menu.

    Exp:

    When I select from first menu list (England) %26gt;

    I have gruop of cities in second menu/list %26gt; London

    Man

    Bristol

    when I selcet from 3d menu/list (France)

    I have gruop of cities in 4th menu/list %26gt; Paris

    Lion

    Marsile





    I want to create this exp by DW, PHP and MysqlMenu List
    Ok a bit lost can you re-ask the question.



    Cheers
  • sun sunscreen
  • User Guide Cost Extra?!

    I just added the new DW CS3 to my cart on the Adobe store
    site, and I was

    given the option to buy the DW CS3 user guide for an
    additional $12! What a

    joke, documentation to make a product work right is now
    extra. It's a

    brilliant way for Adobe to get more money (and still show
    $199), but it's

    also a great way to make customers unhappy.



    --

    Brandon


    http://www.presentationsdirect.com



    User Guide Cost Extra?!
    %26gt; What a joke, documentation to make a product work right
    is now extra.

    %26gt; It's a brilliant way for Adobe to get more money (and
    still show $199),

    %26gt; but it's also a great way to make customers unhappy.



    99% of software users never read the documentation.



    That said, I have to assume the documentation IS on the
    CDs...and that you'd

    just paying extra if you want the dead-tree
    version...correct?



    -Darrel





    User Guide Cost Extra?!
    Actually, it would make me happy. I almost never use those
    tree-killers....



    --

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    Adobe Community Expert

    (If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)

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    ''Brandon'' %26lt;bsmith@presentationsdirect.nospam.com%26gt; wrote
    in message

    news:eubmpn$q5i$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt;I just added the new DW CS3 to my cart on the Adobe store
    site, and I was

    %26gt;given the option to buy the DW CS3 user guide for an
    additional $12! What

    %26gt;a joke, documentation to make a product work right is now
    extra. It's a

    %26gt;brilliant way for Adobe to get more money (and still show
    $199), but it's

    %26gt;also a great way to make customers unhappy.

    %26gt;

    %26gt; --

    %26gt; Brandon

    %26gt;
    http://www.presentationsdirect.com

    %26gt;






    If they're just talking about a printed copy, then, that's
    fine. But they

    don't specify. And no, I don't read the user guide from
    beginning to end,

    but I do reference the help files from time to time
    (especially with a new

    version).



    --

    Brandon


    http://www.presentationsdirect.com





    ''Brandon'' %26lt;bsmith@presentationsdirect.nospam.com%26gt; wrote
    in message

    news:eubmpn$q5i$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt;I just added the new DW CS3 to my cart on the Adobe store
    site, and I was

    %26gt;given the option to buy the DW CS3 user guide for an
    additional $12! What

    %26gt;a joke, documentation to make a product work right is now
    extra. It's a

    %26gt;brilliant way for Adobe to get more money (and still show
    $199), but it's

    %26gt;also a great way to make customers unhappy.

    %26gt;

    %26gt; --

    %26gt; Brandon

    %26gt;
    http://www.presentationsdirect.com

    %26gt;




    On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 14:12:06 -0400, ''Brandon''

    %26lt;bsmith@presentationsdirect.nospam.com%26gt; wrote:



    %26gt;I just added the new DW CS3 to my cart on the Adobe store
    site, and I was

    %26gt;given the option to buy the DW CS3 user guide for an
    additional $12! What a

    %26gt;joke, documentation to make a product work right is now
    extra. It's a

    %26gt;brilliant way for Adobe to get more money (and still show
    $199), but it's

    %26gt;also a great way to make customers unhappy.





    Then the forum can expect even more questions from new users

    struggling how to make there super website in two weeks
    having been

    given DW or is it now Dw



    --



    ~Malcolm N....

    ~




    ''darrel'' %26lt;notreal@nowhere.com%26gt; wrote in message

    news:eubo91$s3b$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt;%26gt; What a joke, documentation to make a product work
    right is now extra.

    %26gt;%26gt; It's a brilliant way for Adobe to get more money
    (and still show $199),

    %26gt;%26gt; but it's also a great way to make customers unhappy.

    %26gt;

    %26gt; 99% of software users never read the documentation.



    Where'd you get that statistic, Darrell? Kind of hard to
    believe.



    --

    Patty Ayers | Adobe Community Expert

    www.WebDevBiz.com

    Free Articles on the Business of Web Development

    Web Design Contract, Estimate Request Form, Estimate
    Worksheet

    --








    ''Brandon'' %26lt;bsmith@presentationsdirect.nospam.com%26gt; wrote
    in message

    news:eubmpn$q5i$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt;I just added the new DW CS3 to my cart on the Adobe store
    site, and I was

    %26gt;given the option to buy the DW CS3 user guide for an
    additional $12! What

    %26gt;a joke, documentation to make a product work right is now
    extra. It's a

    %26gt;brilliant way for Adobe to get more money (and still show
    $199), but it's

    %26gt;also a great way to make customers unhappy.



    It's pretty common these days for only the PDF to be included
    with the

    software purchase. You can get it printed at a Kinko's (or
    whatever), or

    print out chapters as you need them, which is what I do.





    --

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    www.WebDevBiz.com

    Free Articles on the Business of Web Development

    Web Design Contract, Estimate Request Form, Estimate
    Worksheet

    --





    video in flash

    i want to know the best way of putting video into my flash
    portfolio site. My videos are no longer than 4mins long. i want my
    videos to be good quality to view at the lowest possible size in
    mbs. im still running flash mx 2004 pro



    im know flv is flash movie but can i only use this if i have
    a new version of flash?



    also what is the best video format to export from premier
    into flash?



    and can i have video controls like youtube using my version
    of flash?



    i cant afford to buy the new flash software yet! or if i
    download the trial version would that make it alot easier and than
    trying to use my older version?

    video in flash




    ToffeeCrisp wrote:

    %26gt; i want to know the best way of putting video into my
    flash portfolio site. My

    %26gt; videos are no longer than 4mins long. i want my videos
    to be good quality to

    %26gt; view at the lowest possible size in mbs. im still
    running flash mx 2004 pro



    You need to try it yourself. There is no ''BEST'' when comes to
    video. Each format

    is treated individually. Import to flash your video file with
    varieties of settings.

    See which one is best quality versus file size.



    %26gt; im know flv is flash movie but can i only use this if i
    have a new version of

    %26gt; flash?



    You can import multiple types of video formats, see under
    File - Import dialog.

    Tho FLV is the only one that can be dynamically loaded to
    flash in run time.

    And this would be your best bet to keep the file small.



    %26gt; also what is the best video format to export from
    premier into flash?



    I normally use AVI or QT, no particualr reason for either
    one.



    %26gt; and can i have video controls like youtube using my
    version of flash?



    Sure you can. Flash comes with components, ready made
    controls for your FLV

    files. In these components you can define the path to the
    file and load it

    off the server in run time. Playing as it cache. Import your
    video and convert

    it to FLV, you should have an option upon import to add
    controls to it.

    If not, look into components menu. There is something like
    Media Playback or FLV

    playback.

    There are nice tech notes with detail info on how to work
    video and components

    at www.adobe.com/support/flash





    %26gt; i cant afford to buy the new flash software yet! or if i
    download the trial

    %26gt; version would that make it alot easier and than trying
    to use my older version?



    Well, I believe the components are nicer, can't remember what
    was the one that

    came with MX 2004 but certainly Flash 8 PRO was an improved
    one :)

    You can download demo, do whatever you need, export and done.
    Files made with demo

    won't expire and considering Flash CS3 is due very soon, no
    point upgrading to

    Flash 8 Pro right now.



    --

    Best Regards



    Urami





    --



    Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...





    %26lt;urami%26gt;

    If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS

    %26lt;/urami%26gt;

    video in flash
    hi,

    Is there posibility to play external avi or wmv from
    projector without converting them first to flv?






    Bakreni wrote:

    %26gt; hi,

    %26gt; Is there posibility to play external avi or wmv from
    projector without converting them first to flv?



    Not within flash, the only file that flash can load (video
    file) is FLV.



    You can open AVI or WMV with windows player tho or use 3rd
    party tools like:

    Jmovie:


    http://flashjester.com/?section=tricks_jtools_jmovie



    --

    Best Regards



    Urami





    --



    Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder...





    %26lt;urami%26gt;

    If you want to mail me - DO NOT LAUGH AT MY ADDRESS

    %26lt;/urami%26gt;

    Is there a way a thumbnail can change a...

    Hi everyone,



    Another newbie question:

    Is there a way that an image (doesnt even have to be an
    image-could be text) can change the contents of a cell of a table?



    What I want to happen is when you click on a thumbnail, if
    changes the caption of a larger image.



    I've tried using layers, but they are giving me trouble in
    the fact that when i resize the window, the caption doesnt fall
    right underneath the image鈥?so I am resorting to whatever
    tables can give me. Yeah, I know its the most ideal solution, but I
    am looking for something immediate right before as I am learning
    CSS. Can anyone help me out?



    The one thing that somewhat comes close is the javascript
    ''Set Text of Field'' but then it gives me that box around the form.
    Yes it does give me the ability to change the caption, but it
    leaves that grey box around. Can I have something that gets rid of
    that box?



    Thanks a lot for any help you all give me. I would really
    appreciate it.



    -C

    Issues when linking between projects

    Hi everyone,



    I've been creating HTML help with RH X5 for a few years, but
    am new to creating WebHelp (still with X5).



    I've run accross a couple of issues that I'm having problems
    with and hope someone can help me:



    -- Is there a way to link to a separate WebHelp project in a
    new window, and maintain the window properties of the project that
    I'm linking to? Currently, regardless of the window settings in my
    project, the window size is the same as the project that calls it.



    -- I'm trying to set up a clear process for linking between
    projects, but am finding the paths more difficult to predict than
    in HTML help. Are there any tips for quick and easy linking between
    projects?



    Thanks in advance!



    - KathyIssues when linking between projects
    Hello Kathy -



    You asked:

    ''Is there a way to link to a separate WebHelp project in a
    new window, and maintain the window properties of the project that
    I'm linking to?''



    You would need to use JavaScript and know the size of the
    called WebHelp.



    You commented:

    ''Currently, regardless of the window settings in my project,
    the window size is the same as the project that calls it.''



    That is correct...it is the operating system default
    behavior.



    You asked:

    ''Are there any tips for quick and easy linking between
    projects?''



    Well thought out preparation, attention to detail, and rigid
    compliance by all (good luck).



    Regards,

    GEWB

    Issues when linking between projects
    Kathy:



    The browser size is user-centric; that's why both appear in
    the same size window.



    When creating your links, ensure that you have all the
    folders copied to your machine in the correct directory structure.
    RH will create relative links based on that structure. (Don't be
    fooled by the absolute path it shows in the UI window after you've
    selected the file; if you re-select the link properties you'll find
    that RH modified the link to relative manner.)





    Good luck,

    Leon

    Radio Button binding to XML

    Based on the examples
    here
    and
    here
    I have a datagrid which uses an XML object as its dataprovider. The
    xml goes like this:



    %26lt;questions%26gt;

    %26lt;question%26gt;

    %26lt;prompt%26gt;What are your heroes?%26lt;/prompt%26gt;

    %26lt;answers%26gt;

    %26lt;answer%26gt;

    %26lt;correct%26gt;true%26lt;/correct%26gt;

    %26lt;text%26gt;Luther Higgs%26lt;/text%26gt;

    %26lt;/answer%26gt;

    %26lt;answer%26gt;

    %26lt;correct%26gt;false%26lt;/correct%26gt;

    %26lt;text%26gt;Barney Fife%26lt;/text%26gt;

    %26lt;/answer%26gt;

    %26lt;/answers%26gt;

    %26lt;/question%26gt;

    %26lt;/questions%26gt;



    Well formed (if a bit confusing) xml. In my datagrid I have
    two columns. The second column binds to
    questions.question.answers.answer.text and works just fine. The
    datagrid's editable property is set to true, and I'm able to click
    on the second colum and type and it saves the answer back into the
    xml object just fine. The problem lies in my first column. The mxml
    looks like this:



    %26lt;mx:DataGridColumn headerText=''Correct''%26gt;

    %26lt;mx:itemRenderer%26gt;

    %26lt;mx:Component%26gt;

    %26lt;mx:VBox horizontalAlign=''center''%26gt;

    %26lt;mx:RadioButton id=''myRadioButton''

    buttonMode=''true'' useHandCursor=''true''

    group=''{outerDocument.myRadioButtonGroup}''
    selected=''{data.correct}''/%26gt;

    %26lt;/mx:VBox%26gt;

    %26lt;/mx:Component%26gt;

    %26lt;/mx:itemRenderer%26gt;

    %26lt;/mx:DataGridColumn%26gt;



    The problem is that the radio buttons' selected properties
    aren't bound to the xml, that is the one that is true doesn't
    display as selected. If I set the datagridcolumn's editable
    property to false, clicking on the radio button doesn't affect the
    xml at all either. If I leave the editable property of the
    datagridcolumn as the inherited default of true (based on the
    parent datagrid's editable property) when I click on the radio
    button the default itemEditor appears (a text input box) which
    contains the following text:



    %26lt;/answer%26gt;



    and when I leave the editor (click outside or hit enter) the
    xml then looks like this:



    %26lt;answers%26gt;

    %26lt;answer%26gt;

    %26lt;correct%26gt;true%26lt;/correct%26gt;

    %26lt;text%26gt;Luther Higgs%26lt;/text%26gt;

    %26lt;/answer%26gt;

    %26lt;answer%26gt;

    %26lt;correct%26gt;false%26lt;/correct%26gt;

    %26lt;text%26gt;Barney Fife%26lt;/text%26gt;

    %26lt;null%26gt;%26amp;lt;answer%26amp;gt;

    %26amp;lt;correct%26amp;gt;false%26amp;lt;/correct%26amp;gt;

    %26amp;lt;text%26amp;gt;Barney Fife%26amp;lt;/text%26amp;gt;

    %26amp;lt;/answer%26amp;gt;%26lt;/null%26gt;

    %26lt;/answer%26gt;

    %26lt;/answers%26gt;



    I have seen controls that don't have the xml path written
    correctly display the entire xml node rather than just the
    contained data, but I can think of no reason anything should Ever
    reference just the closing tag. To me this looks like a bug in the
    data bindings between the radio button and the xml object.



    Just to clear the air to avoid suggestions that will work but
    not meet the design requirements, what I need is a datagrid that
    has a radio button group (only one correct answer out of the group)
    in the first column and strings in the second column which need to
    be editable. I suppose I could write some hairy event listener code
    and manually hack things together, but aside from avoiding that
    headache, I'd love to use data bindings for what they were intended
    for - I just need to know why it doesn't appear to be working
    right. Much thanks in advance for any and all help.Radio Button binding to XML
    First try this:

    selected=''{XML(data.correct)}''



    You will also need to set the selected property when the user
    clicks the radio:

    change=''{data.correct=myRadioButton.selected}''



    See if that helps anything.

    TracyRadio Button binding to XML
    Searching the LiveDocs revealed the answer. Under the topic
    ''Using an E4X expression in an %26lt;mx:Binding%26gt; tag'' I found that
    if instead of



    %26lt;mx:RadioButton id=''myRadioButton''

    buttonMode=''true'' useHandCursor=''true''

    group=''{outerDocument.myRadioButtonGroup}''
    selected=''{data.correct}''/%26gt;



    I have



    %26lt;mx:RadioButton id=''myRadioButton''

    buttonMode=''true'' useHandCursor=''true''

    group=''{outerDocument.myRadioButtonGroup}''/%26gt;

    %26lt;mx:Binding source=''myRadioButton.selected''
    destination=''data.correct'' /%26gt;



    It works just perfectly.



    Apparently binding between XML and the selected property of a
    radio button (which is of type boolean) needs the %26lt;mx:Binding
    /%26gt; rather than the in-tag curly brace notation.




    P.S. The link on livedocs is here:


    http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/html/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?co ntext=LiveDocs_Book_Parts%26amp;file=databinding_091_05.html#177459
    I tried the code on the example on the livedocs link you
    posted to see how it works, but I get errors:



    Implicit coercion of a value of type mx.binding:Binding to an
    unrelated type Binding. [Generated code (use -keep to save): Path:
    Binding-generated.as, Line: 238, Column: 34] Binding April 5, 2007
    5:11:42 PM 2783



    Why is that?



    Gilbert
    Hmm... I'm not sure. I didn't actually try to run that code
    myself - I just took the idea of using the Binding tag from that
    page and it worked in my application.

    flash video idiot

    hi, i couldnt find what i needed in a search of the forum...
    hope somebody can help! :)



    i have an mp4 video i'd like to display on a webpage. I'd
    like to place it in a skin that looks like a tv and from what ive
    read elsewhere flash is the way to do this. Do i need to convert
    this mp4 to FLV or can I import and mp4 or am I totally in the
    wrong direction?



    I'm new to video on the web....thanks for any helpflash video idiot
    i have done this once. i had to convert the mp4 to swf. i
    dont know about flash video. google mp4 to flash or mp4 to swf.
    might find some stuff. sorry couldn't be of more help.flash video idiot
    You can use Flash 8 Professional to convert your video to a
    .flv file. You can then play that flv file inside any flash movie
    (swf) by using our FlvPayback component.



    However; the easiest way to get your video into flash is to
    use our video import wizard. Go to file-%26gt;import-%26gt;import
    video. Then just follow the steps.

  • sun sunscreen
  • internal error

    I am unable to open a fireworks file I worked on yesterday.
    The error is, ''Could not complete your request. an internal error
    occured.''



    I think that the problem is that a font is turned off, or
    corrupted. Is there a workaround? In Photoshop or Illustrator, the
    document will be flat, and I need the layers and slices.




    internal error
    nickymc wrote:



    %26gt; I am unable to open a fireworks file I worked on
    yesterday. The error is,

    %26gt; ''Could not complete your request. an internal error
    occured.''

    %26gt;

    %26gt; I think that the problem is that a font is turned off,
    or corrupted. Is there

    %26gt; a workaround? In Photoshop or Illustrator, the document
    will be flat, and I

    %26gt; need the layers and slices.



    Reinstall the font?





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    news://forums.projectseven.com/fireworks/

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    internal error
    All the fonts are installed and turned on, but it still gives
    me the error. FW has caused me this problem numerous times. How can
    I prevent or fix it?

    Viewing a Live Stream from FMS

    I'm using the Adobe Flash Video Encoder to send a live flash
    video stream to my FMS 2 (Developer Edition) on a Windows 2003 R2
    Standard Edition Server



    I'm connected to FMS and the encoder IS sending the video.
    When I look at the FMS Console its confirmed that I'm connected and
    publishing a LIVE video.



    I can't view the video, which I thought was going to be the
    'easy' part.



    I can't for the life of me figure out how to configure a
    flash .swf embedded in a web page to VIEW the video.



    IT''S MADDENING. I'm a bright guy, but in my opinion FMS is
    very poorly documented when it comes right down to telling you HOW
    to make things work.



    Any help is appreciated.



    I'm good with Flash, but I come from a Windows Media Server
    background. This is my first foray into FMS.Viewing a Live Stream from FMS
    I have now been able to adapt an small tutorial applet I
    found so I can now 'see' the video! But the applet is not elegant.



    Any assitance with regard to the proper Actionscript to use
    to connect to and automatically play the stream is appreciated. I
    would also like to add the player controls.Viewing a Live Stream from FMS
    Hi, could you please share your information found with us?



    Thanks.

    CS3

    I own a copy of Macromedia Studio 8 which includes:

    ...

    Flash 8 Professional

    Dreamweaver 8

    Fireworks 8

    Contribute

    FlashPaper

    ...



    With the new release of CS3 ''Suites'', will it be possible for
    me to upgrade them all at once or will I have to upgrade all my
    software individually? I didn't see a ''Studio 9'' so I'm getting a
    bit worried.CS3
    All you have to do is go to the product pages on adobe.com -
    click the ''Upgrade'' tab and choose the

    product you already have to see how much the upgrade price
    is:



    https://store1.adobe.com/cfusion/store/index.cfm?store=OLS-US%26amp;view=ols_prod%26amp;cate gory=/Applications/DesignPremium%26amp;distributionMethod=FULL%26amp;promoid=RWTS%26amp;nr=0#loc=e n_us%26amp;rangeUpper=6%2C0%2C65%2C0%26amp;HTMLVerRedirect=true%26amp;returnURL=%2Fcfusion%2Fstore %2Fhtml%2Findex%2Ecfm%3Fstore%3DOLS%2DUS%26promoid%3DRWTS%26event%3DdisplayProdu ct%26categoryPath%3D%2FApplications%2FDesignPremium%26distributionMethod%3DFULL%26amp; store=OLS-US%26amp;view=ols_prod%26amp;category=/Applications/DesignPremium%26amp;distributionMeth od=FULL%26amp;promoid=RWTS%26amp;nr=0%26amp;viewName=Adobe%20Store%20%2D%20North%20America%26amp;pageNot Found=0







    Chris Georgenes

    Animator


    http://www.mudbubble.com


    http://www.keyframer.com

    Adobe Community Expert



    *\^^/*

    (OO)

    %26lt;----%26gt;



    Haxorbox wrote:

    %26gt; I own a copy of Macromedia Studio 8 which includes:

    %26gt; ...

    %26gt; Flash 8 Professional

    %26gt; Dreamweaver 8

    %26gt; Fireworks 8

    %26gt; Contribute

    %26gt; FlashPaper

    %26gt; ...

    %26gt;

    %26gt; With the new release of CS3 ''Suites'', will it be
    possible for me to upgrade

    %26gt; them all at once or will I have to upgrade all my
    software individually? I

    %26gt; didn't see a ''Studio 9'' so I'm getting a bit worried.

    %26gt;

    CS3




    Haxorbox wrote:



    %26gt; With the new release of CS3 ''Suites'', will it be
    possible for me to upgrade

    %26gt; them all at once or will I have to upgrade all my
    software individually? I

    %26gt; didn't see a ''Studio 9'' so I'm getting a bit worried.

    %26gt;



    The product pages explain it all - you upgrade from studio 8
    to the CS3 suite of your choice.



    Hope this helps.


    Does new version of Flash have posibility to play external
    video avi, wmv... etc. without converting them first to flv (for
    example something like in Director )?? Because flv has lower video
    quality.

    New to Actionscript -- Need to teach...

    I use Flash for Web design, and am entirely new to
    actionscript. Despite this, I've been tapped to teach a one week,
    1/2 day camp this summer called ''Creating games in Flash.'' I'm
    madly cramming actionscript, but I think most of it is way too hard
    for most kids. Can anyone suggest 1 or 2 easy, yet not boring games
    I can learn to program myself and then teach the kids. Something
    that will impart the principles of designing games, yet be do-able?
    I'd be ever so grateful!



    New to Actionscript -- Need to teach...
    There is some type of nationwide craze going on about young
    folks making games - it requires serious programming skills
    assuming the game is designed even in Flash.



    There are some Flash gaming books - look up in Amazon and see
    if they may help.



    In my opinion this is way too hard for kids and an ill
    conceived choice of a summer camp course for the duration you are
    considering. And Flash is not fun necessarily. Most folks new to
    Flash struggle with the whole time line - layer - nested timeline
    concept as it is depicted in the IDE.



    Find something that would allow them to make games without
    learning programming - a craft requiring experience.



    But perhaps your way out would be to create some games such
    as some of the code is template and parts can be changed such as
    loading different playing pieces or changing behaviors based on
    data values. But then an unreasonable burden for you to do for the
    program.

    Error loading a class into flash

    Hi!

    I download XIFF API, extract it and copy the ''org'' directory
    into Flash 8: ''C:\Program Files\Macromedia\Flash
    8\en\Configuration''.



    I test a movie user XIFF API:

    EX:

    import org.jivesoftware.xiff.core.XMPPConnection;

    var connection:XMPPConnection = new XMPPConnection()



    And it gives me the error:

    **Error** Scene=Scene 1, layer=Layer 1, frame=1:Line 12: The
    class or interface 'org.jivesoftware.xiff.core.XMPPConnection'
    could not be loaded.

    var connection:XMPPConnection = new XMPPConnection();



    I hope anyone has ideas!

    Image preload in director IMPORTANT!...

    I have a problem with a project I did in director 8.5, when i
    load my movie, the images and menu are there on start up, its still
    visible, i fine tuned it and then I played again, it dissapears
    BUT.... the images show up at the beggining and then dissapears,
    its very noticeable. please help with this, macromedia if your
    reading this please reply, thanksImage preload in director IMPORTANT!...
    This isn't really enough information to help you. Do you have
    any scripts in your movie? Is your movie suppose to pause on the
    frame with your images? If so, what method are you trying to use to
    make it pause?



    - Ben

    Image preload in director IMPORTANT!...
    Hi,



    Maybe the sprites are no more under the timeline at the
    moment they dissapear, have you added a stop frame? if yes check if
    the images are at that frame, in the sprite channel , the line must
    intersect the sprite in the sprite channel.



    Daniel.
    From your description it sounds like you had a ''go to the
    frame'' command

    in one of the first few frames of the score, and now it's
    been removed,

    and so the playback head shows the sprites at the start and
    then keeps

    going on past those frames.



    When you run the movie, you should be able to see the
    playback head move

    across the score. Is this what's happening?



    --

    Rob

    _______

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    Adobe Community Expert


    http://www.ddg-designs.com

    412-243-9119




    http://www.macromedia.com/software/trial/


    hey dillon,



    the movie is playing fine and all the scripts are fine and go
    to frame are all intact, the problem is when i open the movie in
    director the menus and pop up menus that are supposed to be
    invisible are on, i already set the visibility to 0. when i click
    on the play button then they dissapear, but before i click on the
    play button the menus are on screen, its like some kind of
    preloading problem or something. when i create a project the movie
    plays but you see a quick glimpse of the menus pop up.



    thanks, rob
    How are you setting this visibility property? Are you using
    the button

    at the left end of the sprite channel? Or are you using
    Lingo? If you

    are using Lingo, then the contents of a sprite channel will
    usually be

    visible if the movie is not running in Authoring mode. Once
    it starts to

    run, the code tells the sprites to be not visible.



    Is this what you're seeing, or is it something else?



    --

    Rob

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  • sun sunscreen
  • Linking ''forms''

    I am trying to create a 3 or 4 page application, each page
    has a name and date field... I want to link these fields.. For
    example, when the customer types their name and date into the first
    field on the first page, I want all the other pages to
    automatically fill in as the customer is typing... can this be
    done? Please help with any advice and help....Thanks in
    advance!!

    TOC selection jumps out of range

    Hi. I鈥檓 using RoboHelp 5, and I noticed an oddity in
    one of my WebHelp system TOCs.



    The TOC has many books, and the help system, when displayed
    from our software, is quite small. I don鈥檛 have the option of
    changing the window size.



    Clicking on most books works as expected. You click a book,
    the associated topic opens, and the book expands to show the topics
    inside. When you click on one of the books, however, the associated
    topic opens, and the book jumps down below the lower window border
    so it, and the topics within it, are completely out of view. If I
    expand the help window to make it longer, the problem stops
    happening.



    Has anyone ever seen this kind of a problem? If so, is there
    a fix that doesn鈥檛 involve increasing the size of the help
    window?



    Thank you.

    TOC selection jumps out of range
    Unless someone has resolved this recently, this is the way it
    works when you have TOC synch turned on and the TOC is longer than
    the height of the frame.



    I spent some time looking, without success, for the code that
    RH uses when it reloads the TOC, searches for the topic to
    highlight and sets the highlight flag. Why doesn't it scroll the
    TOC after that?



    Depending on how you generated WebHelp (DHTML, Java Applet),
    the TOC list may be split into two or more files and RH assembles
    it on the fly. Maybe this prevents the TOC from scrolling down to
    the highlighted topic.



    When you tell some doctors your arm hurts when you raise it
    ''like this,'' the doctor tells you to stop raising it ''like this.''



    If Adobe will accept this as a ''bug,'' there's some hope.



    Good luck,



    Harvey





    HarveyTOC selection jumps out of range
    Coincidentally, earlier today Compeat01 posted a fix in
    another thread, ''TOC not refocusing ...'' that may help you.



    Not exaclty the same problem, but you might try.



    Harvey
    Harvey, I know I can always count on you to come up with
    something to try. It may be a few days before I can get back to
    this, but I'll post back to let you know if it helped. Thanks for
    the suggestion!



    Carol
    I had the same problem, with a book with a large laundry list
    of topics that the vertical height of the window didn't accomodate.
    Scrolling down to a topic that was previously out of view and
    clicking it, the TOC would refresh in such a way that you couldn't
    see the highlighted topic.



    See what snippet #49 on Peter's site does for you.



    The summary: edit
    whthost.js, find
    document.body.scrollTop=nNewScroll; and comment it out by
    putting two forward slashes // in front of the line. That worked
    for me. You can check out the snippet for more details.



    edit: ''snippet'', not ''snipped''.

    Fantastic! Snippet #49 alone did not fix the problem, but,
    when I combined it with Snippet #1, Rick Stone's Update 8, it
    worked like a charm. I chose the Local PC option, re-generated,
    deleted the offending line in whthost.js, and the TOC now works
    properly.



    If only there was a way to retain the whthost.js change from
    one generate to another, this would be a happy day, indeed.



    Thanks to you and Harvey, and to Peter and Rick for having so
    many helpful ideas. Have a great weekend, everybody!



    Carol
    Hi Carol



    Have you tried placing the modified whthost.js file in the
    following location?




    C:\Program Files\RoboHelp
    Office\RoboHTML\WebHelp5Ext\template_stock




    *NOTE: You should probably make a backup copy of the existing
    one first.



    I'm thinking if you replaced that one, it is a ''seed'' and
    should then propagate to any project you later generate.



    Cheers... Rick

    Cool, glad you have it working like you want, robowriter.



    Saving the ''corrected'' version of your file to another
    directory, generating your project, and then copying it into the
    generated folder, is one option I'll use for most files.



    For another option, you could use ReplaceEm.



    Generate your project, and then have ReplaceEm sniff
    specifically in
    whthost.js, search for the text
    document.body.scrollTop=nNewScroll;, and have it replace it
    with
    //document.body.scrollTop=nNewScroll; (or with nothing if
    deleting the line worked for you).
    Rick, that sounded like such a good idea--I didn't know about
    ..\template_stock. Unfortunately, I tried it, and the file was
    still generated with the offending line--I even tried deleting the
    line, but it came back, anyway.



    Nonetheless, I still have a working TOC, and I'm very
    happy--ends my week on a positive note!



    Thanks to everyone who responded. This is the best forum ever
    (believe me--I've tried Microsoft's forum, and nobody responds!)



    Carol

    AS2 class linkage breaks with imported...

    I stumbled upon this while trying to customize the tree
    component following the example on the LiveDocs, see
    http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/8/main/00004117.html



    To see the problem, do the following:



    PART 1:

    1) create an empty test.fla file

    2) put a tree component on the stage

    3) convert it to a symbol named TreeNavMenu, export for
    Actionscript as TreeNavMenu

    4) link it to the AS2 class TreeNavMenu

    5) create the TreeNavMenu.as file as per livedocs (see above
    link)

    6) put a ''trace('initialized');'' in the constructor for
    TreeNavMenu

    7) publish test.fla and run test.swf and you'll see a
    ''initialized'' trace line



    PART 2:

    8) create a library.fla file containing a symbol, say a label
    or whatever, e.g. named ''sample''

    9) do a linkage/export for runtime sharing on that symbol

    10) publish library.swf

    11) import that ''sample'' symbol in the test.fla file
    containing the tree and put it on stage, i.e. to be clear, mark
    that symbol as ''import for runtime sharing'' from library.swf

    12) now publish test.fla and run the test.swf again, and
    although the imported symbol will show up, no ''initialized'' trace
    message for the customized tree will show up.



    my code is more complex, but this is what it boils down to.
    to me it looks like the AS2 class initialization just does not
    happen once I import anything from a runtime libary. The class is
    there, but it does not get executed somehow. I tried it manually
    via Object.registerClass() etc. but that was not successful either.



    So my questions:

    1) is this a bug?

    2) did I forget something, should I do something else?

    3) if none of the above: how can these two things be combined
    otherwise?



    much appreciated.

    Helmut

    DW8 flash on template page not shows...

    Hi all,



    I have a template based page with one flash animation.



    When I preview my template page the flash is working fine,
    but in my pages

    bases on the template I don't see my flash animation.



    Do I miss something?



    You can find my pages (text) on the following links:




    http://www.waterloocity.be/doc/go2waterloo_FR-dwt-asp.txt




    http://www.waterloocity.be/doc/index-asp.txt



    I searched in the archives but fund nothing that helps me



    I appreciate all help



    Thanks in advanced, Sam





    DW8 flash on template page not shows...
    Make the link to your Flash file be a root relative one.



    --

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    Adobe Community Expert

    (If you *MUST* email me, don't LAUGH when you do so!)

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    ''SamDesign.be'' %26lt;newsgroupuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
    message

    news:eugrqh$jr9$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt; Hi all,

    %26gt;

    %26gt; I have a template based page with one flash animation.

    %26gt;

    %26gt; When I preview my template page the flash is working
    fine, but in my pages

    %26gt; bases on the template I don't see my flash animation.

    %26gt;

    %26gt; Do I miss something?

    %26gt;

    %26gt; You can find my pages (text) on the following links:

    %26gt;

    %26gt;
    http://www.waterloocity.be/doc/go2waterloo_FR-dwt-asp.txt

    %26gt;

    %26gt;
    http://www.waterloocity.be/doc/index-asp.txt

    %26gt;

    %26gt; I searched in the archives but fund nothing that helps
    me

    %26gt;

    %26gt; I appreciate all help

    %26gt;

    %26gt; Thanks in advanced, Sam

    %26gt;

    %26gt;





    HTML2Word.cfm custom tag

    have you used this custom tab? I downloaded this from
    coldfusion support and wonder it is working on windows 2003. When I
    downloaded this file, windows 2003 did not even come out and
    comments on this file said ''This tag will only work on
    WindowsNT/2000''. however shouldn't be working on windows 2003
    operating system? can you help? (I use CFMX 6.1 update)

    HTML2Word.cfm custom tag
    the only part of the document that might possibly cause a
    problem is the class name the %26lt;Cfobject%26gt; tag is using to
    access MS word: Word.Application. As long as you have word
    installed on your server and it uses the same class name* it should
    work fine.



    * not exactly sure how to figure out what class name to use,
    though. Maybe try the following and see if you get an error:





    %26lt;CFTRY%26gt;

    %26lt;CFOBJECT

    ACTION=''CONNECT''

    CLASS=''Word.Application''

    NAME=''objWord''

    TYPE=''COM''%26gt;

    %26lt;CFCATCH%26gt;

    %26lt;CFTRY%26gt;

    %26lt;CFOBJECT

    ACTION=''CREATE''

    CLASS=''Word.Application''

    NAME=''objWord''

    TYPE=''COM''%26gt;



    %26lt;CFCATCH TYPE=''ANY''%26gt;

    %26lt;CFABORT SHOWERROR=''%26lt;FONT COLOR='RED'%26gt;Cannot create
    Word Object%26lt;BR%26gt;Make sure Word is installed and that
    ColdFusion has permissions to use the Word COM
    objects%26lt;/FONT%26gt;%26lt;BR%26gt;%26lt;B%26gt;Error Details:%26lt;/B%26gt;
    #CFCATCH.MESSAGE#''%26gt;

    %26lt;/CFCATCH%26gt;

    %26lt;/CFTRY%26gt;

    %26lt;/CFCATCH%26gt;

    %26lt;/CFTRY%26gt;

    HTML2Word.cfm custom tag
    I tried and still got the same error message as below. (btw,
    the code that you provided is same as that I posted here)

    something went wrong with connection to the word object on
    win2003.

    btw, any other custom tag to convert HTML to Word other than
    I posted? thank you.

    --------------------------------------------------------

    Error Occurred While Processing Request

    %26lt;FONT COLOR=%26amp;apos;RED%26amp;apos;%26gt;Error occured while
    connected to the Word object!%26lt;/FONT%26gt;%26lt;BR%26gt;Error Details:
    An exception occurred when executing a Com method.





    The error occurred in E:\CFusionMX\CustomTags\HTML2Word.cfm:
    line 149



    147 : objWord.Quit();

    148 : %26lt;/CFSCRIPT%26gt;

    149 : %26lt;CFABORT SHOWERROR=''%26lt;FONT COLOR='RED'%26gt;Error
    occured while connected to the Word
    object!%26lt;/FONT%26gt;%26lt;BR%26gt;Error Details: #CFCATCH.MESSAGE#''%26gt;


    150 : %26lt;/CFCATCH%26gt;

    151 : %26lt;/CFTRY%26gt;



    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



    swf to avi with alpha chanel

    Hi,

    It is possible to convert an swf animation (flash 8 with
    filters) in ''.avi'' with alpha channel?

    (The background must be transparent)

    I'm using a software named SWF2VIDEO, with this tool I'm able
    to convert my ''.swf'' in ''.avi''. Some codecs give me alpha options,
    but when the .avi is imported in After effect, there is no alpha
    channel or he is not detected.



    Someone have any idea on this?



    Thanks.



    PS: I can't use flash player 5 (for the .mov export) cause
    I'm using flash 8 features
  • sun sunscreen
  • Fresh Install over existing, now what...

    Dreamweaver crapped out on me and I just finished a ''Repair''
    and an

    installed the ''8.0.2 Updater,''



    What should I backup once I have my standard extensions
    loaded?

    Fresh Install over existing, now what...
    Get this -






    http://mm-exporter.joexx.de



    It'll do it all for you.



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    ''Lee'' %26lt;lee_nospam_@artjunky.com%26gt; wrote in message

    news:euh7ku$51u$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt; Dreamweaver crapped out on me and I just finished a
    ''Repair'' and an

    %26gt; installed the ''8.0.2 Updater,''

    %26gt;

    %26gt; What should I backup once I have my standard extensions
    loaded?





    Is there an error in CS3 pricing?

    I am two versions behind with my Adobe products. A few weeks
    ago, I decided it was time to upgrade and settled on the CS2.3
    Design Suite Premium. This upgrade goes for about $750 (with
    Photoshop 7 ownership).



    First of all, I was disappointed that there is only one
    discount based on previous product ownership. I don't just own
    Photoshop but also InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat Pro, and
    Dreamweaver. I own all five of the products in the Design Suite
    Premium鈥攏ot simply one of them. I believe that the upgrade
    price for the suite should take into account how many of the
    included products you currently own. Customers should get an
    additional discount for each of the currently owned licenses, say
    $50 for each. In my case, this would reduce the total upgrade price
    by $200, from $750 to $550. This is a more reasonable price for
    someone who owns all five of the suite products.



    But fine, I accepted the $750 price and was ready to buy when
    a friend suggested I wait for the soon-to-be-released CS3 suite. So
    I waited and today I looked up the upgrade price for CS3. I was
    shocked to see it was $1,600! Can this be correct? An increase from
    $750 to $1,600? More than double the price of the previous suite
    upgrade?



    Heck, I could buy the CS2.3 upgrade for $750 and then the
    CS2.3-to-CS3 upgrade for $440. This would cost $1,190 which is $410
    cheaper than the direct upgrade from Photoshop 7 to CS3. Even
    better, I could upgrade from PS7 to the Standard CS2.3 for only
    $500, and then from that to CS3 premium for $600. This path would
    save another $90 and be $500 cheaper than the direct upgrade!



    And so I ask, is the $1,600 upgrade price for CS3 Premium a
    mistake?Is there an error in CS3 pricing?
    I am in a similar situation. I own Photoshop CS2, Illustrator
    CS2, InDesign CS2, Dreamweaver 8. I have owned Adobe products since
    the early 1990's. So I own all the components of CS3 Design
    Premium. Why treat me worse since I have owned Adobe products for a
    long time? Why treat a great customer like this with no viable
    upgrade path except to upgrade each product individually? This was
    true when CS2 came out as well.



    I called customer service and tried to talk with Adobe to see
    if any options were available and was told ''NO''.



    Bad approach Adobe.Is there an error in CS3 pricing?
    Think yourself lucky mate, you can add about $1,000 USD to
    that upgrade price in the UK or Europe. We get so seriously ripped
    off in Europe - not just by Adobe.



    Mind you, I agree, the pricing is both messed up and
    high.
    raykor buy the 2.3 premium upgrade from Photoshop before the
    CS3 ships and you will get CS3 design premium package for the cost
    of shipping.
    Actually there is supposed to be a way to upgrade reasonably
    with their ''creative license'' plan. From what i understand, if you
    have this and that and that, you can just click on what you own and
    the price comes down for your choice with every stand alone you
    own. But the ''explore the creative license '' link on the main page
    doesn't work. Takes you so far and then hangs. At least it does for
    me on a mac as well as a pc. Tried IE7, firefox on a pc and safari
    and firefox on a mac. No luck.



    FWIW, you can see how it's ''supposed'' to work on
    creativesuitepodcast.com






    I think you may've just learn't why so much software is
    forged!

    A year and half ago I owned the Video Collection
    Professional. I paid $600 plus to upgrade to the new Production
    Studio Premium. Pretty good package and probably worth it. But now,
    I see that the upgrade pricing from the ''Premium'' version of
    Production Studio is the same as it is from the ''Standard'' version.



    I have called 3 times now at least trying to find a route
    through Adobe to get to someone who can at least tell Adobe how
    some of us feel( I have to assume that there are others out there
    that feel like telling them to shove off). No luck. No one seems to
    know who a long time customer with a grievance can call or write
    to.



    In case I am not being clear enough: It is simply idiotic to
    ask a customer who has already paid for the premium version of your
    software package to pay the same upgrade price as those who own the
    standard version. To add insult to injury I see now that new
    customers pay less than what I have paid to purchase then
    upgrade... then they get they new software as a free upgrade.



    Adobe, take care of your current customers or you will loose
    us.

    Tables

    Hi Forum : Dreamweaver.

    My looks fine in DW work space but when I preview in any
    browser, the first table (in CSS) looks fine but the ones that
    follow below are all stretched out vertically below the style
    designated area. I checked and tried different DOCTYPE still no
    change. I tried changing cell sizes - sometime I see the change of
    the cell that I changed , some time it doesn't. I'm out of clues.

    Can anyone help?

    Thanks in advance

    JalionTables
    Please upload to a server, and send us a URL

    or we'll be up all night guessing about your code.





    ''jalion'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
    message

    news:eukc5t$7g2$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt; Hi Forum : Dreamweaver.

    %26gt; My looks fine in DW work space but when I preview in any
    browser, the

    %26gt; first

    %26gt; table (in CSS) looks fine but the ones that follow below
    are all stretched

    %26gt; out

    %26gt; vertically below the style designated area. I checked
    and tried different

    %26gt; DOCTYPE still no change. I tried changing cell sizes -
    sometime I see the

    %26gt; change of the cell that I changed , some time it
    doesn't. I'm out of

    %26gt; clues.

    %26gt; Can anyone help?

    %26gt; Thanks in advance

    %26gt; Jalion

    %26gt;





    Tables
    Thanks for responding.

    The URL to the page is:
    http://www.musicalambassador.com/audiovideo.html



    Thanks again

    Jalion
    Hi Ken,

    I've posted the page at: Thanks for responding.

    The URL to the page is:
    http://www.musicalambassador.com/audiovideo.html

    Jalion
    You are using a whole bunch of DW layout tables, which
    creates a real mess. You are much better off learning how to use
    nested tables to achieve that design. Avoid DW layout tables at all
    cost.
    Thanks Bregant,

    I had a suspicion that I was digging myself deeper and deeper
    into a whole and so I was. How do I get out? I thought that lack of
    spacer.gif was my problem so I switched to Layout Mode but that
    didn't help. I realized that spacer.gif was to keep spaces over and
    I needed the opposite effect.



    What can I do?

    Thanks for your help

    Jalion
    I agree with b regent.

    Nested tables are not too difficult for most people to
    implement.



    I think you are overcomplicating your task with all those
    huge

    ''View Cart'' buttons all over the place. All you need is one
    on

    the page... perhaps in the left column. Then all you'd need
    is

    a single ''Add to Cart'' button for each product.



    This gives the concept for you -


    http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/tables/nestingtables.html#TABLESINTABLES







    ''jalion'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
    message

    news:eukqv7$ngd$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt; Thanks Bregant,

    %26gt; I had a suspicion that I was digging myself deeper and
    deeper into a whole

    %26gt; and

    %26gt; so I was. How do I get out? I thought that lack of
    spacer.gif was my

    %26gt; problem so

    %26gt; I switched to Layout Mode but that didn't help. I
    realized that spacer.gif

    %26gt; was

    %26gt; to keep spaces over and I needed the opposite effect.

    %26gt;

    %26gt; What can I do?

    %26gt; Thanks for your help

    %26gt; Jalion

    %26gt;





    Flash Media Server 2 - Trace

    I have ...



    * Flash MX Professional 2004 7.2

    * Flash Media Server 2

    * Flash Remoting Components



    The problem I am having is I cannot get trace messages on
    server side scripts to display anywhere. I have looked at View
    Applications %26gt; {APP} %26gt; Live Log, but nothing is there. I have
    #include ''NetDebug.as'' in my code, but while giving no errors, it
    appears not to do anything. I really have no idea what is going on,
    as I have previously managed to get trace messages displayed
    successfully.



    Please help and my thanks!

    Flex 2/CFMX 7.0.2/IIS 6.0

    My development environment is setup to match my production
    environment as closely as possible.....



    So I have Coldfusion (installed as server configuration, not
    multi or J2EE) and IIS6 setup on a server lets call WebServer



    There is an IIS Website setup called TestSite at IP
    192.168.1.15

    There is a DNS entry setup called TestSite pointing to that
    IP



    So if I were developing normal Coldfusion website. I would
    place all files in a folder and access the application like:


    http://Testsite ....



    fine..



    Now I would like to start developing flex 2 applications. I
    installed Flex 2 builder/coldfusion extensions on WorkstationA

    which is where dreamweaver is installed and works flawlessly
    with RDS to develop coldfusion sites etc....



    I go to create a Flex project in the Flex Builder

    File - New - Flex Project



    I then choose

    Coldfusion Flash Remoting Service



    I uncheck Use local Coldfusion server as the coldfusion
    server is not local, its remote.

    I have mapped a drive on WorkstationA ( v:\ ) which points to
    the website TestSite's root folder



    FIRST PROBLEM - No WEB-INF folder is there.... Ok so I copy
    the WEB-INF folder from d:\cfusionmx7\wwwroot to v:\

    Validate Location... success



    For Root URL I choose the URL for the site:
    HTTP://TESTSITE

    Click Next



    For Project Name I say TestSite



    Uncheck default location and put in v:\



    immediately I see a message that a folder called bin already
    exists in the project location and will be overwritten....fine



    click next....



    NEXT PROBLEM:

    a Red X appears at the top of the next dialog....

    Says: Invalid path for resource: /bin. Must include project
    and resource name.



    I try adding v:\ to the path of the main app file and to the
    output folder path.... error goes away.



    Looks like I'm good, but If I edit the application, save and
    try to run it I get a page cannot be found error...

    The URL is
    http://testsite/bin/testsite.html
    which IS IN the bin folder.



    What the hell..... somebody please help me with this. I would
    love to actually start learning and coding flex, but for the life
    of me I can't figure out these paths and requirment to get the
    project to run...



    Flex 2/CFMX 7.0.2/IIS 6.0
    Anybody?????Flex 2/CFMX 7.0.2/IIS 6.0
    nevermind... I finally got it to work.



    Not sure exactly what was broken or not right, but I followed
    the tips in this article and it started working...




    http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=96611248



    I can now view my flex app by using the IIS website URL
    http://testsite/bin/testsite.html



    JavaScript Gurus

    Hi All,



    How would I use JavaScript to check the contents of a text
    box/text area

    when it loses the focus?



    Thanks,



    ATO





    JavaScript Gurus
    after the other %26lt;no_such_address@offtheball.coz.zzz%26gt;
    wrote:

    %26gt; How would I use JavaScript to check the contents of a
    text box/text

    %26gt; area when it loses the focus?



    onblur=''yourCheckAlgo();''



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    Kind regards,

    magoo







    JavaScript Gurus
    %26gt;%26gt; How would I use JavaScript to check the contents of
    a text box/text

    %26gt;%26gt; area when it loses the focus?

    %26gt;

    %26gt; onblur=''yourCheckAlgo();''



    Hi Magoo,



    And what would I put into the yourCheckAlgo routine?



    For instance, let's say that I want to check to see whether a
    certain

    person's name is in the field, but that there may be more
    data in the field

    than just the name (e.g. 'Magoo is from Europe')



    Thanks,



    ATO






    after the other wrote:



    %26gt;%26gt;%26gt;How would I use JavaScript to check the contents
    of a text box/text

    %26gt;%26gt;%26gt;area when it loses the focus?

    %26gt;%26gt;

    %26gt;%26gt;onblur=''yourCheckAlgo();''

    %26gt;

    %26gt;

    %26gt; Hi Magoo,

    %26gt;

    %26gt; And what would I put into the yourCheckAlgo routine?

    %26gt;

    %26gt; For instance, let's say that I want to check to see
    whether a certain

    %26gt; person's name is in the field, but that there may be
    more data in the field

    %26gt; than just the name (e.g. 'Magoo is from Europe')

    %26gt;

    %26gt; Thanks,

    %26gt;

    %26lt;script type=''text/javascript''%26gt;

    function yourCheckAlgo(formControl,listOfAcceptableNames){

    var argLen=arguments.length;

    for(var i=1;i%26lt;argLen;i++){

    var Reg=new RegExp(arguments
    ,''i'');

    if(Reg.test(formControl.value)){return true;}

    }

    alert(''Not acceptable'');

    formControl.focus();

    return false;

    }

    %26lt;/script%26gt;



    %26lt;form%26gt;

    %26lt;p%26gt;%26lt;input type=''text''

    onchange= ''yourCheckAlgo(this,'Tom','Dick','Harry')''
    %26gt;Gents%26lt;/p%26gt;





    %26lt;p%26gt;%26lt;input type=''text''

    onchange= ''yourCheckAlgo(this,'Thelma','Louise')'' %26gt;
    Ladies%26lt;/p%26gt;

    %26lt;/form%26gt;



    Mick



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    %26gt;I have a long horizontal navigation at the foot of my
    page and it looks

    %26gt;fab,

    %26gt; but it's all aligned to the left. How do I center
    everything so the second

    %26gt; line

    %26gt; is centered below the top line? Applying the BLOCK text
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    %26gt; doesn't work - tried it on all the various rules (the
    div itself, ul, li,

    %26gt; a

    %26gt; etc).

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    Center 2 lines of horizontal navigation...
    Hi Murray,



    This is the url:
    http://www.friendsofwoodhousegrove.co.uk/friendsnew/index.htm



    The navigation I'm trying to centre is at the bottom over the
    background image. I've done 2 unordered lists, one following the
    other, because if I do the long list as one list some of the page
    titles start to double up on themselves.



    Thanks
    Your page throws a js error for me when it loads.



    Error: MM_preloadImages is not defined

    Source File:
    http://www.friendsofwoodhousegrove.co.uk/friendsnew/index.htm



    Also, you are using filenames that contain spaces that are
    NOT Server

    encoded....



    %26lt;link href=''CSS files/images.css'' rel=''stylesheet''
    type=''text/css'' /%26gt;

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    Why don't you fix those and post back?



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    ''Cactus Woman'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
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    news:eujcmd$seo$1@forums.macromedia.com...

    %26gt; Hi Murray,

    %26gt;

    %26gt; This is the url:

    %26gt;
    http://www.friendsofwoodhousegrove.co.uk/friendsnew/index.htm

    %26gt;

    %26gt; The navigation I'm trying to centre is at the bottom
    over the background

    %26gt; image. I've done 2 unordered lists, one following the
    other, because if I

    %26gt; do

    %26gt; the long list as one list some of the page titles start
    to double up on

    %26gt; themselves.

    %26gt;

    %26gt; Thanks

    %26gt;






    Thanks for your feedback, Murray ACE, hopefully I've fixed
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    What I want to do is center the bottom navigation - tried all
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