Problems with flash z-order

[mrae]

I have inserted a flash object, but I want to add hotspots and other pictures on top of it. However, when I try to send it to the back so I can view the hotspots and the pictures I have added, it blinks once and doesn't send it to the back.

Therefore, because my flash object is in the front of everything, none of my hotspots work....why is this?? I am on XP.


Michael

[Derek]

Thats the way it works in Windows, unfortunatly. It sees Flash as something that should be on top.

Because Flash is 'live' Windows figures it will always be repainting it at runtime and just 'cause of that, it should be on top of other things ... Nuttin you can do about it. Sorry

[unknown user]

Hold it here, you're missing the point. "Hotspots", graphics, buttons, and indeed even sounds, video, and code can easily be placed inside your flash and be fully integrated into the AMS project in every aspect.

If you can tell me what you're trying to do I can show you how to do it, offer's open anytime...

[Derek]

Jeez! yur so right ... well done MC. I didnt think of that [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[mrae]

MC - Thank you for the offer!

My flash object covers my whole AMS project. Within the flash ofject I have 6 buttons. I wanted to use a hotspot on each button to move to different pages, play MP3's...etc. I also had some graphics that I wanted on top of the flash object and put actions with them, however, they cannot even be seen right now because they are under the flash object.

Thanks for the help!

Michael

[unknown user]

Allrightey, first of all let's start with the buttons, I created a file for you here, you'll find all the source files contained including the flash. This file demonstartes in a very simple way the best way to approach flash navigation within your AutoPlay Media Studio applications. Let me know if you have any questions and then we can attack the issue of your pictures, maybe it would help if you could post a copy of what you're working on and outline what you need to do... Here's the file:

http://www.indigorose.com/free/button_navigation.zip

BTW that's real easy to do in flash/AutoPlay Media Studio, that file only took 5 minutes total to create, build, and upload...

[zeroseven]

Martha Stewart's Broker.. haha, I love it! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[John-oh]

Liked this a lot - I don't have Flash, so I can't open the .fla file (I have just started using Swish) whats the actual command for the 'On Click' action for the buttons to change the pages ?
If I can suss the connection between AMS4 and Flash, I've cracked it.

Cheers,

Ps keep printing those T-Shirts !

[Derek]

The command is: giving the flash movie (or hotspot etc) a 'release' FSCommand <<<anything will do:
on(release){
fscommand("autoplay", true);
}

>>>and AMS4 will pick up the FSCommand and perform the Action yu set in it for the Flash Object.

[unknown user]

Well yes that's the quick and dirty way but actually you should call the new Flash MX event method, I was just being lazy and/or stupid. Never again shall I call a Flash 5 event method as Crom is my witness...

Anyhoo, so create a button named, "myButton" and then add the following actionscript to frame 1 of your movie:

_root.myButton.onRelease = function () {
fscommand ("Wazoo");
}

You can download a free fully functional 30 day verison of Flash MX so you can open that file, right here:

http://www.macromedia.com

You'll love it, Flash is the coolest program on the planet...

[Derek]

Hello Enron Exec .... whats the difference between the two? why should yu (ideally) do one and not the other?
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Ahh, yes .. i see the other post ... i'll go take a look!

[unknown user]

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