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hoolagon
05-08-2007, 08:26 PM
I have a problem with my flash site which seems to only effect mac's not Pc's making it very difficult for me to test.

This is what is supposed to happen:

Preloader writes my name over a black background.

http://www.kigwana.com/troubleshootingflash/1.jpg (http://www.kigwana.com/troubleshootingflash/4.jpg)

Once loaded, my name becomes a cutout, under which you can clearly see the 3 moving background images.
Around the name should be a black background with an alpha set to change dependent upon the cursor location.... The closer to the i-dot the clearer the black background becomes.
The cursor also rotates so it is always pointing towardfs to i-dot.
http://www.kigwana.com/troubleshootingflash/2.jpg (http://www.kigwana.com/troubleshootingflash/4.jpg)
Clicking will result in a trail of arrows pointing towards the i-dot.
http://www.kigwana.com/troubleshootingflash/3.jpg (http://www.kigwana.com/troubleshootingflash/4.jpg)
Clicking the i-dot will result in the arrows "flying" accorss the screen and disappearing, after which the naviagation menu will appear.
http://www.kigwana.com/troubleshootingflash/4.jpg

This is causing me a serious headache as it will be costing me work. So I really need to get it fixed.

Ive just tried adding an updateAfterEvent() to all my mouse events in a blind hope that this will have fixed the problem.

Please can you tell me it has or not?


Thanks
Hoolagon
Cabezon
05-09-2007, 03:24 AM
It's my idea or the backgrouns is still there???
Wheni try to click on the movie some parts of the background appears on top of the movie...
I see that you are using swfObject, i think that the content should be replaced by the flash you are loading, but instead it stays behind. weird
Cabezon
05-09-2007, 03:38 AM
You should place all the html part of the site inside the html layer "flashcontent" so the swfObject replaces it if the flashplayer s in place. Instead you have many layers that stay after the swf is embedded and that is the cause of your problems.
It's late here so i can't check the code. tell me if it works
Try this code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
<!-- saved from url=(0014)about:internet -->
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" />
<META name="Description" content="Flash Design Portfolio of Freelance Web Designer Julian Kigwana">
<META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="web website design webdesign designer freelance Flash flash Macromedia portfolio Actionscript amusements photography travel architechtural banner ads presentations Julian Kigwana portrait refreshing creative google bristol nightingale song autumn">

<META NAME="abstract" CONTENT="I am a freelance webdesigner specialising in creating eye catching designs and original refreshing ideas">
<meta name="verify-v1" content="gMWGZv2P8fOEjHbHxgwdULxxt7emuuvwMH2dquvU320=" />
<title>Professional Web Site Designs by Julian Kigwana</title>
<!-- kigwana.com -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>

<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="styles.css" />
<script language="JavaScript">
function openNewWindow(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures) {
newWindow=window.open(URLtoOpen, windowName, windowFeatures);
}
</script>
<link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico" type="image/x-icon" />

</head>
<body>
<div id="flashcontent">
<div>
<img id="background" src="images/redleaves.png" alt="" title="" />
</div>

</div>

<div id="navmenu">
<a href="index.html" target="_self"><img src="images/flashsite.png" width="150" height="50" BORDER="0"></a>
<a href="joomla/index.php" target="_self" ><img src="images/joomlasite.png" width="150" height="50" BORDER="0"></a>
</div>

<div id="content">

<p>My name is Julian Kigwana, I am a freelance web designer<br>
specialising in creative eye-catching designs and original refreshing ideas.<br>
</p>
<p>It is important for me to create websites which are intuitive, interactive <br>and playful. I aim to ceate designs which captivate your imagination and curiosity for more.<br></p>
<p>To enter my flash website you will need to first install flash 8 (or higher) from the <a href="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" target="_blank">Adobe website</a>. After which you just need to click the flash link below or reload this page to access my flash site. If you are unable to install flash, please feel free to browse the alternative non flash website.</p>
</div>

<script type="text/javascript">
// <![CDATA[

var so = new SWFObject("kigwana.swf", "kigwana", "100%", "100%", "8", "#000000");
so.addVariable("flashVarText", "this is passed in via FlashVars for example only");
so.addParam("scale", "noscale");
so.write("flashcontent");

// ]]>
</script>

<div id="footer">
landline: <b>+44 (0)1173305898</b> » mobile: <b>+44 (0)7799111634 </b> » email: <a href="mailTo:webdesign@kigwana.com">webdesign@kigwana.com</a>
</div>
<div id="copyright">© copyright Julian Kigwana 2006/2007</div>

</div>
</body>
</html>
hoolagon
05-09-2007, 03:30 PM
Im only just starting with css and did not know i could nest the Divs.

Ive redone the html page making sure that everything that is behind the flash content in within the flashcontent div.

Could you tell me if its fixed it?


Thanks again,

Hoolagon
papalazarou78
05-09-2007, 11:00 PM
Hi

I have attached screen shots of what I'm seeing. I thing though... I only get the trail of arrows thing if I clicked on the screen in several places before clicking the dot. Is this correct? and they all zoom towards the dot and fade away.

I'm using Mac OS 10.4.9 with Safari 2.0.4. Firefox 2.0.0.3 also works the same.

Its nice to be wanted, a mac in the web world :p

Cheers
Wayne
hoolagon
05-10-2007, 02:23 PM
Thank you very much for the screen shots and advise. Yes this is what its supposed to do.

I have fixed that problem now only to discover another much more complex one. I opened a new thread http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=136004

Hows the speed for you? smooth or choppy?

Cheers,

Julian
papalazarou78
05-10-2007, 06:52 PM
I'm on an intel mac, and when I view your site using safari running through rosetta (default setting on intel macs. Its a program that runs to help non-universal products) the site is choppy. But when I run it not through rosetta it works a lot smoother. I'm not sure how smooth it should be, but in the morning I will look at it through a pc and compare.