Switching focus from a standalone player to a browser

[Polarbeast]

Ah, a virgin category just awaiting my problem. :cool:

I'm developing a Windows CD-ROM, which uses a Flash MX standalone player as its interface, set to fullscreen. The player contains links to a browser, such as Privacy Policy, etc.

When clicking on the link, it pops a browser window, no problem. However, if the user does not quit Explorer, but instead minimizes the browser window, or clicks on the Flash behind it to go back to the Flash, all subsequent clicks on a browser link will load web pages behind the Flash.

The user does not know that web pages are loading, since there is nothing to indicate it (and not everyone knows you can click the "Esc" key to minimize Flash).

Is there a known way to force focus from the standalone player to Internet Explorer? I tried putting (onLoad="this.focus();") in one of the web pages, but it didn't work, and I also do not have access to some of the web pages being linked to.

(The Flash must remain Flash MX rather than Flash 5, due to some Flash MX-specific code. Also, the Flash must be standalone, due to it launching some FS Commands to executables)

Thanks in advance for any help... and many thanks for all the answers I've found here in the past.

Polarbeast

[andkhl]

having the same problem. haven't found any solution yet.

[Polarbeast]

I did discover a few third-party utilities: one that allows Flash to call .bat files from the fscommand directory, and another one to cancel the ugly RUN window that pops up in Windows when Flash does this.

Unfortunately, all the solutions I'd run across work only for Flash 5. Flash MX's security block that requires .exe files to be placed in the /fscommand/ directory also blocks some of these utilities.

Still looking... :)

[Atomik Support]

If your html pages are also on the CD-rom, our 3rd party tool "Fire-Up" may help. You can open any file with it, including html files(as long as it sits in a folder "fscommand" in the same folder as your projector). The Fire-up app mimics doubleclicking a file and therefore brings it to the foreground.
More info and a trial version can be found at http://www.atomiksoftware.com/

[Polarbeast]

If your html pages are also on the CD-rom, our 3rd party tool "Fire-Up" may help. You can open any file with it, including html files(as long as it sits in a folder "fscommand" in the same folder as your projector). The Fire-up app mimics doubleclicking a file and therefore brings it to the foreground.

Hmm! Thanks for the info. I can't place the website HTML in the fscommand folder, since they're online elsewhere, but maybe I can create an HTML document in that folder that autorefreshes to the requested link.

I'll download it and give it a try, and see if my company wants to buy it. :)

[blain]

Is there any script that can take a projector flash file and make it borderless. I'm creating a interactive CD but I don't want to show the flash window around it and I don't want to have it full screen.

another question is I have a bunch of *.swf files that are called into the main flash project how can I include them so there all included onto one document

[bshankar76]

Hi Guys!

if u find the solution to above problem(projector & html pages) plz let me know

thanx

shan_indian

[CrystalEyes1582]

Is there any script that can take a projector flash file and make it borderless. I'm creating a interactive CD but I don't want to show the flash window around it and I don't want to have it full screen.

another question is I have a bunch of *.swf files that are called into the main flash project how can I include them so there all included onto one document

I was having the same problem with making the projector borderless without having to go to full screen. As you're probably going to find out soon, Third Party software is the only solution. I started a post about this very subject a week ago on this forum as well as in Macromedia's forum. Everyone told me the same thing.
I know this doesn't help at all, believe me, I know. :o But I just thought I would let you know.

Good luck with your project!

~CrystalEyes