maybe i'm on drugs?

[crushed]

hi all

i have a flash app that runs in it's own browser window. it's rigged to run on KEYSTROKES, as opposed to mouseclicks. the problem is that when the window opens, all the keystrokes are useless until the flash movie is clicked (anywhere) by the mouse, even though the window is "in focus" in javascript terms.

is there an ActionScript do-dad that will solve this? or will i have to create a workaround that will trick the user into clicking the movie somewhere with the mouse?

thanks.

s

[atomsmasher]

hard to understand what you're sayin. when u say flash app. you mean flash movie?? SWF?? is there a URL for your problem so we can see it??

[crushed]

thanks for the reply, but i worked it out . . . can't show it to anyone except the clients right now as the site hasn't gone "live" and i doubt the clients would approve.

but anyhow, in terms of "app": i mean that it's not really a typical "movie." it's the initial version of a DJ mixing board, run from the keyboard, done in flash 5. the problem was that none of the keys would respond until the mouse was clicked on the flash "app"/movie. kind of stupid, but it's worked out okay now.

but thanks again!