FlippingBook

[charley]

I am trying to animate a catalogue so it will turn the pages without any clicking for running on a stand at an exhibition.

The problem i'm finding is that although they sent me a script to automate this action as follows:

pageInterval = 1000;

_root.pageFlipInterval = setInterval(turnPage, pageInterval);

function turnPage()
{
myBook.flipForward();
}

myBook.onLastPage = function()
{
clearInterval(_root.pageFlipInterval);
}

I really need it to look as if the pages are folding over as this script just goes to the page without the fancy page curling bit which is the wow factor i was looking for.

Anyone got any ideas??

[Ruben]

Try iparigrafika's pageturning effect (http://www.iparigrafika.hu/pageflip/), that one rocks balls.

:) - Ruben

[hobahop]

As far as I know they have released new version of page flip flash component (http://www.page-flip.com/) which now supports "more realistic page turning" for ActionScript page flipping functions (such as gotoPage, flipForward, flipBack ).

[Ruben]

If you're fine with using Flex then I suggest you try out the Book component I made (http://www.rubenswieringa.com/blog/flex-book-component-beta)..

:rolleyes: - Ruben

[albcor8]

Hi there. I'm new in this forum.

Ruben, you've made a great flipping book component!

I downloaded ;) the FlippingBook Flash Component (www.page-flip.com) but I would love to take the most of it.
For instance, I would like to add transparent pages, tearable pages, personalize my preloader bar and make the "gotoPage" work inside the book (I can make a button placed outside the flippingBook area and the gotoPage function works perfectly but somehow I've never been able to get it working if I place it INSIDE one of the flippingBook's pages).

I know those are many things I would like to do but maybe it's simple and there's someone who can help me out. I really need this working and would really appreciate it.

By the way, I'm a flash intermediate user (maybe even a newbie) and would like to make SWFs with forms that are sent to my e-mail or make a "news" page inside my book and point it's content to an external page/file, so that the News page content is always up to date.

Maybe the answer for both my first and my last things I want to do would be to learn flash or some programming language once and for all. I've heard about "ActionScript" but have no idea of what it is and how I could learn it so I could, maybe, do all those things for myself. (I would love any help to make those things work soon. Then I would learn ActionScript or whatever it takes, because I guess it would take much time to learn it :S )

THANKS A LOT in advance!!

If someone can help me, please please please let me know. :D

[Ruben]

I downloaded ;) the FlippingBook Flash Component (www.page-flip.com) but I would love to take the most of it.
For instance, I would like to add transparent pages, tearable pages, personalize my preloader bar and make the "gotoPage" work inside the book (I can make a button placed outside the flippingBook area and the gotoPage function works perfectly but somehow I've never been able to get it working if I place it INSIDE one of the flippingBook's pages).

Hey albcor8,

Most of what you described (except for the preloader, which shouldn't be too hard) is also possible in the Book component I made, and even better, already demonstrated in the online demo (http://www.rubenswieringa.com/code/as3/flex/Book). Just download the source-code (http://www.rubenswieringa.com/code/as3/flex/Book/source) and see how it's done..

:) - Ruben

[fault151]

Ruben: do you sell this book component or do have the fla i could look through? Its really good!




Hey albcor8,

Most of what you described (except for the preloader, which shouldn't be too hard) is also possible in the Book component I made, and even better, already demonstrated in the online demo (http://www.rubenswieringa.com/code/as3/flex/Book). Just download the source-code (http://www.rubenswieringa.com/code/as3/flex/Book/source) and see how it's done..

:) - Ruben

[Ruben]

Actually there is no .fla-file, Book is a component for Adobe Flex (not Flash). It's licenced under a Creative Commons license, you will find most of the information you need right here:

www.rubenswieringa.com/blog/flex-book-component-beta

Although the component is free software I do appreciate any donations made, seeing that I have and still am putting a lot of time and effort in maintaining it. If you would like to make a donation then please do so through PayPal, my account is registered under the following email-address:

ruben.
swieringa@
gmail.com

(sorry for the linebreaks, I just hate spambots)

Cheers - Ruben

[fault151]

Ok cheers, i'll take a look when i get a spare minute. :)

Actually there is no .fla-file, Book is a component for Adobe Flex (not Flash). It's licenced under a Creative Commons license, you will find most of the information you need right here:

www.rubenswieringa.com/blog/flex-book-component-beta

Although the component is free software I do appreciate any donations made, seeing that I have and still am putting a lot of time and effort in maintaining it. If you would like to make a donation then please do so through PayPal, my account is registered under the following email-address:

ruben.
swieringa@
gmail.com

(sorry for the linebreaks, I just hate spambots)

Cheers - Ruben

[small_oyster]

Hello, I am new here. I just purchased the HTML book version from www.page-flip.com, and makes me cry. The show-off example on the web page works in a fantastic way, the version I bought is a crap. Following instruction I try to make a content, but nothing happens. Does anybody could help me to make the content work? I am sure that there are some parameters missing.

You can download the free version from www.page-flip.com. Sadly, it is the same version they are selling (for what the hell I paid 40 €??? If I could have it for free?)

Thank you in advance for your answer.