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• clarence
  Hi, my client just bought this one and ask us to modify it for his site. Can we know how to make the links open in a same window? Currently the link it will open in a new window.

  
  

  Thanks!

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 08, 2009
• FlashXML.net Su
  Yes it’s possible but first please re-download the commercial archive because we just updated it.
  To make the link address to open in the same window, you have to open your images.xml file and at the target attribute set the value to “_self”.

  
  

  Something like this:

  
  

  <image url = “images/01.jpg” link = “http://www.flashxml.net” target=”_self” title = “Hello”></image>

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 10, 2009
• vzuccarello
  Hi,

  
  

  I have purchased your component on behalf of my company. Could you please let me know how to make the coverflow.swf open in the exact same window. So far the target “_blank” did not work. I wanted to link from coverflow.swf to whatever.swf but opening in the same exact window.

  
  

  Thanks,
  V.

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 24, 2009
• FlashXML.net Su
  To open in the same window try to set the target to “_self”

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 24, 2009
• roy1
  Just discovered your new coverflow component – looks great.

  
  

  I would like to use it on a project, but the web host I will be using it on does not allow javascript. I also have the commercial license for your 3d carousel fx component and have it working using just the <object… > block of code to setup and call that component without javascript. Can you give me an example of calling the coverflow component using only the <object> block of code?

  
  

  Thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 08, 2009
• FlashXML.net Su
  Here’s the snippet of code for embeding SWF files using the object tag.

  
  

  <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"   codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" 
     width="1000" height="700"> 
   <param name="movie" value="coverflow.swf"> 
   <param name="quality" value="high"> 
   <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> 
   <!--[if !IE]> <--> 
   <object data="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/triggerpages_mmcom/flash.swf" 
           width="1000" height="700" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> 
    <param name="quality" value="high"> 
    <param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"> 
    <param name="pluginurl" value="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer"> 
    FAIL (the browser should render some flash content, not this). 
   </object> 
   <!--> <![endif]--> 
  </object>

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 09, 2009
• roy1
  
  #  /  posted on Dec 10, 2009
• roy1
  Thanks for the reply. I tried the sample code, but no luck.
  In Firefox, I get the Flash logo/ad from Adobe, and in IE I just get a blank box.
  I am using your 3d carousel sucessfully with just the object tag –
  I think you may have provided me with the sample code for that component a while back.
  Below is what works in both Firefox and IE for the 3d carousel –
  I need something similar for the coverflow. I also need to point to a
  different location for the settings.xml and images.xml, like I did in the 3d carousel code.
  Thanks for the help…

  
  

  <object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" 
  codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" 
  width="600" height="310" id="gal" align="middle">
  <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />
  <param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" />
  <param name="quality" value="high" />
  <param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />
  <param name="scale" value="noscale" />
  <param name="salign" value="tl" />
  <param name="movie" value="http://www.mydomain.com/carousel.swf" />
  <param name="flashVars" value="settingsXML=http://www.mydomain.com/store/demo/sample/settings.xml" />
  <embed flashvars="settingsXML=http://www.mydomain.com/store/demo/sample/settings.xml" 
  src="http://www.mydomain.com/carousel.swf" width="600" height="310" 
  bgcolor="#ffffff" name="gal" quality="high" scale="noscale" and salign="tl"
  align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="false"
  type="application/x-shockwave-flash"
  pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />
  </object>

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 11, 2009
• FlashXML.net Su
  Try this snippet:

  
  

  <object classid=“clsid27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000” codebase=“http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0” width=“600” height=“310” id=“gal” align=“middle”> <param name=“allowScriptAccess” value=“sameDomain” /> <param name=“allowFullScreen” value=“false” /> <param name=“quality” value=“high” /> <param name=“bgcolor” value=”#ffffff” /> <param name=“scale” value=“noscale” /> <param name=“salign” value=“tl” /> <param name=“movie” value=“coverflow.swf” /> <param name=“flashVars” value=“folderPath=assets/” /> <embed flashvars=“folderPath=assets/” src=“coverflow.swf” width=“600” height=“310” bgcolor=”#ffffff” name=“gal” quality=“high” scale=“noscale” and salign=“tl” align=“middle” allowScriptAccess=“sameDomain” allowFullScreen=“false” type=“application/x-shockwave-flash” pluginspage=“http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer” /> </object>

  
  

  If you create a folder called assets and you put there your files
  (images, images.xml, settings.xml), then you need to define there a flashvar called folderPath.
  This way you specify your path to your assets.
  So instead of folderPath=assets/ you need to write your path .
  (e.g you could write like this: folderPath = your_location/assets/ ).
  Also make sure that you specify the correct path for the SWF file.

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 11, 2009
• roy1
  Thanks for the reply, but I’m still having some difficulty.

  
  

  Does the ‘folderPath’ parameter allow for an absolute URL, or must it be a relative path only, and if so, relative to what – the page containing the snippet, or the coverflow.swf file? I guess I am expecting it to work exactly like the 3d carousel setup. In that component, you have a ‘settingsXML’ parameter which will accept an absolute URL to the settings file location, and then in the settings.xml file you can define an absolute URL to the images.xml file location. Also, the images.xml file can have absolute URL’s to the actual image files. Does this arrangement not work with coverflow?

  
  

  Thanks for your patience.

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 13, 2009
• FlashXML.net Su
  Yes it allows both absolute path and relative path.
  The relative path must be relative to the html file.

  
  

  Here you can also use the settingsXML and the folderPath paramters.

  
  

  Let’s say we have the following folder structure:

  
  

  root/index.html
  root/SWF/coverflow.swf
  root/assets/

  
  

  The the object tag would look something like this:

  
  

  <object classid="clsid27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="600" height="310" id="gal" align="middle">		<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" />  
  		<param name="allowFullScreen" value="false" />  
  		<param name="quality" value="high" />  
  		<param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" />  
  		<param name="scale" value="noscale" />  
  		<param name="salign" value="tl" />  
  		<param name="movie" value="SWF/coverflow.swf" />  
  		<param name="flashVars" value="folderPath=assets/" />  
  		<param name="settingsXML" value="settingXML = settings.xml" 
  		<embed flashvars="folderPath=assets/" settingsXML = "settingsXML = settings.xml" src="SWF/coverflow.swf" width="600" height="310" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="gal" quality="high" scale="noscale" and salign="tl" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />  
  </object>

  
  

  This way you won’t be needed to modify the path to images or others as long are in the assets folder.

  
  

  Also here you find detailed explanations on how to set the proper path.

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 14, 2009
• PaulAniello
  We are currently trying to embed this into our webpage. We are using frames and would like to know how we can update the images.xml so that the url’s open in the frame selected. Also when using the settings.xml generator we are running into problems. We have set the start index at 5 but when we update the settings.xml it always starts at 0. We have updated the page and saved it but can’t understand why this is happening. Any ideas?

  
  

  Thanks

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 21, 2009
• PaulAniello
  I’ve managed to sort out the frames, i over looked something. But there is still an issue with the start point. Thanks

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 21, 2009
• FlashXML.net Su
  Please, re-download the archive because we made some updates.

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 23, 2009
• mortensamson
  I have the same problem with start index, any solutions??

  
  #  /  posted on Jan 22, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  First please re-download the commercial archive.
  If you used the free archive to test how coverflow works and after that purchased the commercial archive please clear your cache.

  
  #  /  posted on Jan 22, 2010
• mentaltoy
  Hello! CanIi put this component in my site? When i do that an error occour!!! And if it’s possible, how can I pause the slide show via code?

  
  

  Thanks

  
  #  /  posted on Feb 02, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  Hi,

  
  

  Could you give me a link to your website?
  I’ll check it out to see what is the source of that error.

  
  

  To pause the auto slide you’ll need to do as follows:

  
  

  This example pauses the coverflow on mouse over.

  
  

  First you’ll need to drag an drop in your Flash project the Cover Flow component from the Components window (Ctrl + F7) and give an instance name; let’s say coverflow.

  
  

  Next open your actions panel (F9) and write the following AS3 code:

  
  

   coverflow.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onLoadComplete); 
  function onLoadComplete(e:Event):void 
  { 
  	coverflow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER, onMouseOver); 
  	coverflow.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT ,onMouseOut); 
  } 
  function onMouseOver(e:MouseEvent):void 
  { 
  	coverflow.autoPlay = "false"; 
  } 
  function onMouseOut(e:MouseEvent):void 
  { 
  	coverflow.autoPlay = "true"; 
  }

  
  

  So after the coverflow loads all its assets you add two event listeners.
  One for mouse out and one for mouse over.
  When you are with the mouse over the component it stops the autoplay and viceversa for the mouse out.

  
  #  /  posted on Feb 04, 2010
• tara.tensei
  Urgent request – I am working on a Vignette portal and am not able to get this component to show when it is placed within the page. Are additional components needed for this functionality?

  
  #  /  posted on Feb 15, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  Hi,

  
  

  Try to put all the files in the same folder. This way it shoud work.
  Next you’ll need to embed our component as a RIA component in your Vignette project.

  
  #  /  posted on Feb 17, 2010
• epiduc
  Hi,

  
  

  I try to integrate three coverflows in the same page by changing some stuff in the component inspector channel, I created a settings2.xml and a images2.xml for the second coverflow. and same thing for the third one.

  
  

  But I got this error
  http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/8263/erreurflashjpg.jpg

  
  

  How can I manage that ?

  
  

  Thank You !

  
  
  #  /  posted on Mar 29, 2010
• clarence
  Hi, would like to know if it is possible to add the loading text at the beginning? Like this component http://www.flashcomponents.net/component/flash_fotoqueue_cs_as3.html. Because sometimes it takes time to load this component.

  
  

  Thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 03, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  Hi,

  
  

  If you have that preloader we can make the changes to load the way you want it.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 03, 2010
• swishnyc
  Is it possible to change the background to transparent?

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 06, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  Hi,

  
  

  You need to change the value of backgroundAlpha to 0 in your settings.xml file.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 07, 2010
• shirley.doyle
  Hi,

  
  

  I have just purchased the coverflow (personal licence) component. I only have basic knowledge of Flash. Is there a tutorial / documentation to go with this? Thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 13, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  Hi,

  
  

  Depending on what you want to do with this component, you have to follow the steps from this page if you want to add it on your website or go to this page if you want to use it in your flash project.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 14, 2010
• avinashhawk1
  Hi,
  
  We have a strange problem, the Hit area of the coverflow slide item is having problem, how can we increase the hit area section, since when we click on the slide item, it doesn't redirect, only on particular place it reconginse the click and redirect's
  
  Please help us in fixing this issue and how to increase the hit area of the coverflow component.
  #  /  posted on Jul 14, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  Hi,
  
  Please give us the link to your website and we will check it.
  #  /  posted on Jul 14, 2010
• wilsonlpz
  HI,

  I need change some interface elements, it´s posible? i need change the scroll bar elements, i can create a new interface for scroll bar elements?

  
  #  /  posted on Aug 18, 2010