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• decaye

  

  
  snowcat, first it's a great component..but how do I make the info text appear exactly like the Featured Components menu...right below these comments...I need them to appear underneath it's corresponding thumbnail?
  #  /  posted on Mar 07, 2008
• fndreyfus

  

  
  Is there a way to make it so the fash file opens on a fixed position. It's scrolling all the way to end and is distracting for the rest of the webpage. Thanks!
  #  /  posted on Feb 21, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  Hi Fruits,
  
  I don't know how slideshowpro works but I'm sure it can be tweaked. I'm sorry I can't help you with more details right now.
  
  Thanks,
  Snowcat
  #  /  posted on Mar 03, 2008
• mediagrin

  

  
  I have just purchased the Dock menu and I am waiting for money to clear before I am able to download it. I was wondering how easy it would be to use a different XML doc?
  The XML I would need to use would contain image ID number that I would then feed into a URL to download the images into the Dock Menu?
  
  Many thanks
  
  Mediagrin
  #  /  posted on Mar 24, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  Hi dnexus,
  
  If it looks OK when testing the movie, then the problem is when embedding the swf into your html script.
  
  Try using the html code from within "object" tags from the published html file (Shift+F12 in Flash) when embedding the swf.
  
  Cheers!
  Snowcat
  #  /  posted on Apr 17, 2008
• gilescross

  

  
  Hi, I'm looking to purchase this today but would like to know how I can click on a thumbnail to bring in a larger image on the same page without having to load a new page. What would I need to do? Thanks!
  #  /  posted on Apr 18, 2008
• northsays

  

  
  Do I need to have a editor to view the source, is there any other way to add this and change the pics?
  #  /  posted on Apr 22, 2008
• triad1994

  

  
  Hi Snowcat,
  I am getting this error when I place my flash swf in my index.asp page:
  "A Script in this movie is causing Adobe Flash Player 9 to run slowly. If it continues to run, your computer may become unresponsive. Do you want to abort the script?"
  I tried it in IE 6, IE7, Safari, and Firefox. I am getting the same error. Do you know what is causing this?
  #  /  posted on Apr 30, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  northsays: indeed you do not need to change the code if you want to change only the images and target urls (but the dock width and height can only be changed through code). On your server you need to put the swf in let's say "folder" and images in "folder/images", or the relative path specified in the xml
  
  jasoncoe: to avoid the flickering (after changing the dimensions of the images) try to enlarge or reduce the total width of the SWF document.
  
  kenogoh84: you cannot replace the images with movieclips (I did not created the menu with this support, although with some coding this could be achieved); to replace the links with scenes/frames you simply have to replace the getURL method with the desired code for onPress event for each image
  
  jenroth23: this is something nobody had complained before, and quite a few had purchased this; i really don't know what the problem would be, as it's a weird thing that's happening; try set loadSmoothed=false ?
  
  triad1994: that's a weird one too; this error appears when the code enters into an infinite loop; did you try to include the swf from the demo into your asp page and you were given this error? or you got this error after you modified the code and published into your page?
  #  /  posted on Apr 30, 2008
• workshed

  

  
  Hi, the description says it can be set up to auto scroll, but I don't see a configuration option for that in the code. Can it be set up to auto scroll infinitely?
  #  /  posted on May 09, 2008
• mstevens

  

  
  I am not well versed in Flash but I have
  managed to replace the images with my own.
  They are not solid rectangles like your photos
  and the dock is showing a darkened box around
  all of my images (until they are selected when
  they brighten).
  
  All of the images were saved as .png
  to maintain transparency.
  
  Is there anyway to avoid the darkened rectangular
  halos around my images' negative spaces?
  #  /  posted on May 21, 2008
• mstevens

  

  
  I was working with dock 1 (the white
  horizontal one). Dock 2 (horiz. black)
  had no black halos but the reflections
  were all over the place when I changed
  the dimensions of the images
  (I changed the reflection dimensions also).
  
  thanks
  #  /  posted on May 21, 2008
• Anonymous

  

  
  dnexus, hyperlab: find the line
  pr._x = 3/2*minThumbW; pr._y = 3/2*minThumbH;
  and change 3/2 with 1/2
  hope this fix it
  dnexus, do you mean you want to load SWF's instead JPG's? Sure you can do that, just set loadSmoothed variable to false
  
  tekman, you won't find that exact product available for purchase
  #  /  posted on Jun 05, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  dnexus, hyperlab: find the line
  pr._x = 3/2*minThumbW; pr._y = 3/2*minThumbH;
  and change 3/2 with 1/2
  hope this fix it
  dnexus, do you mean you want to load SWF\\'s instead JPG\\'s? Sure you can do that, just set loadSmoothed variable to false
  
  tekman, you won\\'t find that exact product available for purchase
  #  /  posted on Jun 05, 2008
• shingooo

  

  
  Hi Snowcat,
  
  Great Menu. I've managed to resize the image and relocate the text fine but when i remove the mirror there is a big gap between the text and the image. Also, the hotspot for when the cursor rolls over to magnify the image seems to have gone weird. At the moment, the image only magnifies when the cursor rolls over the top half and above the image. Any suggestions??
  
  Thanks
  #  /  posted on Jun 22, 2008
• brokentuskk

  

  
  Completely changed our home page. We made the XML feed from a dynamic file which let's it update without any intervention on our part.
  
  If you ever add a continual loop feature that would be even better.
  
  Ever thought of making the image size part of the XML file? Seems that would solve a lot of peoples questions.
  #  /  posted on Jun 24, 2008
• mreghu

  

  
  Hi, I jus purchased this cool component and wondered I cannot provide images in diff dimensions. Please let me know a way to implement this else this file is useless for my project! :(
  
  Please help!
  
  Thanks
  Moorthy
  #  /  posted on Jul 12, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  Hi, I'm working on that. Give me a day or two to publish an improved version. Thanks, Snowcat
  #  /  posted on Feb 21, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  Hello, decaye: you can modify the info text position by editing the descriptionY variable and the animation by editing the "description" symbol from the Library. Silvia: in order to have a proper mirror effect, "inner" and "item" symbols from the library must have the same width and height as the actual images' width and height. See the ScreenShot.jpg in the package. trixits: I've uploaded a new dockmenu.fla file with your requested option. Simply edit descriptionY and descriptionX variables for a proper info text positioning.(just re-download the commercial archive) Elementeleven: The code needs some adjustments to be able to use different image sizes. I'm planning to add this option but I can't give you a deadline for this. hvejsel: To change the size of the images you have to edit these variables (you can find them in the first frame of the dockmenu_container symbol from the Library): minThumbW = 45; //onRollOut thumbs sizes (width minThumbH = 45; //and height) // the minThumbW/minThumbH ratio should be equal to width/height ratio of the // images you are indicating through the XML file maxThumbW = 100; //onRollOver size of the thumbs maxThumbH is automatically calculated Thanks, Snowcat
  #  /  posted on Mar 12, 2008
• gilescross

  

  
  Snowcat, I bought your product because I'm building a website and urgently need your input but I can't do anything until I hear from you, and I've already left you a message and even contact the support people at this website to move things forward. Please read my other message so you know what I'm referring to and respond immediately. So far it doesn't look good... Thanks!
  #  /  posted on Apr 25, 2008
• jenroth23

  

  
  Hi, Love the menu! I am having trouble replacing the images though. I resized it to match the size of th demo images, but the colors get really distorted, it looks hypercolored. Any tips or am I supposed to be doing something? Thanks!!! Jen
  #  /  posted on Apr 28, 2008
• xnix

  

  
  Snowcat, Nice scripts. We purchased the special Package and are implementing the commercial dock menu as a Nav bar. See: http://www.knupp-watson.com/fact/dev/fight.php Two problems: 1. If you repeatedly click the nar bar to link to different pages, the mirrored images randomly disappear on page reload. We need the mirrors to be there the whole time. 2. The whole dock menu is a little jumpy on first rollover. When you mouseover the first time it kind-of jumps to the side before centering under the mouse icon. Thanks for your help. xnix
  #  /  posted on Mar 28, 2008
• mojotown

  

  
  hi, I am looking for the same black background effect as the "demo 2" on this page. I changed the flash file to call in the "icons.xml" file, and for some reason the transparent background in the pngs is showing up white in firefox /os x? Thanks for your reply and time.
  #  /  posted on Apr 01, 2008
• triad1994

  

  
  Snowcat, I tried it both ways. First, I modified the code a little bit to fit in my index.asp and it gave that message. Then, i tried just putting the demo in and I still go the message. The only other script I have in my page is a AC_RunActiveContent.js Could that be an issue? I tried taking it out but of course the flash wont run without it.
  #  /  posted on Apr 30, 2008
• vanroojdotcom

  

  
  Hi there Really interested in this for an upcoming project. I have a few questions and need a swift answer! • XML - I will be creating a random recordset (and then XML Export) from Dreamweaver to pull the images from a database. Is this possible or do you need actual filenames image.01.jpg built into the Actionscript for it to see the images. • Image amount is not predetermined – as client uploads other images they are pulled into the flash files (as in I don't have to set the number in Flash "images = 17" • When the scroll reached the end it stops, and you have to scroll the other way - is there a fla you have whereby the images simply loop across the bottom continuously. • Is the text formatable – (I don't want it to 'zoom' towards the user) just appear next to it. And is this text also dynamic (pulled from the XML file? I look forward to your response Many thanks Vanrooj
  #  /  posted on May 14, 2008
• avc

  

  
  Triad, I've had a similar problem. I had put the flash file and xml file in a subdirectory. After referring to the swf in the subdirectory, the script seemed to be in an infinite loop. After changing the script xml.load("images.xml"); to xml.load("flash/images.xml"); it worked fine. I think the script becomes unresponsive if it can't find the xml file. Snowcat, is there a way to center the images when the file is loaded? With the current settings there is a white space on the left when the page is loaded even though there are more images than can be displayed at once. Ideally, I'd like to have the middle image centered on the page.
  #  /  posted on May 04, 2008
• avc

  

  
  avc: please try the following and tell me if it is the way you want: after the line if (thumbs._width > dockWidth) { put xpos = -thumbs._width/4; (if you're using vertical orientation, it's _height instead of _width)

  Snowcat, that's what I was looking for. Great, thanks! avc
  #  /  posted on May 13, 2008
• zuperhost

  

  
  Hi, How to add properties, for example I need the images start to be more big size. Where I put the var minThumbW = 45; var minThumbH = 27; Thanks you.
  #  /  posted on May 23, 2008
• undefined@flash

  

  
  Hi Snowcat. I purchased your package, some lovely things here. My question is this: I want to use the Dock Menu XML to have some photos appear in a Flash website that I am doing. I sort of assumed that I need to change the XML file where it says url="http://www.flashcomponents.net/author/snowcat.html", into an actionscript. I need to call up some swf files from the server. Now, I figured this was possible, but I am no expert here. Do you have any suggestions on which actionscript I need to enter here? I can align the swf files to load in the correct place on the page, but I am unsure how to script them. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! C
  #  /  posted on May 15, 2008
• undefined@flash

  

  
  dnexus, hyperlab: find the line pr._x = 3/2*minThumbW; pr._y = 3/2*minThumbH; and change 3/2 with 1/2 hope this fix it dnexus, do you mean you want to load SWF's instead JPG's? Sure you can do that, just set loadSmoothed variable to false tekman, you won't find that exact product available for purchase
  #  /  posted on Jun 05, 2008