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• lboodl

  

  
  Hi, I've currently purchased the component. I want to use the component twice in my main movie. So i've created two .swf files in which i got my components working perfectly. Each component has a different action on the clickevent. In my main movie when i load both movies, the data loads perfectly but both movies execute the same action on the click event. I thought that it was because of the variables, so i've changed them, but the problem is still here. Can you please help me ? (its kinda urgent...) Thank you
  #  /  posted on Jun 17, 2008
• leeda33

  

  
  Hi,

  I must say that you have a great component. Quick question though, when I click the image nothing is happening?? It should open a url specified in xml, right?? Any ideas, mate??

  Pls help!!!
  Many thanks/David

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 31, 2008
• trus

  

  
  i have bought your component and i am a newbie to AS and i would like to know what code i have to put in order to load an external swf file or an image when press the thumbpicture in the doc menu, please suggest me the actuall code.
  thanx in advance..

  
  #  /  posted on Aug 01, 2008
• vobes

  

  
  Can you please list the settings for the vertical demo as I canot seem to replicate this.

  Many thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Aug 01, 2008
• esk

  

  
  hi there.
  i was wondering if it is possible to have two lines of text above the image on rollover as it currently only shows one line annd the ssecond line is cut off…

  also, would i need to import all the related files into dreamweaver or can i just open the FLA file from the desktop and edit it like that (all other files are also on the desktop.)

  
  #  /  posted on Aug 07, 2008
• studiomproducti

  

  
  I need a max width of 300 pixels. The icons to the far left and the far right would have to expand to the left or right only, and stay fixed. The center icons would expand downward, and push the side icons out. Possible to have fixed width?

  I also need the icons to enlarge downward, not up or centered.

  The link below shows the icons as I need them to appear.

  http://tinyurl.com/5flc89

  
  #  /  posted on Aug 09, 2008
• markraver

  

  
  I need to realize something like this: http://www.swishzone.it/_lista.html number 83. does this template would suit?

  
  #  /  posted on Sep 05, 2008
• ttanemori

  

  
  Hello. Thank you for your great work. I really like your works. I bought the Dock Menu, and I have one question that I could not figure out. By default it has 17 pictures, but I just would like to display three thumbnails. I commented out several lines in XML files, but text caption began to appear in a wrong place. Should I have edited fla file as well? How?
  If I have a way to show only three thumbnails, I also want to make the thumbnails a little bit bigger. Is it possible?

  Thank you.

  
  #  /  posted on Sep 08, 2008
• rehmanrehman

  

  
  it doesn‘t work on my web and how do i chang photo i jest didn‘t get it like how to change pic .it will very nice if u guys help me out .

  :(=

  
  #  /  posted on Sep 16, 2008
• Colbra

  

  
  This works fine on a pc but not a mac. Has this happened to anyone else? It has trouble calling the xml on a mac. Is there a quick solution? Please help

  
  #  /  posted on Sep 23, 2008
• destinysro

  

  
  Hallo, I have also problem with MAC browsers and Doc Menu. But sometimes works fine and sometimes on diferent site not function :( I didnt find where is the problem :(

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 02, 2008
• destinysro

  

  
  I found the solution of MAC browsers problem (FireFox and Navigator)!

  “bigThumbDirection” must be only value 2.2 (middle). Other values, 1 (up) or 0 (down) doestn function in MAC browsers!!!

  Bye DESTINY ;)

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 03, 2008
• st3vo

  

  
  Hi, I have just purchased the component and have the .fla files. It opens fine but I cannot see the properties and their are no instructions can you please help? I use Flash CS3.

  Thanks

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 12, 2008
• triad1994

  

  
  I really like your component, it works great. I am trying to get it to load a swf file instead of url. I am having trouble with this, any advice?

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 13, 2008
• riesart

  

  
  Hi there,

  Very nice work. There‘s ia small problem though. When I set the width and height of the thumbs to width a value bigger then 100 (120 × 200), the thumbs in the menu are all shaking.

  Is there a solution to this?

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 14, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  ttanemori: yes, you should edit the FLA file too, and make the width of the Flash document approx equal to the total width of those three images. To make the images bigger, while editing the FLA file, double click the dockmenu_container symbol from the Library, click on the first frame then hit F9 (Actions panel), and in there you will find the variables minThumbW, minThumbH, maxThumbW, maxThumbH. Edit those according to your needs.

  rehmanrehman: to change the photos you'll simply need to put the photos you want to use in the images folder (from the commercial package) and then edit the XML file, and instead of the photo names I used in there, put the photo names you used.

  st3vo: check the comment above (to ttanemori) to see how to get to the variables list

  triad1994: load the swf's exactly how you load the images, but you have to set the loadSmoothed variable to false in the code

  riesart: please find the line: pr._x = 3/2*minThumbW; pr._y = 3/2*minThumbH; and change 3/2 with 1/2

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 20, 2008
• Snapp

  

  
  Hi.

  I have just loaded the dockmenu into another SWF.
  It works fine.

  Now I want the link on a picture in the menu to go to a specific frame inside the main SWF.

  So I open the XML file and I see this line…
  <pre>
  <code>
  <photo image="images/01.jpg" url="http://www.flashcomponents.net/author/snowcat.html" info="Optional info for image 1"/>
  </code>
  </pre>

  Now… I want the "url" to be the a link to a flaged frame inside the main SWF.
  Is there a simple line of code for that?

  I have tried this:
  <pre>
  <code>
  <photo image="images/01.jpg" url="_root.videos.dtforsaken.gotoAndStop" info="Optional info for image 1"/>
  </code>
  </pre>

  But that doesn't work. :)
  I feel that it could be something similar, but I am missing something.
  Appriciate any help. :)

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 27, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  Hello,

  You cannot access AS variables or functions through the <span class="caps">XML</span> file. If you want to go to a specific frame when you click an image add a new attribute to the photo tag, let's say "frame", like this:
  <photo image="images2/01.jpg" url="http://www.flashcomponents.net/author/snowcat.html" info="Optional info for image 1" frame="2"/>

  Then in the AS code create a new array like the urls array, called frames (var frames:Array = new Array();), then under the line urls.push(photos[i].attributes.url); add the line: frames.push(Number(photos[i].attributes.frame));

  After that, instead of the getURL function use gotoAndPlay(frames[i]); or gotoAndStop(frames[i]);

  In each of these frames add the action you desire.

  Hope this helps,
  Snowcat

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 28, 2008
• Snapp

  

  
  
  #  /  posted on Oct 29, 2008
• Snapp

  

  
  It works perfectly now, exept the fact that only one image is showing.
  It's the first one. And it also links perfectly to the right frame.
  But all images after the first is not showing at all.

  This is how my XML looks like right now…

  <photo image="images/01.jpg" url="" info="Opeth – Porcelain Heart" frame="1" /> <photo image="images/02.jpg" url="" info="Dream Theater – Forsaken (live)" frame=%u201C2%u201D />
  .............. and so on…....

  Yes… it is a video list. :)
  I will PM you the link later when I get this working. :)

  Any idea of why only the first image is showing and working?

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 29, 2008
• Snapp

  

  
  For some reason… when copying a bunch of text…
  The "-sign is not exactly the "-sign you can have in the XML code. :)
  I just figured that out right now when posting here, looking at my own post.
  So I just copied from the first line and now it works smoothly. :)

  So… the wrong quotation marks made it all fail. :)

  Now THAT is not an easy thing to see. :)

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 29, 2008
• bjmak

  

  
  Hi, I have bought the dock menu xml 2.0.
  Need some help.
  1. I cannot use 256x256 png. The icon show narrow (half width with full height). How can I fix it?
  2. When using white background in document, a grey border is show on top and left edge on the mirrored image;
  3. I cannot make the dock menu look like your sample 2. Black background the transparent part is really tranparent. Why I change the document background to black it still have a white box with the icon. How can I make the background including the background of the icon totally transparent so that I can overlay it one top of other element in the web page.

  Please advance

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 06, 2008
• janice171

  

  
  Hi,
  I’ve just bought the menu and am finding it easy enough to edit apart from one thing and it’s the same issue as Riesart posted on 14th October.
  I have 4 images in my menu each measuring 94×94. I want to alter the thumb size so they appear slightly bigger than they are doing at the moment.
  The code i have is:
  var minThumbW = 50;
  var minThumbH = 50;
  var maxThumbW = 100;
  When i change the ThumbH or ThumbW higher than 50 the menu icons shake. My movie is 550w x 110h.
  Can i remedy this at all?
  Thanks
  Janice

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 13, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  bjmak
  1. You'll have to set the minThumbW, minThumbH and maxThumbW accordingly
  2. You have to set loadSmoothed = false;
  3. You cannot have a transparent background when embedding the SWF in HTML, you'll have to give it a color

  janice171
  find the line
  pr._x = 3/2*minThumbW; pr._y = 3/2*minThumbH;
  and change 3/2 with 1/2

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 16, 2008
• andrewmilner

  

  
  Can you direct me on how to go about using larger images with this please. Many Thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 17, 2008
• andrewmilner

  

  
  Okay, I have the images working now. looks cool.

  
  

  I have scrolled back and saw the post about adding the xpos = -thumbs._width/4; to get it to centralise on load, but is it also possible to have one of the images enlargened onload?

  
  

  Many Thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 18, 2008
• andrewmilner

  

  
  For reference:

  
  

  You can set a flash swf to be transparent by setting the property wmode=“transparent” within the HTML

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 18, 2008
• snowcat

  

  
  Hello,

  
  

  I just released a much improved version of this Dock Menu, click here to see it. It also has a free version with complete functionality.

  
  

  In addition to the free version, the commercial package includes a Flash component (MXP) file and fixes most of the previous issues and adds many requested improvements.
  The upgrade price from version 2.0 to 3.0 is $5

  
  

  Thanks andrewmilner for the reference, I almost feel ashamed I didn’t know that, but I guess there’s always something new to learn, even in the most basic tasks.

  
  

  Regards,
  Snowcat

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 20, 2008
• fullrich

  

  
  Hi. If I click on the thumbnail and I have the need to load an image in the same swf, How can I do this?

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 25, 2008
• russthorne

  

  
  I purchased Snowcat’s 1st Special Package and the product is excellent and developer is extremely helpful with questions. I am very pleased with this product!

  
  

  Thanks again Snowcat!

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 09, 2008