Dock Menu FX

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• ngaheer
  Hi.

  
  

  Today only i purchased DockMenu Commecial 3. First of all, i felt surprised seeing that fla file does not have the real code to the component, but just have the component imported into it.

  
  

  Now i studied the whole component and found that this component is not really able to suit my needs. But if some changes made, it will be perfect product to be implemented on my website..

  
  

  Actually this component have settings.xml and images.xml. We provide path of images.xml inside settings.xml
  So it means showing images in this gallery is totally dependent on the settings.xml. If we want to show different images in this gallery at different pages of my website, then i need to have various swf, settings.xml and images.xml.. But i dont want to create so many files for same purpose.

  
  

  What i am looking for, is a way in which i can make use of something like parameters so that images can be customly set on the gallery as per provided in the parameter value. Or can i somehow provide xml directly on the swf as some parameters. Say like <object src=“Gallery.swf?imagesXml=blablabla.xml”>

  
  

  Munish

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 06, 2009
• snowcat
  ngaheer, you’d have to be an expert to be able to make changes to the source code

  
  

  You could tell me which are the changes you want to make to this component, and maybe I could help you in the near future. Otherwise I’d be happy to fully refund your purchase.

  
  

  You said “if we want to show different images in this gallery at different pages of my website, then i need to have various swf, settings.xml and images.xml.”
  Not various swf’s, but different settings and images.xml. How else would you provide different sets of images to the same menu? I have split the settings from images xml files cause the contents of both could be pretty big and the content is pretty different.

  
  
  #  /  posted on Jun 11, 2009
• bjhamm
  This plugin is great.
  I have 2 questions: How can I change the text in the tooltips? Also, how can I add more pictures? When I try to add more images to the image folder, they just don’t show up.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 22, 2009
• bjhamm
  Ok, nevermind, I figured it out. It’s in the images.xml file for those of you wondering.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 22, 2009
• systems29
  Why is the source not included if I’m spending 36.00?

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 25, 2009
• flash4mixit
  Thanks for the great component. It’s a breeze to use. One question.
  I’m not using the ‘url’ attribute in my images.xml, and yet when I embed my swf in an html page the cursor changes to the little ‘hand’ over my swf indicating a hotspot—this is confusing for users. Is there any way to supress that hand cursor?

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 26, 2009
• covertops09
  I would really like to use the Dock Menu files, I have downloaded the DockMenu.zip file and I am trying my hardest to place it in order of which it says to copy the files in, however, there are a couple of files where it looks like a bunch of garble, what am I doing wrong?

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 26, 2009
• flash4mixit
  ...this is a follow up to my message about suppressing the hand cursor. I had a new idea:

  
  

  Rather than suppressing the hand cursor, I could make it functional by assigning all my thumbnails the same url. Unfortunately, the url has important attributes (it opens a Floatbox). Is it possible to add the following url to my images.xml? :

  
  

  <a href=“my-floatbox-page.html” class=“floatbox” rev=“width:980 height:600 scrolling:no”>

  
  

  Thanks!

  
  
  #  /  posted on Jun 26, 2009
• heolles
  Hi, thank you for this great plugin. I just purchased the 3.0 Dock Menu professional ! And I have two questions.
  I can not find how to hide the text box that appears on each image. Is it Possible ?
  Can I change the background color for an image? My company wants to put a gradient background.

  
  

  Thank you!

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 28, 2009
• PCTechASAP
  Hi,
  
  Great job on this DockMenu Snowcat. I’ve purchased a bunch of your files and am extremely happy with my purchase.
  
  I am having some strange behavior with the DockMenu Flash Video. It is extremely choppy when viewed with IE8, but is smooth using Mozilla/Firefox. I’ve read that this is an issue with the 10.x.x Flash ActiveX plug-in.
  
  I’ve read that some people have overcome this issue by displaying it and somehow forcing the use of the 9.x.x Flash ActiveX plug-in instead of the current version.
  
  You can view the issue at:
  
  However, on this very page you have the sample DockMenu displayed and I don’t see any choppyness with the video rendering at all. I’m pretty confused now…
  
  Any ideas on how to resolve the issue on my site? Your help is much appreciated.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  PCTechASAP

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 28, 2009
• Paydarh60
  hello
  i purchased " XML News Reader " from this site.
  but it seems this file can not support another language.
  (when i edit XML file that added to swf file, the chracter shown az undefined).
  how can i import another language into swf file or XML file????
  My lanuage that i want to show in swf file is "farsi"
  thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 29, 2009
• stbearabus
  Hi,

  
  

  Great component. I hope this question has not been asked already. I am trying to find a way to get rid of the white space (or blank space) that shows up at the end of the cycles from left to right. In other words, I was hoping to have the rotation end at the end of the final image on the left side or the right side.. instead of that extra bit of blankness that appears. Thanks for your time!

  
  
  #  /  posted on Jun 29, 2009
• a_yorgos
  Hello SnowCat

  
  

  I have bought the DockMenu 3 and install it as you said, but when I open FlashCS3 that I have, in components window doesn’t show the component! I run Windows Vista SP1 and Flash CS3 if this helps you

  
  

  Thank you

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 01, 2009
• hebronbrick
  Snowcat, great product. I've purchased your professional version and have a couple of issues:

  1) CPU usage spikes way up when I load more than about 40 images. In IE 7, the usage is incremental as the image count grows. In Firefox 3.0.11 dockmenu raises the cpu utilization to around 30%, with only a few images. Even your own demo exhibits this behavior in Firefox. I have a test page available for you to see at:

  You can vary the number of images with the url parameter.

  2) When you have many images in the list, viewing the entire image and
  description of the far left or right image becomes difficult.

  Great product, snowcat. Really like the ability to customize via xml params.

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 01, 2009
• ale17
  Hi Snowcat, i like to take te number in the “target” in the images.xml in this code, can you help me with this?

  
  

  var event1:Object = new Object();
  DockMenu.addEventListener(“thumbReleased”, event1);
  event1.thumbReleased = function (obj:Object) {
  _root.myBook.flipGotoPage(Number(this.target[i]));
  }

  
  

  thanks

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 02, 2009
• hebronbrick
  Snowcat, when expandingDirection="down/left" and the tooltip position = "top" and apperance = "top" the tooltip gets cut off. Any plans to be able to set a margin inside the control so that this can be worked around?

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 02, 2009
• jdtorres
  Hello SnowCat

  
  

  I have bought the DockMenu 3 and work fine, but I need put the dockMenu in front of a picture, so I need make transparet the background, ¿How can I do that?

  
  

  thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 04, 2009
• kathy.immel
  How old are these free downloads? I am trying to download 3D DockMenu. I unzip the file and see the files in it. I watch the video of the tutorial and what I downloaded is missing the MXP file. Why can't things be simple and correct? It's also missing the carousel.fla file. Very unhappy about that. Why are there files missing from the download?

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 19, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  Hi kathy.immel,

  
  

  The free archives are for showcase purposes only. The .fla and MXP files that you are searching for are available only in the commercial archive, that gives access to all of the features of the component.

  
  #  /  posted on Jun 21, 2010
• neocorps
  Hello,
  
    I have an issue here, well maybe its just misconfiguration of some sort.
  
    When I configure the scrolling speed in this "demo", I get the slow scroll speed that I want, but when I create the XML and upload it in my site, the scroll speed remains the same (super fast), its kind of annoying because I have a large amount of images in one of the galleries (17) and since its horizontal if I try to get the image on the right the whole gallery jumps to the last image super fast.
  
    Its strange because when I do this here, it just doesn't happen.
  
    My site is http://localhost/logararquitectura/index.html
  
    The xml is: http://localhost/logararquitectura/settings.xml
  
  is there any way I can solve this?.
  #  /  posted on Jul 20, 2010
• FlashXML.net Su
  @neocorps
  Hello,
  You gave us a link to your local server (see the "localhost" in the URLs you gave us). We can not access your local server. Please put the files on an internet server and give us those links.
  #  /  posted on Jul 20, 2010
• kathy_soebono
  hi, i wanna combine with 3d wall pro and the dock menu as the button or menu to change the xml source of the 3d wall pro, could you help me what i must to do with the button link. thanks
  #  /  posted on Jul 27, 2010
• ostfreeskejung
  Hello, we want to put umlauts in the Dockmenu like: á ó ñ í é

  But i dont Works can you explain us how we can add this Letters in the Script !

  We use CS4

  Thank you

  
  #  /  posted on Sep 21, 2010
• karim.lahmer
  Hi, Is there any incompatibility with Firefox (PC) and Safari (Mac Os) ? Dock FX work perfectly on IE, but nothing appear for Firefox ?! Thanx for your answer.

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 08, 2010
• salvo65
  Hi Snowcat

  I really need your help! ?My link is work with target - “_blank”, example url="1.html" target="_blank";?but does not work with target - “_self”, example url="1.html" target="_self" ,can you tell me why? What should I do to open a file in the same window? ?Regards Salvatore

  
  #  /  posted on Dec 18, 2010
• jaredbooth
  Snowcat,

  I have integrated your Dock Menu FX with 3d Wall Pro. The Dock Menu is meant to trigger the initiation of of the 3D wall. Both acted pretty weirdly after I put them on the stage together.. The only way they began to stabilize is when I put 1 in a movie clip.

  But now, when I attempt to use a interaction like what you have described numerous times, I get nothing. I have attempted to debug byt making the following interaction :

  dockmc.DockMenu.addEventListener("thumbReleased" , thumbReleased,true);

  function thumbReleased(e:Event):void { title_txt.htmlText = "Reaction"; }

  I get no response, as if the listener is not working... Any ideas?

  
  #  /  posted on Mar 25, 2011
• seti808
  how do I use the component with Dreamweaver cs5?

  
  #  /  posted on May 31, 2011
• alexanderalmond
  Hi I was wondering if your dock menu can link to functions within a flash file instead of seperate websites??

  
  #  /  posted on Sep 09, 2011
• andybrickles
  We seem to be having an issue with functionality with Dock Menu FX. One day it was working, another not. Does this version only work with one version of flash installed in the browser? The dock displays on the webpages (see link below) but we have lost click functionality, no picture enlargement or lightbox appears where it once did.

  http://caterbuild.co.uk/cb/gallery/gallerybefore&afters/gallerybefore&afters.html

  All help appreciated!

  Andy

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 19, 2011
• pjl7k
  I’ve recently purchased the Dock Menu FX, and would like to make a few adjustments to the source for personal use:

  First, I’m interested in changing the image pre-loaders away from the existing circular .gif’s.

  Second, I’m hoping to make more options for the image’s text orientation (ie, vertically centered, horizontally centered).

  Thanks in advance for your response! Paul

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 31, 2011