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• flashblue

  

  
  New tags have been added for the new component Horizontal Scale Menu XML
  #  /  posted on Jun 15, 2009
• s1m0nb

  

  
  For whatever reason if you edit any of the .fla file it stops the navigation working when you preview the index.html file. As I wanted to get rid of the gradiant bitmap, but when I remove it and export it. It no longer works.

  
  

  Also, I think there should be more documentation to go along with this Flash file as it doesn’t describe how to change the font.

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 05, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  You need to install font written in readme.html. Otherwise, if you export it, you can’t see it working. You need to open fla library & change font in fonts_mc. Then, you need to change font name in com/flashdo/flashblue/ScaleMenu.as.

  
  

  If you can’t do it, mail me with your font to change.

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 05, 2009
• mylifeinfiction

  

  
  Does this come with a Main_Symbol to drag and drop onto Flash CS3 Document?

  
  

  Or is it just for external links to HTML pages?

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 26, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  You need to know a little AS3 load it into another project. There’s a sample in Main.as file how it’s done.

  
  #  /  posted on Jul 26, 2009
• microsushi

  

  
  How do I place the menu in a specific location in a SWF?
  Is it possible to have a selected state when on the relative page?

  
  

  thanks, James

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 03, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  Open XML file. You’ll see

  
  

  positionX=“center” positionY=“center” parameters.

  
  

  Change “center” to integer values.

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 03, 2009
• microsushi

  

  
  I found what you were talking about. STill there is an inconsistent problem.
  I cannot set positionY integer to anything greater than 0. .....
  I'm discovering that it is essential to include the decimal (like this 12.0) even if it is an even integer. I discovered this while writing this post. Perhaps it will help someone else:)

  thanks.

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 03, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  I solved it. There was a mistake in com/flashdo/flashblue/ScaleMenu.as

  
  

  Change:

  
  

  menuHolder.y = parseInt(globals.positionY+positionY);

  
  

  to:

  
  

  menuHolder.y = parseInt(globals.positionY)+positionY;

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 03, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  Please, re-download.

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 03, 2009
• microsushi

  

  
  HI, Im liking this menu.
  How would I link a menu item to a labeled keyFrame on the main timeline?
  Or, load another swf or MC?

  
  

  thanks, microsushi

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 14, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  You need to change buttonMouseClick function on com/flashdo/flashblue/ScaleMenu.as

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 14, 2009
• microsushi

  

  
  Would you please show me the proper way to change the AS3 function to call a swf or movieclip. I’ve pasted the passage of code from com/flashdo/flashblue/ScaleMenu.as.

  
  

  //Button On Click private function buttonMouseClick(e:MouseEvent):void { var i:int = e.currentTarget.i; var url:String = item[i].url; var target:String = item[i].target; navigateToURL(new URLRequest(url), target); }

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 14, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest("path_to_your_swf.swf"); 
  var loader:Loader = new Loader(); 
  loader.load(request); 
  addChild(loader); 
  

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 14, 2009
• microsushi

  

  
  I am opening new window each time. I would like to target the stage or named_mc.
  HOw do I do this?
  Im getting lost as to where or how to do this.
  Your help is greatly appreciated.

  
  

  This is my code on menu.xml file: <item> <name>CLIENTS</name> <url> scrollingText.swf</url> <target></target> </item>

  
  

  This is my code on ScaleMenu.as: //Button On Click private function buttonMouseClick(e:MouseEvent):void { //var i:int = e.currentTarget.i; //var url:String = item[i].url; //var target:String = item[i].target; //navigateToURL(new URLRequest(url), target); //this method will load swf or mc var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest(); var loader:Loader = new Loader(); loader.load(request); addChild(loader);

  
  

  }

  
  

  p.s. my formatting gets lost when I publish my code, how to control this?

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 14, 2009
• microsushi

  

  
  It would seem the
  loader.load(request); addChild(loader);
  method would load it into the same swf.
  ...
  This is my code on menu.xml file:
  <item>
  <name>CLIENTS</name>
  <url> scrollingText.swf</url>
  <target></target>
  </item>

  
  

  This is my code on ScaleMenu.as: //Button On Click
  private function buttonMouseClick(e:MouseEvent):void {
  //var i:int = e.currentTarget.i;
  //var url:String = item[i].url;
  //var target:String = item[i].target;
  //navigateToURL(new URLRequest(url), target);
  //this method will load swf or mc
  var request:URLRequest = new URLRequest();
  var loader:Loader = new Loader();
  loader.load(request);
  addChild(loader);

  
  

  }

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 15, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  You must know AS3 a bit to make it load external swf.

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 15, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  I changed codes. Please, re-download it.

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 15, 2009
• kiltcheck

  

  
  I bought this hoping that I could use it as is, but didn’t realize that the background gradient was part of the flash stage. I don’t have flash and I don’t see any way to deal with background colors as part of the XML. Is there some way to have it just be black short of flash? I don’t own flash and wasn’t intending to buy it which is why I was looking for XML oriented tools.

  
  

  Thanks in advance.

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 17, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  If you can’t open fla source, send me a rpivate message to flashblue80@hotmail.com

  
  #  /  posted on Oct 17, 2009
• julio.valdes

  

  
  Hi Flashblue

  You know how I should write my links in the menu.xml file, so they can be loaded in an iframe, which is in the same html file of the flash menu.

  regards

  Julio

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 18, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  You need to give a name to your iframe & write your URLs like that:

  
  

  http://www.sitename.com, iframe_name

  
  

  on args parameter of XML. (method should be navigateToURLs )

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 18, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  You need to give a name to your iframe & write your URLs like that:

  
  

  http://www.sitename.com, iframe_name

  
  

  on args parameter of XML. (method should be navigateToURLs )

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 18, 2009
• julio.valdes

  

  
  Doesn’t work, by the way I’m in the product, Vertical Scale Menu XML v2.
  I haven’t touch de scalemenu.as.
  My menu.xml looks like this

  <item fontColor="#efefef" fontColorOver="#FFFFFF" bgColor="#989898" bgColorOver="#ff0000">
  <title>Identidad</title>
  <method>navigateToURLs</method>
  <args>contenido1.html, contentframe</args>
  </item>

  the name of the iframe is contentframe, and in the html looks like this:

  <iframe src="contenido2.html" width="100%" height="700px" align="top" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" name="contentframe" id="contentframe" ></iframe>

  i dont know if i have to add something.
  i'ma very lost here
  thanks for your help

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 18, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  
  #  /  posted on Nov 19, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  There’s an issue with Flash navigateToURL method in AS3 with dynamic targets.

  
  

  You should change code on line 329 in com/flashdo/flashblue/ScaleMenu.as to:

  
  

  navigateToURL(new URLRequest(url), "contentframe"); 
  

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 19, 2009
• julio.valdes

  

  
  It works perfectly!!!!

  thanks so much Flashblue!!!

  Regards

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 19, 2009
• flashblue

  

  
  No problem.

  
  #  /  posted on Nov 19, 2009
• bpmusic001

  

  
  Hi just bought the component and needing to make the links go to pages in my site. I’m using adobe golive 9. what do I need to open the files with extentions “.as” to make all these changes?

  
  

  I’ve done what I can to change the link info in the menu.xml file but that is not changing anything.

  
  

  please advise.

  
  

  Regards,
  Bruce

  
  #  /  posted on Mar 22, 2010
• flashblue

  

  
  Can you send me your test URL? You just need to change XML variables.

  
  

  flashblue80@hotmail.com

  
  #  /  posted on Mar 23, 2010