New designers resource site!

[kev]

Here' my latest site I created -

Web & Mutimedia Designers resource portal!

Here's the link: http://www.liquidsource.co.uk

All done in Flash! including the google search facility!

Please give your feed back, i.e - Would you use this site alot, is it easy to navigate, are the links relevent for designers? and just a general comments are more than welcome!

This is what's in store for the future:

Stage two - All links will be implemented into a database - easyier to manage and the size will reduce greatly (those links take up alot of space you know:)) And also I will introduce advertising.

Stage three - sub-catagories will be introduced, giving the site a broader scope. Most used sites will also be featrued!


Thanks

And don't forget to submit any usefull links!

Kev :)

[DDD]

Pretty cool. 2 things make it a lil more visual. Too text heavy usse sme icons to represent sections. Also change the scrolling menu to onClick events a couple of time my mouse accidently went over a link while I was reading and I had to find my place again. I am always down to use a nice resource. just make a few tweaks. Keep us posted on your progress.

[lostinbeta]

In your google search, if you don't put anything in your text box it brings up this page....

http://www.google.com/custom?q&percent%5Fdone=100&total%5Fbytes=340334&loaded%5Fbytes=340334&q=


Perhaps you can make it go to google.com instead?


Also maybe make the navigation links move the content when clicked instead of rolled over, I kept changing sections when I didn't want to because I moved my mouse.

[kev]

Thanks guyz, Yes I will change the the sections to on click! I ment to do that a while ago, but totally forgot! It drives me crazy sometimes also! Thanks.

As for the google search when empty! thanks I had never tested it when empty - I'll check it out

- Is there a script that will check if anything is inputed ito the next box,i.e if yes then do search. If no, end?

3d-iva - "Too text heavy usse sme icons to represent sections." - Can you explain this in a little more detail, I don't fully understand! Thanks


Keep em coming!

Kev :)

[lostinbeta]

if (yourTextBox == ""){
//do this
}


That is going by if you use a var name for the text box. If you use an INSTANCE name of a textbox it would be something like...

if (yourTextBox.text == ""){
//do this
}

[DDD]

Just be a lil more visual.....Use some icons so over time as a person uses the site they will be come used to seeing certain visual representations and immediately recognize that the sections deals with a certain subject matter. I love when sites use visual representations, this is just my opinion though. It also makes the site more interesting. JMO

[kev]

lostinbeta - thanks for the code - I'll try and implement it tonight! Thanks again!



3d-iva - ahh I see what you mean know - yes that is a great suggestion - I'll try and create that when I slim the file size down in my next release!

Thanks again guyz

kev

[lostinbeta]

No problem Kev.

[kev]

lostinbeta - tried it and I got lost - I'm using flash 5 btw.

The text box has the variable name of 'q'

Can you give me a more full example using the above?

Thanks

Kev

[lostinbeta]

Yeah, sorry, that was my mistake, I wasn't thinking clearly.


if (_root.q == null or _root.q == " ") {
_root.q = "nothing";
}

This checks to see if it is empty (null) or just has a blank space (" ") and if either of those are true it puts the text "nothing" inside.

[kev]

I tried this and I get this error - Line 1: Statement must appear within on handler
if (_root.q == null or _root.q == " ") {


I am supposed to put this in the search button, yes?

I have this -

if (_root.q == null or _root.q == " ") {
_root.q = "nothing";
}
on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") {
getURL ("http://www.google.com/custom?q"+q, "_blank", "GET");
}

Sorry if I am missing something, I am useless at actionscripting.

Thanks

Kev

[lostinbeta]

Well as the error message stated, the if statement must be included inside an on handler.

Such as on (release), on(press), etc.




on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") {
if (_root.q == null or _root.q == " ") {
getURL("http://www.google.com", "_blank");
} else {
getURL("http://www.google.com/custom?q"+q, "_blank", "GET");
}


How does that work?

[kev]

Nearly there - keep geting this error

- Scene=Scene 1, Layer=Google search, Frame=20: Line 1: Statement block must be terminated by '}'
on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") {

Scene=Scene 1, Layer=Google search, Frame=20: Line 6: Syntax error.
}

Any ideas?

Kev

[lostinbeta]

Same thing... the error states the the on handler wasn't closed. My mistake... again. I added the else statement, but forgot to close it, so it considered the on handler closing as the else statement closing.


on (release, keyPress "<Enter>") {
if (_root.q == null or _root.q == " ") {
getURL("http://www.google.com", "_blank");
} else {
getURL("http://www.google.com/custom?q"+q, "_blank", "GET");
}
}

[kev]

Great, thankyou so much! I know this must of been a bit of a pain for you :) but I have learnt alot, and maybe others reading it will too!

Thanks and take care, maybe one day I can return the favour!

Kev

[lostinbeta]

Just doin' my job ;)