Flash XML News Tab

[minthu]

A few days ago, I have made a flash XML news tab (http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_112_news_tab) for my website.

http://www.flashmo.com/flash_templates/flashmo_112_news_tab.jpg

All images are loaded from a folder only once. It has auto play/pause button. Please check it and let me know your opinions. Hope it will be useful for you.

[Beebs]

Wow Minthu, as usual, great work!

Can you please explain what you said : "All images are loaded from a folder only once" - is this why there is no preloader?

Thanks minthu

[minthu]

Hi Beebs,

All images are loaded only once into each movie clip. So it does not load again and again into only one movie clip for rotating different images when you click on buttons or in auto play mode.

[steinson]

minthu, the flash xml news tab is great!

i was working on it today and would like to make the images load below the play buttons and the item_number_group. i tried moving the fm_pic symbol to a layer at the bottom, and couldn't make it work. i also tried experimenting with changing the load level of this - item.fm_pic.loadMovie.

i'm not that proficient with flash. if you can help me, i would appreciate it.

[minthu]

You can do this way after line no. 72.


change_menu_item(0); // the default item on load
item_number_group.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDe pth());
fm_auto.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());For previous and next buttons, you need to change them as movieclip instances first. Also, You may need to edit this movieclip.

Then you can put...


fm_previous.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth()) ;
fm_next.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());

[ChromeDemon]

Nice one fella

[phaseworks]

can i the source file?, please :) .. great works

[minthu]

hi phaseworks,

sure, it is on this page http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_112_news_tab as stated above. On that page, you will see "download source file" link at the bottom.

[phaseworks]

Yes i just notice :) thank you .. i also see one of your file that called flashmo 046 thumbnail xml, i want to ask can i add blur effect so when its scrolling the thumb a bit blur and can i use a flash lite box when i click one of the thumb?? ..

Many thanks


hi phaseworks,

sure, it is on this page http://www.flashmo.com/preview/flashmo_112_news_tab as stated above. On that page, you will see "download source file" link at the bottom.

[enjoibj]

im messing around with this news tab and cant get my uploaded pictures to show up? my xml reads
<item filename="a.jpg"
url=""
target="_parent"
title="Welcome!!"
description="Welcome to the new East Coast Long Drive homepage!" />

a.jpg is loaded in my public_html folder.... other pictures show up on the site

my pictures jpg and GIF format wont show up on the .swf slideshow? how can i fix this?
thank you!

[enjoibj]

ok, i got it working on safari on other ppls computers but not on mozilla firefox or IE?
http://www.eastcoastlongdrive.com/home3.html
can some one let me know if its working and for what browser? they are jpgs...
ty!

[minthu]

Hi enjoibj, it looks great but 2nd pic does not show up. I'm using Google Chrome.

[enjoibj]

Thanks, A friend looked at it in safari with a macbook and it came out the way i wanted.... the pics wont show in friefox? and in IE the dimensions are weird.... how do i get rid of the xml directions box to the right?
thanks for the quick reply
Hi enjoibj, it looks great but 2nd pic does not show up. I'm using Google Chrome.

[enjoibj]

thanks i have fixed the word-wrap issue now i have a problem with the pictures not showing up in firefox http://www.eastcoastlongdrive.com/home3.html they show up in IE and chrome! why is this?
Thanks, A friend looked at it in safari with a macbook and it came out the way i wanted.... the pics wont show in friefox? and in IE the dimensions are weird.... how do i get rid of the xml directions box to the right?
thanks for the quick reply

[youngbucks]

im working on a website at the moment for my portfolio and id love to use your news tab in it but i have some trouble editing it. I cant seem to get to change the color of the text at the bottom. The part that shows descritpion and such. The background of my website is black so im tryna make it fit with it. If its not too much trouble could you please help .