uber
August 25th, 2003, 09:18 AM
This is my first posting on this (any flash related) forum - so please bear with me if my ineptness infuriates u :)
My problem:
I am designing a site in flash where users can edit an object once they have edited the clip i need to be able to receive an email telling me what they 'saw' on the screen - and also as they move from frame-frame within the movie the variables they selected to be shown.
here is how it should work for the user:
The object which they can customise is to be striped - the user is first asked to decide if they want it vertically or horizontally striped.
then they are asked to choose the colour of stripe 1, and hit 'next' to choose stripe two, the menu here is different coloured buttons - as they roll over the buttons the colour of stripe one changes ( colour or tint) when they hit 'next' the colour of stripe one should be recorded (thinkin of usin arrays)
this takes them to the next frame - where their selection of colour for stripe one is still visible ( i.e. frame two needs to know what the user selected in frame 1 - and fill stripe 1 accordingly) - then the user is prompted to select the colour of stripe two - the same happens as above
then they arrive on frame 3 with their choice of colour for stripe 1 an 2 displayed and the prompt for them to choose the colour of stripe three.
once they have modified the object and are happy with it they can click the 'buy now' button - i am using paypal for simplicity/budget restrictions. the paypal screen will dispay - " have chosen to purchase a 'modified' ...blah...blah...." - and a price. (it isnt important that they see what theyve designed in the paypal window) - however i do need to receive an email from the flash movie telling me the choices (radio buttons) that they selected - i.e. stripe 0=choice6, stripe, stripe 1 = choice2, stripe 2 = choice 8
where choices = equal colours.
so far i have concluded that the best way to tackle this problem would be with radio buttons and arrays (an array for each stripe?) however i am uncertain of how to get one frame to display the choice the user placed into the array in the first frame - the colour of thes clips is being changed with actionscript rather than hundreds of different possible combimations of differeing coloured symbols.
i realise that this is a long post - but wanted to make sure i explained the problem fully - thank you for your time - and look forward to your replies.
My problem:
I am designing a site in flash where users can edit an object once they have edited the clip i need to be able to receive an email telling me what they 'saw' on the screen - and also as they move from frame-frame within the movie the variables they selected to be shown.
here is how it should work for the user:
The object which they can customise is to be striped - the user is first asked to decide if they want it vertically or horizontally striped.
then they are asked to choose the colour of stripe 1, and hit 'next' to choose stripe two, the menu here is different coloured buttons - as they roll over the buttons the colour of stripe one changes ( colour or tint) when they hit 'next' the colour of stripe one should be recorded (thinkin of usin arrays)
this takes them to the next frame - where their selection of colour for stripe one is still visible ( i.e. frame two needs to know what the user selected in frame 1 - and fill stripe 1 accordingly) - then the user is prompted to select the colour of stripe two - the same happens as above
then they arrive on frame 3 with their choice of colour for stripe 1 an 2 displayed and the prompt for them to choose the colour of stripe three.
once they have modified the object and are happy with it they can click the 'buy now' button - i am using paypal for simplicity/budget restrictions. the paypal screen will dispay - " have chosen to purchase a 'modified' ...blah...blah...." - and a price. (it isnt important that they see what theyve designed in the paypal window) - however i do need to receive an email from the flash movie telling me the choices (radio buttons) that they selected - i.e. stripe 0=choice6, stripe, stripe 1 = choice2, stripe 2 = choice 8
where choices = equal colours.
so far i have concluded that the best way to tackle this problem would be with radio buttons and arrays (an array for each stripe?) however i am uncertain of how to get one frame to display the choice the user placed into the array in the first frame - the colour of thes clips is being changed with actionscript rather than hundreds of different possible combimations of differeing coloured symbols.
i realise that this is a long post - but wanted to make sure i explained the problem fully - thank you for your time - and look forward to your replies.