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[ceeacs]

Hi basically I'm doing a projector both mac and pc and I downloaded a program which replaces the projector file for flash player 5 - so when I publish my projectors in version 5 there is no menubar or right click however I can only get this to work now having flash player 6 and MX if I publish the projector as 5.

What I was wondering is does anyone no how to edit flash 6's projector file to disable menu etc??

Or is there a command within actionscript??

[johnie]

Which program did you use??

Jugglor, SWF Studio, FlashNPack, ETC all work with the Flash 6 player. Resource Hacker and EXEScope should also still work- but I'm not 100% sure about that.

Likewise NeoBook, MMB, and MMF can still handle the Flash 6 player and do what you are wanting.

[Flash 'N Pack]

To do it from Action Script, Here is How : just remember, it will only work with Flash Player 6.0..

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if (ASNative(800,2)(2) == true) {
// Your Actions here ....
}
}

Here is where i got it from:

http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache...ASNative&hl=en


Now if you want to do it in in flash 5 or 6 the you will have to use Flash 'N Pack since it is the only tool that will allow you to Create your Own Right Mouse Click Menus in Flash .... http://www.flashnpack.com

here is a small demo:

http://www.flashnpack.com/samples/do...le=RMClick.exe

source file of this demo is included with Flash 'N Pack Trial Version.


[Edited by Flash 'N Pack on 06-10-2002 at 04:04 PM]

[johnie]

That actionscript detects the button but really doesn't disable it...

I think he had downloaded Les P.'s Resource Hacker Hacked Projector replacement Projector.

I would assume that you could resource hack the Flash 6 EXE but I haven't actually done this.

On a side note FlashAnts Ice Projector lets you make your own right click menus.

[Northcode]

In SWF Studio you can disable the Flash right click menu (and the SWF Studio custom context menu) and then use the ASNative function to display your own right click menu as well.

Any projector tool that lets you disable the right click menu, which basicalyl means ALL of them, can use the ASNative function to create a customized right click menu.

[ceeacs]

Originally posted by johnie
Which program did you use??

Jugglor, SWF Studio, FlashNPack, ETC all work with the Flash 6 player. Resource Hacker and EXEScope should also still work- but I'm not 100% sure about that.

Likewise NeoBook, MMB, and MMF can still handle the Flash 6 player and do what you are wanting.

I used
http://www.aritali.com/flash/templates/editedplayer.htm this was free - are al the things your mentioning to use free??

[Northcode]

Les created that special version of the Flash player by removing selected resources with Resource Hacker. You can probably do the same thing to a Flash MX projector but I don't know if anyone has tried it yet. The Flash MX projector contains a few more resources and you have to be careful not to remove TOO much or you cripple the application.

[ceeacs]

Originally posted by Northcode

Les created that special version of the Flash player by removing selected resources with Resource Hacker. You can probably do the same thing to a Flash MX projector but I don't know if anyone has tried it yet. The Flash MX projector contains a few more resources and you have to be careful not to remove TOO much or you cripple the application.

where do you get resource hacker from??

[Flash 'N Pack]

Get it here:

http://www.users.on.net/johnson/resourcehacker/

be carefull when you use such tool because it might be illegal to do ....

[johnie]

Originally posted by ceeacs

Originally posted by johnie
Which program did you use??

Jugglor, SWF Studio, FlashNPack, ETC all work with the Flash 6 player. Resource Hacker and EXEScope should also still work- but I'm not 100% sure about that.

Likewise NeoBook, MMB, and MMF can still handle the Flash 6 player and do what you are wanting.

I used
http://www.aritali.com/flash/templates/editedplayer.htm this was free - are al the things your mentioning to use free??

I was pretty sure that was what you had used...

No they all cost money except for Resource Hacker which is free but it is kind of a grey issue on its legality. Macromedia claims that you do not enter any type of liscensing agreement when you distribute a projectore file and considers it an end user product just as they do a SWF but there are moral and possible copyright infringement possibilities there.

So far Macromedia seems to have turned a blind eye to people using EXEScope and Resource Hacker including posting that there is no EULA for projectors and that they can be distributed without permission but stopping short on their feelings on modifying a projector.

If you were to do this you would remove the Resource for the right click menu and then create your own using the Actionscript already mentioned. I have done such before with Resource Hacker and a Flash 5 projector but I have not done it with a MX projector.

[ceeacs]

Originally posted by johnie

Originally posted by ceeacs

Originally posted by johnie
Which program did you use??

Jugglor, SWF Studio, FlashNPack, ETC all work with the Flash 6 player. Resource Hacker and EXEScope should also still work- but I'm not 100% sure about that.

Likewise NeoBook, MMB, and MMF can still handle the Flash 6 player and do what you are wanting.

I used
http://www.aritali.com/flash/templates/editedplayer.htm this was free - are al the things your mentioning to use free??

I was pretty sure that was what you had used...

No they all cost money except for Resource Hacker which is free but it is kind of a grey issue on its legality. Macromedia claims that you do not enter any type of liscensing agreement when you distribute a projectore file and considers it an end user product just as they do a SWF but there are moral and possible copyright infringement possibilities there.

So far Macromedia seems to have turned a blind eye to people using EXEScope and Resource Hacker including posting that there is no EULA for projectors and that they can be distributed without permission but stopping short on their feelings on modifying a projector.

If you were to do this you would remove the Resource for the right click menu and then create your own using the Actionscript already mentioned. I have done such before with Resource Hacker and a Flash 5 projector but I have not done it with a MX projector.

thanks for that - since its all above board - I dont think I'll be doing that - I'll just leave the menu on

[FlashJester Support Team]

You can use Jugglor also. The is not ilegal as we don't hack into the projector file we only create a shell around it.

http://www.jugglor.com

Good luck

[johnie]

There are basically 4 types of "Projector" tools.

1. Tools that actually edit the resources of the Flash projector... These are tools like Resource Hacker, EXEScope, and there are more. These tools are in the Grey area of the law and what I was refering to.

2. Tools that create a Shell Around the Projector to Change it's look. These are tools like Jugglor, Swift Canvas (Search the board for support problems), and Projector Launcher (They seem to be out of bussiness). MMB and other tools that can bind another exe can also be used in this manner. These tools are completly legal.

3. Tools that produce custom files or projectors by using Active X either programatically, or by allowing you to embed IE Componets into your EXE thus enabling Active X. These are tools like SWF Studio, FlashNPack, FMProjector and you also have MMF which can embed Active X Componets Directly into it (FlashNPack also takes this stratagey). Some tools also take the embed IE for this task... apps susch as Xapp (Seems Defunct now), MMB, Neobook and any tool that can embedd MSIE into it. Likwise you could concivably use XUL or Embeded Mozilla to make such an app from Mozilla thus using the NS Plug-IN. Again this is completly legal. You can also write your own app and embed the Flash player using Active X.

4. Tools that have its own Flash Handler built into them. Both Director and QT have their own Flash Handlers built directly into them. Director 8.5 handles Flash 5 and QT 6 Handles Flash 5. QT 5 Handles Flash 4 and Lower versions of Director handle lower versions of Flash. With QT (If you are on a MAC and on PC yet it doesn't quite work from the PC) you can skin the player specifically for your media to look anyway you want and with as many controls as you want using an XML document.

[jstrobel]

It seems all of the projector tools I've looked into are for PC only. Is there a Mac & PC version of these tools that is suitable for cross-platform CD-ROMs? I would love to get the functionality they offer, but all of my CDs work on Mac as well, so I can't use them.

Flash makes it so easy to make cross platform CDs. At least in our company, almost all of our CDs are cross-platform. If there were a decent cross-platform tool, I would be the first to buy one.

Thanks for the info,
Jessica

[Northcode]

There's nothing like this available on the market right now. Your only choices for PC+MAC support right now are Director, QuickTime and regular Flash projectors that you enhance on the MAC side with Applescript.

[jstrobel]

Thanks for the info. What could I enhance with Applescript? I have never used it before.

[Northcode]

According to Apple http://www.apple.com/applescript/ you can do anything with Applescript In practice there are limits to what you can accomplish with Applescript from Flash, but it's the only game in town for MAC projectors right now.

If you want to get a feel for what people have done with Applescript and Flash before, use the FK search feature to find "applescript" and you'll get a couple of hits