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im trying to make buttons like this:
http://www.templatemonster.com/websi...tes/10398.html
but i cannot get it
does anyboy know how to do this? i think i need it to determine what web page your on so that button will become "lit also"
does anybody know what i mean and can help me?
thank you
is this just for a FLASH header?? embedded into a HTML pages with the rest of the content being HTML?
If so..then yes, you do need to check what page you are on...to keep that button 'lit'..
you can do this with either javaScript or through the swfObject you use to embed your .swf into your HTML page.
or you can use a sharedObject.
ooh i knew it was going to have to be more coding
do you know of anyplace i could get a script like that?
depends on which method you want to take... there are two links in my footer that cover the sharedObject and the URL > FLASH links will helps.. also if you search there was a method posted on how to use the swfObject as well
launchpad76 posted in.. I was in the thread as well..
her is the link to the swfObject site:
http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/
Code:<script type="text/javascript">
var so = new SWFObject("movie.swf", "mymovie", "400", "200", "8", "#336699");
so.addVariable("variable1", getQueryParamValue("variable1"));
so.addVariable("variable2", getQueryParamValue("variable2"));
so.write("flashcontent");
</script>
will grab variables variable1 & variable2 from the URL/query string.. these will automatically be loaded/available in _root of your document once the movie loads.
ok, so then how will i get the swf to use these? i feel so stupid :(
you do and you dont.. LOL
you pick a method and implement it..
either the javaScript way (like the URL > FLASH link in my footer) or the swfObject way (posted above)..
once you have done this the variable in the URL/QUERY string will be loaded and ready for you to use on _root. before you movie even starts. :)
heres a quick example..
1.) create your header/navigation FLASH movie.. so that it can accept a VARIABLE when the movieLoads..and then that movieClip will play/trigger (looking like its activated/down)
so make your nav... each button is a movieClip.. with two frames... both frames have stop actions.
frame 1: button text in BLACK
frame 2: button text in ORANGE
do this for all the buttons you want.
use this code in the main timeline:
if(_root.pageID == "home"){
link1.gotoAndStop(2);
}
if(_root.pageID == "about"){
link2.gotoAndStop(2);
}
if(_root.pageID == "email"){
link3.gotoAndStop(2);
}
save/publish your .swf & HTML page..
go to the HTML you just published and create a copy..
edit the source code and embed your .swf using this code..
now you need to call your pages like this:Code:<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<title>swfObject_varCheck</title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
<!--url's used in the movie-->
<!--text used in the movie-->
<!-- saved from url=(007)about:internet -->
<script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
<div id="flashcontent">
This text is replaced by the Flash movie.
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var so = new SWFObject("swfObject_varCheck.swf", "URL_varCheck", "395", "125", "8", "#FFFFFF");
so.addVariable("pageID", getQueryParamValue("pageID"));
so.write("flashcontent");
</script>
</body>
</html>
instead of:
www.somesite.com/home.html
it will be
www.somesite.com/home.html&pageID=home
and so on
www.somesite.com/home.html&pageID=home
www.somesite.com/about.html&pageID=about
www.somesite.com/email.html&pageID=email
etc..etc so flash can read the pageID variable at the end..
see attachment.
ok i tried really really hard to do this on my own, i feel like a pest. but anyway i cannot get the urls like that! i downloaded the file and uploaded it to my host i tried everything i could think of (without coding something) and nothing worked, on another forum i use for webdeveloping help i asked and what they game me didnt really help. thats like all i need and i think (until i start making my flash header) all i will need. do you think you can explain to me what im doing wrong, or should i just give up lol?
apparently you cannot edit a post on here, so i just wanted to say that i figured it out! can you believe it! i just needed to change one little thing, instead of having it search for the pageID i just set it what i wanted it to be right into the embed script.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shannighan
thank you for all of your help! :)
Im not sure what the problem is..you arent giving us much..just 'cant do it' and 'wont work' basically..LOL
That header I uploaded works fine.. but it needs a variable in the URL...
the banner will do NOTHING unless it has a variable in the URL string called pageID
and pageID has to have the value of one of the pages coded in the .fla (home, about, email..etc)
I dont understand what you mean by:
you just type that at the end.. thats all..Quote:
but anyway i cannot get the urls like that! i downloaded the file and uploaded it to my host i tried everything i could think of
on all the buttons.. in FLASH.. and all the HTML links.. (basically any button or link that will change/load a new page) need to have the
?pageID=home
?pageID=about
?pageID=email
etc..etc..
at the end..
if you have your code on a FLASH button that looks like this:
on(press){
getURL("home.html");
}
it needs to be like this:
on(press){
getURL("home.html?pageID=home");
}
update: if you downloaded the file..and uploaded it to your webhost..
then when you open it..
type:
?pageID=home
at the end in the URL bar.. and it enter.. the button will highlight.. edit home and put about in there..the about button will light up...
I didnt put it on the buttons....so you could see how it works...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shannighan
glad it all worked out...
you can do it either way.. (as mentioned in both links in my footer) ;)
Is there a way to make this work without the PageID? I need to use this script for pages like index.php, about-us.php and so on? Thanks