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  1. 04-24-2006, 09:09 PM #1
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    [Help] MouseScroll functionality when Flash in Focus

    I have a flash movie that is a longer than the page, and when the flash movie is selected the mouse wheel doesn't scroll the page.

    I know why this is, but I am wondering if there is a way to page scroll in the browser window when the flash movie is in focus. I'm guessing that maybe javascript or something would be a solution, but not sure.
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  2. 04-24-2006, 09:23 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by SlimSlaby
    the mouse wheel doesn't scroll the page.
    I know why this is,
    You mean you know that the mouse wheel doesn't work with flash at all?
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  3. 04-24-2006, 11:03 PM #3
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    No.. I mean that when Flash is in focus, the mouse wheel is a control device for the Flash Movie... Not the browser.

    But, I want the mouse wheel to scroll the browser page, even when flash is in focus.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SlimSlaby
    No.. I mean that when Flash is in focus, the mouse wheel is a control device for the Flash Movie... Not the browser.

    But, I want the mouse wheel to scroll the browser page, even when flash is in focus.
    Right, and I said that the Mouse Wheel Doesn't Work with Flash, ever. At least this is what I've learned over the years.
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  6. 04-25-2006, 06:38 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by launchpad67
    Right, and I said that the Mouse Wheel Doesn't Work with Flash, ever. At least this is what I've learned over the years.
    I have found this just now :

    Mouse Wheel Tutorial

    It seems like there is a mouseListener method and a javascript method. It just doesn't work automatically, you need code to control it's behavior.
    within flash.

    I actually want the mousewheel to control the browser window, regardless of whether flash is in focus or not. So I am guessing that I would need to add a listener and then somehow tell the browser window to scroll up/down as I move the mouse wheel.

    Anyone ever do this ?

    I might be able to put something together just based on this javascript method.
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  7. 04-11-2008, 01:08 PM #6
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    Capture the mousewheel motion and then use ExternalAPI to call a javascript, which will then tell the browser to scroll.

    Problem is, in the browser, seems mouseWheel doesnt work
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  8. 04-11-2008, 06:46 PM #7
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    Here's a solution I found:
    http://asji-lab.blogspot.com/2005/11...-in-flash.html
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