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Open A Jump Menu in a new window

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under HTML

This is for Macromedia DreamWeaver, but it can be applied to any Jump Menu using the right JS function.

HTML:
    original:
    <select name="nameOfYourMenu" onChange="MM_jumpMenu('parent',this,0)">

    change to:
    </select><select name="nameOfYourMenu"
    onChange="MM_jumpMenu('window.open()',this,0)">

Read more | Comments (0) | June 7th, 2005

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Fastes way to detect if a radio button has been selected

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under PHP

There are times when you just need to pull the default value of a radio button selection, rather than creating and array and testing from it.

The quick and dirty solution is to place a hidden field right before those items you want to send with default values if nothing is selected.

PHP:
    <input type="hidden" name="NameOfYourRadio" value="Default Value"/>

Read more | Comments (0) | May 17th, 2005

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createTextField and removeTextField

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under ActionScript, Programming

ActionScript:
    createTextFieldOnce = function(){
       trace("---> Text Field Created");
       _root.createTextField("cMagnitude",this.getNextHighestDepth(),0,0,100,30);
       cMagnitude.text = "Hello World";
    };

    deleteTextField = function(){
       trace("----> Text Field Deleted");
       _root.cMagnitude.removeTextField();
    };
    createTextFieldOnce();
    setInterval(deleteTextField,1000);

Read more | Comments (1) | May 16th, 2005

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Loading a RSS feed into Flash

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under ActionScript, Programming, Tutorials

ActionScript:
    // create a new XML object
    var sports:XML = new XML();

    // set the ignoreWhite property to true (default value is false)
    sports.ignoreWhite = true;

    // After loading is complete, trace the XML object
    sports.onLoad = function(success) {
      trace(sports);
    };

    // load the XML into the sports object
    sports.load("http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/sports");

Read more | Comments (22) | May 15th, 2005

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Removiing a Movie Clip on Stage with AS

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under ActionScript, Programming

ActionScript:
    //A square with id = square
    //A simple button named mca that removes the attached MCs

    this.attachMovie("square", "square1",1);
    this.attachMovie("square", "square2",2);

    square2._x =100;

    mca.onRelease = function() {
     square1.removeMovieClip();
     square2.removeMovieClip();
    }

Read more | Comments (0) | May 14th, 2005

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After a long brake

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under Flash Bits

As many of you know, for a while I was away from message boards. but I am back to help a few of the newbies out there. Also I am looking forward to update the Flash Bits section along with the PHP and DW bits.

Read more | Comments (0) | May 13th, 2005

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Create Text Field FlashMX 106 (lets have fun!)

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under Flash Bits

ActionScript:
    hDistance = 20;
    vDistance = 0;
    buttonsInfo = new Array("About Us", "Contact Us", "Gallery One", "Gallery Two", "Gallery Three", "Visual", "Guest", "Clients", "Account", "Search");
    textDesign = new TextFormat();
    textDesign.font = "Arial";
    textDesign.size = 15;
    textDesign.bullet = false;
    textDesign.underline = true;
    textDesign.url = "http://www.helmutgranda.com/";
    for (i =0;i&lt;10;i++){
       this.createTextField("textHolder"+i, i, 120+(i*vDistance),120+(i*hDistance),100,19);
       this["textHolder"+i].text = buttonsInfo[i];
       this["textHolder"+i].border = true;
       this["textHolder"+i].borderColor = "0xaa"+i/2+i/2+i/2+i;
       this["textHolder"+i].html = true;   
       this["textHolder"+i].selectable = false;
       this["textHolder"+i].textColor = "0xaa"+i*2+i*2+i*2+i;
       this["textHolder"+i].setTextFormat(textDesign);
    }

Read more | Comments (0) | January 19th, 2004

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Create Text Fields FlashMX 105 (with Borders)

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under Flash Bits


hDistance = 20
vDistance = 0
buttonsInfo = new Array("About Us", "Contact Us", "Gallery One", "Gallery Two", "Gallery Three", "Visual", "Guest", "Clients", "Account", "Search" )
for (i =0;i<10;i++){
this.createTextField("textHolder"+i, i, 120+(i*vDistance),120+(i*hDistance),100,19);
this["textHolder"+i].text = buttonsInfo[i];
this["textHolder"+i].border = true;
}

Read more | Comments (0) | January 18th, 2004

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Creating a Text Field FlashMX 103

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under Flash Bits


hDistance = 20
vDistance = 0

for (i =0;i<10;i++){
this.createTextField("textHolder"+i, i, 120+(i*VDistance),120+(i*HDistance),100,19);
this["textHolder"+i].text = "hello Helmut " + i;
}

Read more | Comments (0) | January 16th, 2004

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Create A Text Field FlashMX 102

Posted by Helmut Granda | Filed under Flash Bits


for (i =0;i<10;i++){
this.createTextField("textHolder"+i, i, 120+(i*20),120+(i*20),100,19);
this["textHolder"+i].text = "hello Helmut " + i;
}

Read more | Comments (0) | January 15th, 2004

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