Flash nav with HTML site
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- lw-d
Hi all,
I need to have a flash menu system powering a html site. I have had to create a new flash file for each page because each changes the colour of the navigation. If I set it up timeline based, then if the user refreshes, the flash player will start from frame one. I don't really want to have the menu in a frame either.
The problem is that the menu is taking up extra files size because there is a new version per page.
Hope this makes sense (probably not :) I'll explain more if you like.
Thanks.
- visualplane_0
Can you use html frames?
- jevad0
One flash movie - and different vars calling or changing teh mneu for every page:
- joyride0
^ what he said
- lw-d0
Can't use frames. Thanks for the tut. I'll take a look @ that.
Thanks.
- lw-d0
Shit, bit over my head that. Maybe I will have to stick with a separate swf per page :(
- vagabond0070
nah. use a CSS layered containing a persistant flash nav
then investigate thee flashVars
help track persistant states then load your HTML content into a content below
- jevad0
"Shit, bit over my head that. Maybe I will have to stick with a separate swf per page :(
lw-d
(Aug 31 06, 13:28)"Making your life a bit more difficult doing that mate. Just take the time to learn about flash vars - especially when doing something liek this. You will save yourself a bunch of time and headache in teh long run
- kyl30
my life for the last two days. totally learn to use it and you'll be very proud of yerseff
- lw-d0
Cheers all, you've inspired me to learn it. I have done a work around for the client brief tomorrow. I will bury my head in the tutorial and update it over the weekend. Client won't know any different but as you say, I'll be proud :)
Thanks All
- joyride0
if you get stuck, just be prepared to post a link and possibly the fla. Help is always around, but don't expect us to do all the work.
gL
- vagabond0070
i just implemented flashVars talking to javascripts that initilized not only a nav but persistant flash modules as well.
as posted above do continue to ask... would love to help.
but sometimes the learning is its own reward... after all, what good is posted code if you do not learn how to vary the implementation the next time the problem comes up.
Cheers. You will get it. It is not that hard really.