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Font size increases !!!

After converting to templates for use with Contribute, some
pages have started using a default font size that is larger than
before. This only appears with IE, both 6 and 7, but not with
Firefox. You can see my problem in the ''Contact Us'' and the
Publications sections of:

http://www.writeonwhidbey.org/

What's the solution?

RH7: PDF generation of help project...

All,

I have a user who is trying out the trial of RoboHelp 7 and
wants to know when generating PDF output, is there a way to bypass
creating a Word document and go straight to the PDF. Is Word still
utilized this way for Printed Documentation no matter if a PDF is
made or not?

Any info would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

GregRH7: PDF generation of help project...
Hi Greg. Word is used to generate the PDF and can't be
bypassed. I have seen shareware CHM to PDF shareware but I have no
idea how reliable they are. Not sure if this is any use ;-(RH7: PDF generation of help project...
Colum,

Thanks for replying. I ask this question because the RH user
I have is also evaluating the current version of Flare which
doesn't use Word to generate the PDF output. They want to avoid
Word when generating PDFs.

Would generating FrameMaker output then going to PDF bypass
Word?

Greg
I suspect that Flare does user Word behind the scenes in the
same way that RH does. Something has to amalgamate the topics
before they get PDFd.

I would check the Flare forums before being certain Word is
not used silently. I'm not saying it does use Word for definite,
just that I suspect it does.

Peter,

Thanks for writing back. I asked for the reason why they
don't want to use Word and this is what they said:

''because in our experience, Word becomes unstable after a
certain size is reached (sometimes even %26lt;100 pages if there are
a lot of graphics and screenshots). Word pagination is one of the
first to go. I'm afraid that it would be difficult or impossible to
PDF long documents. We need to test this, particularly for Word's
instability issues.''
Which reinforces the need to check what I said about how does
Flare work. I truly don't know so you need to be certain. If it
does use Word, then you need to be sure it does not have the same
issues.

You can generate manageable sections of your help into
smaller Word docs, convert to PDF, then use Acrobat Pro to
amalgamate them (or whatever term Adobe uses for this process) into
one finished product.

That was possible at least as far back as 2003, and might
render the size issue moot.

Good luck,

Leon

Leon and everyone,

Thanks for all of your suggestions and comments. The RH user
is dead set against using Word to generate the PDF. In further
research we have found that both RH7 and Flare use Word as a
go-between in generating the PDF. However, the importing of
FrameMaker files in RH7 briefly gave us hope that the problem was
solved by outputting to FrameMaker and then to PDF. Much to our
surprise we found the RH7 can
import FrameMaker files but can't
export to FrameMaker files.

The user is in a different business unit and is not held to
the use of RH. Since FrameMaker output is important to them, RH7
won't fulfill their need.

Thanks again for all of your help.

Greg Davis

Senior Technical Writer

Consona ERP
It would seem logical that Adobe will have export to
Framemaker on their plans for future releases but that doesn't help
right now.

If the content is in FrameMaker, or could be, then perhaps
the Technical Communication Suite holds an alternative solution.
That can output to the version of RH7 that comes with it. When
FrameMaker is later updated, I understand it is a simple click to
update the RH7 project.

The only other possibility, and it seems unlikely, is to
hammer the customer a bit more on their objections to Word. They
say ''because in our experience, Word becomes unstable after a
certain size is reached (sometimes even %26lt;100 pages if there are
a lot of graphics and screenshots). Word pagination is one of the
first to go. I'm afraid that it would be difficult or impossible to
PDF long documents''

Word really should not be unstable at that level and it is
not my experience, even with many screenshots. Whenever I see
comments like that, I do wonder if some more investigation would
solve the problem. I always want to get my hands on the project at
that point and try to make it fall over. Sometimes the cause can be
found. Often it is just the template used.

How to validate entry in cfgrid

cfform formate = flash

cfgrid selectmode = edit

I have a column in my cfgrid that users can select on and
input a date (pick a date would be even better, but that is for
another time) - I want to validate that they actually put in a
valid date, but how?

I have a mask that will put the entry in the correct format,
but if the user puts in something that is not a date, it simply
changes the field to be blank.How to validate entry in cfgrid
not sure what version you are using but CF8 has %26lt;input
type=''datefield''%26gt; that would handle all of that for you... is
that a possibility for you?How to validate entry in cfgrid
If I were using a standard cfform with inputs then I would
understand, but I'm not, I'm using a cfgrid that can be edited. So
where would your suggestion go?

%26lt;cfquery name=''getComponents'' datasource=''mileage''%26gt;

SELECT partID, bikeID, itemName, brand, model, size,
material, piDate, extra

FROM bikeParts

WHERE bikeID = 1

%26lt;/cfquery%26gt;

%26lt;!--- FORM ---%26gt;

%26lt;cfform format=''flash''

action=''formdump.cfm''

style=''themeColor:##ff0000; background-color:##006600;''

width=''100%''

height=''100%''%26gt;

%26lt;cfformgroup type=''panel'' label=''? Bike Components''%26gt;

%26lt;cfformitem type=''html''%26gt;

To edit items within the grid, simply click on the item(s)
you wish to change, and make your changes.

%26lt;br /%26gt;When you are done, click the submit button.

%26lt;/cfformitem%26gt;

%26lt;!--- The hbox aligns the grid and the button vbox
horizontally ---%26gt;

%26lt;cfformgroup type=''hbox''

style=''vertical-align:bottom; horizontalAlign:center;''%26gt;

%26lt;!--- In order for things to align properly, all of the
hbox children must be in containers, so the cfgrid tag must be in a
vbox ---%26gt;

%26lt;cfformgroup type=''vbox''%26gt;

%26lt;cfgrid name=''componentChart''

query=''getComponents''

selectmode=''edit''

rowheaders=''no''

colheaders=''yes'' colheaderbold=''yes''

height=''400'' width=''1000'' %26gt;

%26lt;cfgridcolumn width=''100'' name=''itemName'' display=''yes''
header=''Component'' select=''no'' /%26gt;

%26lt;cfgridcolumn width=''100'' name=''brand'' display=''yes''
header=''Brand'' /%26gt;

%26lt;cfgridcolumn width=''100'' name=''model'' display=''yes''
header=''Model'' /%26gt;

%26lt;cfgridcolumn width=''75'' name=''size'' display=''yes''
header=''Size'' /%26gt;

%26lt;cfgridcolumn width=''125'' name=''material'' display=''yes''
header=''Material'' /%26gt;

%26lt;cfgridcolumn width=''100'' name=''piDate'' display=''yes''
header=''Began Using'' mask=''mmm d, yyyy'' dataalign=''center'' /%26gt;

%26lt;cfgridcolumn width=''400'' name=''extra'' display=''yes''
header=''Notes'' /%26gt;

%26lt;/cfgrid%26gt;

%26lt;cfinput type=''submit''

name=''btnSubmit''

value=''Submit''

width=''125'' /%26gt;

%26lt;/cfformgroup%26gt;

%26lt;/cfformgroup%26gt;

%26lt;/cfformgroup%26gt;

%26lt;/cfform%26gt;

Caption Feedback

Is there a way to add images or video to coincide with
caption feedback... An example would be an instructor (video)
walking onto the screen and giving feedback vs only having the text
caption with audio.Caption Feedback
Hi rydogg73

Are you referring to feedback captions that result from
clicking in the wrong area or by providing an incorrect answer? Or
are you simply looking for how one might accomplish this within the
normal viewing of Captivate by an end user?

Cheers... Rick
Caption Feedback
I am referring to the feedback captions that are displayed on
click events.
Hi again

Well, I know that if you wish an Image to display instead of
the normal caption, you can do this. You just edit the caption,
remove any text, then click the drop-down to choose the Caption
type. Scroll all the way to the bottom and select ''Browse''. You
then browse to the image of your choice.

I'm thinking that video feedback (although interesting)
wouldn't be accomplished this way. But what you could do is to have
the event branch to a different slide that played the video. Then
when the different slide finished, it could branch back.

Just a thought... Rick

Thanks Rick I appreciate your help... It looks like it works.

Ryan

Confused over the ''WHY''

I know this is going to sound like I'm a smart aleck but I'm
just trying to figure it all out and so far things have not been
answered in a way that I can understand. I must be missing
something because I can't seem to figure out the reason for
actionscript (.as) files. I don't come from a programming
background and I've been trying to figure out this stuff on my own
for quite some time. I believe the trouble lies in the question
''Why would Adobe/Macromedia think doing it this way is a good
thing?''

What is the benefit of having .as files over having the
script incorporated right in the movie file (other than for
components)? I've gone through several Flash Training programs and
no one's given a really good explaination. From my point of view,
it seems to leave me wide open to make mistakes. The code is more
complex, you got the public and private and different rules than in
the movie files. You're left wide open to lose things, especially
if your hard drive crashes. Also, if you want to share, you need to
send a whole folder full of stuff to make it work.

I'm must be missing some very important point(s) here because
the complexity and confusion to me seems like something that
companies would avoid. Does anyone know of a good resource that
truely explains this stuff and doesn't just tell you to ''do this'',
''do that''.

I've never been a good one to memorize stuff, but if i can
actually understand it, it becomes mine.Confused over the ''WHY''
it really isn't a good system for most non-professionals. if
you want to create some modest flash content that's not going to
change in the future, it's much easier to code within the authoring
environment and not use class files.

i code within the flash ide all the time especially when
testing something i've never done before. then for appropriate
projects i take what i've learned and use oop and class files.

however, if you are creating a large complex project (and
especially if you're collaborating with others), using classes and
oop is very helpful. if you create lots of projects and find the
need to use (and re-use) certain blocks of code, using class files
can be very helpful.

and even for small projects (like my website www.kglad.com) i
used class files because i knew when i started i would want to add
features in the future.

in fact, this past weekend i added a new ''about me'' button.
and that loads a bio.swf that contains 5 more buttons and each of
those does something. that entire update was trivial because i had
created a button class that creates the button graphics and button
actions (rollover, rollout and press).

all i had to do was supply the button's label, its x,y
properties and its action (load something, navigate to somewhere or
execute php file).

but again, you're correct: for simple things, the extra work
creating a class file isn't worth-while unless the project is large
or uses multiple contributers or needs to be easily
extensible.Confused over the ''WHY''
Glad to know that I am not the only one who sometimes does it
first in the IDE and then moves it over to a class.

And I agree with everything kglad said. The real value of
this type of approach comes when you will be working with others.

In many ways I look at classes as being ''black boxes.'' You
put this in hear and that comes out there. The actual mechanism
isn't that important. (Assuming the coding is sound in general.) So
different parts of the team can work on different parts of the
problem.

As for a good resource, I recommend Colin Moock's books on
Actionscript. He is very good about explaining why something is
done.
Speaking as a C++ programmer, I have been avoiding
actionscript until now. I've always found the coding structure to
be a mess. Previous versions of flash had you throwing snippets of
code all over the place... the timeline, movieclips, buttons...
it's just so disorganized.

With AS3 everything is finally coming together. It all makes
sense now and I'm actually enjoying programming in flash.

So to answer your question, I think Adobe created AS3 to be
more appealing to programmers from a more traditional
background.
Thanks for the help. I guess the confusion comes because I
always assume they show you the ''best'' way or only way of
accomplishing a job. It's good to know that it's examples and not
necessarily best practices. I think that was the confusing part of
it all.

I guess I've been trying since MX, skipped over 2004, got 8
and now CS3. While it seems i put a lot of time into studying it, i
don't have the occasion to actually put it into practice much and
therefore i've never gotten much chance to really practice it.

Thanks everyone!
you're welcome.

TC version of RH7 crashing

Is anyone using the ''enhanced'' versions of RH and FM in the
tech comm suite? I'm trying out the demo, using a relatively simple
Framemaker 8 book and using the feature where I can add the book to
my RH project, make changes in FM, and then have the changes
reflected in the RH project. After a few changes, I inevitably get
a corrupted project and RH either won't open it any more, or the
program quits when I try to do the ''update'' in RH, causing me to
have to start over with a new project.

I've found the documentation to be very sparse concerning the
integration between the two programs and how to use the FM/RH
workflow. Does anyone know if the full version comes with more
documentation regarding the ''enhanced'' features?

Tks,

LindaTC version of RH7 crashing
Hey, Linda!

Doh! I wrote this long answer only to find that you do indeed
have the TCS version! Anyway maybe some of this info will help
lurkers who may not be familiar with the new versions.

So other folks will understand, there are two versions of
RoboHelp that have just been released. One a standalone and one
which is part of the
Adobe
Technical Communications Suite (TCS)

As for your specific crash problem, I'm afraid I can't answer
it offhand. Maybe it was the process you went through?

The update/linking feature of FrameMaker files in RoboHelp
projects is part of the TCS version.

There are certainly benefits in the standalones, but the
Suite is more than the sum of its parts.

Even if you don't have the TCS and just have both standalones
on the same computer you can import (.FM, .MIF, .FRM, .BK, and
.BOOK) files.

In the Suite version of RH, you can ''link'' the FrameMaker
file to the RoboHelp project and ''update'' it to reflect changes
that have occured in the FrameMaker file. Instead of importing in
the normal way, you use a command called ''Add by reference.''

I am not a FrameMaker practitioner, but I wanted to see how
the process worked. So when Adobe asked me to write a RoboHelp 7
Reviewer's Guide, I wrote a tutorial (from a RoboHelp author's
perspective) for importing.

You can download Adobe RoboHelp 7 Reviewer's Guide here:

http://www.adobe.com/products/robohelp/pdfs/robohelp_7_reviewers_guide.pdf

Things are still being posted on the Adobe website because
the product has just launched. I see they haven't yet posted the
downloadable exercise files I included for the tutorial. That said,
you might get some tips from the ''Try it'' narrative in Part 3.

If you subscribe to this post, I will update this topic when
the files (and Adobe Captivate movies!) are posted.

Also, here is the Adobe RoboHelp 7 live online help site. I
realize you may have already done so, but check out the Importing
FrameMaker Files topic

http://help.adobe.com/en_US/RoboHTML/7.0/

There is also a separate TCS Reviewer's Guide that I see has
not yet been posted. It will have more tutorials as well.

Because the products are brand new, you will be seeing a LOT
more articles and tutorials published in the coming weeks on the
Developer Connection. I'll keep you posted on that here in the
forums.

Meanwhile, I'm sorry I couldn't give you a simple, direct
solution to your problem, but I'm glad you're giving the new model
a spin

Thanx,

John

Adobe Certified RoboHelp InstructorTC version of RH7 crashing
Hi John,

Thanks for your input! I had watched the eseminar that Adobe
did that showed how to add by reference FM files to a RH project,
so I followed that procedure. Since then I started over again and
just added a FM file one at a time (rather than a book), and I
haven't had crashes doing that. Next I'll try adding a book with
only two files in it to see what happens (adding the files via a
book appears to be necessary so the cross references between files
work).

I had looked at your reviewer's guide - that was very
helpful. Yeah, I noticed that the movies weren't posted - I was
going to ask you about that until I read your email more thoroughly
:-).

So there is one for TCS? If it's not posted yet, is there a
way to get it? There are a lot of things that could use more
explanation - for example, how is the glossary in RH automatically
generated - that is, how does the glossary have to be set up in FM
for this to work? I haven't been able to figure that out yet. Or
even small stuff, like what exactly is the difference between
''Update'', ''Force Update'' and ''Update All''. There's other things to
consider as well, especially if you're already used to using RH and
customizing it a lot... How can you easily still maintain some
customization while keeping all your content maintained in FM, and
so on... Other things, like for example how the program uses the
fmstyles.css file. I already had a css file that I was using in
RH6, so after a little experimentation, I realized that the
fmstyles.css file is the one that RH uses for topics that are FM
files. So I added my custom css to that file. Now, if you add the
FM files individually, each file has it's own css file that it
references that is generated from the fmstyles.css file. Well, the
program doesn't copy all the customized css from the fmstyles.css
file, just what it thinks it needs. So, for example, it didn't copy
my definitions for links. This leads to a conundrum - if you copy
the missing css to the file, you have to either mark the file as
not to be updated automatically, or else each time you update your
FM file, you'll lose the added css declarations. Another method
would be to just link another css file with your customizations to
the topic, but that would have to be re-added every time that the
topic is updated.

Well, this is the first time I've tried to do some kind of
''single-sourcing'', and I have projects that are due soon that I
want to use this with, so that's why I'm anxious to see more help
info and get feedback from others using the product :-). There's
nothing like being an early adopter :-).

By the way - you mention the ''try-it-assets'' folder in your
guide - where is that? I can't seem to find it, but maybe it wasn't
included in the trial. (My company is supposed to be ordering the
upgrade the beginning of next week.)

Thanks for your help,

Linda
Hey Linda.

A couple of things here. The easy one first. The ''Try-it
Assets folder'' refers to the Sample download files I mentioned
which (like the Adobe Captivate Demos) have not been uploaded to
the site yet. In an effort to get stuff up quickly, not all of it
is posted. The same is true for the TCS Reviewer's Guide. I've seen
a draft of it and I think it will be very helpful when it's finally
posted.

The way I've found content that is brand spanking new, is to
type in ''reviewer guide'' into the search box of any Adobe website
page. Keep pinging that and hopefully it will pop up.

I've asked the Adobe folks to look into this. Though I try to
keep these threads open, you are welcome to email me offline for
more information (see my address in the view profile).

Thanx,

john

eye color

Mail Form - Perl / CGI

Hey Guys

I have set up a file named form.php but I get the following
error message when I submit a form:

Method not Allowed

The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL
/form.php.

Why is this? I have used the famous
http://boaddrink.com PHP script.

Any replies would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks =P .Mail Form - Perl / CGI
...I have scouted google and not found an answer.Mail Form - Perl / CGI

''ForensicBop'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
message

news:fga3ml$ivs$1@forums.macromedia.com...

%26gt; Anybody?

You may need to wait more than 6 minutes for a very specific
question like

this.

--

Patty Ayers | Adobe Community Expert

www.WebDevBiz.com

Free Articles on the Business of Web Development

Web Design Contract, Estimate Request Form, Estimate
Worksheet

--

%26gt;
Method not Allowed

%26gt;
The requested method POST is not allowed for the URL
/form.php.

url address to the form page?

What shows in the browser when you put the script's location
into the

address bar?

Does your hosting allow php??

--

Alan

Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver

http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

Click here for link to
page.

The script is displayed when you put the location in the
address bar.

My hosting server is Linux based so I take it that means
PHP/mySQL?

...and thanks for your help! :)

%26gt; The script is displayed when you put the location in the
address bar.

Exactly. The script file is displayed as text. It's not
processed as php.

If it was processed as php, the script would display a notice
that it wasn't

send any data to process.

Check the details of your hosting plan.

--

Alan

Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver

http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

Oooh...they say I can use PERL or CGI. So then...got any
recommended scripts that I can use?

%26gt; they say I can use PERL or CGI. So then...got any
recommended scripts that I

%26gt; can use?

does the hosting have a control panel or CPanel? if yes- look
in there for a

preinstalled script. Check their faq/support info for a
preinstalled script.

Also look there for the password protected directory
question.

if no script,
http://nms-cgi.sourceforge.net

the nms-formmail script.

note- edit the script only with an editor that will save it
with Unix line

breaks. Windows line breaks will ruin the script file for
your linux hosting

(dw prefs--%26gt;code format--%26gt;line feeds)

--

Alan

Adobe Community Expert, dreamweaver

http://www.adobe.com/communities/experts/

Beta1 to Beta2 - ADG openItems Problem

Hi,

I just switched from Beta 1 sdk to Flex Builder Beta 2 sdk
and I am finding that code that previously compiled is now
returning errors. The error in particular is:

1119: Access of possibly undefined property openItems through
a reference with static type mx.printing:PrintAdvancedDataGrid.

Has this variable been renamed/removed from the ADG? The
language reference does not reflect this.

Beta1 to Beta2 - ADG openItems Problem
For reference, I was using the openItems property to make
sure I printed only the open parts of my grouped data on my
ADG.Beta1 to Beta2 - ADG openItems Problem
openItems in now moved to HierarchicalCollectionView. It can
be accessed easily as adg.dataProvider.openItems
Hi Sreenivas,

Thanks for the reply, unfortunately I am not using a
HierarchicalCollectionView as my dataprovider but a
GroupingCollection which is not a child of
HierarchicalCollectionView. This data type does not have an
openNodes option. How do I go about switching from
GroupingCollection to HierarchicalCollectionView?
When the user sets the dataprovider the grouoing collection
will get converted to HCV internally. Hence, the above mentioned
solution should work even for GC data provider.

Leopard compatibility

Is Flex Builder 2 completely compatible with MacOS
10.5?Leopard compatibility
Working fine for me on Leopard, Eclipse 3.2.x and FB2
pluginLeopard compatibility
Crashes on startup for me with error from the log below. I
suspect there is an issue with the eclipse version shipped with
builder as my separate eclipse install works with no problems.

eclipse.buildId=unknown

java.version=1.5.0_13

java.vendor=Apple Inc.

BootLoader constants: OS=macosx, ARCH=x86, WS=carbon,
NL=en_US

Command-line arguments: -os macosx -ws carbon

!ENTRY org.eclipse.update.configurator 4 0 2007-11-22
10:36:47.191

!MESSAGE FrameworkEvent.ERROR

Adding other data to a Static Gallery

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone could assist me in trying to get
some more data to appear along with the full size image, when the a
thumbnail is clicked.

I have been looking at the SpryHTMLDataSet as a possible
answer ..... but would prefer to use the Static Photo Gallery.

Many Thanks,

PaulAdding other data to a Static Gallery
Paul,

Here is a link to how you can add captions to a photo.

Add
captions to main image in gallery

Adding other data to a Static Gallery
Hi Marsliden,

Thanks for your response - however I am using the static
gallery which does not use the XML file. Its a different way of
implementing the gallery as it uses progressive enhancement. An
example of what I'm trying to do:

%26lt;!-- displays the main image --%26gt;

%26lt;div id=''picture''%26gt;

%26lt;div id=''mainImageOutline''%26gt;%26lt;img id=''mainImage''
alt=''Main Image'' src='''' /%26gt;%26lt;/div%26gt;

%26lt;/div%26gt;

%26lt;div id=''previews''%26gt;

%26lt;div id=''controls''%26gt;

%26lt;ul id=''transport''%26gt;

%26lt;li class=''transportB''%26gt;%26lt;a href=''#''
onclick=''StopSlideShow(); AdvanceToNextImage(true);''
title=''Previous''%26gt;%26lt;img src=''../img/previous.jpg''
alt=''Previous'' /%26gt;%26lt;/a%26gt;%26lt;/li%26gt;

%26lt;li class=''pausebtn''%26gt;%26lt;a href=''#'' onclick=''
StopSlideShow();'' title=''Play/Pause'' id=''playLabel''%26gt;%26lt;img
src=''../img/pause.jpg'' alt=''pause'' /%26gt;%26lt;/a%26gt;%26lt;/li%26gt;

%26lt;li class=''pausebtn''%26gt;%26lt;a href=''#''
onclick=''StartSlideShow();'' title=''Play/Pause''
id=''playLabel''%26gt;%26lt;img src=''../img/play.jpg'' alt=''play''
/%26gt;%26lt;/a%26gt;%26lt;/li%26gt;

%26lt;li class=''transportB''%26gt;%26lt;a href=''#''
onclick=''StopSlideShow(); AdvanceToNextImage();''
title=''Next''%26gt;%26lt;img src=''../img/next.jpg'' alt=''next''
/%26gt;%26lt;/a%26gt;%26lt;/li%26gt;

%26lt;/ul%26gt;

%26lt;/div%26gt;

%26lt;!-- important bit that displays the thumbnails --%26gt;

%26lt;div id=''thumbnails''%26gt;

%26lt;div class=''thumbnail''%26gt;%26lt;a
href=''../artists/galleries/images/photo1.jpg''%26gt;%26lt;img
src=''../artists/galleries/thumbnails/resized_photo1.jpg''
alt=''photo1'' /%26gt;%26lt;/a%26gt;

%26lt;/div%26gt;

This will display a gallery showing the control bar, the
thumbnail and the full size image. My question is how do I attach
some data to the full size image?

Thanks for any help,

Paul
I'm still struggling with this - I would think it be a pretty
useful addition to the pe gallery, as attaching meta data to the
thumbnail is not as useful as attaching metadata to the main image.

Anyone at Adobe have any suggestions?

Thanks,

Paul

Spry Collapsible Panel

When using the spry collapsible panel, how can I divide the
top Tab div into two columns, so the content in the right half of
the Tab div does not control the spry drop down effect. (The left
side of the Tab div would thus control the drop down effect.)

Thanks, :)Spry Collapsible Panel
The only way to do that would be to put an onclick handler on
the top-level element of the right side which cancels the bubble up
of the click. Something like:

%26lt;div class=''CollapsiblePanelTab''%26gt;

%26lt;div class=''leftHalf''%26gt;%26lt;/div%26gt;

%26lt;div class=''rightHalf'' onclick=''return
false''%26gt;%26lt;/div%26gt;

%26lt;/div%26gt;

--== Kin ==--Spry Collapsible Panel
Hi Kin,

That didn't seem to work, any other suggestions?
Apparently returning false from an on* attribute only cancels
the ''default action'', so you're going to have to register an event
listener and cancel both the default action and the bubbling of the
event:

%26lt;script src=''includes/SpryDOMUtils.js''
type=''text/javascript''%26gt;%26lt;/script%26gt;

...

%26lt;script type=''text/javascript''%26gt;

%26lt;!--

var CollapsiblePanel1 = new
Spry.Widget.CollapsiblePanel(''CollapsiblePanel1'');

// Register an event listener on the element inside the panel
tab that we want to

// click on but not trigger the panel to open and close. The
event listener simply

// returns false to prevent the default action *and* bubbling
of the event.

Spry.$$(''.CollapsiblePanelTab
.rightHalf'').addEventListener(''click'', function(e) { return false;
}, false);

//--%26gt;

%26lt;/script%26gt;

--== Kin ==--

Help with PHP

Hello all, I have a site I created recently and I could do
with some PHP help. My site is www.displaydesign.co.uk and on the
Contact page I need to know the script to attach to the submit
button and I also need to create a PHP file to tell the server to
email the data to me... can anyone help!!..... Please!Help with PHP
I have two samples I use in Flash seminars that might help:

http://www.hosfordusa.com/ClickSystems/courses/flash/examples/Flash2PHPMail/Flas h2PHPMailEx01.php

http://www.hosfordusa.com/ClickSystems/courses/flash/examples/Flash2PHPMail/Flas h2PHPMailEx02.php

--

Lon Hosford

www.lonhosford.com

Flash, Actionscript and Flash Media Server examples:

http://flashexamples.hosfordusa.com

May many happy bits flow your way!

''martinjamesroberts'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt;
wrote in message

news:e6p106$j8v$1@forums.macromedia.com...

%26gt; Hello all, I have a site I created recently and I could
do with some PHP

%26gt; help.

%26gt; My site is www.displaydesign.co.uk and on the Contact
page I need to know

%26gt; the

%26gt; script to attach to the submit button and I also need to
create a PHP file

%26gt; to

%26gt; tell the server to email the data to me... can anyone
help!!..... Please!

%26gt;

Help with PHP
Thank you very much for your help on this, I managed to get
it working, the only problem I have now is that once the form has
been sent, the status text still states 'Sending....' how can I
relay the information back to conclude that the form has been sent
from my PHP app? I have simply used one text box to display all
related information, instead of a series of named frames, and this
is where I would like to see 'Message Sent!'.... Any takers? Please
help. I'm nearly there!!
The question can be answered depending on what you are using
in Flash:

LoadVars or XML. In either case there is the sendAndLoad
method. They

provide a return LoadVars or XML object that contains
information returned

from the server script in your case PHP. That information
would then tell

the Flash movie how to inform the user that the mail was sent
successfully

or has failed.

If you look at the Flash documentation for LoadVars for
example at

http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/8/main/00002336.html
you could consider

a simple change such as this:

if (success) {

result_ta.text = result_lv.resultsMessage;

} else {

result_ta.text = ''Error connecting to server.'';

}

On the PHP side you would as a last step

echo ''resultsMessage='' . $resultsMessage;

where in the PHP program you set $resultsMessage to represent
the correct

message.

On a more advanced level you would return tokens (codes or
ids) and let the

Flash program determine the messaging based on the token
value. This better

separates the UI from the server processing.

if (success) {

switch (result_lv.resultsId

{

case ''sent'':

result_ta.text = ''Hey the mail was sent!'';

break

case ''malformedAddress'':

result_ta.text = ''Hey your email address is not formed

correctly!'';

break

default:

result_ta.text = ''Mail not set due to unknown error,

contact technical support!'';

break

{

}

} else {

result_ta.text = ''Error connecting to server.'';

}

On the PHP side you would as a last step

echo ''resultsMessage='' . $resultsId;

and again you would have the $resultsId set in the PHP
program based on its

logic.

If you are using XML all this is the same except you need to
provide the XML

and parse out the results message or results id.

--

Lon Hosford

www.lonhosford.com

Flash, Actionscript and Flash Media Server examples:

http://flashexamples.hosfordusa.com

May many happy bits flow your way!

''martinjamesroberts'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt;
wrote in message

news:e78cuc$h28$1@forums.macromedia.com...

%26gt; Thank you very much for your help on this, I managed to
get it working,

%26gt; the

%26gt; only problem I have now is that once the form has been
sent, the status

%26gt; text

%26gt; still states 'Sending....' how can I relay the
information back to

%26gt; conclude

%26gt; that the form has been sent from my PHP app? I have
simply used one text

%26gt; box to

%26gt; display all related information, instead of a series of
named frames, and

%26gt; this

%26gt; is where I would like to see 'Message Sent!'.... Any
takers? Please help.

%26gt; I'm

%26gt; nearly there!!

%26gt;

Hi. I'm having the same problem. I have a cool site but I
just don't understand what pieces I need for the form to work.
Could you fill me in please? I'm using Flash MX 2004. I can build
the form but I don't understand what to do next. I think I need to
put a php script on the server. Is that correct? And then I figure
I have to link the script to my form and then it will send the
email. I just need a really basic understanding of each piece and
then I can build from there. God it's frustrating to look for this
info but everywhere I go people just assume you know the basics and
they dive into the details. Can you contact me via email offline to
discuss please? I would be forever indebted. My email is
chrispopovic@mac.com.

May many happy bits flow your way!

''cpopovic'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
message

news:e8cnj5$9o2$1@forums.macromedia.com...

%26gt; Hi. I'm having the same problem. I have a cool site but
I just don't

%26gt; understand

%26gt; what pieces I need for the form to work. Could you fill
me in please? I'm

%26gt; using

%26gt; Flash MX 2004. I can build the form but I don't
understand what to do

%26gt; next. I

%26gt; think I need to put a php script on the server. Is that
correct?

Yes

%26gt; And then I

%26gt; figure I have to link the script to my form and then it
will send the

%26gt; email.

You use sendAndLoad method for either the LoadVars or XML
class to send the

Flash form values to the PHP script.

%26gt;I

%26gt; just need a really basic understanding of each piece and
then I can build

%26gt; from

%26gt; there.

The example links I posted in this thread illustrate the
basics via example.

http://www.hosfordusa.com/ClickSystems/courses/flash/examples/Flash2PHPMail/Flas h2PHPMailEx01.php

http://www.hosfordusa.com/ClickSystems/courses/flash/examples/Flash2PHPMail/Flas h2PHPMailEx02.php

With a bit of searching you could find a short tutorial if
you look for

Flash MX 2004 Php Sendmail as the search values or
variations.

%26gt;God it's frustrating to look for this info but everywhere
I go people

%26gt; just assume you know the basics and they dive into the
details. Can you

%26gt; contact

%26gt; me via email offline to discuss please? I would be
forever indebted. My

%26gt; email

%26gt; is chrispopovic@mac.com.

%26gt;

You need to understand enough Actionscript and PHP to adapt
templates and

the pupose of the code lines. You need internet client server
debugging

skills and enough of an understanding to begin to hone those
skills.

--

Lon Hosford

www.lonhosford.com

Flash, Actionscript and Flash Media Server examples:

http://flashexamples.hosfordusa.com

Exponential Class error

I'm trying to use this function:

function scaleUp(event:MouseEvent):void {

TweenLite.to(event.target, 1, {scaleX:1.5, scaleY:1.5,
ease:Exponential.easeOut});

}

function scaleDown(event:MouseEvent):void {

TweenLite.to(event.target, 1, {scaleX:1, scaleY:1,
ease:Exponential.easeOut});

}

And am getting an error on the output:

1120: Access of undefined property Exponential.Exponential Class error
does the tweenlite class have exponential easing?Exponential Class error
I figured it out.

I had to add:

import fl.motion.easing.Exponential;

Word Styles don't Match WinHelp 2000...

I've got my styles set up in the RoboHelp Word Document but
when I generate the output the styles and font do not match eg:
arial font in the WinHelp word document becomes times new roman in
the WinHelp 2000 Output. We've deleted all of the normal .dot files
after closing RoboHelp and Word, but that has not seemed to make
any difference. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Does
anyone know of a solution?Word Styles don't Match WinHelp 2000...
Welcome to the forum.

Take a look at Snippets on my site.

Word Styles don't Match WinHelp 2000...
Thanks for the help. For anyone interested, the patch to the
problem can be downloaded here:

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=799a6b49%26amp;sliceId=2

Html

can it?

i mean this :

you click an button and in teh panel comes the page that you
want

like iframe

And can i use html in flex 2 ?

If you dont undersant i mean this

/LOGO\________/PANELINFO\/-------------------------------------\

|LOGO|________|PANELINFO||ACCORDION___________|

\LOGO/________\PANELINFO/|BUTTON______________ |

/PANEL_________________\_|THE PAGE WILL BE HIRE_|

|IWANTHTMLVIEWER IN THIS| |%26lt;---__________________-|

\PANEL_________________/_\_____________________/

SO WHEN SOMONE PRESS THE BUTTON THE PAGE THAT I WANT COMES IN
THE PANEL THAT IS UNDER THE LOGO

AND NEXT TO THE ACCORDEON

plz helpHtml
for the peaple that still dont get it !

its similar to yahoo mail

you click on a massage and you get the message !

Transparent submenus in menubar

Hi

I still haven't managed to make the submenus in my menubar
trasnparent. The actual menu was easy, but I only seem to be able
to change the background color for the dropdown submenus. Can you
make these transparent too?

thank youTransparent submenus in menubar
have you tried alpha property of the menu?

ATTATransparent submenus in menubar
Yes, but that only makes the menu transparent. I am talking
about the submenus that becomes visible when you click on the menu.
I am starting to think it is not possible to make the submenus
background transparent.

Flash CS3: Serious lag when Switching...

I've got a serious problem with Flash CS 3 on my Macbook Pro,
which makes it almost unworkable.

When I'm working in flash, switch to another application
(Mail, Illustrator, any...) and then switch back to flash. the
program freezes for at least 9 to 10 seconds: The Menu's are all
transparant and greyed out, and the only thing I see is the beloved
''beachball'' spinning.

Needless to say that this makes it very hard to work with the
program, since switching between apps is a big part of my workflow.

Is anyone experiencing the same problem?

I have re-installed the whole CS3 suite (twice) and even
cleaned up my computer and did a clean install of OS X!!

I'm running on a 15'' mac book pro (2,33) with 2gig memory,
bought last may.

Any help is welcome,

Flash CS3: Serious lag when Switching...
What you are describing is exactly the problem we are having
on a computer here at my office. It's a PowerMac G5 with 2 gigs of
ram. I've tried doing a clean install of OS X with a new user
profile and new installation of CS3 with no luck. Did you ever
manage to get yours fixed?Flash CS3: Serious lag when Switching...
I'm having the same problem as well. I was using Flash 8,
thought I would upgrade to Flash CS3 and solve the problem but that
was no good. There's still a long lag time when switching to Flash
from any other program. Not sure if it's a Memory problem or a Font
problem. Any word on a solution for this annoying problem?

I'm running a PowerPC G5 with dual 2.0ghz processors and 2.5
GB of ram.

Thanks!

Kerning

Hi there again,

We fear the reply to this is no, but I will ask anyway just
in case I missed the setting somewhere...

I need to overlay text in my project, therefore I am using a
text caption as transparent type.

Is it possible to reduce the kerning (spacing between each
letter of a word) in captivate?

I did not find this setting anywhere, or perhaps there is
another text tool I can use?

Thank-you!

Kerning
Hi frenchi30

Indeed your fears are realized. There is no control of this
type in Captivate. However, if you have that available in other
applications, you might adjust the text as desired in a different
application (Microsoft Paint and PhotoChop come to mind here) then
insert the corrected or modified version as an Image object. Place
as desired, then right-click and choose ''Merge into Background''.
This will have the same effect as would be achieved by copying the
background, pasting into Paint or PhotoChop and replacing the
existing background with the modified one.

Cheers... Rick
Kerning
that was fast! I think I still had my finger on the mouse
button :)

Thanks Rick, appreciated.

PowerPoint slide will not import

I have created a title page for a dozen or so Captivate 2
projects in Powerpoint. I create the page, import, and then move to
the 1st slide.

Suddenly it doesn't work. When I import the PowerPoint into
Captivate, then I can select the file from the list. Then the
system ''thinks'' for about 10 minutes and comes up with a screen for
me to select a PowerPoint slide from. There are 3000+ slides listed
but they are all blank. The slide that has my title page is nowhere
to be seen.

I can reopen the Powerpoing file fine. I have tried opening
some of the other PowwerPoint files that I used before and I have
the same problems.

Any suggestions?PowerPoint slide will not import
Did you perhaps upgrade to PowerPoint 2007? Just a
thought.PowerPoint slide will not import
No, I haven't upgraded anything. It has been a couple of
months since my last project so Microsoft Update may have patched
PowerPoint. However, even when I try an older, saved, page that
worked before then I get the same problem. It seems to be within
Captivate.
ksspring,

Are you using a blank one slide Captivate project as the
import's destination? If not, could the destination Captivate
project be misbehaving?

If you email docedoc(atsign)skillsinc(dot)biz a .ppt that
doesn't import, I'll try it and let you know. Might give you some
insight.

Phil
I am experiencing the exact same problem whenever I try to
import my ppt slides.
I have tried the following with no success:

- add more slides to the Captivate project and then import

- delete Captivate project and try with new project

- import multi-slide .ppt

- import older slides that worked before

- uninstall and reinstall Captivate

I needed to get the project done, so I used a capture program
to copy the Powerpoint slide to a .jpg and then I imported the
image into Captivate. Not perfect, but I got the flash demo out the
door.

I've given up on troubleshooting. January starts a new year
and my boss has agreed to pay for the upgrade to 3.0.
ksspring--our IT folks came and had to reinstall Flash from
BOTH Firefox and IE--the problem is solved now.

If Var == This HELP

Howdy,

I am needing some help with the spry:if statements...

I have a dynamically generated XML page i am pulling my
dataset from and it works find but I am wanting to put ''sponsored''
information above the rest of the information.

My website is
http://www.austinbartour.com/search.php?name=b%26amp;zip=%26amp;liveMusic=%26amp;food=%26amp;smokingArea =

I have all the bars that have a ''b'' in them showing but there
are certain bars that are members and I want them to show up
first... I already have the variable which is ''member'' and the
value needs to be ''Y''...

How would I do this?

Thanks and God Bless,

Robert JohnsonIf Var == This HELP
One easy way would be to grab the info in two data sets...
the first data set grabs your ''sponsored'' ones first... put s them
in a table... then a second data set grabs the non-sponsored ones
and displays them... requires two hits but might be the path of
least resistance.

If Var == This HELP
Ok, Thanks!

Also, for the {ds_EvenOddRow} script to make the rows change
color, can I do a spry:if member=Y change the background color to
another color?

And is there a way to put something behind the spry so it
says ''data loading'' or something?

Thanks!
For a loading graphic you can just display one as an overlay
and then add into the JS file something that sets it's visibility
to false once the data has loaded.

I haven't done it myself but I have seen it done.

For the different color rows,.. if you are going to use to
different data sets then just make the one with sponsored results
get put into a table that has a different CSS class then the one
with normal results and define the row bg-color that way.
Thanks for your help! :-)

I am now trying to get the spry:hover to work but it seems to
be giving me a few problems...
You might be able to use the sort function to get the members
stuff to the top and then do a secondary sort on the bar names:

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/articles/data_api/apis/dataset.html#sort

Here is a sample on even/odd:

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/data_region/EvenOddRowSample.htm l

Use spry:state for the loading gif:

http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/spry/samples/data_region/RegionStatesSample.h tml

For spry:hover, is has to be correct in the cascade.

Make sure that the hover class is defined below the alt row
color classes.

Hope this helps.

Don

Adobe Spry team

Multiple Choice Answer format

I have a particular background that I like to use for my
review question pages. To use the background, I have to move my
title, multiple choice question, answers and feedback to different
areas of the screen. Everything looks great in edit mode but when I
preview it, the answers are completely messed up. Sometimes it will
only show a few of the answers while others are invisible,
sometimes it will reformat so answers are located in completely
different areas on the page. Has anyone else had this problem? I
have only been using Captivate for a few days so i am totally new
to it. I used Toolbook before. Any help would be great!

Thanks,

KimMultiple Choice Answer format
Kim,

I'm using Captivate 2 to create question slides with a custom
background that requires repositioning title, question, answers,
and feedback. When I publish, the objects are where I expect them
to be. So, I know it can be done at least on my setup.

Which version of Captivate are you using?

Phil

scale dcr file

I have a .dcr file made in Director with certain dimensions.
I need to insert that file into a dreamweaver html, but resizing it
to a smaller size.

Is there any parameter or way to do that without having the
content cut?

Server won't start/Bad JVM?

Running CFMX7.02. After noticing that the Java version was
1.4 something (the version originally supplied with the product in
2006), and that I couldn't do things like use the ''browse server''
controls in CFAdministrator without getting Java errors, I
repointed the CF engine to use the version supplied by Java on
their website today. Now the server won't start.

From the CF error log:

Error: no `server' JVM at `C:\Program
Files\Java\jre1.6.0_03\bin\server\jvm.dll'.

Windows event log is no help, reporting that is has received
''server-specific error code 2''. Based on the advice of some earlier
topic, I tried to restart the service with ''interact with the
Desktop'' checked, but no DOS window there.

Any ideas? I'd be happy to point CF back to its own version
of Java, if I could do so without interacting with the
Administrator (which requires starting the server).
Server won't start/Bad JVM?
1. CF 7 does not support JVMs higher than 1.4.2_11

2. You should install the full JDK so you'll get the server
version of the JVM

3. You change change the JVM version by editing the
jvm.config file.

http://www.adobe.com/go/2d547983Server won't start/Bad JVM?

quote:

Originally posted by:
JR ''Bob'' Dobbs

1. CF 7 does not support JVMs higher than 1.4.x

Ah. That explains
that.

quote:

2. You should install the full JDK so you'll get the server
version of the JVM

3. You change change the JVM version by editing the
jvm.config file.

Got it--and thanks for the extremely quick reply.

However, what can I do to fix the Java errors that keep me
from using the GUI file-browsing components in the CFAdministrator,
since I can't upgrade the main Java engine?

Try installing the 1.4.2_11 j2sdk from Sun and then configure
your server to run on that version.

http://java.sun.com/products/archive/
Some clarification:

The java plugin used by the browser is separate from the JVM
running coldfusion. As far as I know you can install multiple
versions of java on a machine. Just be sure CF is using a
compatible version.
ColdFusion 7.0.2 is supported on the entire 1.4.2_x platform.
Adobe just doesn't test each release. But if you're on 1.4.2_x
they'll give you support. _15 is the latest, last I checked and
there are some serious bugs that were fixed after _11.

Style Advice Needed

I have a particular style of font (created using several
options, i.e. small caps, bold, highlight). I thought it would be a
good idea to add this to a css file. When I added this to the file,
however, it seems to be only a paragragh style and not a character
style as I might have in MS Word.. By character style I mean
selecting a couple words and applying the style to those words ONLY
and NOT the whole paragraph.

Can anyone offer direction for this objective?

Thanks,

Dave
Style Advice Needed
Dave,

I'm guessing you tried to add your new style to the style
sheet using the Format %26gt; Styles dialog. Most of RH's styles are
paragraph-level. The character-level styles are for things like
DHTML text. You can edit your .css file in a text editor, but if
you go that route, do so with a copy of your project first. RH has
its own mechanisms for coding styles in the .css file (open the
file in Notepad and you'll see what I mean), and I manually enter a
style only when I don't have any other option for what I want to
do. You can find all kinds of info online about how to create
styles in CSS.

Another caveat here is that RH seems to freely use the
%26lt;span%26gt; tag, which is the element you'd use for most
character-level styles. If you start specifying a span class for
bits of text within paragraphs, RH may get confused, and the
%26lt;span%26gt; tags may start proliferating like rabbits in your
code. I have seen %26lt;span%26gt; tags pop up like crazy in RH X5 and
6, but I'm still only trying out RH7, so I don't know if it's a
problem there.

So like Peter Grainge may say here, back up your project and
be careful if editing styles manually.

Hope this helps,

BenStyle Advice Needed
Ben,

Thanks for the reply. I'd rather not dig into the files
themselves at this point, I can opt to not use the font if
necessary, alternatively I could maybe put the text on its own
paragraph. Is there a macro function that I could use to format
selected text with several options?

Dave
I have to take back what I said about character-level styles
being just for DHTML text. It looks like RH6 does let you create
character-level styles. It seems to me that I tried to do that once
upon a time and couldn't, but perhaps that was with X5. See if you
have the option to create a new style in the Format %26gt; Styles
dialog with the ''Character'' style type and see if that gives you
what you want.

--Ben
Unfortunately I am still on version 5 and am uncertain when
an additional upgrade might be purchased.

To be clear, I can create a character level style in a given
topic but I want to be able to share this style created on one
topic with all the others.
Before you create a new style, make sure in the Styles dialog
(where all the styles are listed) that the .css file you are using
is shown in the ''Available in'' dropdown box. If you create a new
style with a .css file selected here, the new style is added to
that style sheet. This makes the new style available to all topics
using that style sheet.

From there, in any topic using that style sheet, you should
be able to select some text and find your style in the styles
dropdown box in the toolbar. If that dropdown isn't shown, you will
probably have to customize your toolbar so it shows.
Hi all

RoboHelp X5 should allow you to create character styles as
well. Any style you create will be available to any topic as long
as you create it inside the linked style sheet.

I have steps outlined in the link below:

Click
here

Cheers... Rick

Captiv8r,

I couldn't find the reference on your website but I do like
the wizard picture!

Anyhow, I ended up editing the default.css and just changing
the style from P.steylename to SPAN.stylename and that seemed to do
the trick. Thanks for all the input everyone.
Hi again

How odd. The link opens right up for me whether I'm using IE
or FireFox. What is the browser you are using?

Cheers... Rick

Input text field

I have a question about creating a text input field that will
print out the contents to the flash movie. I wanted to create an
e-card. There would be an input text field so people could write a
message. After writing a message they would click a view button and
see their message within the context of the e-card (maybe in some
fancy font). Is this possible in Flash CS3 or does it need to be
done in Flex? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.Input text field
Is the question that difficult. It seems straight forward.
How would you complete this task? Anybody, anybody - maybe!Input text field
Are you talking about emailing the card? Or just having it be
viewed after then put the text in?
Just having it be viewed once the text is in - a preview mode
before sending the e-card.
I have just finished a job like this and it takes 2 swfs and
some backend coding to accomplish. In my case I had a sender SWF
with dynamic text fields (and more) that a user would edit, then
they send it off to a ColdFusion script which parses it creates and
emails a link to a second user. You have to send a link because you
cannot send SWFs in emails. Then the link points to a receiver SWF
which picks up variables from the URL to populate its dynamic text
field.

Chart HTTPservice & for loop

I am using a togglebuttonbar to navigate between 3 seperate
linecharts, each displaying unique data. My problem is that with my
current code only the last chart is displaying any data. Everytime
I change which chart is displayed last it is always the last chart
that displays properly.

So my code lloks like this:

TOGGLEBUTTONBAR

VIEWSTACK

For Loop(example: loops 3 times){

new Canvas(added as child to viewstack)

new Panel(addd as child to canvas)

new Chart

new Array (for line series)

FOR LOOP(example: 2 times){

new Line

line.yfeild = NAME

push line into line series array

}

HTTPservice to get the data, calls dataReceived function,
which is within this for loop

dataReceived{ Chart.dataProvider = event;} // te httpservice
works, Ive checked it in debugging, and because the last chart
displays properly

}

done.

So that should display 3 charts, each with two lines. Note
that the httpservice is calling the same chunk of XML for every
chart, but Im only displaying a couple portions in the each
individual chart. (for example, the xml file has: APPLES, ORANGES,
BANANAS. one cahrt would display apples, the next bananas, etc)

A useful chunk of code is beow... once again, only the last
chart's data is being displayed.

var DB_Connect:Object = new Object;

var URL:String = new String;

URL = ''
http://192.168.11.12/getdata.php?length=day''

useHTTPservice(DB_Connect,URL,dataReceived);

_newChart.series = _newSeries;

_newPanel.addChild(_newChart);

function dataReceived(evt:ResultEvent):void

{

_newChart.dataProvider = evt.result.point;

}

thats from inside the first for loop. I'm certain Im making
some noob mistake!

Chart HTTPservice %26amp; for loop
the newChart object is getting created synchronously, but the
data is comming asynchronously.

You need to store a reference to each new child instance,
perhaps in an associative array(object) as it is created. Then in
the result handler, assign the current result to the appropriate
chart.

Probably need AsyncToken to match call to result.

Tracy

DataGrid: dataTipField doesn't seem to...

I have a heavily custom styled DataGrid and have a need to
show tool tips for data in the columns, especially for columns that
use images (symbols).

The tool tips show up nicely (set dataTipField and
showDataTips) except for columns that use an itemRenderer which in
my case, are quite a few columns...

Help! Any idea how to get around this problem?

ThanksDataGrid: dataTipField doesn't seem to...
Found a solution if your itemRenderer is anActionScript
subclass:

You will have to set the itemRenderer's toolTip yourself.

1. Still set the dataTipField to the dataField that holds
your tool tips.

2. Overwrite the set data method like this:

override public function set data(value:Object):void

{

super.data = value;

// Assign the dataTipField value to the toolTip

this.toolTip = data[this.styleName.dataTipField];

}

This seems to work fine for me.

CSS Question

I've made a simple layout to illustrate what I'd like to try
to fix

Sample site

The right column hangs with a gap before the footer in
Firefox (not in IE6). If I have a longer content region, then the
left subnav section hangs.

Here's my style sheet

Style
Sheet

Any suggestions for fix within CSS without adding another DIV
around my two column DIVs? Many thanks.

-LokeyCSS Question
Google ''faux columns''.

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''thlokey'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
message

news:fgktm1$7go$1@forums.macromedia.com...

%26gt; I've made a simple layout to illustrate what I'd like to
try to fix

%26gt;

%26gt;
http://www.todlokey.com/training

%26gt;

%26gt; The right column hangs with a gap before the footer in
Firefox (not in

%26gt; IE6).

%26gt; If I have a longer content region, then the left subnav
section hangs.

%26gt;

%26gt; Here's my style sheet

%26gt;

%26gt;
http://www.todlokey.com/training/training.css

%26gt;

%26gt; Any suggestions for fix within CSS without adding
another DIV around my

%26gt; two

%26gt; column DIVs? Many thanks.

%26gt;

%26gt; -Lokey

%26gt;

CSS Question
Is there really no way to accomplish this within the
definition of the column DIVs? It seems like y-repeating a color
image behind my columns is problematic if I don't want it to go
beyond my footer.
''thlokey'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in
message

news:fgl1i0$c5m$1@forums.macromedia.com...

%26gt; Is there really no way to accomplish this within the
definition of the

%26gt; column DIVs? It seems like y-repeating a color image
behind my columns is

%26gt; problematic if I don't want it to go beyond my footer.

Wrap subnav and content together and use that DIV for the
faux-column image

also, make sure to apply ''overflow:hidden;zoom:1'' on that DIV

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Need to tally information

I am using C3 and I am creating a scenario based course. I am
trying to find out how to use scripting to keep track of
information selected during the course and show the choices at the
end of the course. Similar to the quiz function but with other
information not contained in a quiz. Any suggestions on how this
can be done?Need to tally information
Since Captivate doesn't natively support scripting, you're
facing a pretty big challenge.

However, Captivate files are basically pre-compiled Flash
movies, so internally they support Actionscript. If you know Flash,
you could probably build a series of widgets to track the user's
path and then create a Flash animation that makes use of that
tracked information.

The big downer is that there is no documented way of pulling
information from Captivate-generated objects, so unless you can
reverse engineer a Captivate movie, you'll have to hard code at
least some of the tracking information.

If it were me, I'd do something like this:

1. Use a descriptive slide name at the start of each decision
branch.

2. At the start of each branch, insert a Flash widget that
adds the branch number to a global array variable. For instance,
for the third branch, I would insert a Flash animation called
''Branch3Start.swf'' that adds the number 3 to the global tracking
array. For Branch 7, I would insert ''Branch7Start.swf'' that adds
the number 7, and so on. This way, each Branch# swf file can be
generic, which saves a lot of work across projects.

3. On the summary slide, insert a Flash animation with two
main features:

3a) An array or list of all the slide names you entered in
step 1.

3b) An iterative loop that displays the values from the array
or list based on the values it finds in the global tracking
variable.

For example, if the user visited branches 3 and 7, the global
tracking array would contain ''3'' and ''7'', so the summary slide
would show the 3rd and 7th values in the slide name array.

There's probably a lot better ways to do it, but hopefully
this least offers some food for thought.Need to tally information
Thanks for your assistance. I have flash but I have not had
time to learn how to use it. Is there someplace that tells you how
to make Flash widgets?
Sorry, but a ''widget'' is not an actual thing... it's just a
fun way of saying ''specialized piece of functionality''. In this
case, the ''widget'' is a Flash animation that sets a variable.

If you absolutely must have the functionality, you might want
to look into hiring a Flash developer. I can't imagine it would be
more than a few hours work for someone who knows what they're
doing. Of course, I say that as someone whose knowledge of Flash is
fairly limited, so that estimate might be way off.

Get series color

Hi guys, the only thing i need to know is how to get the
color of each serie of a LineChart. I don't set any color to the
series so, this colors are automatically asigned by flex and i need
to know those colors to set them to several labels.

Thanks.

Placing Flash Video in Specific...

Hi-

Basic (I think) question here regarding Flash video on a web
page created with DW8. I am trying to figure out how to have
several thumbnail images on the right hand side of the page link in
such a way that when they are clicked they will play the
corresponding Flash video file in a player window on the left hand
side of the page (something like a YouTube page layout). It seems
like it should be simple enough to link the thumbnail images to the
videos and then have the videos play in the player at a preset
location on the page, however, I'll be darned if I can find
anything on the Adobe site, tutorials, or the Web in general that
addresses just how to do this. Maybe I'm just putting in the wrong
search terms. Anyway, if you have any suggestions, tips or
tutorials you can recommend I would surely appreciate it.

-=SBPlacing Flash Video in Specific...
You can do it the same way you'd do with images. See this
demo for an

example that you can perhaps extend to your Flash needs -

http://dreamweaverresources.com/tutorials/settextoflayer.htm

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''nuie'' %26lt;webforumsuser@macromedia.com%26gt; wrote in message

news:fge0s2$1g7$1@forums.macromedia.com...

%26gt; Hi-

%26gt;

%26gt; Basic (I think) question here regarding Flash video on a
web page created

%26gt; with

%26gt; DW8. I am trying to figure out how to have several
thumbnail images on the

%26gt; right hand side of the page link in such a way that when
they are clicked

%26gt; they

%26gt; will play the corresponding Flash video file in a player
window on the

%26gt; left

%26gt; hand side of the page (something like a YouTube page
layout). It seems

%26gt; like it

%26gt; should be simple enough to link the thumbnail images to
the videos and

%26gt; then

%26gt; have the videos play in the player at a preset location
on the page,

%26gt; however,

%26gt; I'll be darned if I can find anything on the Adobe site,
tutorials, or the

%26gt; Web

%26gt; in general that addresses just how to do this. Maybe I'm
just putting in

%26gt; the

%26gt; wrong search terms. Anyway, if you have any suggestions,
tips or tutorials

%26gt; you

%26gt; can recommend I would surely appreciate it.

%26gt;

%26gt; -=SB

%26gt;

Placing Flash Video in Specific...
Thanks! I'll give it a try.

Canvas size

I'm having a canvas with

graphics.drawRoundRectComplex(0,0,35,150,20,0,20,0)

graphics.drawRoundRectComplex(0,150,35,150,20,0,20,0)

I've included this in my application using

%26lt;ms:nav top=''0'' left=''0'' type=''left''
scroll=''false''%26gt;%26lt;/ms:nav%26gt;

My application heigth is set to 260, after including the
canvas my application is displaying the vertical scroll bar. How to
remove the vertical scroll bar? canvas display must be cliped
(croped). Please help me with solution

Thanks in advance.Canvas size
Set verticalScrollPolicy and horizontalScrollPolicy to ''off''

TracyCanvas size
Thank you very much Tracy

getURL not working in Mac IE5

I've been told that a Flash navigation I worked on is not
functioning in IE 5 for Mac. I know what you're thinking... who
uses IE 5 for Mac these days? So anyway, I've been asked to fix it
and cannot seem to find anything with my searches. Maybe I'm using
too many key words in my search. I don't know.

It works in FF, Safari on Mac and FF, IE on PC. I am using
the most recent version of swfObject in the page. I've published to
FP 6 and it's using AS 2.0.

I'm basically just throwing this out there to see if anyone
remembers this being an issue.getURL not working in Mac IE5
Just a thought, aniebel, but maybe IE5 can handle SWFObject
script? Have you tried embedding with a %26lt;embed%26gt; or
%26lt;object%26gt; tag? Maybe you could set up a JS browser version
reader script and fire it only in that instance? I dunno?getURL not working in Mac IE5
Yeah you might be right although the support for swfObject
says it does handle that browser. I may have to resort to your
suggestion anyway.

Submenu Visible in IE7

I am unable to view submenus in IE7, Firefox or Netscape. I
used the Spry Nemu Bar Horizontal and Vertical templates provided
with Dreamweaver 8. Does anyone have the necessary code for this?
www.co.pierce.wi.usSubmenu Visible in IE7
I was sent the proper code from Adobe Support.

@charset ''UTF-8'';

/* SpryMenuBarVertical.css - Revision: Spry Preview Release
1.4 */

/* Copyright (c) 2006. Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights
reserved. */

/*******************************************************************************

LAYOUT INFORMATION: describes box model, positioning,
z-order

******************************************************************************* /

/* The outermost container of the Menu Bar, a fixed width box
with no margin or padding */

ul.MenuBarVertical

{

margin: 0;

padding: 0;

list-style-type: none;

font-size: 100%;

cursor: default;

width: 8em;

}

/* Set the active Menu Bar with this class, currently setting
z-index to accomodate IE rendering bug:
http://therealcrisp.xs4all.nl/meuk/IE-zindexbug.html
*/

ul.MenuBarActive

{

z-index: 1000;

}

/* Menu item containers, position children relative to this
container and are same fixed width as parent */

ul.MenuBarVertical li

{

margin: 0;

padding: 0;

list-style-type: none;

font-size: small;

position: relative;

text-align: left;

cursor: pointer;

width: 8em;

}

/* Submenus should appear slightly overlapping to the right
(95%) and up (-5%) with a higher z-index, but they are initially
off the left side of the screen (-1000em) */

ul.MenuBarVertical ul

{

margin: -5% 0 0 95%;

padding: 0;

list-style-type: none;

font-size: 100%;

position: absolute;

z-index: 1020;

cursor: default;

width: 8.2em;

left: -1000em;

top: 0;

}

/* Submenu that is showing with class designation
MenuBarSubmenuVisible, we set left to 0 so it comes onto the screen
*/

ul.MenuBarVertical ul.MenuBarSubmenuVisible

{

left: 0;

}

/* Menu item containers are same fixed width as parent */

ul.MenuBarVertical ul li

{

width: 8.2em;

}

/*******************************************************************************

DESIGN INFORMATION: describes color scheme, borders, fonts

******************************************************************************* /

/* Outermost menu container has borders on all sides */

ul.MenuBarVertical

{

border: 1px solid #CCC;

}

/* Submenu containers have borders on all sides */

ul.MenuBarVertical ul

{

border: 1px solid #CCC;

}

/* Menu items are a light gray block with padding and no text
decoration */

ul.MenuBarVertical a

{

display: block;

cursor: pointer;

background-color: #CCCCFF;

padding: 0.5em 0.75em;

color: #333;

text-decoration: none;

}

/* Menu items that have mouse over or focus have a blue
background and white text */

ul.MenuBarVertical a:hover, ul.MenuBarVertical a:focus

{

background-color: #FFFFCC;

color: #FF0000;

}

/* Menu items that are open with submenus are set to
MenuBarItemHover with a blue background and white text */

ul.MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarItemHover, ul.MenuBarVertical
a.MenuBarItemSubmenuHover, ul.MenuBarVertical
a.MenuBarSubmenuVisible

{

background-color: #33C;

color: #FFF;

}

/*******************************************************************************

SUBMENU INDICATION: styles if there is a submenu under a
given menu item

******************************************************************************* /

/* Menu items that have a submenu have the class designation
MenuBarItemSubmenu and are set to use a background image positioned
on the far left (95%) and centered vertically (50%) */

ul.MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarItemSubmenu

{

background-image: url(SpryMenuBarRight.gif);

background-repeat: no-repeat;

background-position: 95% 50%;

}

/* Menu items that are open with submenus have the class
designation MenuBarItemSubmenuHover and are set to use a ''hover''
background image positioned on the far left (95%) and centered
vertically (50%) */

ul.MenuBarVertical a.MenuBarItemSubmenuHover

{

background-image: url(SpryMenuBarRightHover.gif);

background-repeat: no-repeat;

background-position: 95% 50%;

}

/*******************************************************************************

BROWSER HACKS: the hacks below should not be changed unless
you are an expert

******************************************************************************* /

/* HACK FOR IE: to make sure the sub menus show above form
controls, we underlay each submenu with an iframe */

ul.MenuBarVertical iframe

{

position: absolute;

z-index: 1010;

}

/* HACK FOR IE: to stabilize appearance of menu items; the
slash in float is to keep IE 5.0 from parsing */

@media screen, projection

{

ul.MenuBarVertical li.MenuBarItemIE

{

display: inline;

f\loat: left;

background: #FFF;

}

}

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