SWF overlapping HTML

[Streetdaddy]

I was looking at

http://www.fileplanet.com

and they have a Flash Gamespy menu bar at the top of the page. When navigating the menu, there are parts of it that overlap the HTML on the page. I didn't know this was possible, but i really want to know how to do it!

Does anyone know how? Miles
vmiles@senet.com.au

 

[unwanted]

Probably using transparent mode! But that works in IE only!
Check the site with NS. Probably redirected on browser detection!

;-)ldnewbie

 

[coldfused]

yeh your right old..explain this to me?.

carlsatterwhite@endangeredgraphics.com

 

[unwanted]

Reading for you Carl!

http://www.macromedia.com/home/sear...any&sp-a=00050d14-sp00000001&sp-q=transparent

Read up on:

Macromedia Flash - Using Windowless Controls and the New Flash Player: Transparent movies

As specified in hat document... Only works in IE!

;-)ldnewbie

 

[coldfused]

thanks man..very cool..once again learned something new today..

carlsatterwhite@endangeredgraphics.com

 

[unwanted]

Reading for you Carl!

http://www.macromedia.com/home/sear...any&sp-a=00050d14-sp00000001&sp-q=transparent

Read up on:

Macromedia Flash - Using Windowless Controls and the New Flash Player: Transparent movies

As specified in hat document... Only works in IE!

;-)ldnewbie

 

[unwanted]

Sorry about that double posting!
Here's where deleting would be useful!

;-)ldnewbie

 

[WhiteTiger]

Woah...that could be useful for creating snowflakes on a site if needed, rain, etc...or you could use flash to make a mouse pointer on the PAGE that isn't just in a flash movie or something...I dunno...=P

Any other ideas for being able to use this effect?... ----------------------------------------
Luke WhiteTiger: "to the rescue!"X-)
Oldnewbie: "Luke, you must first learn to use the force first"

 

[unwanted]

Problem is... Only works in IE!

;-)ldnewbie

 

[WhiteTiger]

Doesn't matter compatability for me...if that's the problem, I say USE IE OR ELSE!...

Also, this answers my question on making a flash movie with something other than a rectangle shape...=)

All I gotta do is make the shape of a background or something...it's cool!

Now, I just gotta find some tricks for it...Maybe I could put HTML behind it, make it Flash, then have a little 'scan beam' then run over it, then display the html...=P

Is there a way to preload HTML items from within flash???!!?? ----------------------------------------
Luke WhiteTiger: "to the rescue!"X-)
Oldnewbie: "Luke, you must first learn to use the force first"

 

[coldfused]

you can't load html into flash luke..

carlsatterwhite@endangeredgraphics.com

 

[WhiteTiger]

I know, I'm saying run the flash OVER the HTML, and use FScommand or something to alter the document...like a document.write function. ----------------------------------------
Luke WhiteTiger: "to the rescue!"X-)
Oldnewbie: "Luke, you must first learn to use the force first"

 

[WhiteTiger]

oops...yea, my bad, I'm caught on another post...darn...maybe I could use the FS command to see if HTML things are loaded w/ javascript?...would that be possible? ----------------------------------------
Luke WhiteTiger: "to the rescue!"X-)
Oldnewbie: "Luke, you must first learn to use the force first"

 

[TulsaJeff]

I was reading last night that you can load basic HTML into a text box in Flash 5. Haven't done much research on it yet. You would have to check the box marked "HTML".

Check out

http://www.virtual-fx.net/tutorials/html/loadhtmltutorial.html

 

[WhiteTiger]

I know you can load HTML into a text box, but actually, now that I think about it, I could have it do some of the stuff w/ javascript...like, as soon as it's done with an animation, it flashes, writes the page real quick, and it's up...probably using an Iframe or something...but I dont know. ----------------------------------------
Luke WhiteTiger: "to the rescue!"X-)
Oldnewbie: "Luke, you must first learn to use the force first"

 

[Streetdaddy]

Thanks unwanted! The site doesn't have the cool Flash in Netscape as expected... Why does Netscape have to be so useless!

But I don't care. IE users deserve to be wowed by cool effects like that! Miles
vmiles@senet.com.au

 

[WhiteTiger]

Personally, I've always liked IE better...it's always had a better design, and more functionality...

NN is also opensource now, so watch that browser...opensource could easily hide a small snippet of code for a virus, or anything...

Oh god why didn't they just let microsoft buy them out?...they could be so much richer... ----------------------------------------
The Learning process is just a way to get rid of all the stupids in your head.

Now where's that cute kitten? ;-)