FLASH: Article Questions

[Russell E. Unger]

Hi Folks...


I'm writing an article for a magazine, and I'm a huge "Flasher" fan, so

I thought I'd toss out an opportunity for me to not only get to showcase

some of the finest works, but also see if there's any chance that any of

you want to share with me (unpaid) some of the work that you've done

that may fall within the categories of my questions.


<sigh>  I believe I've been typing out answers for too long, so that was

winded.


<succint>

I'm writing an article for a magazine.  There are some Flash-related

questions and some otherwise.  I'd like to know if anyone has examples,

based upon the questions (I already have the answers to all but #14) and

would perhaps like to answer a few questions/possibly be quoted in the

article.


Yes, it's something for nothing.  I apologize for not being able to

offer anything, but it's a decent New York magazine and if any work is

used (with permission), I will list URL and name, at the minimum.


Okay, here goes...no need to respond to the list for this, unless you

think it's beneficial to all.  Please respond to:

rungerzaxcoms [dot] com

Okay, here's my questions...(again, all are answered but #14...it looks

like I have a sample of previous work for #'s 5 and 6)


1.  Is there anyway to get an image to look like it's bleeding off the

left edge

of a browser's window?


2.  I'm using some rollovers in a navigation frame.  When users click on

a link, I

want new content to fill up a second frame and the rollover to stay

"on".  Any

tips on doing this?


3.  Is adding Flash to a page an "all-or-nothing" affair, or can I make

individual

Flash buttons to use in conjunction with a static HTML page/frameset?

How's that

work and what's the advantage?


4.  One of the biggest problems that comes up with Flash is whether or

not the

user's browser has a plug-in.  How can I help alleviate this issue to my

clients

and the users?


5.  I've noticed that non-resizable pop-up windows are appearing on more

web sites

lately.  How do I do this?  How do I get the browser navigation to also

not show

up?


6.  I've got my pop-up window, now how do I get it to close or go away?


7.  I can relate to CSS because I'm used to the style sheet concept, but


CSS-Positioning doesn't sound anything like a style sheet.  What's the

relationship and what can it do?


8.  I like the idea of tableless layout, but I'm just not ready to jump

into

DHTML.  Is there anyway to make designing with tables easier?


9.  I've begun to use some nice filters on my images, particularly drop

shadows,

bevels and glows.  The issue that arises is when I am forced to cut up

the images

and then place them in a table on an HTML page--the image pieces just

seem to have

tiny "folds" that look like glitches.  How can I prevent this from

occuring

without re-editing each image piece?


10.  I've been playing with Flash for a little while now and I'm very

excited by

what it can do.  At the same time, I'm let down by it's limitations when

it comes

to personalization of the sites that I create, like I can do in ASP.  Am

I

reaching the limits of Flash or is there more that can be done?


11.  What's the difference between the <layer> tag and the <div> tag?

If they do

the same thing, why are there 2 tags and when should I use them?


12.  I use style sheets in QuarkXpress, so I'm open to using them on the

Web.  How does CSS work?


13. I want to jazz up my menus by using that cool sliding menu trick

I've seen or with an expandable text menu--what technology am I looking

at?


14.  When using Shockwave with my Flash files, I sometimes have

difficulty getting IE to "behave" when it comes to detecting my

browser's plug-in.  What are the best settings for me to use so that

plug-ins will be recognized for my browsers?


Thanks, in advance, for your not nailing me to a cross for posing this.


Kindest regards,


Russell E. Unger

ZAX Communications

630.223.6916



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