Re: FLASH: Super easy sizing question: Part Two

[Randy Kato]

Tom,


Nice idea, but I just tested it and my suspicions were correct...it's

unpredictable (works in latest versions of PC & Mac IE, but not in latest

versions of PC or Mac NS).


SWFs in tables only work reliably when they're set with specific dimensions.

When they use percentages they seem to get confused as to which container

they're scaling to -- the browser window or the table cell. Often they'll just

scale way down and cower in a corner of the table cell.


Ryan,


If you're target audience is IE only, Tom's idea is a winner. Otherwise I

haven't thought of anything that would work, and the only ideas that seem even

remotely possible go way beyond Flash and bring into question the

limitations/capabilities of JavaScript, browsers, etc. The easy answer for your

boss is "no" since Flash alone won't do it. Sorry.


HTH,

Randy


Tom Kerwin wrote:


> Why not put the .swf into a table..?

>

> You make a 2 by 2 table, height="100%" width="100%", and in the top left

> <td> put the .swf. Then you put transparent gifs in the <td>s to the right

> and below which give the minimum dimensions specified.

>

> I haven't tried it, but it just might work...

>

> Tom

>

> P.S. Very excited to have made my first posting...

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Ryan Creighton [rcreightonytv [dot] com (mailto:rcreightonytv [dot] com)]

> Sent: 03 August 2000 14:04

>

To: 'flashershocker [dot] com'

> Subject: RE: FLASH: Super easy sizing question: Part Two

>

> Perfect!  Thanks.

>

> Now ... my boss wants to know if it's possible to publish a Flash .swf that

> will expand to any size when you stretch the browser window, but it will

> never get any smaller than, say, 500x400.   A taller order ... is it doable?

>

> - Ryan Creighton


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