Flasher Archive

[Previous] [Next] - [Index] [Thread Index] - [Previous in Thread] [Next in Thread]


Subject: Re: FLASH: right click detection
From: len harrison
Date: Mon, 27 Dec 1999 17:45:47 GMT

If you use Director as a container for your Flash movie and then Shockwave
the result, you can trap right clicks.

len harrison
instructional designer
lenhatabtcorp [dot] com
-----Original Message-----
From: John Croteau <croteauaterols [dot] com>
To: flasheratchinwag [dot] com <flasheratchinwag [dot] com>
Date: Monday, December 27, 1999 4:06 AM
Subject: Re: FLASH: right click detection


>Hi Eric,
>
>> That is correct, it does only work with HTML (I even tried the
>> document.embeds[] and document.movieid stuff). Now I'm not quite sure,
>> because I'm still a novice flasher, but if Flash can intercept
>keypress
>> events, I'm assuming that it could also intercept a right-click event
>(which
>> is seen as a sort of keypress, at least it is in JavaScript).
>
>It could (and it probably will Flash 5) but it doesn't provide us with
>that info
>now.
>Some utility programs that create projectors and screensavers disable or
>allow
>you to customize the right click menu.
>
>
>> Regardless, it should still have an ASCII code of sorts that you could
>> intercept and test
>> for, couldn't you...?
>
>Not really.
>Regular left mouse clicks are not detectable unless they occur over a
>button.
>The right click is used by Flash for the menu and is not available to
>us.
>
>You can test for many key presses with On(key), but only one per button.
>
>As with a right click, Flash gives us no way to determine if a Control
>or Alt
>among other keys has been pressed.
>
>> So the following is a solution for HTML but not for Flash:
>> Correct me if I'm wrong (it certainly won't be the first time),
>> but I tried this a long time ago with no success.
>> If there is something I'm missing, PLEASE clue us in :-).
>> Maybe IMNSHO should be IMHO :-)
>>
>> I hope all my fellow Flashers had a merry Christmas (whatever your
>religious
>> inclination might be) and are looking forward, like I am to a happy
>and
>> (hopefully) prosperous New Year.
>>
>> > <solution>
>> > here is a simple script that you can use...
>> > ----------------------------------------------------
>> > <!--
>> > function RightClickCatcher(click){
>> > if (document.layers && click.which == 3) {
>> > alert('You right-clicked!');
>> > return false;
>> > }
>> > if (document.all && event.button == 2) {
>> > alert('You right-clicked!');
>> > return false;
>> > }
>> > }
>> > document.onmousedown = RightClickCatcher;
>> > //-->
>> > ----------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>--
>Co-author of Flash 4 Web Animation F/X and Design
> Autographed copies now available - http://www.crownmall.com/Flash4/
>----------- -----------------------
>John Croteau croteauaterols [dot] com (mailto:croteauaterols [dot] com)
>------------- -------------------------
>FlashTek (Advanced Websites with Flash) http://www.FlashTek.com/
>Flash Bible (Fast track to good Flash) http://www.FlashBible.com/
>Flash Central (The Universe Starts Here) http://www.FlashCentral.com/
>The Flash Tech Resource (Tech Notes) http://www.FlashCentral.com/tech/
>
>
>
>
>flasher is generously supported by...
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Streaming Media WEST '99 Conference & Exhibition
> "The Worlds largest Internet Audio & Video Event"
> December 7 - 9, San Jose Convention Center, California
>
>Reserve your space today at http://www.streamingmedia.com
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to
>http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email helpatchinwag [dot] com



flasher is generously supported by...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Streaming Media WEST '99 Conference & Exhibition
"The Worlds largest Internet Audio & Video Event"
December 7 - 9, San Jose Convention Center, California

Reserve your space today at http://www.streamingmedia.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to
http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email helpatchinwag [dot] com

[Previous] [Next] - [Index] [Thread Index] - [Next in Thread] [Previous in Thread]