Re: making flash talk to java...(and vise versa)

[John Dowdell]

At 4:07 PM 7/12/98,

Hwill23aol [dot] com

 wrote:

>I'm basically trying to utilize the mouse event capabilities of java to

>control a flash movie...(ie, mouse position, mouse movements, directional

>movements)



You should be able to do this through straight ol' JavaScript...

periodically poll the mouse position and delta, then send the appropriate

message to the Flash object in the page.


(Note the usual constraints -- interobject communication is supported by

modern browsers on modern machines. Good: Java-enabled Netscape 3+ on

PowerMac or Win32. Good: ActiveX-enabled IE3+ on Win32. No good: Win3.1,

68K Mac, IE/Mac, Java-disabled Netscape, other.)


In LiveConnect-savvy browsers (basically the current Netscapes) a Java

applet can talk to the page and to plugins. In IE/Win32 applets can catch

messages but not send messages unless you recompile as a COM unit or some

such (rare).


But try a JavaScript timeout event that evaluates changes in mouse

position... from what you write, the goal should be achievable in a variety

of browsers, without need of Java.


jd







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