Re: FLASH: is this possible or is it wish list?

[John Dowdell]

At 4:13 PM 6/22/0, Rachel Bachman wrote:

> I want to be able to define the outside perimeter

> of a flash file so that I can create an .swf with a

> unique shape.


Some browsers permit this... specifically, IE4.0 or later on Win32 offer

"windowless controls" which can be composited with other content. The Flash

ActiveX Control can use this if you set its "WMODE" attribute, as defined

in the docs.


This lets you put text atop the SWF, or drop out the background of the SWF,

or (assuming you put the SWF in a draggable DIV), to make what appears to

be a non-rectangular floating doohicky.)


Not all the browsers support this, though, so it's rare to see it used. You

can see some samples at:

http://www.dhtmlzone.com/swdhtml/  (requires IE4+/Win32 w/Flash)


jd








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