all works fine now. it also has the effect of removing layer restrictions:
e.g. I have a swf playing at the top of the page on a layer at the back and html text on the layer in front of it (div's). there is a button on the swf, that did not work previously with the layer on top of it, which now works fine. Nik Crosina On 4/11/07, nik crosina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yes, I am on a PC here and it took a colleague to point it out to me! I never realised it in my flurry of pointing roll-over and clicking frenzy during my development. I also distinctly remember this behaviour NOT being there on other flash site I developed earlier. [sorry - I seam to be getting back into Flash now after some time (years) of absence...) Thanks for the links - I'll check them out ...! Nik Crosnia On 4/10/07, Andy Herrman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Actually, to me it sounds like he's using Windows and is running into > the Eolas thing. > > If that's the case, the problem is that, due to patent issues, > Microsoft had to change IE's behavior with ActiveX controls (which > Flash and Java both use for their plugins) such that they don't get > any mouse or keyboard events until you "activate" them by clicking on > them. > > There are ways around it, documented in the MS whitepaper about it: > http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/dhtml/overview/activating_activex.asp > > The easiest thing would be to use swfobject, as was mentioned in an > earlier post. > > -Andy > > > On 4/10/07, Joshua Sera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sounds like you're using a mac. > > > > If you are, that's an OS issue. The mac makes you give > > focus to the window before it starts passing mouse > > events to whatever's in the window. You can't do a > > whole lot about it. > > > > --- nik crosina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Probably a silly question but I am building a site > > > at the moment with > > > an animated Navigation bar, what happens is that in > > > order to click on > > > a button to go to a different page, you have to > > > first click on the swf > > > to make it active, THEN click again to actually > > > click the button. > > > > > > Also, without first clicking on it, no roll overs > > > work in the swf. > > > > > > What is it I am doing wrong?! > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > -- > > > Nik C > > > _______________________________________________ > > > [email protected] > > > To change your subscription options or search the > > > archive: > > > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > > http://www.figleaf.com > > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > > Looking for earth-friendly autos? > > Browse Top Cars by "Green Rating" at Yahoo! Autos' Green Center. > > http://autos.yahoo.com/green_center/ > > _______________________________________________ > > [email protected] > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > -- Nik C
-- Nik C _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
