The fact we can get HO working consistently accross wider range of browsers
is exciting since I've been trying to get it done "properly" for ages now
(mixing Flash and HTML as if it's all in Flash).
However it still remains buggy and limiting (example - missing text cursors,
focus issues and the fact html is always on top means no custom cursors or
movieclips over it etc. etc.).
It also requires too much from the user - JS on, recent Flash player, recent
browser version, and right platform.
With flash 8.0 adding advanced bitmap operations and 8.5 adding blazing math
speed to the runtime, I think we're a lot closer to having full-blows DHTML
renderer in Flash which is almost as fast as any browser out there (in other
words: like Deng, except couple of hundred times faster ;) ).
Regards, Stan Vassilev
I'm not sure how your site is built but the purpose of the HTML Overlay
(HO for short) is to get HTML from a database (using ASP, PHP, etc) and
update the div that is displayed transparently over your flash document.
The html content can come from an html element on the page or be set in
flash like this:
// set the html in dynamically created div
my_ho.setHTML = "<some html>"
// move the div to a new location relative to where it is on the flash
stage
my_ho.moveTo(10,30)
my_ho.setHTML = "<new html>"
Is really one of my personal favorite projects. It is to give Flash all
the features of HTML from within the Flash IDE. Now with External
Interface we have a even more features. I still get info that people do
not know it's uses. I'll post some links to live demonstration shortly.
Best Regards,
Judah
Sander wrote:
The principle works indeed. But the HTML has to come from Flash. In a
large site where dynamic (ASP) pages create the menu's, it can't be
used.
On 01 Nov 2005, at 07:01, Helmut Granda wrote:
Great work! By any chance Do you have a list of platforms you have
tested this on? The main problem I have is with Linux.
Thanks
...helmut
Judah Frangipane wrote:
Hi Saunder,
It is possible. Until I send some example links you can look at these
screenshots here:
http://drumbeatinsight.com/system/files?file=screenshot1.jpg
http://drumbeatinsight.com/system/files?file=screenshot2.jpg
http://drumbeatinsight.com/htmloverlay
I am thinking of making this open source if anyone is interested.
Best Regards,
Judah
Sander wrote:
Er... Linux issue only? How do you layer *any* content above flash?
It's just not possible! Even a layer with plain text with a higher ID
will drop under flash...
Thanks for all your help, not only I learned how exactly indetify
the problem but also how to post more accurate subjects to the
list. I will try to get the source info for this problem and post
it back to the list.
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