It can be done offline for sure .
The easiest way would be to make the client save the slides as jpgs in
a folder next to the flash projector in a consistent resolution from
photoshop ,maybe with numbered names like slide_1,slide_2.(or you could
use the flash8 file upload dialog to make the client get the paths easy
if using a flash8 exe) .
Store the paths in a list as array or object best ( or XML with DOM
create nodes functions).
Then you can make a drag and drop like backend interface to load all the
slides resized as thumbnails from the list . And the client can reorder
them and add comments to each .Then this interface generates via a loop
a object (or XML source with a string,shich can be parsed into XML obj
or XML object with the DOM if you want ) with all the order nad
comments and paths . You store this obj or XML in a flash Local Shared
Object and later for the presentation this obj or XML can be used in a
interactive presentation or slideshow interface with loadmovie and
transitions.
No need for Fla or zinc here.
Hope this helps
Andy
Kurt Dommermuth wrote:
Hi All,
On several occasions I have gotten the request from a client for a
presentation done in flash as opposed to powerpoint.
The complications are:
1. It is offline.
2. They want to add and/or remove slides themselves. (the slides
would be created in photo shop as 1 static image)
I've done this in the past where I'd pass along the FLA knowing that
someone on the client side had some experience that would enable them
to edit XML.
I don't have that option this time.
what I need to do, I think, is develop a tool for the client to
"upload" a slide (a png, or a jpg) and add a comment. - and then
generate/or edit existing XML that would save the appropriate info to
be used by the presentation.
I've frequently loaded, parsed and used XML for various things, but
I've never edited it from flash.
From the manual it looks like this can be done. Can it be done
offline? is it advisable? Is there a better way?
Would Zinc or some other third party tool be necessary?
thank you for any advice!
Kurt
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