Flash SWF Object features
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- Horizontal or vertical menus
- Sub menu
- Unlimited text length
- Unlimited amount of main and one level sub buttons
- Any font* (without smoothing!)
- Special symbols support
- Color menu settings including transparency levels
- - Text color, rollover text color, press text color
- - Text shadow color
- Dynamic loading button images
- - Button image
- - On rollover button image
- - On click button image
- Load new kinds of image files at runtime (swf, progressive JPEG images, non-animated GIF and PNG files)
- Independent button images for each main and sub menus buttons
- Independent button width for each button
- Setting main and sub menus' appearance
- - Buttons height
- - Text shadow on/off
- - Text shadow distance
- - After click remains selected on/off (for main menu)
- - On click or roll over expands submenu
- - Drop down speeds (for sub menu)
- - Text indent
- - Text size
- - Horizontal text align
- - Vertical text align
- Custom buttons actions
- - getUrl
- - loadMovie
- - gotoAndStop
- - gotoAndPlay
- - Your click handler with transfer of parameter
- Import background pictures
- Import button sounds
- Button sounds volume
- Easy to use
- Small file sizes (less than 16 KB including XML configuration file)
* Font is included in library of fla file (full version). It is possible to replace it with any another font. Start Macromedia flash MX 2004 -> Open library in a fla file -> Double click on the embed pixelfont and choose any other font.
Purchase and Installation
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Once you purchase the object, the link to the download file will be sent to you by e-mail. This will be a zip archive with the object files and the documentation. Download this archive to your computer and unzip it.
Starting the Work
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To start working simply paste object HTML into your page and setup xml configuration file. You can place configuration file anywhere on your server.
Object HTML code
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Paste this code into your HTML-page and replace object stage parameter with your values. (following HTML-code supports MS Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator)
<object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,0,0" width="width" height="height">
<param name="movie" value="swf file path">
<param name="quality" value="high">
<param name="scale" value="noscale">
<param name="bgcolor" value="background color">
<param name="flashVars" value="xmlURL=path to configuration file">
<embed src="swf file path" width="width" height="height" flashvars=" xmlURL=path to configuration file" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" scale="noscale" bgcolor="background color"></embed>
</object>
Object stage parameter
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Width
This parameter controls width of flash object stage on your HTML-page. The width of the object can be different.
Height
This parameter controls height of flash object stage on your HTML-page. The height of the object can be different.
Swf file path
This parameter points to the object swf file. You can store your swf files anywhere on server.
Background color
This parameter controls background color of object stage. So you can adjust its look and fee. The color should be set in RGB in the following format: #NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F).
Path to the configuration file
This parameter points to the object xml configuration file. You can store your xml files anywhere on server.
But remember this path can be absolute (example: http://www.yourdomain.com/config/menu01.xml) or relative to the directory with your HTML page (example: ../config/menu01.xml).
Object parameter
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Menu properties
Menu width
This parameters sets the maximal width of the main and sub menus. If buttons (placed one after another) are wider than the maximal width of the menu, the last button will be moved to the next line. (If you set the maximal width to "0" you will get a vertical menu)
Menu background
This parameter is the path to the menu background file. Its value may be either an external jpeg or swf (+ gif & png, if you work in the Flash 8) file path. If no name is specified, the background will not be used. If the name is incorrect, the background will not be used.
Menu rollover sound
This parameter is the path to the menu buttons rollover sound file. Its value may be either an external mp3 file path. If no name is specified, the rollover sound will not be used. If the name is incorrect, the rollover sound will not be used.
Menu style (Independent color settings for main and sub menus)
Button text colors & alpha
This parameter determines the button text colors (textColor, rolloverColor, pressColor) & alpha. The color should be set in RGB in the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F), alpha: N, where N is a number (0-100).
Button text shadow color & alpha
This parameter determines the button text shadow color & alpha. The color should be set in RGB in the following format: NNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F), alpha: N, where N is a number (0-100).
Buttons style (Independent color settings for main and sub menus)
Button height
This parameter sets the height of the buttons.
Remains selected
This parameter determines the selected state of the main buttons. If set to "0", the main menu button will be without selected state. If set to "1", the main menu button will be selected after click.
Button text size
This parameter determines the text size of the button. The text size should be set in the following format: N, where N is a number.
Button text indent
This parameter determines the text indent from sides of the button. The text indent should be set in the following format: N, where N is a number.
Drop down speed
This parameter determines the drop down speed of a submenu. Drop down speed has three values: "max", "normal", "min".
Button text shadow distance
This parameter determines the shadow distance of a button text. The distance should be set in the following format: N, where N is a number (0-100).
Horizontal button text align
This parameter determines the horizontal button text align. Align has three values: "left", "center", "right".
Vertical button text align
This parameter determines the vertical button text align. Align has three values: "top", "center", "bottom".
Menu buttons
Button text
This parameter determines the button label text.
Button width
This parameter determines the width of each button.
Button image
This parameter points to the button image file. You can store your image files anywhere on server. But remember this path can be absolute (example: http://www.yourdomain.com/images/button.jpg) or relative to the directory with your HTML page (example: ../images/button.jpg).
Button rollover image
This parameter points to the button rollover image file. You can store your image files anywhere on server. But remember this path can be absolute (example: http://www.yourdomain.com/images/button_rollover.jpg) or relative to the directory with your HTML page (example: ../images/button_rollover.jpg).
Button onClick image
This parameter points to the button onClick image file. You can store your image files anywhere on server. But remember this path can be absolute (example: http://www.yourdomain.com/images/button_onClick.jpg) or relative to the directory with your HTML page (example: ../images/button_onClick.jpg).
Button actions
If you want that the button was visible without execute any action then set it's ACTION to "".
"GetUrl" opens url in target window(action - "getUrl", then url - what you open in window, target - target window).
If the object is loaded into other flash document:
"loadMovie" load your file (jpeg, swf + (gif & png) if you work in the Flash 8) in target movie clip (action - "loadMovie", then url - path to file which you want to load, target - target movie clip where you want to load file).
"gotoAndStop" go and stop to frame or label in target movie clip (action - "gotoAndStop", then url - frame to go or label to go, target - target movie clip where you want to execute action).
"gotoAndPlay" go and play to frame or label in target movie clip (action - "gotoAndPlay", then url - frame to go or label to go, target - target movie clip where you want to execute action).
"nameofyourfunction" execute your function in target movie clip and transfer parameter in it (if it is necessary) (action - "nameofyourfunction", then url - parameter which is transferred in your function, target - target movie clip where your function placed).
Button visibility
If you want that the button was unvisible then set disable="1".
XML File Format
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The object settings XML file is a usual text file of the following format:
<menu>
<properties>
<menu_width>
<main_menu width="615"/>
<sub_menu width="615"/>
</menu_width>
<colors_and_alpha>
<main_menu>
<text Color="658185" rolloverColor="F58623" pressColor="000000" Alpha="100"/>
<text_shadow Color="658185" Alpha="40"/>
</main_menu>
<sub_menu>
<text Color="658185" rolloverColor="F58623" pressColor="000000" Alpha="100"/>
<text_shadow Color="658185" Alpha="40"/>
</sub_menu>
</colors_and_alpha>
<buttons_view>
<main_menu>
<buttons_height height="20"/>
<after_click_remains_selected state="1"/>
<text_size size="8"/>
<text_indent width="5"/>
<text_shadow state="0"/>
<text_shadow_distance distance="0"/>
<horizontal_text_align align="center"/>
<vertical_text_align align="bottom"/>
</main_menu>
<sub_menu>
<buttons_height height="20"/>
<drop_down_speed speed="min"/>
<text_size size="8"/>
<text_indent width="5"/>
<text_shadow state="0"/>
<text_shadow_distance distance="0"/>
<horizontal_text_align align="center"/>
<vertical_text_align align="bottom"/>
</sub_menu>
</buttons_view>
<your_background>
<bg bg_file_path="menus/menu1/bg.jpg"/>
</your_background>
<buttons_sound>
<rollover_sound mp3source="menus/menu1/sfx.mp3" mp3volume="10"/>
</buttons_sound>
</properties>
<buttons>
<main text="buttons actions" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="" button_width="189" button="but.jpg" button_roll="but_roll.jpg" button_click="but_click.jpg" disable="0">
<sub text="loadMovie action" url="test.swf" target="_parent.test_mc.swfloader" action="loadMovie" button_width="189" button="sbut.jpg" button_roll="sbut_roll.jpg" button_click="sbut_click.jpg" disable="0"/>
<sub text="gotoAndStop action" url="30" target="_parent.test_mc" action="gotoAndStop" button_width="189" button="sbut.jpg" button_roll="sbut_roll.jpg" button_click="sbut_click.jpg" disable="0"/>
<sub text="gotoAndPlay action" url="playframe" target="_parent.test_mc" action="gotoAndPlay" button_width="189" button="sbut.jpg" button_roll="sbut_roll.jpg" button_click="sbut_click.jpg" disable="0"/>
<sub text="myFunction action" url="1000" target="_parent.test_mc" action="myFunction" button_width="189" button="sbutf.jpg" button_roll="sbutf_roll.jpg" button_click="sbutf_click.jpg" disable="0"/>
</main>
<main text="Products" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="" button_width="189" button="but.jpg" button_roll="but_roll.jpg" button_click="but_click.jpg" disable="0"/>
<main text="Services" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="" button_width="189" button="but.jpg" button_roll="but_roll.jpg" button_click="but_click.jpg" disable="0"/>
<main text="Contact Us" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="" button_width="189" button="but.jpg" button_roll="but_roll.jpg" button_click="but_click.jpg" disable="0"/>
<main text="Company" url="your.html" target="_blank" action="" button_width="189" button="but.jpg" button_roll="but_roll.jpg" button_click="but_click.jpg" disable="0"/>
</buttons>
</menu>
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