open all flashplayer slots - August 09, 2004

and set free the menu on mouse right.


Posted by pi at
10:13 PM
wish: more control over mx panels - August 07, 2004

while reading that the panel code will be rewritten ...,
please give each panel a unique class name.

8)

http://www.flash2be.com/qm_articles/qm_mixed/re:_wish:_more_control_over_mx_panels/45/


Posted by pi at
10:00 PM | Comments (1)
studio server - July 21, 2004

i wonder why there are no lowprice 'macromedia enabled' providers.

i even can't find them here in germany 8)

40 euro or 49 dollar would be ok.

coldfusion
5 contribute accounts
flex
flashcom
100gb traffic (?)


Posted by pi at
12:13 AM
Macromedia - Feature Request/Bug Report Form - June 30, 2004

the inputfield is to small :(

Please enter your feature request or bug report here.
If you are reporting a bug, please include steps to reproduce the issue.
Macromedia - Feature Request/Bug Report Form


Posted by pi at
12:45 AM
Central Porn - October 15, 2003


i just had an idea :

who will be the first one with a commercial porn service on central ?

i would really like to do that,
but how ?

do i get a beta now ?

:)


Posted by pi at
05:45 AM
kish kash - September 13, 2003

well, the new basement jaxx tracks are cool,
but their site is strange :)


Posted by pi at
03:08 AM
GANGSTARR -> MX 2

GANGSTARR


Posted by pi at
03:00 AM
DENG IE Preview Extension - September 04, 2003

http://www.flashpreloaders.com/deng/DENG_IE_setup.exe


Posted by pi at
02:25 AM
MY DENG A LONG LING LONG - August 04, 2003

i found that page and need nothing else to add.

DING A DING DANG MY DENG A LONG LING LONG


Posted by pi at
02:48 AM
The :after Pseudo Class - July 05, 2003

"Authors specify the style and location of generated content with the :before and :after pseudo-elements. As their names indicate, the :before and :after pseudo-elements specify the location of content before and after an element's document tree content. The 'content' property, in conjunction with these pseudo-elements, specifies what is inserted."

next time you'll have audio stream to the link:
http://claus.packts.net/deng/deng_test.php?f=http://claus.packts.net/deng/examples/xhtml/pseudotest1.html


Posted by pi at
01:12 AM
SVG Factory - July 03, 2003

while testing deng
i looked for a freehand solution, because the example in the deng forum
for SVG rendering was only for illustrator.

so a searched a little bit and tada:

SVG Factory
The SVG Factory is a free utility that allows almost any Windows drawing or graphics program to export SVG and SVGZ files. It can also be used as a metafile (WMF) to SVG converter.

How It Works

In your favorite Windows graphics program, copy an image to the clipboard. Then, paste the image into the SVG Factory. Now you will be able to save the image as an SVG file. That's all there is to it!

SVG Factory


Posted by pi at
01:49 AM
what is ASBroadcaster ? - June 21, 2003

i found a good article:
Listeners and ASBroadcaster
By Santiago Esperanza


Posted by pi at
12:40 AM
Happy Birthday, John Dow - June 19, 2003

dear john doe, next time in english


Posted by pi at
04:05 AM
birthday reminder

i say thats a good ol' german way of inventing services :

there is this guy called actionscripter (my best blog friend),
he as many others has birthday sometimes a year.

we now have june.

well, he and me and some others are june childs ...
so then we had a discussion on how to mange all those
birthdays ....

mr. actionscripter did it (thanks for the john doe example) :

sorry, due timelacks between the macromedia test nntp newsgroup and
the webforum i can't post the webforum url.

the working url will be here soon : (12 hours ?)


Posted by pi at
03:23 AM
flash close buttons - June 08, 2003

in times of usability blabla ...

how can someone design something stupid like this :

close_buttons.jpg

???

how can you full time flash developers live with that ?
panels disappear, the library doesn't show up on start, no shortcut for own panelsets and etc.

well i hope they let me in again to the flash beta, these time they gonna hear
my whole bandwidth on GUI.


Posted by pi at
01:37 AM
madrhino.com - June 04, 2003

via daniel :

madrhino.com is a well done flash site.
i like their style, even its a little small (tiny).


Posted by pi at
12:21 AM
mm central - May 19, 2003

as long nobody can speak with central from the operating system side
macromedia would be very alone on desktops.

all flash applications i have seen so far run in the flash player.

no button or combobox has an ID, nothing there to identify.
bud indeed all of these components are very beautiful.

well maybe the trick is to send from every active element in flash a
fscommand to the hosting program.
on windows i would try that with embedd flash.ocx in a simple exe,
which listens to fscommand and moves invisible clones of those
elements over the screen.


Posted by pi at
02:41 AM
Caramba Mozquito ! - May 16, 2003

ole !
Mozquito Webaccess 3 Development Site


Posted by pi at
11:23 PM
flash and delphi - May 01, 2003

and here is a link for delphi and flash :

http://www.delphipages.com/news/detaildocs.cfm?ID=38


Posted by pi at
12:20 AM
flash and visual basic - April 28, 2003

here are two links about how to put a swf into a visual basic application :

Macromedia - DevNet : FlashSlideShow Sample Application

Flash in VB? is it really possible?


Posted by pi at
03:00 AM
new flash content - April 01, 2003

from mesh on mx:

Of particular interest, we have released a new sample application. The Flash Slide Show Sample application shows how to integrate Flash within Visual Basic applications.


Posted by pi at
01:07 AM
dw - pi toolbar v1 - March 31, 2003

do you want me to release that dreamweaver mx toolbar ?

pi_toolbar_v1.jpg

it does nothing else then displaying the current document path.

i once worked on this but since i use powerpro and quickmacros there is no need for internal solutions
like dreamweaver scripting anymore ...

but on the other side its nice to have document properties displayed inside of dreamweaver.

so send me comments ...


Posted by pi at
03:45 AM
flash help chm - March 30, 2003

sometimes i find the flash html help quite horrible, so i tried many times to compile a chm version.
most of the time i had too much to try and some programs were limited.
today i found htm2chm.

this tool is amazing :

[quote]
htm2chm is a small user-friendly utility for daily use, which allows you to convert both separate HTML pages
with images, and the whole websites (for example downloaded with offline browsers) to one CHM file for
more convenient storing. The program automatically compresses files during the compilation process,
dramatically decreasing the output file size.
[/quote]

all i had to do is to backup my flash mx help folder and to use 'ContextHelp.htm' as start page.
to make it more beautiful the nav swf should be replaced by a jpeg or gif version without the link titles.

the tool also offers something like preindexing a folder, so my next step will be to compile
component and other stuff into the chm too.

my goal is that i already have my own context help in flash (and any other application) -
its simply copy code or window title/text in class xyz and pass it to the related help file.

maybe start recompiling all help files to build a global personal help library

...

htm2chm.jpg


Posted by pi at
06:16 AM
COMPONENTES ESENCIALES

this guy has nice components for flash mx:

MX :: COMPONENTES ESENCIALES :: www.romiglia.com


Posted by pi at
01:20 AM
flash localhost preview - March 14, 2003

i made two publishing templates for preview on localhost.
in the extension are also 4 templates - no margins and center (+ detect flash 5/6).
currently only the webroot folder 'htdocs' is supported, if you have any other names
for me the please write a comment and I'll add it (as long its kind of standard) .

pi_html_templates.mxp

.


Posted by pi at
08:17 AM
dwmx extensions - October 17, 2002

i really wonder why there is nowhere such list
(sorry its kind of unformated - text capture with snagit from the extension manager):

these extensions run fine on dreamweaver mx:

Auto Layers by PVII 1 4 .0 Behavior A .Sparber, G . Jacobsen -PVII

autoHide Layers by PVII 1 3 .0 Behavior A .Sparber, G . Jacobsen -PVII

Check Form 4 65 .0 Behavior Jaro von Flocken
Close All Documents 1 0 .5 Command Katsuyuki Sakai

CSS on Browser 2 0 .0 Command Massimo Foti

Extra File Function Toolbar 1 1 .1 Toolbar Thomas Muck --www .dwteam .com

Favorites Menu 1 0 .7 Command Macromedia
Fix Null Links 1 2 .0 Command Al Sparber

Flash Menu 1 0 .5 Command Ashita -Studio

Floating Frame 1 0 .0 Object Al Sparber

FrameJammer 3 2 .0 Command Hal Pawluk
FrameStuffer 3 2 .0 Command Hal Pawluk

Get Data Sources 1 0 .7 Data Source Thomas Muck

Go to Line Number V 2 2 0 .1 Suite Paul R . Boon -DWTeam

Insert Corporate MumboJumbo 1 3 .0 Object Matt Lerner
InstaGraphics Extensions for Dreamweaver 2 0 .5 Suite Macromedia

Layer Ani Magic by PVII 2 8 .0 Behavior A .Sparber, G . Jacobsen -PVII

Layout Designer 2 by PVII 2 4 .0 Behavior A .Sparber, G . Jacobsen -PVII

Letterbox Frameset 2 0 .0 Object Al Sparber
Live Preview 1 0 .1 Other Thomas Muck, DW Team

Neonix Window Tools 1 4 .0 Behavior Rick Luna

Nowhere Link 1 0 .3 Object Al Sparber

P7 Opera Resize Fix 1 1 .0 Command A .Sparber, G . Jacobsen -PVII
PHP CSS on Browser 1 0 .0 Server George Mclachlan

PHP Dynamic Email Link 1 0 .0 Server Emmanuel Okorie

PHP Dynamic Image 1 0 .0 Server Emmanuel Okorie

PHP Dynamic Title 1 0 .0 Server Emmanuel Okorie
PHP Dynamic Web Link 1 0 .0 Server Emmanuel Okorie

PHP Help 0 9 .0 Help Book J. Andres Cayon

PHP What's New ! 1 0 .0 Server Emmanuel Okorie

QuickLink 1 0 .5 Command Thomas Muck, DWTeam
Resize Window 1 1 .1 Command Massimo Foti

Send Email 1 0 .0 Other Thomas Muck

Set View By Extension 1 0 .5 Command Katsuyuki Sakai

Snippets Tool Kit 1 3 .2 Command Myhyli@Blueidea .com
Style Sheet Loader by PVII 1 2 .0 Command A .Sparber, G . Jacobsen -PVII

Submit Form 1 0 .0 Behavior Marja Ribbers -de Vroed, FlevOOware

Super Email 3 1 .1 Object Aitor Asencor -Digital Media

TableTools 1 0 .0 Command Jaro von Flocken
2 1 .0 Command Massimo Foti

1 0 .1 Floater Thomas Muck

3 1 .0 Suite Eddie Traversa

Web Photo Album 2.1 for Dreamweaver MX 2 1 .7 Command Macromedia
Windows Suite 1 1 .0 Behavior


Posted by pi at
05:56 AM
PowerResolut - October 15, 2002

view flash movies in fullscreen (even on websites) with an addon for the flash plugin:
PowerResolut

the plugin size is only 125kb and free for download.


Posted by pi at
01:24 AM
DW-Exporter - October 14, 2002

'Backup utility to save all relevant settings and data from MacromediaŽ Dreamweaver'

Dreamweaver-Exporter 1.0

works for me like a charm :)


Posted by pi at
09:23 PM
freehand mx

i just watched the macromedia story again and realized that (rich internet):

futuristic :)

[edit] well scott manning saw it july ....


Posted by pi at
03:01 AM
Disable the Flash OCX - October 08, 2002

a nice way to temporarily disable the flash plugin (ocx) is the
Xteq COM Register Extension.

'It's an extension for the Windows Explorer, simply right-click an OCX, DLL or EXE file
and select "Register ..." or "Unregister ..." from the menu.
This will either register or unregister the selected component from the registry.'

on xp the path is:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\Macromed\Flash\flash.ocx

read the uninstall technote from macromedia for more details


Posted by pi at
02:26 PM
Flashplayer 6,0,50,0 - October 07, 2002

an update for the developers ...
Version 6,0,50,0

read the technote for more info:
Macromedia - Support : Flash Player 6 Update


Posted by pi at
04:57 PM
DW-Exporter 1.0 - October 04, 2002

joerg schmalenberger released a beta version of the dw-exporter.
the tools exports all settings from dreamweaver - the configuration folder, site definitions and passwords.

the beta version is currently only available in german, but i think its easy to use.
you may try the babelfish translation of his website.


Posted by pi at
07:34 PM
Close Dreamweaver - September 28, 2002

while testing i sometimes want to close dreamweaver (could be another prog too) without saving anything.
well, with a simple mouse gesture i do so.
the gesture is:
right left
this feels like ereasing something on paper.

i am to lazy to drwaw a picture about the gesture:
its rhold right mouse button + >


Posted by pi at
01:52 AM
Flash MX - publish path

why did I know you knew this !
that you can not only choose individuell filenames ?
that you also can define a path in the publishing settings input fields.

here is a screenshot:


Posted by pi at
01:51 AM
Audioblog - September 19, 2002

jeremy allaire made an audioblog application, you can set up an account at http://bilbo.macromedia.com/audioblog/. its really easy to use.
i abused it and recorded half of a song :)






Posted by pi at
06:11 PM
Building a flash radio - September 12, 2002

a great tutorial:

Building a flash radio using an XML playlist


Posted by pi at
05:29 AM
Dreamweaver and Remotekeys - September 09, 2002

heureka, i found a way to copy a filename from the windows explorer to the clipboard and wrap some code around, so that i only have to paste in the dreamweaver live preview instead of typing.
this is for pictures i post sometimes, maybe i'll add a few lines for automatic upload on my server ...
remember ? i post from inside of dreamweaver. but unfortunally in the live preview all keys are diabled, even control v is not working, i can't fire keystrokes.
so i use the paste button on the standard toolbar, which is nice too.


you can find the link to remotekeys on the right side.


thats the remotekeys code, i press only one button on the remotekeys panel (which stays ever on top):

{/SEND.KEY 93}uu{HOLD.CONTROL}{KEY.ENTER}{HOLD.CONTROL}c{KEY.ESC}{/BTCH.EXPLICIT}

{/STR.SET 1,<a href="http://www.flash2be.com/xpi/pic/}

{/STR.<.CLIP 2}

{/STR.SET 3," target="_blank"><img src="http://www.flash2be.com/xpi/thumb.php?image=pic/}

{/STR.SET 4,"&x=200&y=200" border="0"></a>}

{/BTCH.EXPLICIT}

{/STR.>.CLIP 1}

{/CLIP.TXT.SAVE e:\test.txt}

{/STR.>.CLIP 2}

{/CLIP.TXT.APPEND e:\test.txt}

{/STR.>.CLIP 3}

{/CLIP.TXT.APPEND e:\test.txt}

{/STR.>.CLIP 2}

{/CLIP.TXT.APPEND e:\test.txt}

{/STR.>.CLIP 4}

{/CLIP.TXT.APPEND e:\test.txt}

{/CLIP.TXT.LOAD e:\test.txt}

{/CLIP.TXT.REMOVE.ASC 13}


Posted by pi at
03:23 AM
Flash plugin sizes - September 04, 2002

domenik, a friend from the german macromedia forum posted this cool list of flash plugin files sizes (uncompressed):

2.0.0.11 swflash.ocx 190 KB
2.0.0.11 npswf32.dll 139 KB
2.1.0.12 swflash.ocx 165 KB
3.0.8.0 swflash.ocx 182 KB
3.0.8.0 npswf32.dll 138 KB
3.0.15.0 swflash.ocx 180 KB
3.0.18.0 swflash.ocx 185 KB
3.0.18.0 npswf32.dll 141 KB
4.0.4.0 swflash.ocx 284 KB
4.0.7.0 npswf32.dll 240 KB
4.0.28.0 swflash.ocx 288 KB
4.0.28.0 npswf32.dll 248 KB
5.0.30.0 swflash.ocx 364 KB
5.0.30.0 npswf32.dll 324 KB
5.0.41.0 swflash.ocx 396 KB
5.0.41.0 npswf32.dll 312 KB
5.0.42.0 swflash.ocx 396 KB
6.0.0.307 flash.ocx 756 KB
6.0.0.307 npswf32.dll 656 KB
6.0.21.0 npswf32.dll 692 KB
6.0.22.0 flash.ocx 796 KB
6.0.29.0 flash.ocx 768 KB
6.0.29.0 npswf32.dll 664 KB
6.0.40.0 flash.ocx 784 KB
6.0.40.0 npswf32.dll 688 KB
6.0.47.0 flash.ocx 788 KB
6.0.47.0 npswf32.dll 688 KB

well, thats german precision !


Posted by pi at
03:17 AM
Dreamweaver live preview - August 30, 2002

tom muck released a live preview extension for dreamweaver. now you can view your asp, asp.net, jsp, and php pages directly in dreamweaver instead of in the browser.
The Dreamweaver Team Extensions

and here comes the really amazing part:
i made a small redirection page which loads my blog entry site. with the 'Favorites Menu for Dreamweaver MX Extension'.
now there is a bookmark for blogging from inside of dreamweaver.
(yep and for sure, there is a local testserver with php, mysql and perl running)
Macromedia Exchange - Dreamweaver Home Page

i already made a mouse gesture for that, a B for blog :)

btw. i replaced the sitespring.swf in the sitespring panel with my own swf (same name). now there is a swf which tells via local shared objects a projector what to start. [crazy, i know]

and here is a screenshot:


Posted by pi at
08:47 PM
drag video into flash mx - August 29, 2002

mini tip:

you can drag video directly from the windows explorer into a library.


Posted by pi at
02:42 AM
dreamweaver mx panelsets

dreamweaver mx is really a great program, but what i miss is the option to save own panelsets. you can choose only between three modes (dw4, homesite coding and mx).
there is a simple solution for that:
export the the 'FloaterStates' key from the registry and save it with a discriptive name (eg. floaterset1.reg or mypanels1.reg).
i am on win xp, so the path to the key may be different to yours in windows - gladfully the regedit.exe has a search option :)
you can export the key by hand or use a batch file for each set.

my floaterset1.bat has the following line in it (make a new file in notepad and paste this line:
REGEDIT /E e:\floaterset1.reg "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Macromedia\Dreamweaver 6\FloaterStates"
and save it with the extension .bat .

-> e:\floaterset1.reg is the output name - to restore a panelset simply start it and say ok in the upcoming dialog.

so here is the trick - make for each panelset an own bat file and change the number for the output name.

nice, eh ?


Posted by pi at
02:29 AM
fireworks mx extensions - August 12, 2002

check these five nice fireworks mx extensions:
Project Fireworks - Extensions
harmonia is my favorite.


Posted by pi at
12:21 AM
Speedup Hints for Dreamweaver MX - August 07, 2002

tom muck wrote a great article on how to speed up dreamweaver mx:
The Dreamweaver Team


Posted by pi at
09:04 PM
FMS - Manage Your Flash Content - August 04, 2002

a small flash cms free for private use:
FMS - Manage Your Flash Content!


Posted by pi at
01:34 AM
dwmx and contextmenues - August 02, 2002

the menues should be a little more intelligent.
in example: in ftp mode i expect to have transfer options first and then file actions.
that could be much easier ....


Posted by pi at
05:11 AM
dwmx and remote

why do i have to use the same complicated keystrokes as in the mainview for putting a file in ftp fullscreen ? in ftp fullscreen there is no need for [control alt whatever], a simple p and a button P would be enough.
i mean: why clicking too much ?

click is time and time is money

harr


Posted by pi at
05:02 AM
flash mx update

i think there should be a free update with some user improvments like own panels and toolbars and buttons.

i don't want to go the way around with using external helpers.

currently i have a remotekeys panel on top and fire from there actions like :
save as, switch between fla, preview / back to authoring, rulers, close, etc

you have to be an expert for tweaking to find and program tools like strokeit and remotekeys (the urls are here somewhere in the blog)


Posted by pi at
04:37 AM
Flash Tooltip Generator - August 01, 2002

i find that a nice idea for wm mode:
flash tooltip


Posted by pi at
04:36 PM
dreamweaver extensions - July 30, 2002

i don't know what i would do without the simple extensions from
project VII. i love nowhere link and auto layer.

PVII Dreamweaver Extensions- Main Listing


Posted by pi at
02:23 AM
FlashCom Server - July 24, 2002

on the other hand ....
i made two small flashcom applications.

we moved to a new flat and there is only one amplifer in our two computer rooms. as a lazy guy i don't want to copy all my mp3's on my buddys computer and then walk over to start those.
also starting from his the songs from my harddisk via network is not the solution.
so i simply have to projectors.
1st: client - the computer at the amplifier - the receiver.exe starts with windows and connects to the flashcom server on my workstation.
2nd: host - projector sender.exe connects too and is sending all my audio i intend to listen to via the amplifier.

and thats even better then hardwire ....


Posted by pi at
10:32 PM
dreamweaver exchange advance search - June 27, 2002

Macromedia Exchange - Advanced Search


Posted by pi at
11:28 PM
Slideshow with xml

thats a nice tutorial, i like the xml part:
Macromedia Flash - Creating a JPEG slide show with XML


Posted by pi at
01:43 AM
my first mxp - June 25, 2002

some time ago i made my first extension for flash mx,
its only a tweak of the publish templates.
english and german:
four templates mxp


Posted by pi at
09:40 PM
Using Dreamweaver MX Help errata - June 23, 2002

This article corrects known errors and omissions in Using Dreamweaver MX Help.
Using Dreamweaver MX Help errata


Posted by pi at
12:48 AM
Macromedia buttons - June 21, 2002

Macromedia - Style Guide : Macromedia Web Buttons


Posted by pi at
11:45 PM
seeking for extension developers - June 17, 2002

i have a few ideas for extensions, please contact me when you got some time.
we will release a system utility, which captures the last recent files on your computer.
a flash panel in flash, dreamweaver and fireworks could give many access to the last used files (this is only step one)


Posted by pi at
11:22 PM
dwmx managing - June 05, 2002

dreamweaver is a cool tool for managing offline development too,
i do a lot of tweaking, so my testserver is for example the program folder
and a zipped backup is in my local folder on one another harddisk.
i'll post some screenshots later on,


maybe. hehe.


Posted by pi at
09:42 PM
mx presentation - June 04, 2002

thats pretty cool (video in flash):
macromedia executive presentation


Posted by pi at
06:22 PM
quicktime 6 preview

apple has it : quicktime 6 preview (win and mac)


Posted by pi at
04:06 PM
USABILITY

MACROMEDIA AND USABILITY GURU JAKOB NIELSEN WORK TOGETHER TO IMPROVE WEB USABILITY
mm press release


Posted by pi at
12:36 AM
some mt tweaks - May 30, 2002

http://www.scottandrew.com/weblog/cat_moveable_type_mods_and_hacks


Posted by pi at
05:13 AM
dwmx and strokeit - May 29, 2002

good feedback in the strokeit forums, you should ask and suggest there,
see my thread


Posted by pi at
06:51 AM
dwmx and strokeit

good feedback in the strokeit forums, you should ask and suggest there,
see my thread


Posted by pi at
06:51 AM
dwmx titlebar

ui! the html title field in the toolbar is way to short.
"\Macromedia\DreamweaverMX\Configuration\Toolbars\toolbars.xml"
i searched for 'title' -> width="150"
i set it to 300. it must be saved in your user folder, like :
pi\Anwendungsdaten\Macromedia\Dreamweaver MX\Configuration\toolbars
(a Anwender is a user - thats german)


Posted by pi at
06:10 AM
dwmx and strokeit

a picture (swf .900kb)says more in 1600*1200,
i script actions and commands in dreamweaver, the strokeit program folder is my local strokeit sitefolder.
click hehe to see the screenshot hehe


Posted by pi at
05:16 AM
dwmx and strokeit

a picture (swf .900kb)says more in 1600*1200,
i script actions and commands in dreamweaver, the strokeit program folder is my local strokeit sitefolder.
click hehe to see the screenshot hehe


Posted by pi at
05:16 AM
a dreamweaver extension - May 21, 2002

i need an extension that converts my browser bookmarks to dreamweaver snippets.
the mxp should be able to convert the folder hierachie too.
same foldertrees for all :)


Posted by pi at
03:20 AM
Who needs Livehelper ? - May 20, 2002

i don't know, just wanted to hear it ringing when someone visits my site :)


Posted by pi at
11:26 PM
livehelper - May 19, 2002

and now this:

http://www.livehelper.com/


Posted by pi at
05:54 AM
what you need

:
strokeit for rightclick mouse gestures http://www.tcbnetworks.com/strokeit/
here some pictures on how to draw the gestures:
http://www.x-allstars.com/ip/gestures.html


Posted by pi at
04:04 AM
stripping the bookmark.htm - May 18, 2002

mick from the mm dreamweaver forum helped me:
[a-z]{3,4}_[a-z]{3,}="\d{1,}"
this removes the add tags in bookmark.htm export files.


i'll post details later on.


Posted by pi at
02:04 AM