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September 30, 2005
Sample for accessing session data in Flex 1.5
(TechNote) A session servlet is provided in Macromedia Flex 1.0 to allow Flex applications to access the session data from RemoteObject. In Flex 1.5, the session servlet is still provided, but the recommended way of accessing session and other request data is to access the session through getHttpRequest()/getHttpResponse()/getServletConfig().
Posted by dmorris at 04:42 AM
September 29, 2005
Flash content embedded in PDF does not appear in Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0
TechNote: When Macromedia Flash Player movie content is embedded in a PDF file that is opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0, the content will not appear if you have Macromedia Flash Player 8 installed.
Posted by jhallstrom at 11:59 AM
Dreamweaver 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote (updated): TechNote updated with two new issues.
Posted by jhallstrom at 11:49 AM
Breeze Presenter does not communicate with ASPEN AICC LMS
(TechNote) Breeze Presenter does not send status, resume data, or scores to ASPEN AICC LMS.
Posted by dmorris at 08:52 AM
September 28, 2005
Unable to publish from Breeze Presenter
(TechNote) When publishing locally from Breeze Presenter, the presentation publishing fails and only a data folder is created on your system. When trying to publish to a server from within Breeze Presenter, the server returns a 500 error and the publishing fails.
Posted by dmorris at 01:36 PM
Emails are not received from Hosted Breeze Server
(TechNote) Emails of certain types may not be received from a Breeze Hosted Server.
Posted by dmorris at 01:26 PM
Audio not recorded in Breeze Meeting with Premiere Global Services enabled
(TechNote) The audio portion of a Breeze Meeting is not recorded when a Breeze Meeting is recorded and Premiere Global Services audio conference was set up for the meeting room.
Posted by dmorris at 01:16 PM
FAQ about the ColdFusion MX 7 Updater (7.0.1)
(TechNote) The ColdFusion MX 7 Updater delivers all the latest updates to ColdFusion MX 7 and is a free upgrade for existing ColdFusion MX 7 customers. Macromedia recommends that all ColdFusion MX 7 customers install the ColdFusion MX 7 Updater.
Posted by dmorris at 06:16 AM
ColdFusion MX 7 Updater (7.0.1) released
(Product update) This recommended product update offers ColdFusion customers a simple way to get the latest platform support and applies key fixes that have been put in place since the release of ColdFusion MX 7. The ColdFusion MX Report Builder has also been updated for 7.0.1 and is available as a separate download.
Posted by dmorris at 06:11 AM
September 26, 2005
Security error with Flash Player 8 when running Flash Communication Server Admin Console and Application Inspector
(TechNote) Macromedia Flash Player 8 introduced an updated security model and changed default local file access policy. Due to this change, when you run a Flash application from the local file system, you will get a security alert box. This article describes how to configure the Flash Player security settings to avoid this issue.
Posted by dmorris at 01:04 PM
Browser windows fail to go into "Full Screen" mode
(TechNote) The Meeting user interface for attendees without the meeting add-in opens in a browser window with toolbars visible.
Posted by dmorris at 12:20 PM
Breeze Manager's login page loops endlessly
(TechNote) When trying to log in to the Breeze Manager, the login page loops endlessly without any error message.
Posted by dmorris at 12:11 PM
September 23, 2005
Dreamweaver 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote (updated): TechNote updated with 5 new issues.
Posted by jhallstrom at 03:38 PM
Fireworks 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote (updated): TechNote updated with one new issue.
Posted by jhallstrom at 02:32 PM
CPS: Configuration of Authentication Type in CPS
TechNote: This TechNote describes the options for authentication configuration of Macromedia Contribute Publishing Server.
Posted by jhallstrom at 02:21 PM
September 21, 2005
Blank space wraps to next line of HTML text
TechNote: In some cases, HTML-enabled text can wrap incorrectly, starting a line with a space instead of the next word.
Posted by jhallstrom at 01:33 PM
Error when Defining a "Load" Event handler in a Loader Object subclass
TechNote: Defining "load" Event Handler inside any Loader Object subclass generates "Error opening URL" error message.
Posted by jhallstrom at 01:30 PM
Campaign Tracking for Breeze Events
(TechNote) Breeze Events gives you the ability to report on registrations by campaign source. Typical campaigns may include e-mail offerings, search engine campaigns, and banner ad campaigns. To track campaigns in Breeze, you need to manually modify the registration URL provided by Breeze.
Posted by dmorris at 12:06 PM
Speeding up mxmlc
(TechNote) This TechNote shows how you can use Class caching, also referred to as SWO caching, to speed up command-line compilations of Macromedia Flex applications.
Posted by dmorris at 08:37 AM
Progress bar high CPU usage
(TechNote) In Macromedia Flex, a ProgressBar with the indeterminate attribute set to true consumes approximately 1-5% of the CPU to run it's animation. Even when the ProgressBar's visible property is set to false, it can still consume the same amount of CPU.
Posted by dmorris at 08:06 AM
JRun 4 Updater 6 Known Issues
(TechNote - updated): This document describes the known issues in JRun 4 Updater 6.
Posted by dmorris at 05:44 AM
JRun4: Runtime deployment descriptor file behavior
(TechNote) When deploying a war file archive (for example, "myapp.war") through the JRun Management Console, the deployment subsystem of JRun will create the following files in the same directory as the deployed WAR file:
myapp.web.jrun.xml
myapp.web.xml
Posted by dmorris at 04:57 AM
September 20, 2005
Flash 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote (updated): Updated to include links to newly-released Flash Remoting components.
Posted by jhallstrom at 02:31 PM
Fireworks 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote: This TechNote describes issues customers have described with Fireworks 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:34 AM
September 19, 2005
QuickTime 7 Support in Macromedia Director and the Shockwave Player
TechNote (updated): The QuickTime Asset Xtra found in both Macromedia Director and the Shockwave Player fails to properly detect the presence of the public beta release of Apple's QuickTime 7 for Windows, causing error messages that the Xtra is missing or failed to initialize properly.
Posted by jhallstrom at 11:55 AM
Pop-up menus exported from Fireworks 8 not using CSS
TechNote: Even though I use Macromedia Fireworks 8 to export a pop-up menu, the pop-up menu still uses JavaScript code (it does not use CSS to display the pop-up menu).
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:46 AM
September 16, 2005
Emerging issues with Contribute
TechNote (updated): Updated with one new issue.
Posted by jhallstrom at 02:23 PM
Dreamweaver 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote (updated): Updated with one new issue.
Posted by jhallstrom at 02:15 PM
Error when uploading file in Breeze Meeting
(TechNote) The following error may be seen when uploading a PowerPoint file to a Breeze Meeting:
Upload error:error sco-update invalid
Posted by dmorris at 08:08 AM
Cannot start Breeze due to duplicate admin login
(TechNote) The Breeze server is unable to start. There is an entry in the log files similar to the line below:
main (e)
Posted by dmorris at 07:53 AM
ColdFusion MX 7: Replacement file for XMPP Gateway
(Hot fix) Several ColdFusion MX 7 XMPP (Instant Messaging) Gateway problems can be corrected by updating the XMPP Gateway component.
Posted by dmorris at 06:48 AM
September 15, 2005
Flash 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote (updated): Updated to include new issue.
Posted by jhallstrom at 03:07 PM
Filter effects applied to invisible buttons do not function properly
TechNote: Developers might add a Filter effect to invisible buttons (buttons that only have content in the Hit keyframe) in Macromedia Flash. An invisible button with Filter effects applied to it can still receive keyDown events and show up in the Debugger panel. However, the button will not function properly.
Posted by jhallstrom at 03:06 PM
Director and Shockwave support for Flash Player 8 SWF files
TechNote: Users of Macromedia Director MX 2004 are unable to import and properly use Flash 8-authored Macromedia Flash Player movies (SWF files) published for Flash Player 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 12:34 PM
September 14, 2005
Upgrading to Contribute 3.11
TechNote: Upgrading to Macromedia Contribute 3.11 from Contribute 3.0 or 3.1 prompts you to enter the serial number.
Posted by jhallstrom at 02:05 PM
MSI error when uninstalling or reinstalling Macromedia Studio 8 products
TechNote: When trying to uninstall or install Macromedia Studio 8 products, you may receive the following error message: "Error 1719. The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running Windows in safe mode, or if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance."
Posted by jhallstrom at 12:39 PM
Dreamweaver 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote (updated): TechNote updated with 3 emerging issues.
Posted by jhallstrom at 10:38 AM
After installing the English version, Fireworks 8 launches in a different language
TechNote: After installing the English version of Macromedia Studio 8 or Fireworks 8, Fireworks launches in a different language, such as Japanese.
Posted by jhallstrom at 10:22 AM
Flash 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote (updated): Updated with two new issues.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:25 AM
September 13, 2005
Flash Player 8 issue with cfdocument and cfreport
(TechNote) Dynamically streamed content from ColdFusion MX 7 in the FlashPaper format using a POST method will prevent the content from loading in Flash Player 8 within Internet Explorer.
Posted by dmorris at 10:46 PM
Styling XSLT fragments using CSS
TechNote: Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 does not support code that typically resides between the
tags (such as scripts and styles) when the code has been placed into an XSLT fragment.Posted by jhallstrom at 12:26 PM
Text may shift by a pixel when turning anti-alias on or off or changing Flash Player publish versions
TechNote: On stage in Macromedia Flash 8, text may shift when changing anti-alias values in the "Font Rendering Method" menu.
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:39 AM
Static text published for Flash Player 8 does not appear on Flash Player 7
TechNote: Static text in a SWF file published for Macromedia Flash Player 8 does not appear if viewed in Flash Player 7.
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:29 AM
Character glyphs display incorrectly in Flash MX 2004 and Flash 8
TechNote: Some characters that displayed correctly in Macromedia Flash 5 may display garbage characters or incorrect glyphs when viewed in Macromedia Flash Player 7 or Flash Player 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:26 AM
Subscript and superscript fail in dynamic and input text fields
TechNote: You cannot enter subscript or superscript text in dynamic and input text fields in Macromedia Flash 8. However, you can use these in static text fields.
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:23 AM
Unable to install Studio products on Windows 2000
TechNote: In some Windows 2000 environments, attempting to install any Macromedia Studio product (Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, Flash 8 or Contribute 3.11) generates the following warning: The package requires a newer version of the Windows Installer. Do you want to update the version of the Windows Installer in your system?
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:19 AM
Uninstalling Studio 8 applications on Macintosh OS X
TechNote: There are no uninstallers available for Macromedia Studio 8 products on Macintosh OS X, except for Fireworks 8 and Flash 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:18 AM
Installing Studio 8 Products: Can not select another drive when primary drive is full
TechNote: When installing any of the Macromedia Studio 8 products (Flash 8, Fireworks 8, Dreamweaver 8, Contribute 3.11), if the primary drive is too full to accommodate the installation, the installer presents you with a list of alternate drives. However, after selecting one of these drives, the primary drive reasserts (all other choices do not 'stick'), preventing you from installing to a different drive
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:15 AM
Why can't a stroke be added to an image in Fireworks?
TechNote: When attempting to add a stroke to an image in Macromedia Fireworks 8 the stroke color can be selected in the toolbar but will not apply to the image.
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:04 AM
9-slice scaling guides not visible when editing in place
TechNote: If a 9-slice movie clip is nested inside of another clip, then edited in place, the guides are not displayed in their correct positions.
Posted by jhallstrom at 09:01 AM
Black boxes replaces icons when printing Movie Explorer contents
TechNote: Icons in the Movie Explorer are replaced by black boxes when printing from Movie Explorer.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:59 AM
CSS Pop-up Menu code contains numerical values
TechNote: Hand-coding the Macromedia Fireworks 8 CSS Pop-up Menus can be quite tedious, since Class IDs, attributes and selectors have auto-generated names and numerical values.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:55 AM
Content from the Reference panel is not selectable
TechNote: Content that describes what a particular function, element or attribute does in code is not selectable, but the example code is selectable in the Reference panel (Window > Reference) in Macromedia Dreamweaver 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:52 AM
Opening the help for DWMX 2004 opens the help page of DW8
TechNote: Opening the Help in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 (Help > Using Dreamweaver) on Macintosh launches the help files for Macromedia Dreamweaver 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:49 AM
After first launch, Document Properties dialog box comes up very slowly
TechNote: After first launching Macromedia Flash, Document Properties dialog box takes a long time to launch. You may also see delays when trying to print from Flash or from other applications (Internet Explorer for example).
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:13 AM
contextMenu limited to 15 items including separators
TechNote: A contextMenu component that uses more than 15 items does not function correctly. Note that menu separators are also considered as a contextMenu item. The items beyond the fifteenth item will not function.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:13 AM
Fonts deactivated using font management applications still appear in the Font menu
TechNote: After deactivating fonts using a font manager such as Font Book, Macromedia Flash 8 may still show the fonts in the Font menu. Although deactivated fonts appear in the Flash font menu, they cannot be used.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:12 AM
Publish error if OS X folder name or filename is longer than 32 characters
TechNote: When attempting to test or publish a Macromedia Flash SWF file that is embedded in a folder with a folder name and/or named with a filename that is longer than the Mac HFS+ standard (31 characters), Flash is unable to locate the SWF file and gives an error: "Error Opening URL file:///..."
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:11 AM
Flash 8 Video Encoder cannot be installed or used on a machine that had Flash 8 Basic
TechNote: The Video Encoder in Macromedia Flash 8 Professional cannot be activated on a machine that has previously had Flash 8 Basic installed on it.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:11 AM
Understanding Sound: Streaming MP3 sound always compressed at Publish Setting values
TechNote: This TechNote describes some considerations for developers using streaming MP3.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:09 AM
Uninstalling Macromedia Flash 8
TechNote: This TechNote describes the uninstall options for Flash 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:08 AM
PendingCall.onFault cannot capture SOAP:FAULT responses
TechNote: The Flash PendingCall.onFault class cannot correctly respond to SOAPfault object responses. Macromedia Flash may throw an error noting that the endpoint was unreachable.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:07 AM
Check Spelling fails with an unknown error or does not begin checking
TechNote: Choosing Text > Check Spelling or Text > Spelling Setup in Macromedia Flash 8 causes an error: "The spelling checker could not be initialized due to an unknown error." In some cases the error does not occur, but spell checking does not begin.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:06 AM
Flash 8 text rendering blurry with vector-based pixel font emulations
TechNote: Text created using vector-based pixel font emulations (sometimes referred to as "pixel fonts") looks blurry when published using Macromedia Flash 8. This text is notably blurrier than in previous versions of Flash.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:06 AM
Swap Symbol not available when components selected
TechNote: If a component instance is selected, the Swap Symbol button in the Property Inspector is not selectable.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:05 AM
Save as Flash MX 2004 feature increases FLA file size
TechNote: Using File > Save As to save a Macromedia Flash 8 file (FLA) as a Flash MX 2004 file causes the size of the FLA to increase dramatically.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:04 AM
Animated static text flickers if using Bitmap text anti-aliasing option
TechNote: Animated static text in Macromedia Flash 8 that uses Bitmap text anti-aliasing appears to flicker.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:03 AM
Item snaps to partial-pixel location with "Snap to Pixels" on
TechNote: When drawing items in Macromedia Flash with View > Snapping > Snap to Pixels on, the object may not precisely align to even pixels. For example, the X and Y of a dynamic textfield might be 10.5 or 84.3 instead of an even amount.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:02 AM
Security changes in Flash Player 8
TechNote: In Macromedia Flash Player 8, Macromedia has extended the Flash Player security environment to provide special permissions for files loaded from the local file system or LAN connections, such as //server1. In some instances, content that worked in Flash Player 7 may be interrupted by a prompt for a user to "trust" the file.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:01 AM
Limitations of Fireworks generated pop-up menus in Dreamweaver
TechNote: This TechNote describes some of the items to remember when working with pop-up menus in Dreamweaver that Fireworks generated.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:59 AM
Dreamweaver 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote: This TechNote will list issues with Dreamweaver 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:58 AM
Dealing with duplicate site definitions when upgrading to Dreamweaver 8
TechNote: Some users have experienced site duplication in Macromedia Dreamweaver MX and MX 2004. When installing the Dreamweaver 8 upgrade, these duplicate site definitions will migrate into Dreamweaver 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:58 AM
Flash Video buttons may be cut off or resized
TechNote: When viewing a Flash Video object created with Macromedia Dreamweaver 8 in a browser, control buttons in the Flash Video object may be cut off or resized. Not all buttons may be visible.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:57 AM
Visual authoring with XML data FAQ
TechNote: Questions about XML Authoring in Dreamweaver 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:56 AM
Selecting undo while editing code between two collapsed code fragments on the same line will un-collapse the fragments permanently
TechNote: Choosing Edit > Undo or pressing Control+Z (Windows) or Command+Z (Macintosh) while editing code between two collapsed code fragments on the same line will permanently delete the code collapse functionality on the two fragments.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:55 AM
Making edits in Code and Design View to objects might permanently expand collapsed code fragments
TechNote: Editing objects while in Code and Design View (Split View) might permanently expand code fragments. Tasks that can result in this include moving an image into a table cell or running a Find and Replace All command.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:54 AM
Simple text editing to CSS Popup menus in Dreamweaver will not roundtrip properly with Fireworks
TechNote: Simple text/code edits made to CSS-derived Pop-up Menus (image-based or code-based) in Macromedia Dreamweaver will not be preserved in Macromedia Fireworks.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:52 AM
Various layer blend modes in Fireworks 8 do not remain editable in Flash 8
TechNote: Designers may find out that some blend modes created in Macromedia Fireworks 8 are automatically flattened on objects such as bitmaps and vectors upon import into Macromedia Flash 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:51 AM
Pop-up menu are not displayed correctly in Safari while doing round tripping
TechNote: After round tripping a file containing pop-up menus between Macromedia Dreamweaver and Macromedia Fireworks, the Safari browser will not show the updates even though the HTML code reflects the changes.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:50 AM
How to uninstall Fireworks 8 on a Mac OS X computer
TechNote: Describes two methods for uninstalling Fireworks 8 on the Mac.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:49 AM
Blend modes do not display properly within a symbol
TechNote: After a user adds blend modes such as Screen, Multiply, and Fuzzy Light to objects within a symbol, Macromedia Fireworks 8 does not retain the blends properly on the canvas after exiting the Symbol Editor. This happens whether the objects are bitmaps or vectors.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:48 AM
Fireworks 8 Frequently Asked Questions
TechNote: Frequently asked questions about Fireworks 8
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:41 AM
Switching languages in Fireworks 8
TechNote: With the release of Fireworks 8 there is now a single installer for all languages. At the time of installation Fireworks 8 will detect the language your system is currently using and will match Fireworks 8 to that language.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:38 AM
September 12, 2005
9-slice feature disabled when exporting as bitmap format
TechNote: Symbols with 9-slice scaling will have the 9-slice effects removed when exporting from Macromedia Flash 8 as GIF, JPEG or other bitmap format.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:13 PM
Select Unused Items in Library doesn't remove some components
TechNote: Components that you know are not used on stage in the open Macromedia Flash file and that have a use count of zero are not selected when using the Library's 'Select Unused Items' option.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:11 PM
Korean fonts incorrectly display Chinese characters in Flash 8
TechNote: When using Korean fonts in Macromedia Flash 8, some fonts display Chinese characters as lower quality than Korean characters.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:09 PM
Long delay launching Flash when internet connection is lost
TechNote: On very rare occasions, some users may experience a very long delay launching Macromedia Flash 8. The delay is long enough that it seems as if Flash has crashed. Given enough time, however, it will launch. One possible cause of this is a lost/broken internet connection.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:07 PM
Missing Font Warning opening Flash MX 2004 files in Flash 8
TechNote: When using Macromedia Flash 8 to open Flash MX 2004 files in which missing fonts have already been substituted, the missing font dialog box appears. When the file opens, the fonts which had previously been replaced are returned to defaults (assuming a replacement was not chosen).
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:05 PM
Flash Publish keyboard shortcut (Shift+F12) is used by Mac OS X 10.4
TechNote: Using the keyboard shortcut of Shift+F12 to publish from Macromedia Flash causes Macintosh OS X Dashboard to launch.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:03 PM
No XML data is displayed when viewing a page with XSLT content in the browser
TechNote: If you preview an XML file attached to an XSLT file or if you preview a server-side page with an XSLT transformation, the browser does not display any XML data. There is no error message. The XSLT file does show XML data when you run Preview in Browser and preview it using the temporary HTML file.
Posted by jhallstrom at 08:01 PM
Data Connection Wizard fails in Flash 8
TechNote: When using the Data Connection Wizard in Macromedia Flash 8, an error may occur: "While executing in MyFileName.fla, a JavaScript error occurred."
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:48 PM
Replace Color tool is not functioning with white, gray and black
TechNote: When using the Replace Color tool to replace white, gray or black in a bitmap, most colors will not affect these areas of the bitmap when the colorize option is deselected in the Properties panel.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:46 PM
Why is the Manage Workspace Layout panel empty ?
TechNote: When you first use Dreamweaver 8, you may find there are no layouts to choose from in the Manage Workspace Layouts panel. The OK button is available, but nothing else can be selected.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:44 PM
Old JavaScript based pop-up menus do not convert to the new CSS version in Fireworks 8
TechNote: Opening a document containing a pop-up menu created in a version of Fireworks older than Fireworks 8 does not update the old JavaScript-based pop-up menu system to the current CSS pop-up menu format available in Fireworks 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:41 PM
Sorenson 2 pass encoding is no longer available in Sorenson FLV exporter after installing Flash 8 Professional
TechNote: Installing Macromedia Flash 8 Professional on a machine that also has Flash MX 2004 Professional will break Sorenson's 2-pass VBR FLV encoding. The result is that it is not possible to choose Sorensen 2-Pass encoding when creating FLVs in Sorenson Squeeze or other tools that use the Flash MX 2004 Professional video encoder.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:38 PM
FLVs cannot be created on Mac OS X 10.4.x [Tiger] with Flash MX 2004 and QuickTime 7
TechNote: Flash Video (FLV) files created with the Library's Export option in Macromedia Flash MX 2004 on Macintosh fail to play properly.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:35 PM
Uninstall a custom Installed Flash 8 does not remove/delete all the folders
TechNote: When uninstalling a Macromedia Flash 8 custom installation on Mac OS X, the uninstall process does not remove all folders.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:33 PM
FLVPlayback skin SWF must be in same directory as HTML file
TechNote: When a Macromedia Flash Player Movie (SWF) is loaded with loadMovie or loadMovieNum from a relative path, and that SWF contains an instance of the Flash 8 FLVPlayback component, the component can fail if it cannot find the skin SWF.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:17 PM
Unable to export QuickTime or QuickTime Movie with Alpha channel
TechNote: When exporting QuickTime with alpha channel from Macromedia Flash 8, you cannot see the alpha channel.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:13 PM
Error when using #include statement to specify an absolute path for AS file
TechNote: Using #include in Macromedia Flash 8 to specify an absolute path for an ActionScript (AS) file generates an error "File not found".
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:10 PM
Flash 8 fails to correctly render dynamic text field with embedded Japanese font
TechNote: When embedding Japanese font outlines in dynamic or input text field, Macromedia Flash 8 renders the space between the letters incorrectly.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:07 PM
Encoding 16:9 aspect ration source material resizes to 4:3 ratio
TechNote: The Flash Video Encoder resizes 16:9 source material to 4:3, possibly causing distortion.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:04 PM
Slow performance adjusting custom Anti-alias with large blocks of text
TechNote: You may experience slow redraw performance in Macromedia Flash 8 while adjusting the Thickness and Sharpness sliders on a large block of text with custom Anti-alias settings. The sliders themselves may drag slowly and redraw slowly.
Posted by jhallstrom at 07:00 PM
DataGrid created dynamically in Flash shows missing or extra rows
TechNote: Adding a DataGrid or Enhanced DataGrid to the stage in Macromedia Flash using createClassObject() can cause rendering problems, possibly including duplicate or missing rows at the bottom of the DataGrid.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:56 PM
Auto-kern fails for dynamic and input text on Macintosh
TechNote: Auto-kern checkbox is not selectable for dynamic and input text fields in Macromedia Flash 8 on Mac OS X.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:53 PM
Flash 8 Emerging Issues
TechNote: This TechNote will be updated to list any issues with Macromedia Flash 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:50 PM
Incorrect warning installing Flash 8 Video Encoder to full drive
TechNote: If attempting to install to a full drive, the Macromedia Flash 8 installer will throw an "Out of Disk Space" error.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:44 PM
Flash 8 Video Encoder hangs when system sleeps while encoding
TechNote: On a Mac OS X, if the system goes to sleep while the Flash 8 Video Encoder is encoding video, Macromedia Flash 8 may hang and might require a forced quit. This may not happen in all cases.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:40 PM
Moving the playhead may cause crash when trimming video in encoding
TechNote: Macromedia Flash 8 may crash when working in the encoding stage of importing video. Specifically, using the mouse or arrow keys to move the playback head in the trimming preview window can cause a crash.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:37 PM
Loading HTML text adds extra white space in the Text Field
TechNote: When loading a TXT file that contains HTML text, line breaks in the text file render as
tags adding extra white space in the text field.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:30 PM
Express Install FAQs
TechNote: This TechNote lists a few answers to common questions about the Macromedia Flash Player Express Install.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:24 PM
Firefox browser crashes when a Flash call to JavaScript is invoked
TechNote: When a JavaScript function is called from an onUnload event that has a reference to a Macromedia Flash Player movie's API, the Firefox browser will crash.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:19 PM
Settings Manager changes not retained
TechNote: When changing settings in the Macromedia Flash Player Settings Manager, some settings are not retained.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:16 PM
Flash Player support on 64-bit operating systems
TechNote: Macromedia Flash Player is not supported for playback in a 64-bit browser.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:14 PM
Images generated from the Flash Player ActiveX control appear corrupt
TechNote: When recomposing an image using the Macromedia Flash Player ActiveX control, the resulting bitmap appears to be corrupt (for example, it may have a black line around the outside).
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:11 PM
Macromedia Flash Player localization information
TechNote (updated): The table below lists the localized languages and platforms that are supported by the Macromedia Flash Player.
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:05 PM
Detecting Flash Player version information with $version
TechNote (updated): As Macromedia Flash Player updates are released, the player version information becomes important to ensure proper movie playback. For example, the ability to view a Flash file in Netscape with the wmode parameter set to true was first introduced in Player version 6.0r65 (major version: 6, minor version: 65).
Posted by jhallstrom at 06:03 PM
Older SWF may play back faster in Flash Player 8
TechNote (updated): Macromedia Flash Player movies may play back in Macromedia Flash Player 8 at unusually fast frame rates, or the frame rate may fluctuate.
Posted by jhallstrom at 05:59 PM
Registry permissions required for Flash Player install or update
TechNote (updated): A user is unable to install or update the Macromedia Flash Player. To allow a member of the Users group the ability to update their Flash Player, access rights have to be given to certain registry items.
Posted by jhallstrom at 05:55 PM
What effect does the version have in the codebase attribute of the OBJECT tag?
TechNote (update): Updated to include version information for Flash Player 8.
Posted by jhallstrom at 05:50 PM
SWF file in POST response from server fails in Internet Explorer
TechNote: When an application (such as a Flash Movie or ColdFusion page) sends a post request to the server and the server returns a stream containing a SWF, the Flash content will not display via the Flash Player in Internet Explorer. For example, a ColdFusion application may receive information from a form, and then POST back a response containing a FlashPaper SWF file to play in the browser.
Posted by jhallstrom at 05:42 PM
The specified library "Procedure_Name" could not be loaded error when using cfstoredproc
(TechNote) When calling a stored procedure using cfstoredproc, the following error may be produced:
[Macromedia][DB2 JDBC Driver][DB2]The Specified library
"Procedure_Name" could not be loaded.
Posted by dmorris at 06:40 AM
September 07, 2005
Unable to open files on the Breeze 5 RTM CD when using Firefox browser
(TechNote) If you are using Firefox as your default browser, you will not able to open the Readme file, Install Guide, Product Documentation, or Browse CD links. Instead, you will get the following error message: "www.. could not be found. Please check the name and try again.".
Posted by dmorris at 09:22 AM
Breeze 5 feature and terminology changes
(TechNote) The following table provides information on feature and terminology changes between Macromedia Breeze 4.1 and 5.
Posted by dmorris at 06:46 AM
September 01, 2005
Breeze 5 emerging issues
(TechNote) Some users have reported that the following issues are affecting their usage of Breeze 5. Issues described in this document may prove to be platform or system specific, and may not affect all users. Technical support will update this document as we learn more about any of the issues, so check back frequently.
Posted by dmorris at 02:17 PM
How to set relative column widths with the Flex dataGrid component
(TechNote) The mx:DataGridColumn MXML tag doesn't accept percentage values for the 'width' attribute, only absolute pixel values are accepted.
Posted by dmorris at 08:33 AM
How to enable the handCursor for the menuBar component in Flex 1.5
(TechNote) The Flex 1.5 menuBar component does not show a handCursor when the useHandCursor="true" MXML tag attribute is set.
Posted by dmorris at 08:15 AM