Need a little help

[zeroseven]

Well, here's the deal. I want to put some text content on an autoplay. I have my mind set on each page having a scrollable text box. Some may need more than others of course.

Here's the problem: I'm not sure how to do it RIGHT.
I've tried making a WebBrowser object and have an HTML page in there. Looks PERFECT, exactly how I want it - except, the webbrowser has that stupid ugly border on it [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
I tried adding text to a text box, but there isn't an option to make the box scrollable [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

PLEASE HELP ME!!!

[unknown user]

Re: Need a little help

Try using the dynamic text scroller template in your template suite...

[zeroseven]

Re: Need a little help

hey MC, thanks for all your replies [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]
Now I got some work to do [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[zeroseven]

Re: Need a little help

hmmmmmm, how would I edit that... and it has a border around it [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[unknown user]

Re: Need a little help

You can set it to be borderless or scrollless. It's just flash component FScrollPane

[Derek]

Re: Need a little help

Hi 07

just FYI ... yu can hide the border on the browser object by placing 4 text box objects (set with no scrollbars and no border) around the browser object to cover the border. Works perfectly
I did just that with a catalog i just finished and it looks like a scrollable page in the menu [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[zeroseven]

Re: Need a little help

Sweet mother of Jesus it works! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/smile.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/laugh.gif[/img]

Thanks guys!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[eric_darling]

Re: Need a little help

Or even plain graphics if your background is a single color. But seriously, this is a silly workaround at best. There should be a way to add a border select feature to the web object.

Check that - there is in kiosk mode. D'oh! Sorry

[zeroseven]

Re: Need a little help

No, plain graphics get hidden if you put them ontop of a webbrowser [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

[eric_darling]

Re: Need a little help

Well of course they do! Thanks for pointing that out. D'oh D'oh (make that one a double)

[Lorne]

Re: Need a little help

Check that - there is in kiosk mode. D'oh! Sorry

What do you mean by this, Eric? Did you find another way to get rid of the border?

[eric_darling]

Re: Need a little help

No - not me, Derek did.

Launch the web site in Kiosk mode instead, by using the -k modifier in front of the URL in the file.execute command's command line argument. That, or by placing text boxes over the four edges of the window inside AMS, masking the border (for some reason, text boxes can do this whereas standard graphics files can't float over the Web browser object).

[eric_darling]

Re: Need a little help

Incidentally, funny things start to happen when a graphic is placed over a web object. First of all, the graphic is automatically placed behind the web object at time of preview/build. But, if you pass your cursor over the image, even if it doesn't have a mouse over image specified, it will jump to the front. Now, if you scroll your web object, watch what happens to the graphic - very kooky.

This gives me an idea for a new suggested feature, however... A real one, not a kooky one, mind you. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img]

[Lorne]

Re: Need a little help

Ah, I see. I thought you had found a way to make the embedded Web Browser Object run in kiosk mode.

Text Box Objects can display over Web Browser Objects because they're both drawn the same way. (From what I understand, Text Box Objects and Edit Field Objects are actually redrawn by an external control, just like Web Browser Objects and Media Player Objects...the only difference is that Text Box Objects and Edit Field Objects are relatively common controls.)

[zeroseven]

Re: Need a little help

I still can;t figure out how to make the embedded browser work in kiosk mode. All I get is a new window opening up, full screen with now opens on it. [img]/ubbthreads/images/icons/tongue.gif[/img] Oh well, my problem's solved... that's all that matters.