Hello–I promise I’ve done a very thorough search. :*( I’ve been away from Flash for a while and I’m at a loss. I’m hoping someone will be able to guide me in the right direction.
I’m making a slideshow consisting of 25-33 images. The slideshow needs to “auto-launch,”–begin as soon as the user visits the URL. We will be adding or replacing images in the future, so I need to make something flexible in this regard. I’d like to accomplish the following:
- Each image will display for a set duration of time (e.g., 2 seconds)
- At the end of the slideshow, it will return to the first image and cycle through indefinitely.
- Upon rollover (over an image), the slideshow will pause;
And…
Only upon rolling over the image that’s currently showing, a navigation control will appear beneath the image, showing:
a) the name of image;
b) where they are in the slideshow [e.g., 1 of 33];
c) previous and next controls; and
d) static text [contact info].
Finally, when one clicks a “close” button or something or another (or, just roll off the “navigation control” area…whichever is easiest and/or more intuitive), the slideshow will resume where it was last paused.
I was working with Kirupa’s XML slideshow tutorial, when I (belatedly) realized that one cannot implement rollOver actions using XML. (This is the extent of my familiarity with XML. :puzzled: )
I’m wondering what method I should take to achieve the above criteria–putting each image and description in external swfs that loads one after another, somehow using XML, or keeping the entire slideshow in one big swf, or some other cleaner and smarter method that I’m unable to come up with.
I greatly appreciate your input in advance. I’m at a complete loss at this point, and I’m grateful for any guidance.
Thank you so much!
macgirl 
