flash resizing?

05-13-03, 10:20 AM

is there anyway to resize a web page done in flash so I can fit it on my axim screen?

laeren · 05-15-03, 01:47 PM

If you're viewing the flash object inside a web page, you can edit the html to change the width/height (i'm doing this to properly watch Strong Bad....)

The width/height that works perfectly for me is WIDTH=230 HEIGHT 167

Just make sure that you edit all places width/height is defined.

05-15-03, 03:11 PM

can you edit it on your ppc, or do you have to do it on your pc? If you do it on your pc, how do you save the page to your handheld? I'm currently just browsing using my wifi card, but I'm willing to download the pages from my pc as well.

kinda funny, but homestarrunner is what i was trying to get too.

laeren · 05-16-03, 03:51 AM

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can you edit it on your ppc, or do you have to do it from your pc? if you do it on your pc, how do you save the page to your handheld? I'm currently just browsing using my wifi card, but I'm willing to download the pages from my pc as well.

I was doing it by editing the page on my pc and then using activesync to dump the page to the axim (because stupid stupid PIE can't let you save pages, so far as I can tell). I did just figure out today that Pocket Word opens up HTML and allows you to edit it; how sweet! So you can just pull the page to your Axim and THEN edit it (like if you want it bigger for a special occasion... or something).

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kinda funny, but homestarrunner is what i was trying to get too.

Of course it is. What other worthwhile flash is there in the world? I've been preparing a bunch to take with me on my Axim during a six-month long internship in Japan; I think that when I get homesick, Strong Bad will be the perfect thing.

One thing : you have to make sure that on your pc, you download BOTH the html page (i.e., sbemail45.html) AND the actual flash thing (i.e., sbemail45.swf), and move BOTH to your axim. I'm not sure there's anything smart enough yet on Pocket PC to read straight swf files.

05-16-03, 02:50 PM

how do i save the .swf file? I think I can just do a file>save for the html, but I'm not sure on the actual flash file.

laeren · 05-17-03, 03:10 AM

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how do i save the .swf file? I think I can just do a file>save for the html, but I'm not sure on the actual flash file.

You have it exactly right for the html.

For the .swf file, I exploited something in Mozilla. If you try to go to something like homestarrunner.com/filename.swf in IE, it just plays the file for you, with no way to download it. But if you go to the same URL using Mozilla (or Netscape) it prompts you to either play the file or download it. I'm not entirely certain how to snag the file in IE, because I don't use it that much... I can try to track down someone and ask if you dont' have Moz or Netscape.

05-17-03, 09:15 AM

ahh... okay. i'll just download one of those and try it. Thanks!

Kdog13 · 06-02-03, 02:01 AM

Thanks a bunch. I just downloaded the teen girl squad!

Kdog13 · 06-02-03, 02:01 AM

Thanks a bunch. I just downloaded the teen girl squad!

06-03-03, 04:05 PM

When you edit the HTML source, you can also remove any EMBED tags too, they are not needed for Pocket PC, and won't work anyway.

Here's a generic template:

Code:

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>title of the flash anim</TITLE>

</HEAD>
<BODY bgcolor="#000000" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0">

<P>&nbsp;</P>

<CENTER>
<OBJECT classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" WIDTH="230" HEIGHT="167">
<PARAM NAME=movie VALUE="filename.swf">
<PARAM NAME=loop VALUE=false>
<PARAM NAME=quality VALUE=high> 
<PARAM NAME=bgcolor VALUE=#000000> 
</OBJECT>
</CENTER>

</BODY>
</HTML>

No EMBED tags needed, nor is the codebase section which normally appears on the HTML source. Just replace the text in red with whatever values you need, and copy the .html and .swf to your Pocket PC.

Xecuetor · 07-17-03, 09:21 PM

Thanks for this thread, I'm taking the whole Homestarrunner site and putting it on my axim for vacation.:D