Forum SWF 1.0.1 - Show SWF Files in place of forum titles

FORUM SWF 1.0.1


This hack will allow you to specify a SWF file throught the adminCP and will then display that flash file instead of the forum title.

You may still enter a forum description that will be shown below the SWF file if you wish to do so.

Known Problems:
When creating a new forum the information you may enter into the box will not be saved. Instead you must create the new forum and then go back to edit and enter a value for it to save.

It works fine with already created forums.



Forum SWF Installation:
Import the product xml file throught the AdminCP
Do the two template edits in the txt file.


Install difficulty: 1 ( two template edits )
Install Time: about 1-2 minutes


This hack is in it's beta stage because I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing - if I did, I'd have coder status

This has been tested with 3.5.4 but should work for 3.6 also.

Any questions or comments - post em here and I'll laugh at you while eating a cookie.... hmmm shouldn't have said that

The idea here is to create your own swf file which links to a forum of your choice with a nice backgroud, description and what not - leaving you total customizability to the way your forums look. Or you just grab the nearest swf file and throw that in there, but where's the fun in that?

Short Demo can be seen HERE


Changelog
1.0.0 Initial Release
1.0.1 Updated Install text file negating double titles

[SkyCatcher]

Originally Posted by Xtrato

This hack wont work because ActiveX problems. FF is next to have ActiveX run...

huh :surprised:

What exactly are you saying? As long as you have shockwave flash player installed, any browser should work without complications.

[PsiNyde]

i made it 300x50, but only the bottom 2 pixel rows of the image are clickable. is it perhaps because my flash is animated? let's try!

*edit* nope, no help.

tried reverting that last template change i made too [about the forum description], still no joy.

[SkyCatcher]

Originally Posted by PsiNyde

i made it 300x50, but only the bottom 2 pixel rows of the image are clickable. is it perhaps because my flash is animated? let's try!

*edit* nope, no help.

tried reverting that last template change i made too [about the forum description], still no joy.

sounds like the actionscripts in your swf file might not be right. usually a on (rollover) {} should be in there a couple times for clicking.

The SWF script has nothing to do with linking to somewhere. You need to add a link in the SWF file itself and tell it to go to forumdisplay.php?f=1 for example. So if the SWF is showing up completely then go back and check the fla file... if it's not showing anything except the bottom two rows then there's a problem.

[PsiNyde]

ah, then that's it. i don't know jack about actionscripting, so this is going to be interesting...

[SkyCatcher]

Originally Posted by PsiNyde

ah, then that's it. i don't know jack about actionscripting, so this is going to be interesting...

just go to download.com or google - you should be able to find something like an swf banner maker for example.

The program should ask you which images/backgrounds you'd like to link.

My original design had a variable called in the template to parse the object code but it would run through it more than once, screwing everything up big time, otherwise the link may still have worked for the swf from the forum side

[acco]

Installed, thanks.

[Gizmo5h1t3]

once all the teething probs are sorte, il have another go witrh this, a cracking little addition.