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If you have added back and forward buttons in Captivate and also have an audio cut on every slide, you may notice that when you test the file and start using the buttons, that the audio doesn’t stop. Or it stops and starts, or doesn’t start, or whatever. Well, I accidentally found a workaround.
Well, I’ve avoided it long enough. Use NOBR when you don’t want any part of a string to break. I’ve avoided using it on phone numbers forever, basically because I’m lazy. But I finally buckled to the pressure and gave it a go. NOBR also helps avoid the dreaded widows. Here’s a sample code:
<p>To book your travel, please contact Mega World Travel at <NOBR>888-555-1111</NOBR> as soon as possible. More event details coming soon.</p>
Let’s keep this one simple. There are different ways to code loading a SWF into the main movie depending on where you are. Here are the two scenarios:
OK, you’ve attached a nice library item in Flash, or loaded a SWF movie over your main movie. You go to test, and, crap!, all of the buttons below the loaded movie are still active. You roll over the stage and your cursor seems to turn into a hand at random.
Fear not! Simply create a symbol to serve as a background in your loaded movie (either matching the main movie bkg color or a transparent box) and add the action below to the instance. Remember to put this instance all alone on the lowest layer of your attached/loaded movie.
on (rollOver) {
this.useHandCursor = false;
}
This miraculously serves two functions. First, it disables all of the buttons below, since you’ve basically created a big button over everything. Second, you’ve hidden the hand cursor on the whole stage while the movie is attached/loaded. And all buttons above this layer will work like a charm.
I have been using Drupal as a beginner for a while now, and have come to find that I was doing everything the hard way (editing code directly to make modifications). Recently, I went to a great Drupal conference in Philadelphia (Drupaldelphia) where I learned a lot about ways to streamline the process and make Drupal easier and accessible to more people. Drupal is a great content management system that is very flexible and customizable for any type of client, especially for larger sites that have a lot of content. The best part is that it is free and open-source, with help available via their user forums. 
Read more about some very useful Drupal modules below the jump
There is a simple way to backup your site files in Dreamweaver. Just go to “Manage Sites” and click “Export” and it will export all your site information with logins and passwords and local paths into .ste files. Then, if you ever have to re-install Dreamweaver, you can just re-import these files and save yourself a lot of time … plus its always good to have backups.
Here’s the scenario: You have a background image in your layout… like a header logo, and you want to apply a link to that logo – back to the home page, for example.
In old HTML days we would have had an image file in place (not a CSS background) and apply an image map. Now you might suggest adding a transparent spacer.gif image to apply a link to… or some other fancy schmancy thing… but you can do the whole thing with CSS!!
When using Dreamweaver, it seems easy to create a Spry Menu navigation bar for your website. All you have to do is go into the CSS and change the colors, etc to match your design and you’re set… right? Well, depending on how much you have changed, the answer could be no. And sometimes your pretty Spry Menu will break in IE6 or IE7 for seemingly no apparent reason. This leads to many headaches and hours of trial and error to see where the problem is… Read more »
When presenting flash movies and animations to clients, it is a huge advantage to be able to pause and play your flash file. Read more »
Do you want some easy code for printing a page, going back in your browser, or closing a window? Just copy and paste this E-Z code. Read more »