keypress simulation

[jefargrafx]

okay...I'm full of them this week?


can I get actionscript to simulate a keypress...say "enter"

when a movie loads in the browser or when the play head hits a specific frame?

the idea is to stop the browser from saying

"The page you are viewing is trying to close...bah ablah blah



let me know what you think

jef

 

[rgstewart]

No - not in the way you are thinking of. If an alert box pops up, the ENTER key on the keyboard would have to be pressed. I don't think you can send the alert box a message from Flash saying "someone pressed ENTER in here".

Why are you trying to close the root page anyway ... ? _____________________________________________________
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[jefargrafx]

I'm using javascript to start a popup full screen from within flash. In one movie as the play head enters a frame I open a new browser, chromless, fullscreen, works well.


I'd like this page to close the page that opened it without this error message?

any ideas? jef

 

[rgstewart]

You can't ... a HUGE pain, but it's a security feature. You can't close a root window. _____________________________________________________
Knowledge is attained only by seeking out that which is unknown

 

[jefargrafx]

how bout minimize it? jef

 

[jefargrafx]

or even open the root chromeless? so your swf could act as a dash board?

maybe this should be a question for the javascript forum?

or can flash access it's parent window and control it's attributes?

let me know jef

 

[oldnewbie]

I might be wrong, but think I remember Netscape closing the opener without that warning! For once Netscape had one advantage over IE.

That said, you could probably make it very small and move it far "off stage" in a way, but I'd just leave it alone, or maybe load a new page (while your fullscreen is happening!), with a "Thank you for visiting this site... Bla bla!" message. Otherwise, a lot of users (myself included!) will hate you for obliging them to open up another browser window when we finally close your fullscreen.
And by the way, you should also have a close button on that fullscreen, in case the user wants out, and doesnt know the ALT->F4 trick. Another reason to hate you! Regards,

 

[oldnewbie]

This is the kind of thing I was talking about. Close that popup to see it:

http://www.estudio.com

Regards,

 

[jefargrafx]

yes, that's bout what I got going on?

and yes, put a close button not everyone know bout that alt+f4 trick.


I'm developing this project to go on CD...not the web, the customer, would like the pres3entation window not to have any chorme, as if it is an indepentant app......

I don't think I can do this with swf projector, set it to fullscreen with no titlebar?

right? jef

 

[oldnewbie]

On the first frame:

fscommand("fullscreen", "true"
Regards,