3. labeled frame. Also you can control audio level of your movie. Using this component the user can
"Bookmark" any frame of the Flash movie at any particular time and can reach it at any point of
time, using "Save Bookmark" and "Go to Bookmark" buttons even when he/she re-launches the
flash movie.
Method of Installation
To install MC Navigation Control 4 you need to have Extension Manager .
. Macromedia Extension manager is a free product and is
available with the installation of Flash. Alternatively you can download Extension Manager from
www.adobe.com
UI Access :
After installation, MC Navigation Control 4 is available in Components Panel of Flash IDE under
ESSPLComponents folder.
i) Descriptions of Parameters
mcName
This parameter represents the movie clip of your Flash movie which should be controlled by MC
Navigation Control. The default value of this parameter is “_root”. If the default value is not altered,
then the MC Navigation Control controls the _root timeline of the flash movie.
If you have a movie clip which you want to be controlled by MC Navigation Control then you can
give its instance name in this parameter.
For example if you want to control a movie clip on stage with the instance name “myClip” then
you must set the value of “mcName” to “myClip”
4. labelPositions
This parameter represents an array of the frame label positions in your movie clip. If you want the
user of your Flash movie to be able to skip to any specific label positions of your movie clip, then
you can do it by providing the frame numbers of those labels in this parameter.
If you do not specify any label position in this parameter, then the Skip to Next and Previous label
buttons disappear.
5. Please note that while specifying the label positions you must specify the first frame number (i.e.
1) of your movie clip as the first element , for convenient skipping between the labels.
color
This parameter changes the skin color of the MC Navigation Control to any of the 5 predefined
different colors.
These colors are:
Sky Blue (default color)
Champak Yellow
6. Frog Green
Coal Black
Cherry Red
ii Other Features
Play and Pause buttons
These two buttons help you to play or pause the loaded swf movies.
Volume Control button
Clicking the Volume Control button, displays a volume controller slider, using which the user can
adjust the volume of the flash movie at any point of time while playing the movie.
7. Save Bookmark and Go to Bookmark buttons
Using these two buttons user of your flash movie can book mark any frame of any the movie clip
and can go to this frame at any point of time even after they close and reopen the flash movie at
any point of time.
On the rollover of the Go to Bookmark button, the details of the last time a bookmark is saved is
displayed in the seek bar area.
Previous and Next buttons
These two buttons help to load the next and previous swfs of the currently playing swf
respectively.
Seek Bar
This helps to move between any frames of the existing playing movie clip. By dragging the
seekbar you can reach any particular frame of the movie clip. While dragging, you can see the
percentage of the completion of the movie
Further Reference:
For further reference you may contact at any of the following e-mail addresses:
8. For support information / commercial usage license : ess@esspl.com
Feedback / suggestions for enhancements can also be mailed to: ess@esspl.com
Related links:
At Adobe’s Flash Exchange:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/exchange/index.cfm?view=sn111&extID=1031892#loc=en_us&view=sn1
11&extID=1031892&viewName=Flash%20Extension&avm=1
About ESSPL
ESSPL offers a wide range of e-learning, m-Learning and interactive solutions, from
animation, interface design, multimedia assessment need analysis, customized
courseware design, simulations, interactive kiosks, online design solutions, Flash based
mobile content designing and development, to suit the wide range of client needs ranging
from e-learning, m-learning to sales promotional campaign and presentation needs.
For more details on ESSPL’s offerings in e-Learning and interactive design, refer to
ESSPL website at www.esspl.com