http://www.macromedia.com/software/dataconnection/demo/ fire fly components
May be of some help.. however more of a tool for you the developer than the end user. I'm currently looking for a link that had some form building type features on a flash list.. I'll be sure to forward if I can find it. Jay Miller Michael T. Tangorre wrote: > Stop trashing this thread! I am trying to get some feedback, not any BS. > > Thanks! > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Wilker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 12:04 PM > Subject: RE: CF & Flash (crazy idea?) > > > >>One of the best lines from that movie. Have a sound byte of it at home. >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Cantrell, Adam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 8:51 AM >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: RE: CF & Flash (crazy idea?) >> >> >>When you subscribed to this list did you see a sign on the front of it > > that > >>said stupid &*&**%% jokes email list? >> >>You know why you didn't see that sign? >> >>Cause it ain't there, cause stupid &*&*%%# jokes ain't this lists &%$#%$% >>business, that's why. >> >>;) >> >>Adam. >> >> >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: Jim Campbell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:39 AM >>>To: CF-Talk >>>Subject: Re: CF & Flash (crazy idea?) >>> >>> >>>Vincent: You know what they call a programming methodology at >>>Macromedia? >>>Jules: They don't call it a programming methodology? >>>Vincent: No, they got a marketing department, they don't know >>>what the >>>&@$! a programming methodology is. >>>Jules: Then what do they call it? >>>Vincent: A "Royale Initiative" >>>Jules: "Royale Initiative!" What do they call Flash Remoting? >>>Vincent: Flash Remoting's Flash Remoting, but they call it "Le Flash >>>Remoting". >>>Jules: "Le Flash Remoting... hahaha. What do they call VML? >>>Vincent: Dunno, they don't use it. >>> >>>Ok, ok, sorry - it's almost a holiday and I'm not focusing >>>really well :) >>> >>>- Jim >>> >>>Benoit Hediard wrote: >>> >>> >>>>It shoud be possible to do that with >>> >>>FlashMX/FlashRemotingMX/ColdFusionMX. >>> >>>>You have all the required features in FlashMX : drag&drop, pixel >>>>coordinates, remoting to generate the HTML form with ColdFusionMX... >>>>But you'll need a really good ActionScript developer to do >>> >>>the Flash UI... >>> >>>>It might be better to wait for Royale, >>>>http://www.macromedia.com/special/royale/ (even if it seems >>> >>>to be designed >>> >>>>for the contrary : to easily generate Flash forms from XML >>> >>>files, and not >>> >>>>HTML forms from Flash UI...). >>>> >>>>I agree with Bryan, why not using a flash Form instead of an >>> >>>HTML form? >>> >>>>Benoit Hediard >>>>www.benorama.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>-----Message d'origine----- >>>>>De : Robertson-Ravo, Neil (RX) >>>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Envoye : jeudi 3 juillet 2003 17:04 >>>>>A : CF-Talk >>>>>Objet : RE: CF & Flash (crazy idea?) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Dude, I have thought of the same and if you or anycan come >>>> >>>up with an idea >>> >>>>>solution...please post it. >>>>> >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: Michael T. Tangorre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>Sent: 03 July 2003 15:59 >>>>>To: CF-Talk >>>>>Subject: CF & Flash (crazy idea?) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Hi everyone. >>>>> >>>>>I have an idea and need to know if it is within the >>>> >>>capabilities of Flash >>> >>>>>and CF. What I would like to do is provide an interface for >>>> >>>users to come >>> >>>>>to, where they can create forms and position the form >>>> >>>elements and element >>> >>>>>labels wherever they wish (within a maximum area). How I >>>> >>>envision this >>> >>>>>working would be to provide within the interface an area >>>> >>>that contained a >>> >>>>>list of possible form elements to choose from (text input, text >>>>>area, radio, >>>>>check). When a user dragged one of these into the "form >>>> >>>area" they could >>> >>>>>give it a label and fill in the attributes of that element >>>> >>>as well as >>> >>>>>position the element and its label wherever they wanted >>>> >>>(within the bounds >>> >>>>>of course). Now for the crazy part... >>>>> >>>>>Would it be possible to take that Flash movie that the user >>>>>interacted with >>>>>to create the initial form and process it into an HTML form where >>>>>the layout >>>>>was almost identical if not exactly identical to how it was >>>>>created via the >>>>>Flash interface (from a positioning and layout standpoint)? >>>> >>>I was thinking >>> >>>>>maybe there are some functions in flash to get element >>>> >>>coordinates, etc... >>> >>>>>The idea would be that this form could be used within an >>>> >>>HTML email or >>> >>>>>website to gather user feedback. The second part would be to >>>>>build some kind >>>>>of container on the backend whereas those results/responses could >>>>>be stored. >>>>> >>>>>Obviously this is a complex idea, one in which is beyond >>>> >>>the scope of my >>> >>>>>abilities at this time. >>>>> >>>>>Anyone have thoughts, ideas, technologies to look at, etc... ? >>>>> >>>>>Mike >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
