Flash Otaku Blog

As promised in the previous tutorial, in this tutorial I will show you how to add a tooltip to one of the FlashOtaku components. I will use the StackFlow component as an example but it is applicable to the other flash components as well. Here's how the final result will look like: First we need an XML file that will contain the source and the title of each item… Continue reading

In a previous tutorial, I've described how you can open an URL when a thumbnail is clicked. It was not difficult to do but you would need to parse the XML file again and create some Array instances to store the additional data. With the new components, however, this becomes much easier to do. In this tutorial I will use the Carousel component, but it's the same for each… Continue reading

As you've probably seen the website was updated today and a few new components were added: Thumbnail Grid, Carousel and StackFlow. Also the Thumbnail Scroller component was rewritten based on the new framework that was used with the other components. All the components are written in AS3. Although these new components are not free, they are pretty affordable considering all the available features. On each component's page… Continue reading

Lately there were some questions about the possibility of adding new elements to the XML file when working with the Slideshow or Thumbnail Scroller components. The answer is yes, you just need to parse the XML file again. Two weeks ago I made a tutorial on how you can add new elements to the Thumbnail Scroller component. It's pretty easy to do it, once you know how to work with XML in AS3. Continue reading

This time I will show you how you can add an auto slideshow feature to the Slideshow component, using the Timer class. It's pretty easy to do this, if you know how to use the Timer class, so I will just show you the code without explaining each step, but if you have any specific question, fell free to ask. Also make sure to read the documentation for the Slideshow component. Continue reading

Adding this feature to the Thumbnail Scroller Component is pretty easy but requires some knowledge on working with XML. In this tutorial I will show you how to do this using Actionscript 3. Continue reading

In this tutorial I will create another image gallery. This time I will show you how you can create image galleries using only code. This gives you more flexibility when you use these components in your projects. Continue reading

In this tutorial you will see how easy it is to add a roll over effect to the ThumbnailScroller Component. For this example I will add a blur effect using the Tweener class. Continue reading

This tutorial shows you how easy it is to create an image gallery using the Slideshow Component and the ThumbnailScroller Component. For this tutorial i will use the AS3 version of the components but you will be able to download sample files for both the AS3 version and the AS2 version. Continue reading

Here is the documentation for the ThumbnailScroller Component AS3. I hope you will find it easy to use. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Continue reading