Flash buttons won't display in module

divamissx · 04.07.2004, 18:57

I have a new client who wants to use flash buttons from a site called flashbuttons.com. They already paid for an account and told me which buttons they like. So I created a set of buttons based on the menu items I have setup for them and the url links to the specific pages.

After downloading I can plug the code base into MS Frontpage and it looks great. So then I placed the same code into a new module and positioned it on the left menu underneath the standard menu. Now it won't display the buttons, it flashes the word 'preloader', which I think is what it's supposed to do when it's loading up the buttons.

The strange part is that when I set the code in the module, and then clicked out of html mode, the buttons came right into view. They stopped once I actually published the module to the menu.

Any idea as to what could be preventing the buttons from displaying?

Thanks!

alphanostrum · 04.07.2004, 20:15

which code do you use to include the button in your module?

eyezberg · 04.07.2004, 20:22

yup, need to see your code..
you sure the paths are ok?

divamissx · 04.07.2004, 20:43

Ok I'm posting the code here. When I place this in the body section of MS Frontpage and preview it, it works great. It's actually pulling it from the demo website. I posted the exact same code into the module. The swf file is located in the root directory (same as the mambo installation).

Code:

<OBJECT id="navbar" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" 
codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=5,0,0,0" width="133" height="184">
<PARAM name="movie" value="http://www.divanet.biz/client/dimdred/Diablo-v.swf">
<PARAM name="quality" value="high">
<PARAM name="menu" value="true">
  <EMBED src="http://www.divanet.biz/client/dimdred/Diablo-v.swf" quality="high" menu="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="133" height="184" swLiveConnect="true" name="navbar">
</EMBED></OBJECT>

You can see it in action on the site here:
http://www.divanet.biz/client/dimdred/index.php

Thanks!

Stacey

eyezberg · 04.07.2004, 21:11

So? it works, at least on my comp..?

divamissx · 04.07.2004, 22:57

ok a newsflash: It works when you hit the site the first time but if you click on a button and go to another page, it just flashes the preloader message and never displays the buttons again. If you close the browser and open a new one, you get the same results.

eyezberg · 04.07.2004, 23:33

huh? what is "the browser"?
all owrking fine on IE...
and forefox..
and netscape..??
clear your cache/ try another comp..?

divamissx · 05.07.2004, 00:01

I'm using IE 6.0. I cleared out everything: files, cookies, history. After that, when I load the site I get the buttons but only on the first page. Once I go to another page, the buttons don't appear. The only way to get them back is to close the browser and open a new one.

mrjinx · 05.07.2004, 08:37

no probs! (i used IE6 and mozilla)
the menu is always displayed.

Pathos · 05.07.2004, 09:07

I noticed the same. After using the flash-menu only the non-flash-menu gets displayed. The flashmenu gets a preloader, nothing more. Maybe the link to the flash-buttons are wrong. The page "is" in another folder after clicking links. what link did you use?