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case.....mel....

i need a contact form on my site....please help me.....

I will be UNLEASHING this beast in a day or two

'In the past couple of weeks your kids have touched me, and i'm pretty sure i've touched them too' - Jack Black (School of Rock)

[Mel]

ah...
how do you want to do it? Database? Standard mailto: link, or CGI?
Let me know and i'll see if i can help

Thanks for the help.

[Ryan8720]

PHP?

http://edgewebdesign.org/ryan2.gif (http://www.edgewebdesign.org)

C:\DOS
C:\DOS\RUN
RUN DOS RUN

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okay I found a contact form from actionscripts.org it uses php

i thing I might have messed up

here is the site

www.hirethisdesigner.com (http://www.hirethisdesigner.com)

tell me what you think of the design also...i feel like I should put more animation in it....and there are a few little bugs in there but I like it

'In the past couple of weeks your kids have touched me, and i'm pretty sure i've touched them too' - Jack Black (School of Rock)

[Ryan8720]

I dont' think it needs anything else. Takes forever to load the way it is.

I think it is really good. The resume and contact links didn't work though.

http://edgewebdesign.org/ryan2.gif (http://www.edgewebdesign.org)

C:\DOS
C:\DOS\RUN
RUN DOS RUN

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i was uploading it while you were posting.....

how long does it take? takes about 5 seconds for me but I am on a cable modem....

the GDF loads slower than my site.....

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[Silence04]

yeah, it took me forever to load as well... But it is good, very user friendly

Taylor

http://www.jdcgraphics.net/banner.gif

[axoi]

You have a typo on your very first page... 'I want to work for you company...' That should be 'your' not 'you'.

Remember its not just about the flash....its all about the attention to detail.

- Bill

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thanks I thought I changed that but I must have not uploaded that newer version

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[Mel]

Alan,
Not bad design wise, I like the font choice and the layout. The allusion to a printed piece (crops, colors, etc) is a cool metaphor. Your buttons to web and print on the homepage aren't working on safari for mac (at least not mine). I would follow everyone's detail suggestions. The transition over the first image is nice, i might consider losing the way it 'drops' in, and opting for something more subtle. Also, consider something without the bg image, or make the bg image large enough to fill the screen, it's somewhat distracting right now. That's my initial 2 cents.
Keep pluggin!

Thanks for the help.

[casedsgn]

You've got your print section preloading...you must have figured out the loadMovie stuff!

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yes with your help i think so.....my root. commands doesnt work right.....still loads a bit slow....

how does flash gadge file size? by layers ? by content ? by bitmap ?

does the size of the library matter?

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[casedsgn]

Yes, filesize comes from all those places. Try to keep only what you're using in the library(if there's something in there you may need later, save a copy of the fla). Make sure EVERYTHING on the stage is an instance of a symbol. Flash only has to load each symbol once and you can create as many instances of it without adding to filesize. Optimize your bitmaps by double clicking them in the library to bring up the properties window. UNCHECK 'use document default quality' and try reducing the quality as much as you can without getting artifacty...use the test button in that panel to check what the image will look like and how much of a file savings you're making, this will make a big difference for you.

If you had _root commands in the movies that you're now loading into the main movie...they probably won't work anymore. _root is always the very top level of any movie. Let's say your print section works fine on it's own using _root to change images, when the print section is loaded into the main movie, _root now refers to anything on the main movie timeline. Try using _parent instead of root on your externally loaded movies. Look up _root in the index of the Actionscript definitive guide to learn more about _root & _parent.

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i figured it would change to parent... i just have had time to change it

4 hours a night of sleep hurts

case you deserve and an award for you helping me so much.....

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[casedsgn]

Cool, I hear you on the sleep thing!
Anytime man, glad to help!