Turtlebite Flash CMS Framework

Fleb Framework v1.2: Dinner is served!

It’s been a while since the release of Fleb v1.1. I’ve been using it ever since to build websites (here you can find some examples) and at the same time have improved it a lot. It is still the same, the PHP/CSS/HTML section has not changed a lot despite a few small improvements. What did change are the classes: I have removed every line of code I could out of Main.as and Base.as which were...

Global Navigation v2.10: suspend after initialisation

While working on the upcoming Fleb Framework release 1.2 I have made a small but quite useful update to the global navigation: It is now possible to suspend the navigation right after its initialisation just before it is transitioning in. This comes in very handy if you need to wait for an intro to finish or some assets to be loaded, and you want to be sure the navigation is in place and ready. Test...

Flash CMS v4.71: Character Encoding Problems fixed

The issue with proper character encoding has been there for a while. Even though the database tables have “latin1″ as the default character set, I knew this was not the correct solution. But it always worked for me, and I have been using “utf8_encode/utf8_decode” in my php scripts and all was fine. Even though I had to convert some single special characters like the bullet point...

Flash CMS version 4.70 released

While stuck in daily business I managed to improve the Flash CMS Framework. I’m a working on 2 websites at the moment with loads of pictures to manage. So I added a search field to be able to find a specific text phrase or picture file within the CMS. Also, if you roll over the picture selector, a text field is fading in displaying the file name. This is really useful if you have to deal with...

Introducing Flash CMS Blog

Today I wrote a little guest post about the Turtlebite Flash CMS Framework in the Flash CMS Blog. Check it out! Here is what the say about themselves: “We are excited to introduce new informative Topflashcms.com source you could find useful for yourself. You may ask what is it all about? It is innovatory blog from where the users can derive extensive knowledge about various top Flash CMS inventions. In...

In love with UIScrollbar

This post is all about scrolling. I’m not talking about scrolling text, but scrolling movieclips. Or more precise: scrolling a whole flash website. If you want to do this you have a few choices. If you have read the title of this post you know which is my favoured method… Use the browser scrollbar This seems to be the obvious choice. I do this sometimes, and if I do I use SWFFIT. This...

Flash CMS step by step tutorial “editing text”

The first step-by-step quick start tutorial is finished! It covers the basics and will guide you from the installation of the Flash CMS to the integration of it in your flash website (or maybe a flebsite? Well, that’s another story… ). I have set up a FLA file that shows kind of a greeting card. I’m sorry for the ugly 3D look, but I wanted the file to be compatible to CS3. In CS4...

Flash CMS Case Studies

At the moment I am working on a quick start step-by-step tutorial for the Flash CMS. While doing that, I felt the need of explaining the philosophy of the Flash CMS in more detail. There are 7 basic situations to cover when you are using the Flash CMS. Have a look at the SWF below, navigate through the different case studies. Be sure to turn on the checkbox “show Slots” to see how the content...

Fleb Framework version 1.1: Improved Express Install Procedure and more

A special thank to Niklas Hallgren who brought this issue up. I must admit I have not covered the case when a user actually has the flash plugin installed, but it is outdated and the express install is started. If he clicks “Yes”, the flash plugin will be installed and everything is fine: the user will see the flash version of the website after installation is complete. This is where I...

Fleb Framework 1.0 released!

Ok, it’s ready for release. You can download the framework here. What is the Fleb Framework and who needs it? It’s an open source front-end framework for AS3 to help you build pure flash websites with full SEO support. It is based on the Global Navigation for Flash and the SWFAddress SEO Solution. You define the whole structure of the website (navigation, title, description, keywords,...