MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-COMPONENTS LANGUAGE Reference page 839

For FLV files, when
Media.autoSize
size, regardless of the size of the component. This means that if the size of the MediaDisplay
instance is different from the size of the media, the media either spills out of the instance
boundaries or does not fill the instance size. When
uses the instance size as much as possible, while honoring the aspect ratio. If both
and
Media.autoSize
is used.
Since there is no image to show with MP3 files, setting
effect. For MP3 files, the minimum usable size is 60 pixels high by 256 pixels wide in the
default orientation.
The MediaDisplay component also supports the
on integer values from 0 (mute) to 100 (maximum volume). The default setting is 75.
Understanding the MediaController component
The interface for the MediaController component depends on its
and
Media.backgroundStyle
determines if the media control set is always visible, collapsed, or only visible when the mouse
hovers over the control portion of the component. When collapsed, the controller draws a
modified progress bar, which is a combination of the loadbar and the playbar. It shows the
progress of the bytes being loaded at the bottom of the bar, and the progress of the playhead
just above it. When expanded, the controller draws an enhanced version of the playbar/
loadbar, which contains the following items:
Text labels on the left that indicate the playback state (streaming or paused), and on the
right that indicate playhead location, in seconds
A playhead location indicator
A slider, which users can drag to navigate through the media
The MediaController component also provides the following items:
A Play/Pause button
Go to Beginning and Go to End buttons, which navigate to the beginning and end of the
media, respectively
A volume control that consists of a slider, a mute button, and a maximum volume button
Both the collapsed and expanded states of the MediaController component use the
Media.backgroundStyle
chrome background (the default) or allows the media background to display from behind
the controls.
is set to
Media.aspectRatio
properties. The
property. This property determines whether the controller draws a
Understanding media components (Flash Professional only)
, the media is displayed at its preferred
true
Media.autoSize
are set to , the exact size of the component
false
Media.autoSize
property. This property takes
Media.volume
Media.controllerPolicy
is set to , Flash
false
would have no
Media.controllerPolicy
property
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