Flash Slideshow/Slider

[dhj]

I've seen a page on a site which contains an effect I would really like to use. It's a flash something , not sure whether it's a slideshow or a slider or a menu but wondered whether it is possible to reproduce this in Webdesigner MX Premium. I've played around with the widgets included but can't seem to get what I'm looking for.

The link is http://www.biosthetique.com/index_en.html

Any help/advice would be most appreciated

Many thanks

[gwpriester]

You could probably create something similar in Xara's Animation window and export it as Flash.

I think in reality the menu options would need to be separate named objects and be individual named slices.

Attached is a quick and dirty attempt and my files.

In the Menu.xar file (which will open in Web Designer) you need to select the placeholder rectangle and in the Website Properties > Placeholder, use the Replace with Flash option to select the .swf file.

[dhj]

That's very helpful and very kind of you to take the time and trouble to supply an example. I'll work on it and see how I get on.

Many thanks again

[gwpriester]

My pleasure. Let us know if you have any questions. And if you are not familiar with how Xara creates Flash .swf movies, refer to Help > Search tabbed section, and look for Tweening. Read the Introduction and it will give you the basics.

[steve.ledger]

Another possibility for a vaguely similar effect which is not flash (so iOS friendly) is to use layer transitions.
This has the layer auto opening on page load.

DEMO

See attachment.
Check the page body code, the small white dot link and the photo name.

[dhj]

Many thanks for this one, I'll give it a try.