Page Flip Help
This page is for people with technical questions about the PageFlip effect code which I wrote back in 2002. I probably won’t be answering questions very frequently but I encourage everyone to use the Comments area to help each other out.
Download PixelWit’s Free PageFlip: If you don’t have the free version yet, you can click here to download PixelWit’s Free PageFlip Flash file.
Improved PageFlip Now Available: Improved version of the PageFlip implements the most commonly requested features.
Adding Pages: If you want to know how to add more pages or why you get an error saying, “a ‘with’ action failed…”, you can read the tutorial explaining how to add pages.
Resizing Pages: If you want to know how to change the size of the book you can read the tutorial explaining how to resize the pages.
Resizing the Stage and Moving the Book: If you’d like to change the size of the stage and move the book you can read this tutorial explaining how to resize the stage and reposition the PageFlip book.
Transforming the Book: If you want to know how to scale or rotate the book you can read this tutorial explaining how to transform the PageFlip.
Publishing to Newer SWF Versions: If you would like to publish the PageFlip SWF for the version 7.0 Player (or higher) you will need to make a few minor corrections to the file. You can read the tutorial explaining how to publish the PageFlip file to newer versions of the SWF Player.
Changing the Background: If you’re having trouble changing the background color of the PageFlip file, then this brief PageFlip Background Color Tutorial will help you out.
Changing Page Color: If you’d like to change the color of the PageFlip “pages” or “paper”, then this PageFlip Page Color Tutorial will get you headed in the right direction.
Changing the Shadow Gradient: If you’d like to change the shadows that help give the pages a “3D” look, then this PageFlip Shadow Gradient Tutorial should help you tweak the settings.
Multiple PageFlips: If you’d like to place more than one book in a Flash file, then this Multiple PageFlips Tutorial will show you the way.
Start PageFLip Book in Open Position: If you’d like the PageFlip book to start in an open position with 2 pages showing, this tutorial will explain how to Open the PageFlip to Other Pages.
Convert to Read from Right to Left: If you’d like the Page Flipping book to read from right to left, this simple tutorial will explain how to Convert the Page Flip to Read Right to Left.
Why It’s Free: If you want to know why I gave this code away, you can read Something About Sluggy.
Flip History: If you want to know more about various Flash page flip effects you can read the PageFlip page.
Personalized Service: If you need immediate support you can contract my services for a fee. Please Contact Me with specific details regarding your request as well as your budgetary limitations and I’ll be sure to consider your offer.
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I have a page opening sound i would like to add to the file so it plays every time i turn a page. Can anyone help me with this please?
Thanks
Hi – I’m having a problem changing the colour of the centrefold. I’m using PageFlip to display double page spreads and I need to change the centrefold line from black to light grey. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
Hi,
My name is Benson from Singapore. Firstly, I want to thank you in advance for this flash. Currently, I am thinking of using this theme for my upcoming project. Therefore, I would like ask some question xD what you mean bound page is that just a cross that convert into movie clip ?
Secondly, is there a step by step how to do it. Sorry for asking that. I am still learning my flash. For the coding part shouldn’t be a problem.
@MaxC, You need to cut your two-page image in half using image editing software (like PhotoShop).
Great tutorial. Just wondering on how to make the images on both pages, like the centerfold example. Thank you.
@ Josh and Jason, I thought I’d let you know that the Improved PageFlip has the features you’re looking for plus a few more.
Is there any way to make the pages turn on just a click rather than a drag?
hello Siegfr3id,
i am trying to create a contents page with the code you have, but im new to flash and im not sure how you create a button to link it to another page, any help would be great thanks
@Brad: Try the tutorial explaining how to Add Pages.
how do you change the content? i can do everything else like resizeing but theres no tutorial for changing the content?
cheers.
Helo sir,
I want to know about this tutorial.I know a little about flash.
please help me sir.
*Siegfr3id*
Thank U for welling to help me!!
what is your e-mail address??? Mine is meeka_tlo@yahoo.com
PS.I am sorry, but I can’t help with your problem, I don’t know why it is doing that. Could it be you have a lot of pages? or you have movies? I did seen some demo flip book that has that problem and it kinna gets stuck when you are flipping too.
Hi Maya of course I will help you, post your code or send me a mail and I’ll gladly help u.
P.D. Somebody knows something about the questions that I posted before?? O_o heeeeelpp
*Siegfr3id*
I am new to flash and want to add some buttons to the flip page as index. I saw your action scrip but still not quite sure how to apply that to a button to make it link, can you help me out here?
Hi everyone, well I’ve been working with this great code a little more, I really hope that somebody can help with a little issue, well first, for those who want to use an index or something similar you may use something like this:
(You must set the ratio value to 1/90 first. Thnx nathalie =D =D =D)
***ACTIONSCRIPT***
flipPage = 3.5
curPage=2.5
startFlip (1);
_root.flip.start(0);
}
_root.Button.onReleaseOutside = function () {
flipRelease();
}
_root.Button.onRelease = function () {
flipRelease();
}
***END***
In this case I have a button in the _root with the instance name “Button” and I’m giving the “start” values of flipPage and curPage that I want, at the beginning those values are 1.5 and .5, those will increment by 1 with every pageFlip, so play with your numbers =D, ohh by the way tha code gos at the end of the page flip code, so you are assigning actions to external buttons from the original code. Thats the solution that I found, I hope it’ll help u.
And now, every time I flip a page it looks like the “book” loads again the page, even if I haven’t released the sheet corner, so, if I upload the book to a server, will be there always a download for each page flip??? if there will be, somebody knows how to change that?? heeeelp +___+’
Well, Thanks again for this great great work of flash =D