In short, yes it possible to make flash navigation with Umbraco. In fact you can do a 100% flash-based site with Umbraco where it's possible to manage all the content in Umbraco. This site is Umbraco based and the frontend is 100% flash http://detgyldnekompas1.dk/.
You just need to fetch the navigation-nodes from Umbraco. That can be done in different ways. One approach could be to create an XML document.
Then you will need to create a documenttype called "XML" for instance and assign at template to the document type. Then you would have to create the XML document type somwhere in your content tree where it's hidden away from your sites content.
Then you can make an XSLT macro to render the XML output you need for your navigation, which you can then fetch from the URL that becomes available when you publish the XML document type. But remember to keep it hidden from your content etc.
Then you need to use som some javascript to embed your flash navigation into your site like SWFObject for instance.
Acutally I also think that this can be done more effectively using Umbraco /BASE - But unfortunately I have'nt had the opportunity to play around with it yet.
flash navigation
Hai Iam new here and iam a big fan of umbraco. I hoop somebody knows how to make a flash navigation inside umbraco.
Can somebody help me?
gr, John
Hi John
In short, yes it possible to make flash navigation with Umbraco. In fact you can do a 100% flash-based site with Umbraco where it's possible to manage all the content in Umbraco. This site is Umbraco based and the frontend is 100% flash http://detgyldnekompas1.dk/.
You just need to fetch the navigation-nodes from Umbraco. That can be done in different ways. One approach could be to create an XML document.
Then you will need to create a documenttype called "XML" for instance and assign at template to the document type. Then you would have to create the XML document type somwhere in your content tree where it's hidden away from your sites content.
Then you can make an XSLT macro to render the XML output you need for your navigation, which you can then fetch from the URL that becomes available when you publish the XML document type. But remember to keep it hidden from your content etc.
Then you need to use som some javascript to embed your flash navigation into your site like SWFObject for instance.
Acutally I also think that this can be done more effectively using Umbraco /BASE - But unfortunately I have'nt had the opportunity to play around with it yet.
And there are probably more ways it can be done.
Hope this helps.
Oke i get it, but now some practical things. How can i get a menu (flash) in umbraco.
I have a swf fil driven by xml:
for example
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" standalone="yes" ?>
<links>
<link name="Main" ref="index.html"/>
<link name="Pictures & Videos" ref="#">
<inLink name="Image Gallery" ref="pictures.html"/>
<inLink name="Photoshop Tutorial" ref="photoTut.html"/>
</link>
<link name="Programming" ref="xmlflash.html">
<inLink name="XML flash tutorial" ref="xmlflash.html"/>
<inLink name="Nightshot Noise" ref="nightShot.html"/>
</link>
<link name="Flash Games" ref="snakeFlash.html">
<inLink name="Arkanoid Clone" ref="arkanoidFlash.html"/>
<inLink name="Snake" ref="snakeFlash.html"/>
<inLink name="The Cell" ref="cellFlash.html"/>
</link>
<link name="3D Design" ref="lightwave.html">
<inLink name="Blender 3D" ref="blender.html"/>
<inLink name="3D Studio" ref="3dstudio.html"/>
<inLink name="Lightwave" ref="lightwave.html"/>
</link>
<link name="LW Plugin" ref="tvplugin.html"/>
</links>
Can you help me?
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Hi John,
You'll basicly need to output the xml with umbraco (using xslt) and placing a macro associated with that xslt file on a template.
There is a chapter on umbraco.tv all about loading data into flash and getting data from flash to umbraco
http://umbraco.org/documentation/videos/for-developers/rich-internet-applications/loading-umbraco-data-into-flash
Tim...you are saying it so simple, that was exactly what I was trying to say in the above. But I guess that was a bit cluttered :-)
/Jan
Yes but how do you called a link to the button?
Hi John
I guess you need to parse the XML in your flash movie...or do I misunderstand what you're asking?
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