Re: [Swftools-common] how to use swfcombine to combine swfviewer with a swf generated from pdf2swf

[Chris]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2010 22:01:29 -0500
Mayank Jain <address@hidden> wrote:

>> So, for your given example to work as is, 'swfviewer.swf' must contain an
>> objectnamed 'viewpoint', because,
>>
> Can you please guide me how to find which object is there?
 
Where did you get the file 'swfviewer.swf' from?  Unless Kit is better informed 
than I, ttbomk it isn't one of the default viewers distributed with SWFTools.
You'll find those in the swfs folder of the current SWFTools distributions, e.g.
/swftools-2010-10-12-2000/swfs.
  
If you must use 'swfviewer.swf' then swfdump with the appropriate flag should
show the objects inside it.  Pick a suitable one.

> I need to create a viewer, so any pointer for that too.

Then look *closely* again at the example I pointed you at!

   http://wiki.swftools.org/index.php/Swfc_Code_Snippets

It shows you one way of loading one swf inside another, and under the code
snippet which links to information about creating your own viewer.

>.. or some pointer to create a new one.

OK, I'll try.  Loading another swf with swfc script at it's simplest... ;o)

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Create a file called 'viewer.sc',

# swfc code starts here
#
.flash filename="viewer.swf" bbox=200x200 version=8 fps=60 compress
   .box spot width=1 height=1 color=aqua
   .sprite view_frame
      .put spot x=0 y=0
    .end
.put view_frame x=10 y=10 scale=20% 
.end
#
# swfc code ends here

Compile it with 'swfc',

   swfc viewer.sc

to give you the swf named 'viewer.swf'.

Now use swfcombine to add in the swf you wish to view, say 'poesie-book.swf'

   swfcombine -o combined.swf viewer.swf view_frame=poesie-book.swf
 
Load up combined.swf and you should see the poesie-book.swf framed inside the 
'view_frame' object of 'viewer.swf'

To get the code required to embed your swf viewer in a web page, use,

   swfdump -E combined.swf > index.html

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That of course is only the start. You need buttons to move backward and forward
through the frames of your loaded swf, buttons to enlarge and reduce the swf
pages, buttons to... etc.   But, why not experiment yourself?

If further pointers are still required then maybe I should update and/or 
simplify
the relevant wiki page so any other newcomers can also benefit?

Anyway, HTH.

Regards,



Chris
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