[Tutorial] How to make Flash Clock (swf)

[gooblaster]

[Tutorial] Make a Flash Clock

This tutorial is for phones which support swf images.

Things you will need: Adobe flash CS3

Lets get started.

Step 1) Create a new flash document, set the resolution as your phones resolution.

(Etc. 176x220/240x320)

(If you want to set your own picture as the background, press Ctrl + R, if the picture isnt the correct size, use the transform tool to resize it.)

Step 2) Click on Publish:Settings.

Step 3) Click on the Flash tab and change the version to Flash Lite 1.1.



Step 4) Add a new layer and name it Time.( To add a layer, right click on your first layer and click Insert Layer.)

Step 5) Add a textfield to the layer.

Step 6) Type 99.99.99 in the textfield.

Step 7) Set the Text to Dynamic text.

Step 8) Type TIME in the VAR box.



Step 9) Create a new layer and name it Action Layer

Step 10) Right click on the first frame of Action Layer

Step 11) Click on Actions

Step 12) Copy and paste this code into the box:

fscommand2("GetLocaleTime", "TIME");

TIME_SEC = fscommand2("GetTimeSeconds");
// add leading 0 to hours
if (h<10) {h="0"+h;};

// add leading 0 to seconds
if (s<10) {s="0"+s;};

// add leading 0 to minutes
if (min<10) {min="0"+min;}

Step 13) Click on the first frame of the layer Time and press F5.



Step 14) Now press Ctrl + Enter to get a preview of your new swf clock wallpaper.



There, you have just finished your flash clock.


To save:

File-> Publish settings-> Formats-> check only swf -> set the destination folder.
When you want to save,you don't press "save" or "save as" but "publish"
Remember to save it as an SWF file... Otherwise is will not work.




How to add a date:
Step 1) Make a new layer and name it Date

Step 2) Do steps 5 and 7 of the main tutorial.

Step 3) Type in the date like this: 2008-Nov-24

Step 4) Type in DATE in the VAR box.

Step 5) On frame 1 of the Action Layer, paste the below code above the previous code.

fscommand2 ("GetLocaleLongDate", "DATE");

Step 6) Now go to the 2nd frame of the Date layer and press F5.

You have just inserted the date.

How to add battery level bar:

Step 1) Make a new layer called battery

Step 2) Paste the below code above the code in the action layer

batt = fscommand2("GetBatteryLevel");
batt_txt = batt add " %";
setProperty("batt_fill", _xscale, batt);

Step 3) Go to the 2nd frame of the battery layer and press F5.

You have just added the battery level bar.


How to add the Volume Level Indicator:

Step 1) Make a new layer called Volume

Step 2) Paste the below code above the code in the action layer

vol = fscommand2("GetVolumeLevel");
vol_txt = vol add " %";

Step 3) Go to the 2nd frame of the Volume layer and press F5.

You have just added the Volume Level Indicator."

How to add a Now Playing Section


Step 1) Create a new layer Music.
Step 2) Create three dynamic text boxes.
Step 3) Set each text box's VAR as TIME, ARTIST, ALBUM respectively.
Step 4) Then add the below code to the Action layer or Music layer.

loadVariables("MP:",_root);
fscommand2 ("MP:", "TITLE");
fscommand2 ("MP:", "ARTIST");
fscommand2 ("MP:", "ALBUM");

You have just added a Now Playing Section

ATTENTION:
You must have Adobe Device installed OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE THE CLOCK MOVE (Stuck at 99.99.99)

Even if it is stuck at 99.99.99, when you put it into your phone, it should work.
(Thanks to Silver for figuring out the problem.)

[ucoxz]

nice tutorial..i'll still waiting for updates

[viperver1]

This is quite handy. I just hope this might be great for my Nokia 6085, I try it and let everyone know.

[gooblaster]

Originally Posted by viperver1

This is quite handy. I just hope this might be great for my Nokia 6085, I try it and let everyone know.

Ehs, but does your nokia phone support swf?

[gooblaster]

Originally Posted by ucoxz

nice tutorial..i'll still waiting for updates

Yea thanx
i still have more stuff...

[Emissary_of_Hatred]

can i make it in flash 8?

[viperver1]

Originally Posted by gooblaster

Ehs, but does your nokia phone support swf?

One thing, yes. I've run SWF's as my screensavers and still, they work. Even I had clocks running as screensavers.

[gooblaster]

Originally Posted by haha39

can i make it in flash 8?

No, u can make it in Flash 1.1...

[ucoxz]

Originally Posted by gooblaster

Yea thanx
i still have more stuff...

[Emissary_of_Hatred]

Originally Posted by gooblaster

No, u can make it in Flash 1.1...

i'm gonna download the latest version then