Setup Guide V1 (last updated January 4th, 2007)

Designed for the Focus Series Templates and Modules

Flash intro Basic Tutorials

Set the skip intro

The index.htm (or index.dwt) page contains a bit of script, which will allow you to modify the number of times a flash intro is displayed for a specific visitor. You can set the intro to:

  • not play at all

  • play once

  • play as many times as you prefer

  • play always

The reason we've included so many options, is to allow you to modify the functionality of your intro page. By setting the intro to play only once per visit, a visitor may return to the index page, and not view the intro a second or third time. So visitors like to return to the home page to get their bearings, and it's a bit inconvenient to replay the intro each time.

To set the intro to skip altogether:

  • open the index.htm page

  • switch to code view

  • locate the following lines of code (approximately line 34 / 35)

var maxIntroViews = -1; // -1 = always display, 0 = never display, and any other positive integer = the number of times to display the intro sequence
var isPersistantCookie = 0; // 0 = no, 1 = yes -- persistant means it will save even after the user closes their browser

  • change the following (var maxIntroViews = 0)

To make this a permanent setting for your visitors (in other words, the next time they return to the site their browse will remember the settings you've assigned)

  • change the following (var isPersistantCookie = 1)

Set number of 'repeat' views

To set the number of repeat views: ( in this example we'll set the maximum times the intro will 'play' for a new visitor to "3")

  • open the index.htm page

  • switch to code view

  • locate the following lines of code (approximately line 34 / 35)

var maxIntroViews = -1; // -1 = always display, 0 = never display, and any other positive integer = the number of times to display the intro sequence
var isPersistantCookie = 0; // 0 = no, 1 = yes -- persistant means it will save even after the user closes their browser

  • change the following (var maxIntroViews = 3)

 

Edit the 'Welcome' text

  • open the flash folder
  • open the 'intro.txt' file
  • double click on the word '= WELCOME &' (the second instance on the right between the =WELCOME&
  • type in your new text
  • save

** keep the characters in your new text limited, or preview your index page before closing the 'welcome.txt' file. The 'welcome' text is NOT designed to 'wrap' to a second line.

Remove flash intro

To set the intro to skip altogether:

  • open the index.htm page

  • switch to code view

  • locate the following lines of code (approximately line 34 / 35)

var maxIntroViews = -1; // -1 = always display, 0 = never display, and any other positive integer = the number of times to display the intro sequence
var isPersistantCookie = 0; // 0 = no, 1 = yes -- persistant means it will save even after the user closes their browser

  • change the following (var maxIntroViews = 0)

To make this a permanent setting for your visitors (in other words, the next time they return to the site their browse will remember the settings you've assigned)

  • change the following (var isPersistantCookie = 1)

 
 

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