Once you purchase the component, the link to the download file will be sent to you by e-mail. This will be a zip archive with the component files, the documentation and a set of flip sounds. Download this archive to your computer, unzip it and run the flippingBook.mxp file. This will install the component on your computer. If you are not currently running the FLASH, close and restart it. The next time the environment is started the component will appear in the components panel and be ready to work.

To start working with the component simply drag its copy onto the Stage and specify page content. For high quality motion this effect usually requires high fps values. In our examples we used fps = 30

This parameter is a set of paths to the component page content sources. The order of pages is determined by the order the paths are specified. The paths can be library link IDs and paths to external swf and jpg files. If a path is incorrect, an empty page will be created.

Any book contains an even number of pages, therefore if you specify an odd number of pages, an empty page will be added in the end of the book. The pages are numbered beginning from 0.

Number of the page from which the book will be opened upon the start of playing the movie.

This parameter determines the appearance of the book. If its value is True, the book is always opened, if False, you may add the front and rear cover pages and make your book open and close.

This parameter determines the size of the area near the book edges for automatic flip starting upon bringing the mouse pointer to that area. To disable this effect, set this parameter to 0.

This parameter determines whether flipping will be started by mouse clicking a page. If set to False, flipping will not start.

This parameter sets the relative page moving speed during flipping. The higher its value the higher the speed and lower the page moving smoothness. The default value is 2.

This parameter sets the relative page moving speed during closing.

This parameter sets the relative page moving speed during the gotoPage(n) operation.

This parameter sets the shadows depth in pages. If set to 0, no shadows appear.

This parameter is the path to the flip sound source file. Its value may be either an external mp3 file path or a movie clip library link ID. If the name is incorrect, the component will not work.

This parameter determines the page background color. The color will be displayed when loading pages and used as color for empty pages. The color should be set in RGB in the following format: 0xNNNNNN, where N is a hexadecimal number (0-F).

This parameter controls page caching. If set to True, a page will be loaded only when the user browses all the previous ones. If set to False, all the pages will be loaded upon the start of the component.

This parameter determines the page caching necessity. If set to True, all the pages will be saved in the component software cache and not reloaded on next demand. If set to False, pages will be reloaded on every demand. This allows creating books with dynamic pages. The default value is True.

This parameter determines the necessity of using the preloader during page loading. If set to True, the preloader will be used, otherwise it will not be used. The preloader is only used for page loading. You may edit the preloader by customizing its appearance. To do this open the FB components\Premium Page Flip component\PagePreloader directory in the movie library, select the preloader symbol and edit it. Ensure that the scaled component has the name bar_mc.

This parameter sets the name of the external XML file with the component settings. If no name is specified, the development environment settings will be used. If the name is incorrect, the component will not work.

• setSize(width, height)
  Sets book size
  
  

  example:
  instanceName.setSize (200, 250);
  instanceName is the name of component instance on the stage.
  

• gotoPage ( n )
  Goes to page n. You can use it only when book is not in flipping process.
  
  

  example:
  instanceName.gotoPage(12);
  
  

• flipForward()
  Flips one page forward. You can use it only when book is not in flipping process.
  

  example:
  instanceName.flipForward();
  
  

• flipBack()
  Flips one page back. You can use it only when book is not in flipping process.
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.flipBack();
  
  
  
• directGotoPage(n)
  Goes to page n directly. Skipping unnecessary pages flipping. You can use it only when book is not in flipping process.
  
  example:
  instanceName.directGotoPage(12);
  
  
  
  
  

• autoFlipProp
  Get/Set Autoflip Area Size property
  
  example:
  instanceName.autoFlipProp = 50;
  instanceName is the name of component instance on the stage.
  
  
• flipOnClickProp
  Get/Set Flip on Click property
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.flipOnClickProp = true;
  
  
• moveSpeedProp
  Get/Set Page Moving Speed property
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.moveSpeedProp = 2;
  
  
• closeSpeedProp
  Get/Set Page Closing Speed property
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.closeSpeedProp = 3;
  
  
• gotoSpeedProp
  Get/Set GotoPage Speed property
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.gotoSpeedProp = 4;
  
  
• alwaysOpenedProp
  Get/Set GotoPage Speed property. Read only.
  
  
  example:
  var tmp = instanceName.alwaysOpenedProp;
  
  

• onClick( i )
  Appears only when the user mouse clicks on page i
  
  

  example:
  instanceName.onClick = function(i)
  {
      trace("Page clicked:" + i);
  }
  instanceName is the name of component instance on the stage.

  
  
• onPutPage( i )
  Appears after flipping page i
  
  

  example:
  instanceName.onPutPage = function(i, page)
  {
      trace("Page number :" + i);
      page.gotoAndPlay("anyFrame");
  }
  
  

• onLastPage( )
  Appears when end of book reached
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.onLastPage = function()
  {
      trace("End");
  }
  
  
  
• onFirstPage( )
  Appears when beginning of book reached
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.onFirstPage = function()
  {
      trace("Start");
  }
  
  
  
• onStartFlip( i )
  Appears when page i flipping starts
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.onStartFlip = function(i)
  {
      trace("Page #" + i + " is flipping");
  }
  
  
  
• onFlipBack( i )
  Appears when page i is returned back following the user releasing the mouse button
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.onFlipBack = function(i)
  {
      trace("Page #" + i + " is returned ");
  }
  
  
• onEndGoto()
  Appears when the gotoPage function is complete
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.onEndGoto = function(i)
  {
      trace("End of gotoPage procedure");
  }
  
  
• onPageLoad( url )
  Appears when page loading is complete
  
  
  example:
  instanceName.onPageLoad = function(url)
  {
      trace("Page: " + url + " loaded");
  }