Custom Site Search Box

Introduction

Easily create a site search box that can be customized to search specific sites of your choice.

Features:

• XML driven, easy to customize.
• Add your own site search string.
• Add custom icons. (swf, jpg, png, gif)
• Determine where the search results load in the browser (self, new window, etc)
• Lightweight navigation: all elements drawn dynamically with the exception of the “Go” button, you can load that from the Flash Library.
• Set the behavior of how the ComboBox opens: Open on Roll Over or Click.
• Control ComboBox menu color, item colors, roll over colors, and alphas.
• Control the menu and submenu width, height, corner rounding .
• Style text on both menu and submenu with font color, size, bolding.
• Set the color, size, alpha, and coordinates for the down arrow graphic.
• Embed fonts from your Flash Library through the XML file. (totally optional!)
• Actionscript 3, taking an OOP approach. Don’t know AS3 ? No worries, for the most part, the entire file is controlled through the XML file.

How does it work?

Through the XML file, you can enter a URL (blue). The end user types in the seach keyword (white), and optionally, you can add more options to the url (orange).

This will work for search engines like Google, Yahoo, Search.com, Microsoft, Dictionary.com, and many others… including FlashDen! Note: The results do not display in the Flash file itself, the results will launch in a browser window.

Other files that may be of interest to you:

Dynamic Navigation Systems:

Dynamic Components: