Flash :: [FMX04]Help Needed:S Xml Menu And Transition Between External SWFs

[FMX04] Loading External Swf's With Fade Transition
I wanted to use this code to construct one SWF that loads up a set of external SWF's that then just play one after each other fading in and out .... The only problem is that this code is asking the user to click on a button to go to the next movie, I dont want ANY user interaction, I just want the movies to play - fade out - new one fades in - over and over!

Can anyone help me with altering this code to make this happen?

Thanks!!!

Here is the original tutorial I followed:
http://www.devx.com/webdev/Article/28142/1954?pf=true

Code:
/*
array of possible content to pick from. This article answered a question about swapping loaded SWF files with a transition, but this technique will also work with jpgs, without having to make swf files from them.
*/
swfArray = new Array("red_bird.swf", "chinatown_dragon.swf", "working_beast.swf");
//create two MovieClips that will hold the loaded files
this.createEmptyMovieClip("target1",1)
this.createEmptyMovieClip("target2",2)
//load first movie into clip 1 to start with the first image
target1.loadMovie(swfArray[0]);
//set clip2 alpha to zero so it can fade in
target2._alpha = 0;
//variables that store current clip and current content index
activeTarget = target1;
currentIndex = 0
/*
movie-level enterFrame event handler that will fade down object 1 (if it's alpha is higher than zero), and fade up object 2 (if it's alpha is less than 100)
*/
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (obj1._alpha > 0) {
obj1._alpha -= 10;
}
if (obj2._alpha < 100) {
obj2._alpha += 10;
}
//enable trace to watch memory used by each loaded movie. this will illustrate the
// benefits of unloading the faded movie.
//trace("clip1: " + clip1.getBytesTotal() + " clip2: " + clip2.getBytesTotal())
};
//button script that swaps load target focus and loads the next movie
nextButton.onRelease = function() {
//toggles values of object 1 and 2 between clip 1 and clip 2
if (activeTarget == target1) {
obj1 = target1;
obj2 = activeTarget = target2;
} else {
obj1 = target2;
obj2 = activeTarget = target1;
}
//assigns content of object 2 as next item in the content array, unless the
// end of the array has been reached. in this case start over at first item
if (currentIndex < swfArray.length-1) {
currentIndex++
} else {
currentIndex = 0
}
//load content into second clip
obj2.loadMovie(swfArray[currentIndex])
//to reduce possible RAM and performance overhead, add an onEnterFrame
// event handler to object 1 to unload it once it has faded out.
//once the movie has unloaded, delete the onEnterFrame event handler
// to prevent future loads from unloading.
obj1.onEnterFrame = function () {
if (this._alpha <=0 ) {
this.unloadMovie();
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
}
};

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[FMX04]Note On External SWF Transition Tutorial
Hello everyone,

First post. I was just going through Voetsjoeba's tutorial on making transitions between external swf's < http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions2.htm >, which contained this note:

"If your buttons are not located on the main timeline, you will have to change the path to the container movieclip. In this example the buttons are located on the main timeline, therefore 'container' targets the container movieclip correctly. Though, if they are not on the main timeline, you must change container to the appropriate path."

I was wondering if anyone could elaborate on this. That is, how the path to the container movieclip would need to be changed in this situation. Apologies if the question is too vague.

Thanks!

sjnair

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Hey guys, I got a little problem

I'm not having trouble doing the transition. However, I'm not doing it the way its described in the tutorial on the main site. I dont have a frame to tween to as an intro, or a frame to tween to as an "extro" when another SWF is loaded. I am having a SWF tell level0_ the dimensions of some MC right before a different MC is loaded, then level0_ tells the new loaded MC (inside the new SWF) to Tween from the dimensions it just recieved (old SWF) to the dimensions of the new loaded MC. It works great.. its completely dynamic.

The problem is that the MC flashes when the next SWF is loaded, which is obviously it resizing to the old SWF's dimensions, so it can Tween to the new dimensions. Theres got to be a way around this! I've seen dozens of sites tween perfectly, do they use the intro/extro method, or is their entire site in one SWF? or is this possible the way I want it?

Thanks for your time, if you want an example of what I mean, heres a gander at the code:

old SWF Dimensions sent to _level0 before unloading:

Code:
_level0.tempWidth = _level5.contentBox_MC._width;
_level0.tempHeight = _level5.contentBox_MC._height;
_level0.tempX = _level5.contentBox_MC._x;
_level0.tempY = _level5.contentBox_MC._y;

_level0.myMCL.loadClip("resume.swf", 5);
In _level0, when the new level 5 is finished loading, Tween the dimensions:

Code:
myListener.onLoadInit = function(target:MovieClip) {
new Tween(_level5.contentBox_MC, "_width", Strong.easeIn, _root.tempWidth, _level5.contentBox_MC._width, 24, false);
new Tween(_level5.contentBox_MC, "_height", Strong.easeIn, _root.tempHeight, _level5.contentBox_MC._height, 24, false);
new Tween(_level5.contentBox_MC, "_x", Strong.easeIn, _root.tempX, _level5.contentBox_MC._x, 24, false);
new Tween(_level5.contentBox_MC, "_y", Strong.easeIn, _root.tempY, _level5.contentBox_MC._y, 24, false);

}
The level5 referred above is the new SWF as per the loadClip in the first code.

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Hello,

I'm creating my portfolio using the "Transition between External SWFs" tutorial and hit a major snag: the buttons don't work.

My problem is similar to this one, posted a while ago. I created my buttons using the "Complex Rollover/out" tutorial, so my buttons are actually movie clips.

The code that calls the external SWF automatically once the page loads works just fine. My test SWF loads, no problem. But when I click on my buttons, nothing happens.

At first I thought what I had to do was put the button code inside the movieclip, at the end of the roll-over actionscript like so:

Code:
stop();
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (rewind == true) {
prevFrame();
}
};
this.onRollOver = function() {
rewind = false;
play();
};
this.onRollOut = function() {
rewind = true;
};

this.onRelease = function() {
if (_root.currMovie == undefined) {
_root.currMovie = "test";
_root.container.loadMovie("test.swf");
} else if (_root.currMovie != "test") {
if (_root.container._currentframe>=_root.container.midframe) {
_root.currMovie = "test";
_root.container.play();
}
}
};
But there was no change (with or without the "_root" in front of "container"). So then, I placed the code on a different actionscript layer and frame on the main timeline, and added

Code:
button_1.onRelease = function() {
to the top (without the _root). No go.

For kicks, I decided to download the source file from the tutorial and paste one of the buttons from that into my own SWF to see if it'd work, and hopefully confirm that my buttons were the problem. Unfortunatly, that button didn't work either.

So, I figure there's something else in my main SWF that is conflicting with the buttons' code, but I have no idea what it could be, since it's just a bunch of masks and tweens that form an intro for the navigation.

Here is a zip file containing the FLAs - *click*

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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hi,

i need your help
am doing a flash website (www.newtele.net) and i have used the following tutorial for the transitions between the pages.
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions2.htm

There is one more thing i need to do: When the home page opens by default, i have buttons on them and i want the same effect when i click them as it is when i click the other links on the main page.
i.e., i need the home page to slide away when i hit a button on the home page.

Please help!

AJ

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Hey All,

I read through the "Transitions between External SWFs" tutorial, and it makes perfect sense.

For my project, I have a total of 14 mc's all together the swf weighs in at a whopping 40mg with sound, video, etc. Obviously that's a ridiculous size for online. Is it possible, and reading the tutorial I assume it is, but just want to check, to make each of the mc's a seperate swf, and load them sequentially in the main movie? I need to be able to do this without the need for the user to click any buttons as in the tutorial. I would have pause and play buttons pointing to the _root, but I need each movie clip to call the next clip, and so on.

Thanks for any help or advice.
J

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http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm

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on (release) { if (_root.currMovie == undefined) { _root.currMovie = "work"; container.loadMovie("work.swf"); } else if (_root.currMovie != "work") { if (container._currentframe >= container.midframe) { _root.currMovie = "work"; container.play(); } } }

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Hello ,

I try to create a transition betwen external SWF , but I cant't succeed .
I followed the tutorial :
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions2.htm

I created the buttons , the mouvie clip...
I have put the SWF in the library .

Could it be the reason of my failure ? Where the SWF should be ? Or there is maybe another explantation ?

Many thanks

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transition betwen external SWFs
Hello ,

I try to create a transition betwen external SWF , but I cant't succeed .
I followed the tutorial :
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions2.htm

I created the buttons , the mouvie clip...
I have put the SWF in the library .

Could it be the reason of my failure ? Where the SWF should be ? Or there is maybe another explantation ?

Many thanks

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Thanks great helpers and master coders.

:D

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Here is the AtionScript on the main nav buttons.

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How is this done? Basically loading swfs on top of other swfs, and then having the current one replaced, all the while having one at the root level.

I hope this makes sense....here's what I'm working on:

http://fiveam.com/plumcrazy/plumhome.html

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Awesome, I love typing out a long, detailed question, then having the forum tell me I'm not logged in, erasing the whole message. Way to test my patience. Gaaahhh.

Anyway, we'll try this again: I've been searching for about 3 days for various solutions to this problem, but have yet to find something specific enough, so I guess it's time to post it.

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http://www.thevagabondproject.com/main

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3. Show which slide is being viewed by changing the "on" or "rollover" state of the button in the menu (you'll see the buttons change to blue on rollover) as the slides advance.

4. Show the title of the slide shown in the dynamic text box ("Last seen in...") as the slides advance.

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Code:
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Code:
var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var list:Object = new Object();
mcl.addListener(list);

var myMovies:Array = new Array("location/of/slide1.swf", "location/of/slide2.swf", "location/of/slide3.swf");
var cont:Number = 0;

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list.onLoadInit = function(){
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}
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}
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loadSwfs();
While that code works in itself, (thanks to the authoring of a kirupa forum answer) it also deactivates my buttons. Lame. Eventually I'll also want to add transition animation between the frames, etc, but for now the question is: how do I use AS2.0 to advance to the next slide every 5 seconds, while still allowing the user to skip around? If possible, I'd also like the timer to stop running if a user clicks a button.

I'm sure I'm just misunderstanding some fundamentals of ActionScript, being a novice, but any help would be greatly appreciated – please let me know if any of this needs more explanation. Thanks in advance for your time.

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I am out of ideas, and I atteched a sample, in case you didn´t understood what the heck am I saying.

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Attach Code

//tutorial by Rich Shupe, FMA. http://www.fmaonline.com
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array of possible content to pick from. This article answered a question about swapping loaded SWF files with a transition, but this technique will also work with jpgs, without having to make swf files from them.
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