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MC Alignment In Library

How do you move the crosshairs in the Library? I am following along with the http://www.one-motion.com tutorials, with isometrics. The MC in his library shows the crosshairs at the top, mine always stays in the middle. I can't believe I am stuck on something like this.

thanks for any help

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Posted on: 07-17-2002, 08:02 PM

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What I'm trying to do:
Share a button in one Flash file for use in an imported Flash file.

The problem:
My first Flash file is loaded twice for some reason: once for the initial load, and again when the second, imported file calls on the shared library items.

The players:
FLA/SWF - tour (104k)
FLA/SWF - main-entrance (54k)
SWF - loading (5k, preloader)
BT - travel-button, with MC travel-ani inside the button

The details:
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However, after loading, when main-entrance is to go to Frame 2, it chokes. It takes twice as long as main-entrance to load (therefore roughly 108k), before Frame 2 shows up.
After about 20 seconds on a 56k modem, everthing shows up and procedes normally, happily ever after.

What I'm pretty sure is causing the problem:
When main-entrance goes to display the shared button on Frame 2, I'm pretty sure it's loading tour again (104k), in order to get access to its shared library. (Even when I delete the large image so main-entrance is only mere bytes, it still acts like its loading about 104k.) This is obviously no good.

Therefore, the million-dollar question is:
Why is my shared library loading twice, when it's shared? In other words: How can I share the library items in tour so that they can be used in main-entrance without loading the first file all over again?

Symbol linkage:
travel-button in tour:
[x]Export for runtime sharing
[x]Export in first frame
URL: tour.swf

travel-ani in tour (travel-ani is an animation that plays when the user rolls over travel-button):
[x]Export for runtime sharing
[x]Export in first frame
URL: tour.swf

travel-button in main-entrance:
[x]Import for runtime sharing
URL: tour.swf

travel-ani in tour:
[x]Import for runtime sharing
URL: tour.swf

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When I publish for a specific window size for web play, I always get a border (top and left) in browsers other than IE. I have the publish settings set to left/top and margins to zero in Front Page.

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This creates 10 movieclip elements in a new empty movieclip "newMovie" and places the content in a scrollpane. There is just one problem... no matter how much I change the value of _x for each element, the scrollpane always aligns the movieclips to the left side. I really want all of the elements centered in the pane. I've tried adjusting the alignment of newMovie.Stage with no success. Any suggestions to get these clips to align center??? Thanks in advance...

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How can I get it to center and get the size of the file to fill the whole screen?

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Also

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www.fearnoevilclan.com

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Thanks

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Firstly, thank you to anyone who tries to help me with this.

I have sliced a template up and assembled it in flash. On the stage, everything looks fine when viewed at 100%. When I 'test movie' however, some sliced pieces of the template are a bit out of alignment and one slice has distorted in size.

I have tested the swf independently in Flash Player and even composed a html page to test it in Explorer and the same distortions occur.

Please can someone end my frustrations with this as I have put a lot of time into rectifying this without success.

BTW I use Flash 5 on a Mac.

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Alignment Problems
Firstly, thank you to anyone who tries to help me with this.

I have sliced a template up and assembled it in flash. On the stage, everything looks fine when viewed at 100%. When I 'test movie' however, some sliced pieces of the template are a bit out of alignment and one slice has distorted in size.

I have tested the swf independently in Flash Player and even composed a html page to test it in Explorer and the same distortions occur.

Please can someone end my frustrations with this as I have put a lot of time into rectifying this without success.

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I'm using a createTextField, and really it works great.
Except, if it's an input type, and I have the alignment set to anything but "left", then a person types inside it it still left justifys unless you "recreate" the mc using the text data after they typed it.
Here's my code:
code:
function bk_txt_text(comp) {
if (beenbkfont == "1") {
$bktxtfont = (_root.db_fontb.getSelectedItem().data);
} else {
$bktxtfont = "AntiqueOliT";
}
if (bktxt_place == "1") {
$bktxtx = $bktxtx;
$bktxty = $bktxty;
} else {
$bktxtx = "345";
$bktxty = "320";
}
if (_level0.btbeenalign != "1") {
_level0.back_txt_align = "center";
}
if (beenbktxttext == "1") {
$bk_txt_txt = _level0.bktxt;
} else {
$bk_txt_txt = "Your text here";
}
if (beentxtsizeb == "1") {
_level0.bts = _level0.btsx;
} else {
_level0.bts = 10;
}
//$bk_txt_txt = "Your text here";
_root.createTextField("bk_txt", 324, $bktxtx, $bktxty, 120, 70); // depth, x, y, width, height
txt_bk_myformat = new TextFormat();
txt_bk_myformat.size = _level0.bts;
txt_bk_myformat.color = 0x000000;
txt_bk_myformat.align = _level0.back_txt_align;
txt_bk_myformat.font = $bktxtfont;
txt_bk_myformat.bold = true;
txt_bk_myformat.bullet = false;
txt_bk_myformat.underline = false;
txt_bk_myformat.variable = "var_bk_txt";
bk_txt.embedFonts = true;
bk_txt.multiline = true;
bk_txt.wordWrap = true;
bk_txt.border = false;
bk_txt.type = "input";
bk_txt.text = $bk_txt_txt;
bk_txt.setTextFormat(txt_bk_myformat);
//
if (bktxtswitch == "1") {
setProperty("_root.bk_txt", _visible, "100");
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setProperty("_root.bk_txt", _visible, "0");
}
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_level0.bktxt = bk_txt.text;
};
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}

Yeah, I know it's kind of clumsy, but it's my 1st AS project.
And of course some of the variables are defined "off screen". Like level0.back_txt_align is defined using a radio button set with the options "left" "center" and "right".

Anyway my question is, is there a way when the centering is set to center or right, that the justify can BE that while it's clicked in and being typed in?

Thanks for any suggestions!!
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Alignment And CreateTextField
(If this is a duplicate entry, my apologies. My browser crashed as I posted it the 1st time.)
I'm using a createTextField, and really it works great.
Except, if it's an input type, and I have the alignment set to anything but "left", then a person types inside it it still left justifys unless you "recreate" the mc using the text data after they typed it.
Here's my code:
code:
function bk_txt_text(comp) {
if (beenbkfont == "1") {
$bktxtfont = (_root.db_fontb.getSelectedItem().data);
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$bktxtfont = "AntiqueOliT";
}
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$bktxty = $bktxty;
} else {
$bktxtx = "345";
$bktxty = "320";
}
if (_level0.btbeenalign != "1") {
_level0.back_txt_align = "center";
}
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$bk_txt_txt = _level0.bktxt;
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$bk_txt_txt = "Your text here";
}
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_level0.bts = 10;
}
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txt_bk_myformat.size = _level0.bts;
txt_bk_myformat.color = 0x000000;
txt_bk_myformat.align = _level0.back_txt_align;
txt_bk_myformat.font = $bktxtfont;
txt_bk_myformat.bold = true;
txt_bk_myformat.bullet = false;
txt_bk_myformat.underline = false;
txt_bk_myformat.variable = "var_bk_txt";
bk_txt.embedFonts = true;
bk_txt.multiline = true;
bk_txt.wordWrap = true;
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setProperty("_root.bk_txt", _visible, "0");
}
//
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_level0.bktxt = bk_txt.text;
};
bk_txt.onSetFocus = function() {
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};

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}

Yeah, I know it's kind of clumsy, but it's my 1st AS project.
And of course some of the variables are defined "off screen". Like level0.back_txt_align is defined using a radio button set with the options "left" "center" and "right".

Anyway my question is, is there a way when the centering is set to center or right, that the justify can BE that while it's clicked in and being typed in?

Thanks for any suggestions!!
Liam

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hello,

this may have been asked at one point. BUT

i'm futzing with the sample fla "load_images.fla" that comes with flash mx. works great, but can i have images load "centered" in the movie clip instead of the top left corner? I tried using free transform to move the center point but to no avail.

also if anyone is familiar with how to automate this example fla so that it automatically goes through the images and has a stop/start function you'd make my day

action script from the first frame of said fla

// initialize variables and properties
square._alpha = 0;
whichPic = 1;
// initiate change to new image when buttons are clicked
next.onPress = function() {
if (whichPic<50 && !fadeIn && !fadeOut) {
fadeOut = true;
whichpic++;
input = whichPic;
}
};
back.onPress = function() {
if (whichPic>1 && !fadeIn && !fadeOut) {
fadeOut = true;
whichpic--;
input = whichPic;
}
};
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
// when a new Photo is selected, fade out, load new image, and fade in
if (square._alpha>10 && fadeOut) {
square._alpha -= 10;
}
if (square._alpha<10) {
loadMovie("images/IMG_"+whichPic+".jpg", "square");
fadeOut = false;
fadeIn = true;
}
if (square._alpha<100 && fadeIn && !fadeOut) {
square._alpha += 10;
} else {
fadeIn = false;
}
// initiate change to new image when Enter key is pressed
if (Key.isDown(Key.ENTER)) {
fadeOut = true;
whichpic = input;
}
};
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// back to current Photo number when clicking anywhere else
inputField.onKillFocus = function() {
input = whichPic;
};

Text Alignment
Is it possible to align text so it goes to the bottom insted of the top, i have looked at the settings and can only see left right justify etc. thanks

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i bet this is unique to just me. lol... Im prone to finding all the odd bugs in software. anyways.. if u can give me some sort of answer or explanation id like that..

Pop Up Movie Alignment ?
Hi,
I made a pop up draggable movie that loads within the current movie/ homepage. When it opens it aligns in the upper left corner. Does anyone know a script to get it centered in the middle and to the right. Here is the script that I have now on the button that loads the movie. Thank you very much in advance!!!

on (release) {
loadMovieNum("cwindow1.swf", 85);
}

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Thx for the help!

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This is a problem I continually come up against.
I am building a menu background using a graphic image made up of a grey fill and a keyline border except on the top border of the box.
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I have tried snapping the objects together snapping to guides, grids and pixels none of which seem to work. I have even sat down and done the math for the x-y co-ordinates and taken off the previous graphic height and the same problem occurs.
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MC Alignment In Library

How do you move the crosshairs in the Library? I am following along with the http://www.one-motion.com tutorials, with isometrics. The MC in his library shows the crosshairs at the top, mine always stays in the middle. I can't believe I am stuck on something like this.thanks for any help

How do you move the crosshairs in the Library? I am following along with the http://www.one-motion.com tutorials, with isometrics. The MC in his library shows the crosshairs at the top, mine always stays in the middle. I can't believe I am stuck on something like this.

thanks for any help