Flash :: Flash Acts Weird In Ie Vs Firefox

Preloader Acts All Weird
hello there ultrashockers,

ive got a problem with a preloader which is acting all weird on me. the problem is that when i first load the site, it shows the preloader but stops for some unknown reason at 13%. then, when i refresh the site again, it skips the preloader because obviously the site was fully loaded. im not very good at actionscript, so i put the preloader together from some tutorials.

here is the code for frame1:

ActionScript Code:
bytes_loaded = Math.round(_root.getBytesLoaded());
bytes_total = Math.round(_root.getBytesTotal());
getPercent = bytes_loaded/bytes_total;
_root.loadBar._width = getPercent*742;
_root.loadText = Math.round(getPercent*100)+"%";
if (bytes_loaded == bytes_total) {
_root.gotoAndPlay(3);
}

and here is the code for frame2:

ActionScript Code:
gotoAndPlay(1);

the thing is though that when i test the movie in flash (ctrl+enter for streamtest) it works just fine. does anyone of you guys know what i did wrong?

thx 4 noobsupport ^^

[CS3] Weird Flash Issue In Firefox 3
hi i recently installed firefox 3 (for mac os x) and have noticed a very strange issue in it with one of the sites i have built. basically, if I go to the site http://forhadahmed.co.uk in FF3 the site (which is a flash movie) appears as intended, but if i type in http://www.forhadahmed.co.uk when the page loads the flash movie shrinks to a very tiny size (about 100 pixels, when it should be 800x600) at the top of the screen. i have not encountered this before and no other flash site i have made has this problem. i have not encountered this in any other browsers as yet either. has anyone else encountered this before, or know how to solve it? many thanks

Weird Firefox Flash Menu Issue
Firefox covers up html items even when a menu/submenu is not fully extended. Alternatively, the menu works just fine in IE 7.0. Does anyone have a work around for this?

Example www.seimw.com/castings/aseries

Thanks in advance.

Weird Problem With Firefox
I have few buttons in flash movie that has on(release) function..
It works fine with internet explorer but on firefox, i have to double click that button for it to work. What's going on here..??

Weird FLV Problem In Firefox
If you look at: http://dopserv1.com/hosted/army/tape.ph ... d=3&vid=11

you will see the video starts to play for a split second then stops..you cant hit the the play button or anything..it just doesnt work.

It does however work in internet explorer and safari.

Something to know, I am using a PHP class called flv4php which is generating hte thumbnails on the left. Those are called thumb.swf and uses swfobject to load an flv into it (actually only a single frame of the video) and thats what makes the thumbnail. I have a feeling some of the code in thumbnail.swf is interfering with the video code on the player..here is the code just in case.
video player:
Code:

stop();
import mx.video.*;
Stage.showMenu = false;
var listenerObject:Object = new Object();
var vidPath = _root.vurl;
if(vidPath == "") {
txt.text = "Select a video from the left";
} else {
txt._visible = false;
}
vidPlayer.contentPath = vidPath;
listenerObject.ready = function(eventObject:Object):Void {
var vidLength = vidPlayer.totalTime;
//ltxt.text = "TRT: "+Math.round(vidLength);
};
vidPlayer.addEventListener("ready", listenerObject);

thumbnail:
Code:

import com.mosesSupposes.fuse.*;
ZigoEngine.simpleSetup(Shortcuts,PennerEasing);

Stage.showMenu = false;
var nc:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
nc.connect(null);
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(nc);

ns.setBufferTime(0);

var _phpURL = "flvstream.php";
theVideo.attachVideo(ns);

bufferClip._visible = true;

if (!speed) {
speed = 100;
}

ns.onStatus = function(info) {
if (info.code == "NetStream.Buffer.Full" || info.code == "NetStream.Buffer.Empty" || info.code == "NetStream.Buffer.Start" || info.code == "NetStream.Play.Start" || info.code == "NetStream.Play.Stop") {
   bufferClip._visible = false;
}
if (info.code == "NetStream.Play.Stop" && viewtype == "preview") {
   ns.seek(0);
}
};

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("vSound",_root.getNextHighestDepth());
vSound.attachAudio(ns);
var so:Sound = new Sound(vSound);
so.setVolume(0);

if (viewtype == undefined) {
viewtype = "thumb";
twice = true;
} else {
//viewtype = "thumb";
twice = false;
}

if (twice || viewtype == "preview") {
_root.click1 = "Mouse Overto
Preview";
} else {
mouseover.gotoAndStop(2);
if (url) {
   //_root.click1 = "Click
to View";
} else {
   _root.click1 = "";
}
}

fullUrl = _phpURL + "?file=" + flv + "&type=" + viewtype + "&speed=" + speed;
ns.play(fullUrl);

mouseover.useHandCursor = true;

ns.seek(0);

mouseover.onRollOver = function() {
if (!bufferClip._visible) {
   if (twice && viewtype == "thumb") {
      bufferClip._visible = true;
      viewtype = "preview";
      fullUrl = _phpURL + "?file=" + flv + "&type=" + viewtype + "&speed=" + speed;
      ns.play(fullUrl);
   }
}
fader.alphaTo(0,0.5,"easeOutExpo");
};
mouseover.onRollOut = function() {
fader.alphaTo(15,0.5,"easeOutExpo");
};

mouseover.onPress = function() {
if (url) {
   getURL("?cid=" + cid + "&sid=" + sid + "&tid=" + tid + "&vid=" + vid);
}
};

if (url) {
//_root.click2 = "Click to View";
} else {
_root.click2 = "";
s;
}
stop();

Weird Issue With IE Compared To Firefox
Never seen something like this before:

http://128.177.1.20/ipvideo/

In firefox, everything renders correctly...click on the last link on the right side and you will see a submenu, everything looks just fine. Now do the same thing in IE...the submenu items are stacked on top of each other until you refresh the page, then it looks fine. I thought the player was supposed to work universally in all browsers? Anyway, I am testing this in IE6 and Firefox 2 both with the FP9 plugin. If you see something other than what I see, tell me your environment please.

Weird Issue With Site Displaying In Firefox
Here's the situation: I was working on a site, and started doing some browser tests, to make sure everything was working/displaying the way i wanted before I went too far with it. And Firefox is all sorts of screwed up. The swf embedded in the HTML page was published for FP6, is set to noScale and the W and H dimensions are set to 100% (so the background mc stretches to fill the window) There's an onResize function to reposition everything... yada yada yada. The problem with firefox, is that it's only displaying content in the top 1/2 of the browser window!!! the bottom 1/2 is white!!! IT's the strangest thing I have ever seen!!!! The site works fine in Safari and in IE (which surprised the hell outta me) but in Firefox on both a Mac and a Windows machine, I get the same display problem. Anyone ever hear of this, have this problem themselves, or have a suggestion about how to fix it???

Any help would be appreciated!!

HERE'S THE SITE if you want to check it out for yourself (There is no flash player detection for it yet, as i didn't see the need until it actually works and actual content is provided, and i am aware that some sections are not working properly. I'm more concerned with the display problem at the moment)

Thanks

MAC, Ie. Flash Acts Differently In Ie Browser.
http://www.gelphoto.com/geluk/flash_final/main1.html

goto gelzine and click on the green icons to load the image. for some reason you have to click twice on MAC ie. OS9.

any ideas? this is dring me mad.

Flash Acts Funny On Internet Explorer 6....
Before I installed IE 6.0, the music on my webpage, http://www.scaryman.com worked perfect. Now that I have IE 6, it won't even load the movie, can someone view my site if you have IE 6 and see if the music shows up? I need to know whether to change the movie, the html file or just find me another server....

Oh and if you think you know what's wrong, hit me up.

Flash Animation Acts As Button And Unusable?
Hey there guys,

This is a rather odd problem to explain, but with my last couple of flash animations and all they have been acting qute weird on some peoples computers..

Here's what happens:-

The website loads with the flash movies showing. Once loaded, the whole entire animation acts as a button. None of the mouse overs work.. UNTIL, you click anywhere on the animation and it then comes right.

I am using Flash 8 and have seen this happen on a couple of peoples computers. The computers (laptops) are brand new and with one of them I even downloaded and updated with all flash plug-ins and players etc but still no go. Its pretty weird.

Any help is most appreciated.

Thanks.

Writing Actionscript So Flash Acts Like A Screensaver
I have created a simple animation in Flash 5 MX and want to use it as a screensaver on the computer. I want to write the code in flash actionscript so, when the mouse is idle for a certain amount of time, the Â*animation begins. When the mouse is moved, the animation closes - Just like how a screensaver behaves.
Any feedback would be appreciated.
Thank you

Flash Movie Acts Differently On Different Browsers
hi
i have created an online calendar, you can see it on this link
this application uses php as well which is called through the actionscript
it works fine on firefox browsers, and some versions of IE, the version i have is explorer 7 (which i really dont like), and it doesnt work well at all. dont know if it works on safari or other browsers, i havent checked it out yet
(the main problem is trying to write more than one message, it isnt displayed on the messageboard on IE)
does anyone have an idea what the problem could be?
also if someone sees any problems on different browsers i would like to know
thanks

My Embed Flash File Highlights And Acts Like A Link
for some reason my embed flash media acts like a link.. the file has no link seems to be a bug in the embed coding in flash 8. can someone help

www.dottechservices.com

SWF Acts As Button
I placed an swf inside dreamweaver. The problem is when I post it on the web, the entire swf is acting as a button. When the viewer mouses over the swf a box appears around the whole movie and the cursor turns into the hand. I have a few smaller buttons within the swf, but you have to click once anywhere on the swf in order to get to them. I've noticed this button issue happens in Explorer, but not firefox. Also, I get a message saying "click to activate and use this control" but only in Explorer...

Disappearing Acts
[Flash 8]

Could anyone tell me why when I load my external swf's in level_2 they appear and then quickly disappear?

I'm using setInterval to fade in images on both the "index.swf" and external swf's.

Code:
stop();

setInterval(fadeInFunction, 800);
counter = 0;

function fadeInFunction() {
counter++;
_root.Increment(counter, 100, 4);
}

function Increment(count, maxAlpha, speed) {
_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
_root["MovieClip"+count]._alpha += speed;
if (_root["MovieClip"+count]._alpha>=maxAlpha) {
_root["MovieClip"+count]._alpha = maxAlpha;
delete _root.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}

Bar Mc Acts Funny...
I have a bar on stage that is a movie clip... inside that clip there is some text I have an eventListener set for mouse over and mouse out. No for the problem this bar if you scroll over it with the mouse it will play what it is supposed to but when you scroll over the test boxes where the words are supposed to be it reacts like a mouse out... is there anyway to fix this to were my mouse will react over the whole bar and not in patches across the bar?

Movie Clip That Acts As A
hi.. dont know if i can explain this right but here goes
is it possible to use a movieclip like a "controller"/ "console" where it can change all the colors and fonts in the main page? (despite the main page having multiple frames and scenes)

say i have frame 1 with its own set of text and color. then frame two with its own too.( same goes for other scenes)

then when i'm any frame/scene, i open up the "console" and change my color/font preferences and everyhting does changes ( in all frames and scenes)

am i making any sense?

LoadMovie Acts Funny
I am currently doing a project in MX, where the user can load Quicktime-movies embedded in SWFs at the push of a button. The movies are all loaded into the same target-movieclip, and everytime you load a movie the previous movieclip is unloaded. This is the code on every button:

unloadMovie(movie_loader_mc);
loadMovie("some_movie.swf", movie_loader_mc);

If you load more than 3 movies quickly in a row, it seems the SWF gets "confused", and stops loading.

The problem does not occur offline, but only from the server. Help! Anyone...?

Check out the site (it's in danish), and choose "filmguiden":

http://www.greyaarhus.dk/test/index_dk.html

Preloader Acts Wierd
sorry allready fixed it

Scroll That Looks And Acts Real
Anyone know where i can find a good scroll with a text list? I'd use the scrollpane component, but i need a scrolling list that will work in flash player 6, and i only have flash mx pro. :-(

GotoAndPlay Acts As GotoAndStop
Dear all,

I have a kind of a problem with this preloader, it works absolutely fabulous, however: when the movie is loaded it simply goes to and stops at a certain frame, even with gotoandplay it stops. could some actionscript expert take a look at it? I would be really gratefull.

Yntze

Making An Mc That Acts Like A Button
I am trying to create a mc and use it as a button. When I test it, the arrow turns to a hand when I hover over it- so I know it's working. The only problem is that when I click it doesn't respond.
I make a file with 2 key frames. I make the mc. Then I select it and write the following action:
on(press){
gotoAndStop(2);
}
There is also a layer with this action on both key frames:
stop();

It isn't working, but it seems so simple. And I'm using a book and my friend's flash file as a reference. It works in theirs but not in mine. Am I missing something.
http://board.flashkit.com/board/misc...g=0&forumid=2#
Thanks.

KEY_DOWN Acts Like Key.isDown
This is my first AS3 project...

I have a class that draws a box (Shape) and another that sets up a listener on the main timeline's stage property. The idea is to use the arrow keys to move the box around.

I have set the listener to trace the keyCode of the pressed key using KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN and this works, HOWEVER...
If you keep the key pressed it will keep registering and tracing over and over but not often enough to achieve the smooth movement I need.

Is there a method similar to KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN that will only register ONCE on a key press that I can use to then set an interval or a timer or something to move my box about smoothely.

If there is some crazy new AS3 method that I dont know about please let me know as well.

Cheers all

ScrollPane Acts Funny.
I did a quick search and found out that ScrollPanes are especially evil.

Mine is putting the graphic in the right spot, but then it immediately goes back to default, creatting a virabting-type effect.

Anyone know what might be causing this, or should I abandon ship?

GotoAndPlay Acts Like GotoAndStop
I feel like I'm missing something really really simple here but I don't know what's happening.

Here's the deal.
I have 2 mc's. Both of them have a motion tweened box between frames 1 to 15 and move along the x axis 300 pixels. Both have a stop(); action at frame 1 on a separate layer to stop the movie from playing right off the bat.

I put both of them on the stage in the main timeline which contains 1 frame, give both a unique instance name (m1_mc and m2_mc), created a new layer for actionscript. On that frame is the following.

stop();
m1_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);
m2_mc.gotoAndPlay(2);

normally I would assume this would play the movie clips....but it's not...instead it goes to the specified frame and stops. I know I've done this before....any ideas what's going on?

GetUrl Acts Funny
Hi,

I'm tring to add a simple script to a banner:

on (release)
{
getURL("http://www.szwoer.com/en/index.aspx", "_blank");
}

pretty simple but, when i upload the site and click the banner, it goes to this address instead:
http://www.szwoer.com/eBusiness/EN/newproduct.asp?

Why ?!

GetURL _blank Acts Like _self, Really?
I redid my home page and I'm confused because when I use

Code:
on(release) {getURL("http://mcaldwel.mystarband.net/", _blank);}
on(rollOver) {_root.rollText="Mike's Bobo Site";}
on(rollOut, dragOut) {_root.rollText="";}
why does this load up his page as if I had used _self, I've spent 2 hours on this, trying different things, and then another 45 minutes answering questions I can help with... now won't somebody get their brain around this for me?

http://www.ironmallet.com

Does Anyone Know How To Create An MC That Acts As An Drawing Tool?
I would like to create an MC that would be able to draw on. For example in the actual flash program, it has a pencil tool to draw that you can use to draw on the blank sheet. I want to create that same effect. Does anyone know how?

GotoAndPlay Acts Strange With Second OnRelease
Hey so I redesigned my website the other day. I've made it very simple just using gotoAndPlay scripts. Although I've used them many times, this time strange things are happening.

If I click a button ie "philosophy", it jumps to frame 2 as it should. However if I click "philosophy" again, it goes to frame 3, clicking it again sends it back to frame 2 again, then back to frame 3 and so on.

I have the following type of script on the parent timeline for each set of buttons (studio_list in this case), that way I can target them all from one frame.

stop();

studio_list.philosophy.onRelease = function() {
studio_list.gotoAndPlay(2);
};

studio_list.biography.onRelease = function() {
studio_list.gotoAndPlay(3);
};

studio_list.contact.onRelease = function() {
studio_list.gotoAndPlay(4);
};

I've used this same approach everywhere and it does the same thing everywhere, no matter where the frames are etc.

Any ideas?

Cheers,
Barton

Variable Is Number, Acts Like String
So I load a variable, length, into a LoadVars instance.

ActionScript Code:
trace(this.length); //outputs 3var tempLength:Number = this.length; //tempLength should be the number representation of the loaded valuethisObj.buttonLength = tempLength+2; //I need to add 2 onto the this.length valuetrace(thisObj.buttonLength); //outputs 32, which kind of makes sense, but I need it to output 5.

Any ideas on how to go about this?

EDIT: Forgot to add-
thisObj.buttonLength is declared as a number, and Flash does not output a type mismatch.

Load Movie & Its Preloader Acts Odd
Hey all:
I have two swf's: a "container" movie with a button that loads another swf into an empty movie clip. The loaded movie is large, so I added a preloader Kirupa developed that has been working very well for me. Everything works and tests fine offline. However, when I hardcode the HTTP path into container's AS for the loadMovie and post online, the preloader for the loaded movie stops working properly.

Here is the AS for that preloader:

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
var bytes = _root.getBytesTotal();
var bytes_loaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
if (bytes_loaded == bytes) {
_root.gotoAndPlay(2);
this.loadtxt = "movie loaded";
} else {
_root.gotoAndStop(1);
this.loadtxt = "loading map(" + bytes_loaded + "/" + bytes +")";

}
}

Instead of displaying load progress ("loading map (xxx/xxx)"), the preloader displays "movie loaded" until the movie has loaded. I suspect the problem might also lie with the code in the container movie. Here's the script to call the movie (action is on a frame, not the button):

map.onPress = function() {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("container", 1);
loadMovie("http://www.chile2002.org/curriculum/interactive/geopolitical/mag.swf", "container");
container._x = 200;
container._y = 0;
};

The FLAs were too big to attach, but you can see the movie (& problem) here:
http://www.chile2002.org/curriculum/geopolitical.html
(click "see interactive feature")

Thanks much,
JC

A Movie Clip That Acts As A Countdown Timer
I am creating a game which already has a standard numeric countdown timer. What I want to create is a movieclip (such as a coloured line) that corresponds to the time left in the game ie - reduces in size as the time reduces.

the code I have already for my numeric countdown timer is as follows: -

stop();
var seconds:Number = 60;
time_txt.text = seconds;
function countDown():Void {
var time = seconds--;
time_txt.text = time;
if ((time_txt.text<=0) && (this.dynaTxt<0)) {
gotoAndStop("gameOver");
clearInterval(counter);
}
}
counter = setInterval(countDown, 1000);
this.hArea.onPress = function() {
seconds = seconds-5;
};

What I am having trouble with is marrying up my MC to listen to the value of the time left and reduce correspondingly.

All help very much welcome!

Cheers

Making A Movie Clip That Acts As A Button
I am having a problem making a Movie clip that acts as if it was a button. Can someone please describe how to make the 4 different button states on a MC??

Thanx in advance!

XMLConnectors Acts Differently Locally/online
Hey guys, Im populating several comboboxes with an XMLConnector from an XML file in the same dir. When I run it locally, everything works fine, but when I upload it to my website the comboboxes arent populated. Same files.

What could be the reason?

Also, why does the connector stop working ( this is from another example ) in a movie with scenes, but works when only one scene is previewed? So weird?!

peace,

Magomed

Combo Box Component Acts Wierd In Loaded Movie
I'm using a combo box in a movie loaded into a scrollpane using

scrollPane.loadScrollContent(fileName)

trouble is the combo box acts wierd in that I can see the default row but not the box or the arrow icon and when I dropdown the list there are no other entries showing although the row count is correct... This movie behaves on it's own but not when it's loaded.

What's up?

Cheers.

GP

Mute Button Sorta Works... But Acts Funny
Howdy,
I have flash 5. I just put in a mute button. The on button has:
music1.setVolume(100);
music2.setVolume(100);
music3.setVolume(100);
on it and the off button has
music1.setVolume(0);
music2.setVolume(0);
music3.setVolume(0);
This all works good. However when I enter a section of my portfolio, and rollover one of my folders... its just a button that causes an image to pop up and a rectangle to move... the sound gets super loud and distorted. There is no script on the folder buttons that should do that. It seems like it is happening for no reason at all. I cant figure it out.

Thanks,
mperla

How To EMPTY A MovieClip With Actionscript That Acts As A Container For A Menu (help
Hi, Im making a menu system.
It has a lot of buttons on the right side and when the mouse cursor goes over the buttons, an bigger image of it "plays" on the left side via a "empty" MC that acts a container.

The actionscript inside the button is like this.

on (rollOver) {
_root.femp.femp2.attachMovie("mc1", "fighteremp2", 1);
_root.femp.gotoAndPlay(1);
}

however when the mouse cursor ROLLS OUT the button, I want the button to dissapear. its not working for some reason. if anyone can help me out that'd be awesome because Im a total noob at flash but Im being really ambitious and learning a lot!

Using Buttons Inside A Movie Clip That Acts Itself As A Button.
Hi, maybe someone can help me whit this:

Ok, I have this Movie Clip with onPress, onRollOver and onRollOut events.
on over it expands half its size, on press it shows frame 2 wich has some buttons in it and expands double its size.

Simplified its something like this:

ActionScript Code:
myClip.onRollOver = function(){
Size = 150;
}

myClip.onPress = function(){
Size = 200;
this.gotoAndStop(2);
}

myClip.onRollOut = function(){
Size = 100;
this.gotoAndStop(1);
}

This works fine, except that in Frame 2, I have the buttons, but they dont work(over state, onRelease events are overiden). So my question is if it is possible to have buttons or a movieClip with button events within a movie clip and still make them work properly?

Thanks... Hope some one can help.

Help: Weird Or Not So Weird Thingy With Dynamic Text Animation
http://www.david.bullaro.com/

there are 3 buttons on the right side education, experience and awards. Each loads an MC that then motion tweens into view from the side. The MC dynamically loads a text file. At the end the text blinks once. I understand the blink because i needed to reload the text for that keyframe but is there anyway around that blink?

TIA.

[F8] Weird Weird Loading Problem
Hey all,

Check out this project I'm working on:
http://www.niekdekker.com/overig/

The weird thing is, and you can see this, that the movie just stays white while it's loading. When the movie is fully loaded the movie begins.

And I am CERTAIN this has nothing to do with the way I built my flash. Even if I remove all the loading code it's still just white until it's all loaded. Think about it: There's isn't even a white frame in the entire movie!

So I dont' know what I am doing wrong.
Does anybody recognize this problem?

Thanks in advance,
Niek Dekker

Weird, Weird Stupid Problem
Ok, guys so I pressed something on my keyboard in actionScript 3 while writing code, and some weird sybmols popped up all over the place, I can't get rid of them :/

there is >> after every indent and line, and also some sort of backwards "P" on every new line.
does anyone know how to get rid of these? Cause they are crowding the code, and it's really hard to read and write.

Thanks deewds

Weird Weird Mask Problem
For some reason, all of a sudden, I'm experiencing a weird problem:

If I load an external swf into a movie clip that has a mask, the swf fails to show up. Delete the mask, and the swf appears. Put the mask back in, and POW! no swf.

The odd thing is, a project I authored a few weeks ago, with masks, works just fine!

Anybody else experience this issue??

I'm running OSX Tiger on a G5 dual processor.

[MX04]Movie That Works Fine When Clips Apart Acts Strange When Clips Are Together.
Hi,

I have a pretty basic movie in which a ball moves along a track.

The track is made up of 3 sections & all I want the movie to do is trace an ID number (num) that is an individual property of that clip when it goes over it.

In the first movie attached below “trackOne” the whole thing works great! However in the other movie “trackTwo” I have moved the clips closer together & the whole thing has gone crazy with the following issues.

1.)The “trace” command fires on every “onEnterClip” event

2.)A text field that is used to show the ID number only changes when the ball is fully over the clip not as it first touches it, as it does in the first movie

3.)Although the ball is full off a clip it keeps tracing it’s ID number together with the new clips number?

Anybody able to help me on this?

MC Acts As Button, Cancels Out Button Contained In MC Aghhhhhh
There is a MC on my stage. With in that MC is a button that changes color in the OVER instance. I would like the MC on the stage, with the button in it, to load an .exe file when the mouse is released.

I am using this code for the MC to load an .exe file

on (release) {
fscommand("exec", "CEAS_ACT.exe");
}

But when I use the "on (release)" command, the OVER state no longer activates. Hence, there is no change in color when the mouse goes over the button on the MC - very frsutrating.

Can anyone throw me a bone here? This has to be ridiculously easy, and I'm looking right past it.

Thanks for your help.

Something Very Weird In Flash MX
When I made a preloader for this movie today, I noticed something very weird: my .swf file was 200 KB, but the preloader insisted that the movie was 600 KB (with the _root.getBytesTotal() command).
This seemed very strange to me, so I decided to figure out what was wrong. I did that by removing the items in the library one by one and checking the value of _root.getBytesTotal() for each removal. Finally I found out that the "sinners" was two texts which I had broken apart (Ctrl-B) and Flash had obviously treated them as bitmaps when calculating the size of the movie, but the really strange thing here is that it doesn't treat them as bitmaps when compressing the movie into an .swf file. That explains why the movie was 222 KB, but the _root.getBytesTotal() was 600 KB.

As far as I see, this must be an error in Flash MX (I haven't tried with other versions), but please download the .fla file below and tell me if you find a logical explanation to this.

To see it for yourself, you should open the .fla file and test movie. The red number in the middle shows the _root.getBytesTotal() value on startup. Compare this to the size of the .swf file. It will differ (600KB - 222KB).
Then remove the two objects "selve visionsteksten" and "selve omteksten" and try again to compare the _root.getBytesTotal() with the size of the .swf file. This time, they will be almost equal.

If no one finds an explanation to this, should I then send this mail to Macromedia?

The .fla file:
http://www.baboo.dk/flash/mxerror.fla