Movie Properties - Match
Hello.
I understand more or less the purpose of the Printer and Contents of the Movie Properties. But I was wondering if someone here could explain it, in a more simple way as it is on the manual of Flash.
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Posted on: 01-05-2003, 11:32 AM
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I'm an idiot and only know basic ActionScript. I have some idea as to how it works, but I can't figure out how to display movie clips instead of sounds.
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code: numitems = 3;
selone = -1;
function build ()
{
for (var i = 0; i < (numitems * 2); i++)
{
nm = "crd" + i;
_root.attachMovie("card", nm, i);
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// end
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{
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{
if (selone == -1)
{
selone = this._parent;
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}
else
{
if (this._parent.myid == selone.myid)
{
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selone = -1;
}
else
{
selone._xscale = selone._yscale = 100;
selone = -1;
}
}
}
}
}
}
shuffle = function()
{
for (var i = 0; i < 200; i++)
{
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var c2 = Math.floor(Math.random() * numitems * 2);
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var ty = _root["crd" + c1]._y;
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_root["crd" + c1]._y = _root["crd" + c2]._y;
_root["crd" + c2]._x = tx;
_root["crd" + c2]._y = ty;
}
}
build();
shuffle();
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code: item = "s" + (i % numitems);
_root[nm].s = new MovieClip(_root[nm]);
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_root[nm].myid = (i % numitems);
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code: snd = "s" + (i % numsounds);
_root[nm].s = new Sound(_root[nm]);
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set("_level0:y", imgy);
set("_level0:my", mousey);
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(for the question go to the bit under the left pointing arrows)
in my current experiment i have played around with duplicating movie clips..... the movie clip i duplicate has a button on the first frame that once click moves the MC to frame 2, this frame has a read button on it. As a seperate Mc i have a red line moving from left to right accross the screen, i have script telling the red line ( if it hits the red button then play the linked attached sound. ( i think this can also be done using arays [o,1]-type thing,,,,, but lets not get into that now....Muhahaha!)
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><<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
is there a way to duplicate a mc and keep all its propeties.....?
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