Using The Same Clip Over Again In Different Locations
I have a multi-layer clip (guy running) that I want to use over and over again so as to appear as if a crowd is running. It will not let me use that clip in differnt locations - they just piggyback on each other.
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Code:
/////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////
var easing = 0.2;
//----------------------------------------------
var targX = -10;
var targY = 250;
//reference to this timeline
var owner = this;
/////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////
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/////////////////////////////
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/////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////
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}
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}
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I have a file which loads a combination of jpg's and swfs and they get there loaction from a loactionArray. once loaded they trigger the doEase function which slide them to a new location. The problem is when they slide into place they all slide to the same location since the location is defined in the doEase function. How can I specify different locations for the different loaded mc's?
Attach Code
/////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////
var easing = 0.2;
//----------------------------------------------
var targX = -10;
var targY = 250;
//reference to this timeline
var owner = this;
/////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////
function preload(target, n) {
var loadedbytes = target.getBytesLoaded();
var totalbytes = target.getBytesTotal();
if (loadedbytes>10 && loadedbytes>=totalbytes) {
clearInterval(owner["preload"+n]);
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doEase(target);
}
}
/////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////
namesArray = new Array("bg", "widget1", "widget2", "widget3", "MainLogo", "MainMessage");
locationsArray = new Array([0, 0], [-500, 250], [-500, 225], [-500, 250], [530, 105], [410, 23]);
/////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////
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var container = this.createEmptyMovieClip(namesArray[i]+"_mc", i);
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// ----------------------------------
if (i == 0) {
container.loadMovie("images/"+namesArray[i]+".jpg");
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} else if (i == 2) {
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owner["preload"+i] = setInterval(preload, 300, container, i);
} else if (i == 3) {
container.loadMovie("images/"+namesArray[3]+".swf");
owner["preload"+i] = setInterval(preload, 100, container, i);
} else if (i<=5) {
container.loadMovie("images/"+namesArray[i]+".swf");
}
}
/////////////////////////////
/////////////////////////////
function doEase(target) {
target.onEnterFrame = function() {
var dx = targX-this._x;
var dy = targY-this._y;
if (Math.abs(dx)<=1) {
this._x = targX;
this._y = targY;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
trace("onEnterFrame removed on: "+this);
} else {
var vx = dx*easing;
var vy = dy*easing;
this._x += vx;
this._y += vy;
}
};
}
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Positioning Images At Random Locations
hi all,
i've been working for the past two days on this project and i'm completely confused what is wrong. what i want to do is to have a set of pictures (drwan from an xml file) to be posted at random loactions around the content area. i'm using attachMovie() method to attach a template form and then assign picture that is to be displayed and the text.
first problem, going through the for loop to post each picture, it waits until everything is done, then puts everything at once. I would want it to post pictures as it goes along. and if i increase the number of pictures to 30 (the maximum) it complains that the loop is somehow infinite and goes nuts flashing all the clips.
second problem, i want to have a mouse over effect that enlarges the picture by a small amount and shows text. i tried masking the text and unmasking it, but when i mask, when I assign a .text value, it wouldn't show it.
third problem, i can't for the life of me get the pictures to show up. I tried a loader component, no luck. i tried loadMovie(), no luck. i'm stuck!
i've attached a zip with all the files.
any pointers would be appriciated
stillife
Image Locations From Remote Txt File?
Hello! I've got a sticky dilemma I'm trying to sort out.
I've got a dozen movie clips on the stage, and each one of them is loading an JPEG from the server via a loadMovie action in Frame 1. What I'd like to do is create a text file that has all the names of the image locations and then use variables to assign them to the proper movie clips.
For example:
The text file would be something like:
Pic1 = http://www.url.com/image1.jpg
Pic2 = http://www.url.com/image2.jpg
Pic3 = http://www.url.com/image3.jpg
Pic4 = http://www.url.com/image4.jpg
Etc, and so on. I'd like to make it so that the Movie Clip would load the variable "Pic1" and get the image that way.
What I'm trying to do is make it so that I can swap out the images periodically without altering the original Flash file, or overwritng the original images.
Can anybody help? Thanks!
Folder Locations Of External Files
Hi folks
Does anyone know if there is a way (actionscripting or whatever) to make the relative location of folders specific to the curently movie clip loaded and not the original (parent)
i.e I want to use a projector file "load.exe"which will load "shape.swf" which in turn uses loadmovieclip to load JPGs (numbered 1-30 from a subfolder called EMB).
I want to duplicate the FLA/SWF, directories and images and utilise the same code, so that it only ever looks in the subdirectory of its location, not the parent "load.exe".
I then just change the images in each subfolder so they will change depending where the "shape.swf" was loaded from. this will allow me to have how ever many subdirectories but still always using the 1 FLA and its code. So far the only way I can achieve this is to load the movie's HTMLfile via HTML, but really want to use the "load.exe" without having to make a new FLA for each subdirectory.
Hope that makes sense...i do waffle on sometimes..
regards
Problems With Loading Jpgs From Different Locations
t Hi!
I made a Gallery and get my pictures dynamically loaded and as I ran out of webspace I want to load some pics from another location, everything was working fine from one location only. And now the following Problem occurs: I have a Thumbnail Preview and the pictures got all loaded, from the local host as well as from the other host. I am using onRelease with the thumbnails to load the normal pic and it is working with the thumbs from my local host, but it is not working with the thumbs of the other location.
The code for the thumbnail is:
PHP Code:
// the Button which sets the Url and send Thumbs to load for the local pics:
myUrl="Pics/"
_root.gotoAndStop ("loadthumb")
// the Button which sets the Url and send Thumbs to load for the other location:
myUrl="http://myDomain/Pics/"
//the code for the thumbail:
thumb.onRelease {
_root.gotoAndStop ("reset") // the pic gets loaded here
trace ("release");
}
// in the reset-frame
trace("reset");
theUrl=myUrl+picName
loadMovie (theUrl , _root.screen)
So I get the output release put I do not get the output reset, so it never gets there. The thing I don't get is why it is working with the local Url and not with the foreign Url as it is the same process.
I traced the Url and its correct and as the thumbs get loaded it has to be.
I dont know what to do please help.
Move Movieclip To Random Locations
hey guys,
i'm trying to make a movie clip travel between different points in random order. if it's at "A" it can go to "B" or "C". if it's at "B", it can go to "A" or "C" etc... Locations are in an array.
i can't figure out to let the movie know when to go to the next array!
PHP Code:
onClipEvent (load) {
var targets1 = Array(10, 20);
var targets2 = Array(30, 40);
var targets3 = Array(50, 60);
var targets4 = Array(70, 80);
arrays = [targets1, targets2, targets3, targets4];
_root.myObject._x = arrays[3][0]; //set start location x
_root.myObject._y = arrays[3][1]; //set start location y
i = 0;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
x = Math.abs(arrays[0][0]-arrays[i+1][0]);
y = Math.abs(arrays[0][1]-arrays[i+1][1]);
if (x>y) {
xspeed = 5;
yspeed = 5*(y/x);
} else {
yspeed = 5;
xspeed = 5*(x/y);
}
with (_root.myObject) {
if (_x>(xtarget+2.5) || _x<(xtarget-2.5) || _y>(ytarget+2.5) || _y<(ytarget-2.5)) {
if (_x>xtarget) {
_x = _x-xspeed;
} else {
_x = _x+xspeed;
}
if (_y>ytarget) {
_y = _y-yspeed;
} else {
_y = _y+yspeed;
}
}
}
}
i took the bottom part of the code from one of the tutorials
can anyone give me some hints on where to go from here?
thanks a bunch,
monkeybrainz
Displaying Locations On A Worldmap Through Actionscript
Hi Guys,
Im wondering if someone can help me out with this.
I have a world map with two textboxes. The textboxes are used to pass x and y coordinates to the map. (eg x1-y1, x2-y3) and so on. Something like lattitude and logitudinal coordinates. Now when I pass these values the position should be displayed in the map. An icon can appear in the spot that I have specified in the coordinate fields. Also if this is possible can I have more than one image displayed. i.e. type in the coordinates for several locations. What would i require to do this.
Also when a user clicks on a particular image, its coordinates should appear in a popup screen (within flash) or maybe better if the coodinates just appear as a mouseover.
Any ideas on how to do this would be excellent and if someone can guide me how to go about achieving this would be great too.
Thanks,
vazash.
Loading SWFs With Random Y-locations ?
How would I write the following in ActionScript...
- I have 2 external SWFs I want to load. Their height will change over time as I add more content to each SWF.
- I want to load one SWF, then directly below it, load the other SWF.
- The X-location and width of the SWFs should never change.
How would I code something that loads an external SWF, checks the Y-height of it, then loads another SWF below it?
Changing Object Locations Of A Movieclip
Hi!,
Okay i am running into a problem and I need to know if this is possible, I need to move a movie from let's say '_root' and put it into '_root.source.pages.ph' on level 0 in the current state that it is in....is there anyway you can do this using actionScript?
duplicateMovie starts the movie over at frame one and doesn't delete the old movie and swapDepths require the movie to have the same parent...i don't know what to...??
Thanks in advance,
AS3 Function Call From Multiple Locations.
I am new to AS3 and have noticed that calling a function from a mouse event requires just that event as a parameter in the function declaration
function doSomething (evt:MouseEvent):void{}
I would like to call the same function from different places like so
function doSomething ():void{
trace("doSomething")
}
box.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK,doSomething) ;
doSomething();
//
Without getting the output
ArgumentError: Error #1063: Argument count mismatch on doSomething_fla::MainTimeline/doSomething(). Expected 0, got 1.
When the box is clicked.
Thanks in advanced.
Snapping Movie Clips To Specific Locations
I'm having trouble with setting up movie clips to "snap" to a specific location on the stage. I'm using an onClipEvent along with a hit test to recognize a collision of two movie clips, with the result of one snapping to the exact spot of the other. I've got it to snap in place, but then I want to be able to click and drag the movie clip away from the spot and sometimes it get's "stuck" to the mouse cursor and is not usable. Any ideas?
Flash Program. Remember My Palette Locations
Can someone clue me in as to how to get FlashMX to remember that I want my library palette docked along the right side of the screen EVERYTIME I open the program!!!
I thought that when you quit the program it was supposed to remember your palette locations. It doesn't.
Shuffle - Array And Random Card Locations?
I need to make a new shuffle for these cards it has to be a random six positions each time. But the cards must swap spots with where they other card was. The same as shuffling 5 cards then laying them down on the table , shuffling them again and laying them on the table again.
I have only got it to goto a manualy coded position sight the fla to see what happens. I really need it to select another lot of random numbers for the five in the array and in a random order.
code:
myXmoveArray = [27, 178, 329, 480, 631];
ease = 15;
move = function (mc, xmove) {
trace("Called OEF function for "+mc);
mc.onEnterFrame = function() {
this._x += (xmove-this._x)/ease;
if ((Math.abs(xmove-this._x)<=1)) {
delete mc.onEnterFrame;
trace("Deleted OEF function for "+mc);
}
};
};
movepics = setInterval(shuffle, 3000);
function shuffle() {
move(mc1, myXmoveArray[2]);
move(mc2, myXmoveArray[1]);
move(mc3, myXmoveArray[3]);
move(mc4, myXmoveArray[4]);
move(mc5, myXmoveArray[0]);
}
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