What's Wrong With Movie Clip?
how can it be that a movie clip once i dragged it on the main stage (in one frame) is fine
BUT
as soon as i add another frame to it, it gets screwed! (parts of it move 2 milimeters to the right and it looks like it hasn't been aligned probperly)
is that a memory problem?!
(my .fla file is 1.7MB and the .swf file is 336KB)
what can i do?
thanx, sobee
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Posted on: 04-17-2002, 11:18 AM
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__________________________________________
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__________________________________________
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Sorry if this is confusing. Of course at the same time it might be a simple solution for most people here as well. At least that is what I'm hoping anyways.
Controlling The Playhead In A Movie Clip Via Buttons In Another Movie Clip
Alright, first off, I've tried literally everything I can think of, and all of the scripting looks perfect (from what I understand), so I can't think of what could possibly be wrong with the script.
Here's some information upfront about where these movie clips are located:
Main Timeline > tv_mc
Main Timeline > menu > menu2 (buttons controlling tv_mc are located here)
(Note: menu2 is a graphic, not a movie clip. It was only made so that I could move the menu itself without tweening several layers.)
Here's what I want to accomplish:
I want the buttons inside of menu2 to control the playhead in tv_mc, a movie clip. The first 25 frames of tv_mc are just the "stage" moving into view so that the information can be displayed.
There are five buttons in menu2 containing the following script:
Code:
on (release, releaseOutside) {
if (!mainwindow) {
_level0.tv_mc.gotoAndPlay(1);
mainwindow=1;
_level0.tv_mc.set(framenext, bio);
} else if (mainwindow==1) {
_level0.tv_mc.gotoAndStop(bio);
}
}
"bio" is the name of the frame in tv_mc. Basically, what I want this to do is check and see if the "stage" is already viewable, and if it isn't, to display the stage and then display the information as well, which is the purpose of storing the frame name in "framenext".
tv_mc also has this code:
Code:
if (!framenext) {
stop();
} else {
gotoAndStop(framenext);
}
At the moment, the menu buttons work to display tv_mc, but wont move the playhead past 25. I'm guessing that the "framenext" variable is somehow not getting any information, or not getting any information across to tv_mc from menu2.
I'm really effing lost at this point. Any help at all? I'd post the .fla, but the size is pretty big. :T
Control A Movie Clip From A Drag N Drop Movie Clip
I need a script that allows the user to control the timeline of a MC from a drag-able MC.
Basically I want a MC that drags is constrained to the x position with a limited movement of say 100 Pixels, as the drag MC is moved along it controls the play position of a tween in a different MC.
So when you push the Drag MC back and forth it moves the second MC play position back and forth.
a great example of this is at http://fable.lionhead.com/fable.html
on the pop up book parts
Making Another Movie Clip Close From Inside A Movie Clip
I want to make another movie clip close that is open when this other movie clip comes up. I put on the first frame of this actionscript:
_root.detail.gotoAndPlay(19);
This works, but only if the other clip is already open. If not it just shows the other clip closing even though it isn't open. Is there a way to do something like...
If _root.detail is on frame 8 then _root.detail.gotoAndPlay(19);
Obviously thats not the action script but it's what im trying to express.
"detail" is the movie clip property name of the clip I'm trying to close.
Thanks for your help!
Creating Empty Movie Clip Inside Movie Clip
Hi,
i'm using this script to make an empty movie clip
_root.createEmptyMovieClip
but i am trying to make this empty clip from inside a movie clip. Not from the root time line. HOw do i go about this?
Assigning Function To Movie Clip, Inside Of Movie Clip Help
good morning all,
I have a quick question which has been bugging me this morning. Basically I am trying to assign a function to a emtpy movie clip, which loads a external
.swf, which it self is inside a large, emtpy movie clip.
Code:
//---------------------------------START FUNCTION---------------------------------
//loading of "product_window" - main banner of the different products
function product_window_load() {
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("product_section", this.getNextHighestDepth());
// this creates the movie clip in which contains the seperate "product_window"'s
//---------------------------------START LOOP---------------------------------
for (i=1;i<=_root.product_window_No;i++){
//function to call up loading
_root.product_window_name = "colour"+i+".swf"
//this defines the name of ".swf" of the "product_window" being loaded
_root.product_window = "_root.product_window"+_root.product_window_id;
//defines name of "product_window"
_root.product_section.createEmptyMovieClip(_root.product_window, i);
//creates blank movie clip which will subsequently load the individual product .swf's
_root.product_section[_root.product_window].loadMovie(_root.product_window_name);
//loads the ".swf" file, the name is determined by the variable "_root.product_window_name"
//----------------------START FUNCTION----------------------
_root.product_section[_root.product_window].onRollOver = function () {
trace ("onRollOver called " + _root.product_window);
};
//----------------------END FUNCTION----------------------
_root.product_window_id ++ ;
//increases the value of "product_window" by 1
Code:
_root.product_section[_root.product_window].onRollOver = function () {
trace ("onRollOver called " + _root.product_window);
};
does not work
but if i just target the the main empty movie clip which contains all the other ones, it works fine.
Code:
_root.product_section.onRollOver = function () {
trace ("onRollOver called " + _root.product_window);
};
I know i can proably get this to work using duplicate movie clip and cretaing a physicl movie clip on stage, but i was curious whether i can assing a function to a movie clip inside a movie clip
any help on this would be great
thanks
-smokey
ps. i know its not the smoothest coding, but its been like 3-4 years since ive been using flash
Link From One Movie Clip To Specific Frame Within Another Movie Clip
Hello,
I've been working on this problem on and off for weeks now, and am hoping I could get some assistance, as it is driving me batty and my deadline is quickly approaching. Here is the basic setup:
I am creating a Flash webpage. I created a Flash movie with 6 frames, with a movie clip on each frame, each movie clip being a single page of the website. What I would like to do is have button within one movie clip (say a button in the movie "contact" which is frame 5 of the main movie) link to a frame within another movie clip (say frame 3 called "project3" within the movieclip "portfolio" which is frame 2 of the main movie).
With all my efforts, I am only able to get the button to go to and play the called movie clip at frame 1, and no other frame number or label.
I have tried codes such as the following:
on (release){
this._parent.portfolio.gotoAndStop("project3");
}
on (release){
_root.portfolio.gotoAndStop("project3");
}
... and countless other options, but nothing seems to work. I would greatly appreciate any assistance with this matter. For the record, I admittedly do not know much Flash and am learning most of this on my own with a small base knowledge from a design class I took years ago using UltraDelv! Please let me know if I need to go into further detail.
Cheers!
[CS3.AS2] Button In A Movie Clip Link To Another Movie Clip And Play
what im doing is that making a button in a movie clip link to another movie and play/stop certain parts of that clip
lets say that there are 4 buttons are in movieA, and the other clip is called movieB
when the user clicks button1 in movieA, movieB will play from frame 1 to 5 and stop.
when user clicks button2 in movieA, movieB will play from frame 5 to 10.
and so on
so far my code for button1 is:
on (release){
this._parent.movieB.gotoAndStop(5);
}
on (release){
_root.movieB.gotoAndStop(5);
}
button2:
on (release){
this._parent.movieB.gotoAndStop(10);
}
on (release){
_root.movieB.gotoAndStop(10);
}
with this code, it just jumps to the designated frame.
what i want is to have it play from current frame to a designated frame
can anyone shed some light on this?
Remove Movie Clip And Attach Random Movie Clip
Hi: I am trying to create a mini game where there are pods of equations in which players must solve in order to make the pod disappear. Once a pod disappear a new one appears.
Attached is my .fla file so far- but I have been having trouble trying to remove movie clips once the player has solved the equation, and then attaching a random movie clip in the same location. I've been trying to use an if then statement but I'm not really sure? I also placed a removemovieclip at the end of a movieclip. I'm fairly new to actionscript.
So if anyone can help me with that I would really appreciate it. I am looking to finish this project in the next day or two!!
Thanks in advance.
Place Movie Clip Button Inside Movie Clip
Hi, I have searched the forum but cannot find exactly what I am looking for.
I have a movie clip of a map that I can zoom and drag and what I would like to do if possible is to have several other movie clips inside the first movie clip which when clicked go to and play at a given frame number on the timeline where a photo is displayed.
The 'several' movie clips will be small flashing red circles. Each one represents a place of interest and when clicked will display a photo of the place of interest.
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