thanks, there's nothing left but to actaiully try it.
On 6/4/06, Scott Hyndman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If I'm understandung this...
> You add the IDE generated swf (IDE.swf) to the project. You then
> create an external class that has a 'main' entry point and it loads
> the IDE.swf. (with a preloader of course).
Correct
> Do I have this right? Sounds good, though the test will be can I
> impliment it myself. You could also break IDE.swf into several
> library1.swf, library2.swf and load them seperately, to spread out the
> load, couldn't you?
No, unfortunately not. Assets are only available to use from the
closest loaded parent. Let me explain with a little picture.
shell.swf (where all your classes most likely reside)
|
|-----assets.swf (loaded by shell.swf)
|
|-------movieclips that can access assets.swf library
|
|-------assets2.swf
|
|--------movieclips that can access
assets2.swf (but not assets.swf)
It's limited by this parent cut-off idea, but it is still very useful
for getting IDE generated assets into my MTASC generated projects.
You can split this up a bit further even by including your classes in
a separate swf. The limitations shown above do not apply to loaded
classes. As soon as they are loaded, they are available.
Hope this helps,
Scott
> this sounds similar to the "Natural Entry Point" method. Do you
> instanciate the entry point class? If it extends MovieClip, then it
> could also serve as _root, couldn't it? I'm searching for examples as
> we speak...write?... I"m close, thankis for the help
>
> On 6/3/06, Scott Hyndman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > What I usually do is load in the assets swf through the MTASC
> > generated swf and use it as the root in the movieclip hierarchy. By
> > this I mean all movieclips created by my MTASC generated swf are
> > descendants of the asset swf. By doing so you can access all symbols
> > in the asset swf through attachMovieClip and you don't have to mess
> > around with injection. An added benefit is that you can display a
> > preloader on the asset swf which is quite likely large.
> >
> > Hope that helps,
> > Scott
> >
> > On 6/3/06, Weldon MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Ok, I installed Eclipse, spent a better part of a day downloading
> > > plugins and configuring everything. I'm using Ant tasks to compile
> > > with MTASC and send it to the standalone player.
> > > I don't see the need for swfmill, since I own Flash. My plan was to
> > > create vector graphics and any timeline stuff in flash (mostly done by
> > > my wife) and then move to Eclipse to write the code.
> > > But now I'm not at all sure how to structure a project. I read about
> > > several methods, but am at a loss as to how to proceed. What's best
> > > practise?
> > > Can I use one swf as a symbol library and compile it with the class
> > > files and a 'main' entrypoint? Do I inject all the code into the
> > > library swf?
> > > I've been experimenting with a class that's tied to a symbol in an
> > > .fla and would like to switch over to the new workflow, if I can
> > > figure out what that is. The symbol is a movieclip with nested
> > > movieclips. The class extends MovieClip and uses an init function
> > > rather than a constructor. The code I've been using to test is in the
> > > .fla but the class file is external. How can I restructure this to
> > > include Eclipse in the workflow?
> > >
> > >
> > > Weldon MacDonald
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