Martin, do not take this personally, I don't mean to sound rude or
anything, I'm sorry in advance if I do, and your code totally makes
logical sense and it's 100% correct, but... WHY would someone need so
much code just to produce sequential tweenings? A bunch of specialized
functions just to make it work? And then suppose he has an slightly
different animation he wants to do at the same time, will he need new
functions, or add parameters to those functions, and so long and so
forth? Why something so convoluted for something so simple? Simply
because the tweening doesn't support delays? :(
don't worry i don't take it personally its only programming :)
To me it doesn't seem complicated, just a couple of functions, nothing special
in either function.
If it doesn't fit the requirements, so be it.
Sorry for the rant, but really, there's a moment you have to use the
best tool for the task - and I don't mean only the easiest. The tweening
classes included on Flash are cool and all that, but they're too basic,
too raw. Why you'd need dozens of lines just to do something that can be
done with one single line in a pretty straightforward way is beyond me.
Most of the times I have to build sites, there's so much having to be
animated correctly that if I resorted to functions and complex callbacks
any time I needed some kind of sequence or delay, my code would be a
complete mess and the sequence would be unmaintainable. Now, with delays
it's as easy as it gets. It's easier to read, debug, write, change, etc.
Don't be sorry, if it upsets you then best to let it out, bottling things up
isn't good for the soul :)
Anyway, to consider if its easier to change then it really depends on how you
want to change it. In some cases yes its undoubtedly easier, in other cases i
think it could be harder but I don't know the API of your tweening classes so I
cant say.
What if i wanted to trigger something when each tween ends? What if i want to
perform an action depending on which tween has ended?
Each solution has its pro's and con's so its worth understanding the options and
the trade offs.
Like i said i don't find functions or callbacks complicated, its the bread and
butter of programming. The code i showed is an idiom that I've used on a number
of occasions, not just for sequencing animations but for various things that
need treating in a consequential manner and aren't all necessarily time based.
My advice is to still use another solution. MC Tween, laco's, Fuse Kit,
it doesn't matter. Any of them will do the trick.
Mine too :)
I don't know any of the other animation kits so I couldn't vouch for their ease
of use, size when installed or performance, but I've heard good things about
those you mention.
anyway..shop around, its always the way to get the best deal and the solution
that fits your needs.
Martin.
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