just to add, MovieClipLoader is a godsend, IMO, much like Delegate and EventDispatcher.
Jason Merrill Bank of America GT&O Learning & Leadership Development eTools & Multimedia Team >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Lord, Susan Ms. (CONTR) >>Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 3:21 PM >>To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Problems with my Resume button >> >>Thank you! I will give it a shot! >> >> >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Muzak >>Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 2:41 PM >>To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Problems with my Resume button >> >>Haven't looked at all the code, but it sounds like you're >>making a movieclip invisible while still loading content into >>that movieclip. >>This will make the movieclip visible as soon as the content >>has loaded. >> >>I mentioned this a few days ago. When loading assets into a >>movieclip, everything inside that movieclip will go *poof*. >>This includes the movieclips properties being reset. >> >>For instance, with the following code you'd expect the loaded >>image to be invisible, well.. it isn't ;-) >> >>this.createEmptyMovieClip("img_mc", >>this.getNextHighestDepth()); this.img_mc._visible = false; >>this.img_mc.loadMovie("leaves.jpg"); >> >>You should look into using the MovieClipLoader class and >>listen for events like onLoadInit() >> >>The following will work and make the movieclip invisible as >>soon as the image has loaded: >> >>var mcl:MovieClipLoader; >> >>function onLoadInit(t:MovieClip){ >> trace("onLoadInit: "+t); >> t._visible = false; >>} >> >>this.createEmptyMovieClip("img_mc", >>this.getNextHighestDepth()); this.mcl = new MovieClipLoader() >>this.mcl.addListener(this); this.mcl.loadClip("leaves.jpg", >>this.img_mc) >> >>regards, >>Muzak >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Lord, Susan Ms. (CONTR)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> >>Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 7:55 PM >>Subject: [Flashcoders] Problems with my Resume button >> >> >>Hello, I posted this to newbies yesterday and didn't receive a >>response. Sorry for the double post, newbies! >> >>I have an strange problem. I am developing a WBT where I have a shell >>that is calling subfiles. On the shell I have pause replay >>and resume, >>which generally works fine. The only time it gets confused is when the >>subfile calls another file (I have a subfile that brings up review >>pages). The pause and replay work great, but the resume is having >>problems. >> >>If I click replay before going to the review link within the >>subfile, I >>have issues with the visibility property of reviewPiece_mc. The issue >>only happens if I click the replay button before clicking a >>link within >>the subfile. >> >>For instance, in the main file I click replay to replay the >>current swf >>(the subfile). Then I click the link within the subfile, test_btn, to >>see the review. >>Test_btn brings up L1T1T140.swf, as it is supposed to. When I >>click the >>return_btn, the visibility of the reviewPiece is set to false >>(reviewPiece_mc._visible = false;). When I trace it, flash says, yes, >>it is false, but, for some reason, when it is still visible. >>Now, this >>ONLY happens when I click replay from my main file before going to the >>link in the subfile. If I don't click replay, then everything works >>fine. Here is the code in my replay button: >> >> >>Any ideas on what I could be doing wrong? Let me know if you >>need more >>details of if what I wrote is not making sense. >> >>Thanks in advance for your help! >> >>Susan >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com >>http://training.figleaf.com >> _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com