the load and unload events really are not like begin and endsprite, because they do not correspond to when a clip enters and exits the timeline like a sprite. They are called whenever a clips is loaded and unloaded and that can happen more or less often than you would expect if you are thinking of these things like sprites. onEnterframe is the only frame event you have in Flash, I'm not sure where it stands in relationship to the screen redrawing, ie whether or not it is called before the first update of the frame it is on or just after...if it's like Director then enterframe is called right after the screen redraws before anything else...I THINK that's why it's called enterframe...not exactly sure about that...
Anyway, the best thing is to just learn MX, and try not to think of it like Director at all. Just use what you know about multimedia in general and carry it over, but take Flash for what it is. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]