Re: FLASH: Duplicating Library items

[Phil Ward]

Hi John,


Mostly library items behave themselves and I am starting to think that this

was a one off occurrence, but I shall describe the situation.


The fla was an existing Flash 3 file into which I inserted a new layer

midway between six layers.


Created a solid panel and put some text on it hit F8 created Library item,

then inserted a keyframe five frames ahead, back to frame 1 and reduced the

size of the text and panel then tweened to frame 5. This all worked fine.


Duplicated library item and changed the text, which looked fine in the

library. When

this newly created item was then dragged to the stage and inserted at frame

6 in the same layer it appeared with the same text content as the item it

was duplicated from.


Still with me.


I the tried to recreate this situation but did not tween frames 1 to 5 and

this time the library item appeared correctly on the stage, but if I

recreated the scenario including the tween from frames 1 to 5 the library

item would be incorrect.


Long winded description I know, but that's the way it was.


I have tried to recreate the situation with a new file but without a

problem.



Phil Ward

Crescent Graphics

crescent [dot] graphicscwcom [dot] net

New Media <> Internet <> Visuals <> A/W




----- Original Message -----

From: John Croteau <

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Sent: 26 June 1999 00:51

Subject: Re: FLASH: Duplicating Library items



> Hi Phil,

>

> > Does anyone have this problem:

> No, and Itryed to recreate it. Is it reproduceable on your computer?

> Can you give us an exact step-by-step to see if someone can reproduce

> it.

>

> > Create text object, F8 to create object - this is fine

> > Select newly created object and duplicate, then edit the text - this

appears

> > altered in the library icon view but when dragged to the stage it

appears as

> > the source text from which it was created.

>

> > I'm using Flash 4

> So do I.

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