Re: FLASH: Odd problem?

[Frank]

Thank's for the though, but the thing is...


The text field is in the HTML page, not the flash movie... it is the flash

movie itself that is causing the text field to behave so erratically?


any other thoughts?


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From: Randy Kato <

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Sent: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 12:18 PM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Odd problem?



> Hi Frank,

>

> Hard to say without seeing it, but is your button looping back to the

frame

> where the textfield is loaded? It may be looping very fast and redrawing

the

> text field/cursor each time, then when you stop the loop, the textfield

behaves

> normally.

>

> If this is the case try putting the two on different timelines -- i.e. put

the

> textfield on the main timeline and make the looping button a movieclip so

that

> only the movieclip loops, not the whole movie.

>

> HTH,

> Randy

>

> Frank wrote:

>

> > I have an odd problem...

> >

> > I have an HTML page with a small flash animated button in it. The

animation

> > just repeats a small loop. The problem is that I also have a value field

for

> > logging in with a password. The cursor in the field doesn't blink on and

off

> > like normal, but flickers very fast, it has something to do with the

Flash

> > button because when I open the flash menu over the button an turn off

"play"

> > it starts blinking normally. I have tried several ways of exporting the

> > movie but they all seem to cause the same effect?

> >

> > Any ideas?

>

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