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Subject:	Re: FLASH: clock metaphor
From:	Chris Burke
Date:	Mon, 2 Aug 1999 14:58:13 +0100

Hi Marc,

Flash 3 at the moment, although John's response seems to indicate that
upgrading for this project would be a good idea. Let me see how I do with
John's suggetion of the nested movie clip and I'll get back to you with my
results.

Thanks,

/Chris

>Hi Chris,
>Is this for Flash3 or Flash4? It will make a huge difference in the answer.
>
>-Marc
>
>At 06:40 PM 8/1/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>Hi folks,
>>
>>took another hiatus and I'm back to move on to the next step in Flash.
>>
>>My current project is based on a clock metaphor. There is only one hand
>>which begins on the "12" postion. When the user clicks on the "1", the hand
>>animates to the "1" and stops. My 1st question is how to program a move
>>from "12" to (for instance) "7". Do I
>>a) have a different set of frames for each possible moves 'from/to', and
>>write in a button action to jump to the first frame of the corresponding
>>set and play?
>>b) have one big animation that circles the clock face and stops via some other
>>logic? What could I use to stop the animation at a point determined by
>>which number the user clicks to start the animation?
>>c) have a different scene for each possible move 'from/to', and write in a
>>button action to play the corresponding scene?
>>
>>My second question is can Flash be instructed to play an animation in
>>reverse? This would come in handy when the hand is on "12" and the user
>>clicks "11" (so the hand doesn't have to go all the way around).
>>
>>I don't know that this matters to anyone but this is a non-commercial
>>project. My interest in Flash so far has been for fun, although I hope to
>>find time to gain some expertise and add Flash authoring to the list of
>>services of my sound/music company.
>>
>>Thanks to all for a great list.
>>
>>/Chris Burke
>>
>>------------------------------
>>Bong + Dern, Inc.
>>Sound and Music for New Media
>>http://www.bongdern.com

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