Re: FLASH: Possible Bug - Flash 5 - Authoring Mode Test Movie Only

[Muzak]

You'll find that your action does work in a browser window.

While in test movie mode, certain keys are taken by Flash itself (shortcut keys), so will not work.

You can use the FsCommand trapallkeys, to make sure Flash captures all keypresses. Again, some keys won't work in testing mode, but

should be fine in a browser or standalone player.


HTH,

Muzak

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From: "McMillan, Bruce" <

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Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 3:32 AM

Subject: FLASH: Possible Bug - Flash 5 - Authoring Mode Test Movie Only



> I wish to report what I believe to be a 'bug' in Flash 5, in Authoring Mode

> when doing a 'Test Movie'.

> Windows NT 4, PIII 500

>

> Can anyone else reproduce this?

>

> Assigning the <Delete> key does not work when doing a 'Test Movie'.

> Possible Bug:

> 1. Place a movie clip on the Stage and name the movie clip - plane

> 2. Place a button on the stage

> 3. Select the button and then the 'Actions' panel.

> 4. Select 'On Mouse Event' from the Basic Actions group.

> 5. Deselect the default 'Release' and select 'Key Press'. With the flashing

> cursor inside the 'Key Press' box, press the 'Delete' key

> 6. Set up a tellTarget to the movie clip similar to that shown below.

>

> on (keyPress "<Delete>") {

>     tellTarget ("_root.plane") {

>         setProperty ("_root.plane", _x, getProperty ("_root.plane", _x ) +

> 3);

>     }

> }

>

>

> 7. Then do a 'Test Movie'.

>

> Expected Result:

> Movie clip moves to the right.

>

> Actual Result:

> No movement.

>

> Substituting keys other than <Delete> work as expected.

>

> Background:

> I made an application in Flash 4, assigning a number of keys that worked

> fine. I did a conversion to Flash 5, wanting to incorporate a custom cursor.

> All key assignments transposed without problem except for recognition of the

> 'Delete' key as a keypress response (Authoring Mode - Test Movie). This

> tricked me, as it wasn't until I tried the swf file that everything was okay

> with the <Delete> key assignment.

>

> Regards, Bruce.

> > Bruce McMillan

>

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