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Subject: Re: FLASH: Randomization in Flash
From: D
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:22:10 GMT

Pretty new to flash.... where do you find the random function (actions I'm
assuming).... are there any tutorials on it out there?


-dk-

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media" <mailatdartfrogmedia [dot] com>
To: <flasheratchinwag [dot] com>
Sent: January 10, 2000 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: FLASH: Randomization in Flash


> At 10:32 AM 1/10/00 , you wrote:
>
> >Anyone know how to randomize a bunch of MCs so that a random one is shown
> >when a user visits the page. Would be helpfull if it were done in
Flash3.
> >Thanks.
>
> In flash4 can use random function. In Flash3 you next a series of movie
> clips (one per frame) with identical instance names in another movie clip.
> These keep cycling but each one starts with a blank frame and a Stop
> action. You rely on a user action (mouse click) to tell target one of
these
> (whichever of these happens to be current) to play. When it plays, it
> simply moves to frame 2 where it tellTargets an associated "real" movie
> clip (the one with visual content) to play. In this way, the timing of the
> user's mouse click determines which movie clip gets triggered to play.
>
> Not simple but it works.
> Marc Hoffman
>
> Poison Dart Frog Media: Specializing in Flash Animation and Digital Audio
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