RE: FLASH: symbol instances problem

[Ray Weisling]

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>Mine is your solution Marc, yours is just too drawn out. Mine takes about

>two or three clicks. Your way must be 5 or ten clicks . . .

>

>I always first duplicate symbols that are similar to others I want to

>make(one click), thus "re-using the same symbol". After I duplicate the

>symbol, re-named of course, I make my change to the new symbol(two clicks).

>Yes , it does contain a copy of all the original symbol's graphics, which is

>what he wants. He only wants to change a letter in it. Just edit the

>existing text(no extra unneeded stuff left over). No need to be concerned

>with aligning because you are editing existing text. Why go through all

>those extra steps?

>

>I like to conserve clicks when I work, as long as I am not increasing file

>size. The solution below seems like a lot of extra work and if you leave the

>original text there, it may increase the file size. :)

>

>JGL


First, thanks to all who responded -- this is a very informative 

thread. Some of the methods are still difficult for this learner to 

comprehend unless I sit down and work through them (time, time, I 

just need more of it).


I'll explain again my application. I need numbered or lettered 

symbols on a map that refer to an external list (e.g., hotels, 

museums, frozen yoghurt shops). The symbols are usually quite simple: 

coloured circles, hexagons, etc. The maps are mostly static, no 

animation, at most a little layer switching.


Marc Hoffman's solution looked the most interesting until the Jolly 

Good Lesson (JGL) by JGL came in.


My main concern is the most compact file. I was immediately aware 

that the break-apart would consume more space.


Maybe a simple test of the different solutions can be done by an 

adventuresome expert to show which consumes the least amount of file 

bytes. Just a suggestion, but I bet many would find this useful.


Ray



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