Re: FLASH: swf vs. Tell Target question

[Dave Hollinden]

At 10:07 AM 3/8/99 -0600, you wrote:

>I have an interface that contains four links. I would like each link to go

>to its respective section. I've considered three options for this...

>

>1) link each button to a separate shockwave file.

>2) link each button to separate movies in the same frame using Tell Target.

>3) link each button to separate frames in the same scene, each executing a

>Tell Target to the section's movie.

>

>Is there an advantage that one of these has over the others?

>

Hi Ralph,


I'm learning these things right now myself, so there may be more to the

story, but one big advantage of the separate swf approach is that the user

doesn't have to download all four of the sections if they only want to view

one of them.



>Also, if #2 from above is used, how do I deactive a movie clip that is

>playing after clicking on one of the other links?

>

You TellTarget it to GOTO and STOP at a  frame that is invisible.  People

on the list often label that invisible frame "Park", and refer to

deactiviating the movie clip as "parking it".


Good luck,


Dave

Dave Hollinden

Audio Engineer

Jet City Studios, Seattle

dhollindenjetcitystudios [dot] com (mailto:dhollindenjetcitystudios [dot] com)

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