Re: FLASH: swf vs. Tell Target question

[Marc Hoffman]

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.


This is useful when each movie is large in filesize and you cannot predict

the order in which it will be called by the user.



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


I assume you mean movie clips, not movies.  This is preferable when the

clips are not huge in filesize.  It also allows them to share a library of

symbols.



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

>Tell Target to the section's movie.


This is clunkiest.  It may work fine for your purposes, but you will find

more flexibility in mastering #2, since all MC's are then present in the

timeline and you can TellTarget any combination of animations and actions

to occur.


...

>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?


use a simultaneous Tell Target to send it to a labeled frame

(conventionally labeled "park") that has a stop action and no visible graphics.



Marc Hoffman

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