Re: FLASH: can I load a movie in background?

[Jonathan Mao]

Yes, good point.


I should've more research before posting the question (I just found a 

technotes at the Macromedia site).


Thanks for the response Ken. I'm doing an action frame now..


Thanks again.



> Why wouldn't you just put the loading into your main movie and put a if

> frame is loaded then goto command. That would make more sense instead of

> loading a movie then another one after.

> You can even put another command to tell it too look and see if it is loaded

> so it will skip the loading intro if they hit the back button.

> If you want a good example download this and rip it appart to see what he

> has done.

> http://www.flasher.net/source/bycategory/mechanics/statusloader(f3).fla

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: Jonathan Mao <imaotcp [dot] net [dot] au>

>

To: Flash list <flashershocker [dot] com>

> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 7:45 PM

> Subject: FLASH: can I load a movie in background?

>

>

>>Hi flashers,

>>

>>Just wondering if I can start a shockwave flash movie as a background

>>process of some sort.

>>

>>In other words, perhaps have a movie that loads saying "loading

>>please wait" which then "calls" another movie that starts loading but

>>not displaying until completely in memory.

>>

>>This is to avoid the jagged type and jumpy animation that seems to

>>happen when a browser starts running a shockwave flash file. The type

>>and animation, I notice, become smooth once the movie has played

>>through once.

>>


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