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Subject: Re: FLASH: can I load a movie in background?
From: Ken Holmes
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 04:16:08 GMT

No prob anytime
-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Mao <imaoattcp [dot] net [dot] au>
To: flasheratshocker [dot] com <flasheratshocker [dot] com>
Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: FLASH: can I load a movie in background?


>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 <imaoattcp [dot] net [dot] au>
>> To: Flash list <flasheratshocker [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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