Re: FLASH: site setup logic

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hi Karen.

tried to email you at blackgraphics.com and the message was returned to me

as having fatal errors.


I like what I see so far.  The button-text sliding to the right is a bit

confusing, however -- makes me wonder where I'm supposed to click.  But I

like the effect.


Unfortunately, I can't give you lots of advice without knowing how much

content (file size-wise) there will be.  If it's mostly animated text, you

should be able to load it pretty quickly.  I think the initial preloader is

way too long, and should at least display some relevant content.  I'm on a

56k modem, by the way.


You don't really need to use scenes for this.  I'd suggest you learn to put

things in movie clips and have them "parked" (started in an empty frame

with a STOP action), then tellTarget them to play when you need them.

TellTarget is mystifiying initially, but once you get the hang of it it's

not hard at all.  your design work is advanced enough that I feel you

should invest the time into learning this.  Sounds and navigation will then

be  a lot easier than with scenes.


A useful trick for building movie clips (and other symbols, too) is to

create the bare bones on the stage, to get the correct size and placement.

Then convert those bare bone graphics to a movie clip (F8) and then edit

the clip to have everything you want in it.


-Marc



At 12:31 PM 3/12/99 -0800, you wrote:

>>>Also, wanted all the level one stuff to download before anything played

>>>(so there will

>>>be no breaks in the experience -

>>You should always be able to get your Flash movie

>>rolling before it's 100% downloaded, usually much sooner. Buy time by

>>putting the more efficient content (that which requires less bandwidth) up

>>front.

>

>My concern was that I didn't know which section (print, interactive etc)

>the viewer would choose first, so I thought I should download the whole

>thing first. So, I should just guess which section they'll go to first and

>load the other stuff while they are looking at the first?

>

>

>

>

>Cheers,

>Karen

>

>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

>Karen Parry/Black Graphics

>tel:              415-563 7345

>

e-mail: kparryblackgraphics [dot] com

>url:             http://www.blackgraphics.com

>



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