Re: FLASH: Flash's Limits

[John Croteau]

Hi Phillip,


> I think this is a great example of the limit of Flash (not that I think it's

> really limited...but here's a good case to use JavaScript).  Say you want to

> roll over one thing... and WHILE it's starting it's rollover animation the

> thing you're rolling OFF takes its sweet time to finish.  With Flash-only

> you end up creating redundant animations.  Say you have 4 buttons.... you

> roll over 1.. then 2 (You have to see 1 Un-animate while 2 is animating).

> Say you go from 1 to 3 (You have 1 un-animate while 3 is animating)... if

> you end up making this "1 un-animation" in more than one place--you're

> talking "hard wired" and that's not good.

> I have a sample which I challenge anyone to build entirely inside Flash (it

> can't be done)  Mine: http://www.teleport.com/~phillip/pnca/javascript/

Of course, it can be done. And unlike your example it will work in

Netcape 3 and IE 3 which both error on your page and they both tend to

hang those browsers (Netscape 3 sometimes hangs perminately).

I looked at it in Netscape 4 and assume IE4 works the same.


> http://www.FlashTek.com/Test/DiamondColorMenu.swf

I personally like my buttons that retract on mouse over. This smooth

reversal no matter where you are at in the opening or closing the

diamond is much more difficult to implement in Flash (or JavaScript)

than your simple toggle.

I know of at leazt 2 methods of doing your button assembly with Tell

Target logic and both are as easy to implement (I would say easier) as

your JavaScript.

I am extremely busy so I don't have free time to make a demo to match

yours but we will likely do a tutorial soon that will demonstrate this

technique.

I am sure there are examples of your preferred method of button assembly

(completely done in Flash) but don't know where one is off hand.


> I challenge anyone to build entirely inside Flash 

> (it can't be done)

If you want to put your money where you mouth is, let me know

and I'll take on a work for hire or pay you the same amount if I fail

:-)


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