Re: FLASH: RE: Flash's Limits (AKA "Is there anything Flash 'can't' do?")

[John Croteau]

Phillip,


> Good job Pete.  But, like you say, you're still using javaScript.  (Albeit

> much less than mine.)

> I just wonder if you remove the whole HTML/Frames issue whether I'm still

> right...?

You are not right about the buttons.

You can not communicate to Flash without Flash Methods (JavaScript).

But you can send commands from Flash 

and the logic of the buttons can be done.


> Let me ask.  Regarding the redundancy issue...  does your file have those 6

> explicit paths?

> (1 to 2, 1 to 3... 2 to 1, 2 to 3... 3 to 1, 3 to 2)   I'd be surprised and

> quite interested if this isn't an issue.  Obviously you could solve just the

> visual effect--but imagine if you had more buttons.  5 buttons = 20 paths,

> 10 buttons = 90 paths.. etc.

> I guess that was my main point... and I still think there's something

> fundamental about Flash which restricts this kind of interactivity.

Since it can be done obviously there is nothing fundimental in Flash

that prevents this functionality.

Pete still doesn't have it yet. 4AM EST

He keeps modifying.

The current method Pete is using fails when two buttons are in motion

and a third one is clicked; everything goes out of sync. Pete is using

no Flash Methods in the current version.


Also, multiple buttons are not a problem, one you have the first two

adding others is just duplicating the button and changing a couple of

tell target commands.

There are actually several ways that this can be done.


Movie Clip logic is very basic and easy to understand how something

works that is already created. But since it uses very basic logic the

method(s0 you use to accomplish tasks is more like binary counters than

JavaScript.


Have you seen Score 1 at the Bible (http://www.FlashBible.com/)?

This is the first in a series that will be showing how to use Tell

Targets and Movie Clip Logic. Score 1 shows how to keep a running count.


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