Re: FLASH: Re: btn rollover won't go to frame (Mark?)

[John Croteau]

Hi Chris,


I have looked at your animation and there are several things that I will

point out (Including how to fix it):


1) In most of your buttons the images in the states are buttons.

This is the major cause for the button failure. Note,  for me on Windows

they just don't work even by clicking them.

Buttons inside of buttons are a no-no. Go to the Library and change

those symbols to Graphics - Sinngle frames and this will solve the

problem.

I did this for button 2, so one and two work.


2) You have everything on one layer and this leads to waste and is poor

Flash design. I have created 4 Layers to give you a idea how to setup in

a more flexible manor.

Note, if you use an item once through many frames it is best to place it

on its own layer. This in of itself will not reduce file size if you are

using symbols but will prevent inadvertent increases in file size. If

you have a symbol in a series of frames and it remains exactly the same

and exactly the same position then there is no additional placements

costs. But if you move one or more copies of tat instance and pit it

back even one tenth of a pixel off from its original position then the

file size will increase.


Even more important Drawn Objects (vector objects that are drawn but are

not symbols) should not be duplicated in keyframes that follow the

original as this will increase file size substantually.


3) You will note all of the text bitmaps are placed on their own layer.

4) Most everyone knew what 4 was going to be from 3. Putting the text in

bitmaps is very wasteful and recommended only at small sizes where Flash

does not produce cleat text. Text bitmaps should be replaed with text

and this will reduce file size substantually. The text will overlay the

master bitmap instaed of the bitmaps overlaying the master bitmap.

5) The use of labels is optional here but generally the small cost of

labels is very advantageous because it allows flexibility and allows

quick changes without having to go back and change numbers in Go To's

and Tell Targets. Your use of 3 letter Label names is ideal because it

keeps the file size down while giving you an easy way to recall which

label is for what.


A partially corrected version of your FLA (CB2.FLA) showing the above is

at FC's Anonynmous FTP site. It will be removed in a few days.

ftp://206.107.180.51/Chris/ 


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