Re: FLASH: If Frame Is Loaded question

[Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media]

At 12:18 PM 5/9/2000 , you wrote:

>he movie I inherited to work on is 12 scenes in all (yes, it's done in 

>scenes), totaling 856 frames when flattened. Loading is lengthy (400k), 

>and I have a rather long preloader as a result. Despite this, I still find 

>that, depending on the download speed, the last sections of the movie may 

>not be there at the end of the preloader.

>

>The site is divided into subsections using button, which the viewer may 

>click on in any order. My problem is if the viewer clicks on a 

>yet-not-downloaded section, s/he gets bumped into an earlier section which 

>is already downloaded. Very confusing and unacceptable. I have tried "If 

>Frame is Loaded", using the correct frame number (based on flattened 

>movie), but still have the same problem.

>

>Do I need an "If not" type actionscript as well, maybe one which sees a 

>simple "loading" screen for the extra few seconds it might take to get 

>those last sections downloaded?

>What am I missing here?


it sounds as if what you're missing is the loop that forces Flash to keep 

checking for Frame Loaded before proceeding to the frame that offers the 

user choices about where to go in the timeline.


For example,


Frame 3:  If Frame Is Loaded...go to Frame 5 and play

Frame 4: Go to Frame 3



Frame 5 contains the navigation buttons.

Frames 3 & 4 contain a movie clip that keepts folks occupied as long as the 

loop continues.


Marc Hoffman


Poison Dart Frog Media

Flash portfolio: http://www.dartfrogmedia.com/portfolio



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