RE: FLASH: Branden Halls Sparks demo...

[Branden J. Hall]

To do what you want, simply add X more frames to the M-spark MC, one for

each color you want. Then place a stop action in the first frame.  Finally,

open the M-draggie movie, and just above the line that says

temp=temp+1


add the following:

            Begin Tell Target ("/spark"&current&"/spark")

                  Go to and Stop ((random(X)+1))

            End Tell Target

Just change X to the # of frames in the M-spark MC


-= Branden J. Hall

-= Multimedia Developer/Instructor

-= Fig Leaf Software


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Subject: Re: FLASH: Branden Halls Sparks demo...



I'm puzzled too by the sparks.

I believe I have found every little bit of script, wrote it down, created a

new

layer. I then duplicated the current library members, renamed them, and

adjusted

the code.

My sparks are green.  I'd like to set up a multi-colored explosion


The results are interesting. When the movie plays I get the expected orange

sparks. There are no green sparks. Once the orange ones fade, a static

orange

spark appears.


Hmm, I think I have a conflicting script. Any ideas?


Dave




Branden Hall wrote:


> No problem... :-)

> Heres the deal... M-Controller is what is known as a controller MC...

> controller MCs have to be two frames long because the must repeat forever

as

> well as allow the stage to update after each modification of an MCs

> properties. (Two things that actionscript LOOP WHILE does not do) Each

spark

> has its own controller, and hence is animated independantly depending on

the

> random x,y,z, and fade speeds it was given when it was first duplicated.

>

> -= Branden J. Hall

> -= Multimedia Developer/Instructor

> -= Fig Leaf Software

>

> -----Original Message-----

>

From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Justin

> Yahnke

> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 8:04 PM

>

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: FLASH: Branden Halls Sparks demo...

>

> First off, Branden, thanks a ton for making this cool little demo

available

> (and the other inifinite amount of info you've given out on this list!

> You're

> a hero.)

>

> I've been spending some time dissecting Branden's Sparks demo to help me

> figure out actionscript.  I'm a coder (C,Perl,Lingo,CF...)/artist and have

> been picking up flash over the last month or so on a clients request.

>

> I'm having a few questions I'm hoping Branden or someone else can answer

> for me...

>

> I understand how the m-draggie/b-makespark thing works, following the

cursor

> and duplicating/initializing the m-flyspark MC.  From there, I can't

figure

> out where M-controller comes into play.  I can tell from the scripting in

> M-controller that it is what advances the animation, so it seems to me

that

> M-controller is part of each `spark' - am I right?  If not, how is

> M-controller called or executed for each spark?  That and why are there

two

> frames in M-controller?

>

> Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me out.  Branden, thanks again

for

> your generosity.

>

> Justin

>

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