Re: FLASH: GRRR smartclip problem

[Helen Triolo]

Branden Hall wrote:

> 

> THe funny thing is, to make this kind of thing work you have to *break* the

> smartclip functionality. Simply right-click on the clip in the library and

> select define clip parameters... then kill the stuff in there. 


Not sure what you mean by "this kind of thing", but I think you only

have to do what you describe if you want to redefine the clip

parameters, not set them.  To set them for the Menu smartclip, you just

drag a copy from the Common Libraries to the stage, right-click it,

choose Clip Parameters, double-click the value of Items and then set

them all to what you want them to be (by adding, deleting, or

double-clicking to access and change).


> The reason

> for this is that what the smart clip UI *appears* to do , is invisibly add

> some set variable actions to the first frame of the smart clip, no matter if

> you actually set them to anything in the clip parameters UI. 


Invisibly?  Isn't the point of smartclips to program something that

others can use without needing to change the code?  How can anything

happen invisibly -- I would've thought it would all need to be in the

code somewhere.


> One thing to

> note though, for this to take effect, you need to kill all of the instances

> of the smart clip you have on the stage and put new ones out there.

> 

For what to take effect?


Still baffled by smartclips and haven't even gotten to the custom

interface part yet...


Regards,

Helen

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