Hello, In Flash 8 and earlier I found it easy to keep assets in a common swf and use them as a shared library item. Now in Flash CS3 I can use this technique to share common fonts, but I am having trouble with movieclips.
Suppose I have a simple library symbol (a movieclip) that is imported for runtime sharing. I drag it to the stage in say frame 10 and run the file. It works fine. However if I name the instance then I get a compiler error "1046: Type was not found or was not a compile-time constant:.". This occurs even without strict compiling, and regardless if stage instances are declared automatically or not. It means that I can't subsequently apply actionscript to the item. Likewise, if I try to instantiate this library symbol with ActionScript I get a runtime error "#1065: Variable MyLibrarySymbol is not defined.". These are set up exactly as described in the Flash Help file (and I am well familiar with getting them to work in AS2/Flash 8) so I am thinking that this is a "feature" in Flash CS3. I know I can use runtime assets by loading the library swf and declaring it's classes (like the example "runtimeassets Explorer" in the Flash CS3 documentation. However method means that I have to instantiate everything in code. I can't drag it directly from the library to the stage as I like. Any comments would be much appreciated. Cheers, Laurie Jensen _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
