Maybe poll the _x value of the movie clip. When it reaches a certain value, destroy it.
Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:flashcoders- >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alejandro Diaz >>Sent: Friday, December 23, 2005 11:48 AM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Flash stock ticker >> >>Thanks for your reply Jason, >> >>One of the concerns I had with doing the instances was that I was >>erroneously thinking of a previous project, in which the size of each of >>those instances would be different, but for this specific project I can >>force the width of each stock data (all the info including names and prices) >>to be set to a specific value, making the whole animation possible, in terms >>of smoothness. >> >>How do you suggest I do the detection to know if they are out of the viewing >>area? My guess is based on the dimensions of the clip and its location i'll >>be able to check if it is 'visible', but do you know of any other methods? >> >>Thanks once again, >>-Alex >> >> >>On 12/22/05, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>In absence of that, any hints of tips anyone can offer would be of >>> great >>> >>help. The way I have done some somewhat similar projects involved >>> creating a >>> >>large movie clip from the loaded data, and then calculating the width >>> of >>> >>that movie clip to use in its looping animation (using 2 instances to >>> make >>> >>it seamless). The problem I foresee with that is that this has the >>> >>potential of being very long, and thus might not animate smoothly. >>> Does >>> >>anyone have any general suggestions I should consider as I plan this >>> >>project? >>> >>> Instead of making a big 'ol movie clip in a library and >>> animating/tweening that, I would instead make a single movie clip which >>> has a text field, and attach that to the stage, populate the stock data, >>> and tween/animate with actionscript, - you would create and destroy >>> instances when they leave and exit the view area, and the data is >>> dynamic for each clip. That to me would be a better/more elegant >>> approach, and if you do it right, will perform much better too. >>> >>> Jason Merrill | E-Learning Solutions | icfconsulting.com >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> NOTICE: >>> This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain >>> privileged or confidential information. If you have received it in error, >>> please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use >>> of this e-mail by you is prohibited. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>Flashcoders mailing list >>[email protected] >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
