I think that there is time and occasion for each line of thought
If you only want a serie of movements in time the solution proposed by Zeh
is great and I tested it and it works fine, better would it be if he upgrade
them to AS 2.0 and AS 3.0 -)
But that are projects where we want some decision logic tree and solutions
like those from Marty and Gerry seems more appropriate, in fact now that I
begin to see the the problem clearer
What I´d like to have to some suggestions is not to use some package like
animationpackage ( it is fine the suggestion from marcelo serpa and I´m
using it too) but as a provocative study matter how to develop one simple
framework in terms I´ve thought first ( please excuse me if I´m tin the
non-sense field here)
From the framework´s user point of view he would only push "Animation"
objects in some tree structure.
and I begin wondering about to use some TREE to represent it where the nodes
at the same level would be the "Animation objects" to run at the same time
and going to low level the animation following the sequence from that node
At first sight ( just exploring ideas) the Animation Class would have as
properties
the Object to be animated
the desired "Actions" (Tween/Transition etc) Array to be applied to the
Object
Null/Child "Animation Objects" Array
The logic I´d like to implement would
the root object starts its job and when finished fire all ( if any ) its
children nodes asynchronously and each node would "wait" the effect end
before going down into low leves
Does it maky sense ? -)
João Carlos
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] sequential tweens ?
Martin, do not take this personally, I don't mean to sound rude or
anything, I'm sorry in advance if I do, and your code totally makes
logical sense and it's 100% correct, but... WHY would someone need so
much code just to produce sequential tweenings? A bunch of specialized
functions just to make it work? And then suppose he has an slightly
different animation he wants to do at the same time, will he need new
functions, or add parameters to those functions, and so long and so
forth? Why something so convoluted for something so simple? Simply
because the tweening doesn't support delays? :(
don't worry i don't take it personally its only programming :)
To me it doesn't seem complicated, just a couple of functions, nothing
special in either function.
If it doesn't fit the requirements, so be it.
Sorry for the rant, but really, there's a moment you have to use the best
tool for the task - and I don't mean only the easiest. The tweening
classes included on Flash are cool and all that, but they're too basic,
too raw. Why you'd need dozens of lines just to do something that can be
done with one single line in a pretty straightforward way is beyond me.
Most of the times I have to build sites, there's so much having to be
animated correctly that if I resorted to functions and complex callbacks
any time I needed some kind of sequence or delay, my code would be a
complete mess and the sequence would be unmaintainable. Now, with delays
it's as easy as it gets. It's easier to read, debug, write, change, etc.
Don't be sorry, if it upsets you then best to let it out, bottling things
up isn't good for the soul :)
Anyway, to consider if its easier to change then it really depends on how
you want to change it. In some cases yes its undoubtedly easier, in other
cases i think it could be harder but I don't know the API of your tweening
classes so I cant say.
What if i wanted to trigger something when each tween ends? What if i want
to perform an action depending on which tween has ended?
Each solution has its pro's and con's so its worth understanding the
options and the trade offs.
Like i said i don't find functions or callbacks complicated, its the bread
and butter of programming. The code i showed is an idiom that I've used on
a number of occasions, not just for sequencing animations but for various
things that need treating in a consequential manner and aren't all
necessarily time based.
My advice is to still use another solution. MC Tween, laco's, Fuse Kit,
it doesn't matter. Any of them will do the trick.
Mine too :)
I don't know any of the other animation kits so I couldn't vouch for their
ease of use, size when installed or performance, but I've heard good
things about those you mention.
anyway..shop around, its always the way to get the best deal and the
solution that fits your needs.
Martin.
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