The MovieCLip Loader events do not fire off correctly in IE when the content has been cached and IE is set to check for updates "Automatically" or "Never".
It's utter crap. Cheers M > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Tony Fairfield > Sent: 23 August 2006 17:20 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Flashcoders] onLoadInit failure > > Does anyone have any insights as to why onLoadInit (the > movieClipLoader > event) might fail in some instances? > > Background: > I create programs for CD and web delivery. Programs simply > consist of a menu system and a movie clip into which external > swfs are loaded as the content. > I preload this swf content using the movieLoader routine as > described in Flash Help in order for page display to be > seamless. I use onLoadInit in order to gather information > about files for use in navigation once they are initialized > and I also have the option to call a function to "start" the content. > > Problem: > While testing, each swf loaded successfully triggers the > onLoadComplete and then onLoadInit perfectly. However, when > launching the projector or the generated swf, onLoadComplete > is always successful but the onLoadInit event simply fails > for the majority of the pages. For reasons I cannot > understand, it will succeed for certain files - the same ones > - only occasionally. I have noticed that page content seems > to affect the onLoadInit, because pages with graphics were > less likely to init. And as a test, I created substitute > pages that were completely empty, about 2k each. The problem > went away. > > Thanks to anyone who can help, even if only to inform me that > onLoadInit is known to be unreliable. > > Tony Fairfield > > _______________________________________________ > [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 > _______________________________________________ [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
