Try placing your API elements in a holder clip and masking that. Some people create new clips each time they draw an element and you may be masking only one element - not really sure what your API is doing but worth a try.
On 9/22/06, Helen Triolo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
sounds like http://flash-creations.com/notes/dynamic_drawingapi.php#cutoutmask Helen Josh Santangelo wrote: > I have a clip that I'm drawing into. That clip is masked by a shape > or another clip, set in the IDE or at runtime. The clip which is > drawn into does not appear masked. > > Making a mask from a clip which you draw into does seem to work, but > I couldn't make it work if the mask I drew had a hole in it. > > -josh > > On Sep 18, 2006, at 12:53a, Janis Radins wrote: > >> Masking with elements made up by drawing API works 100%, ive done it >> many >> times. >> What is it that doesnt work for you? >> >> 2006/9/15, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >>> >>> >>Is it not possible to mask a clip into which you draw things using >>> >>the drawing API? >>> >>> I'm not totally sure about masking, but in general, I think there are >>> some bugs or conflicts with a movie clip drawn upon with the draw API >>> and other elements of the movie. I'm not sure this is as related >>> as you >>> would like, but for example, I had an issue with one of those drawn-on >>> movie clips which had another movie clip as a child, which had a >>> textfield on it. It worked fine until the textfield was updated with >>> new data - then the old text still showed, and the new text was also >>> drawn over the top - so it looked like there were two overlapping >>> textfields. If I separated the textfield from the clip being drawn >>> on, >>> it worked fine. I never could figure out the behavior, but I >>> assumed it >>> had to do with the clips and children of clips drawn on by the draw >>> API >>> and the way the player renders them/redraws them. In another case, >>> portions of v2 components always displayed below clips which were >>> drawn >>> upon - the drawn on clips were always on top. >>> >>> Post again if you figure it out. >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> Learning & Organization Effectiveness - Technology Solutions >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
_______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com 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
