You might be able to loop through (each frame as it's presented) the Flashpaper's timeline movie clip object and look for instances of MovieClip and then get the collective width max and height max - that way, you wouldn't have to know how the Flashpaper timeline is set up.
Jason Merrill Bank of America GT&O Learning & Leadership Development eTools & Multimedia Team >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of matt stuehler >>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:32 AM >>To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Find size of the bounding box of a >>particular frame of a loaded SWF >> >>Jason, >> >>Thanks for the clarification - that's an important point. >> >>I should have been more specific in my original post. >> >>Essentially, we have a number of SWFs created by FlashPaper. >> >>I'm loading those SWFs into a container movie clip. >> >>I then want to scale and center the container clip on the main stage. >>This requires that I know the width and height of the container. >> >>The problem is that the SWFs contain multiple frames, and the >>content in each frame varies in size. >> >>What I'd like to be able to do is this: >> >>container_mc.gotoAndStop(1); // this shows the first frame of >>the SWF var w = container_mc._width; var h = container_mc._height; >> >>// use w and h to scale and position container_mc >> >>When the user clicks "Next": >>container_mc.gotoAndStop(2); // this shows the next frame of >>the SWF var w = container_mc._width; var h = container_mc._height; >> >>// use w and h to rescale and reposition container_mc >> >>The trouble is that container_mc._width & >>container_mc._height always return the same value, even >>though the content on each frame LOOKS like it's a different >>size. It's as though FlashPaper adds a transparent background >>to each frame, which is why every frame returns the same size. >> >>Is this the case? If anyone with FlashPaper experience could >>shed some light, it'd be greatly appreciated. >> >>Cheers, >>Matt Stuehler >> >> >> >>On 4/18/07, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> When you say "frame" - you need to think of that >>differently. A "frame" >>> is not a physical object, but instead an instance of the >>stage being >>> rendered in time (or something like that :) ) - check for >>the width >>> and height of an object instance in that frame, like a background >>> movieclip or something. Frames don't have heights and >>widths that I am aware of. >>> >>> Jason Merrill >>> Bank of America >>> GT&O Learning & Leadership Development eTools & Multimedia Team >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-----Original Message----- >>> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>> >>Of matt stuehler >>> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:11 AM >>> >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>> >>Subject: [Flashcoders] Find size of the bounding box of a >>> >>particular frame of a loaded SWF >>> >> >>> >>All, >>> >> >>> >>I'm working on an application that loads a variety of >>external SWFs. >>> >> >>> >>Once each SWF loads, if I test it's _height and _width >>> >>properties, I get the height and width of the largest frame >>> >>within that clip. >>> >> >>> >>However, what I'd like to get is the _height and _width of a >>> >>particular frame. >>> >> >>> >>Is that possible? >>> >> >>> >>Cheers, >>> >>Matt Stuehler >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>> >>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 >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>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
