It's not going to be as easy as unchecked the "export in first frame" setting. I'm simply creating a wrapper SWF with a preloader, that loads in the target SWF.
-----Original Message----- From: Alain Rousseau [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2007 1:25 PM To: flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] wedging in a preloader -- lazy developer alert! Or even Simpler, Add a scene to your FLA before the main scene and put the preload script there ... no need for loadmovie :) Ian Thomas wrote: > A simple fix - create a wrapper Flash movie, and load the bulky movie > in as a child. As long as it doesn't use _root all the time, it should > work fine. (And even if it does, you could use _lockroot to fix that). > > Ian > > On 5/11/07, Hairy Dog Digital <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Wasn't sure whether to post there here or Flash-Newbie, so I'm >> starting here. >> >> I've inherited a project where all Flash assets (MCs, buttons, >> components) >> are included in an FLA and setup on frameone. All code is in external >> class definition files, and it isn't pretty. With classes linked to >> symbol instances in the FLA's library. >> >> Client now wants an animated preloader, because the app takes too >> long to load before running. You see where this is going... >> everything is on frame 1 and all actionscript classes and used >> library symbols are flagged to export on frame 1. Ugh! >> >> This has probably been covered ad naseum, but cannot give me some >> quick pointers on fixing this? >> >> (If I was doing this from scratch, I'd simply have the preloader and >> related elements export on frame 1, with symbols and actionscript on >> frame 2-5, to get the preloader loaded and running while everything >> else loads. Is really as simple as wedging some frames in the start >> and changing the export/load >> frame?) >> >> ...Rob >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
