we did the lockroot thing - strange this is, without any rhyme or reason, it still doesn't work when the loaded swf is viewed but when it's viewed through the main swf, it's all lovely jubbly again
'sgot me knackered but i'm not touching anything :) On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Ian Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 11:53 AM, allandt bik-elliott > (thefieldcomic.com) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi folks > > > > I've got a combobox that is in a swf that get's dynamically loaded into a > > master clip with a mask on the container (so the combobox is in a masked, > > loaded swf). When it first shows on the stage, the text area shows the > > default text (in this case 'Select') but when the cb is clicked on, none > of > > the contents are rendered until something is clicked again - either the > > scrollbar or one of the fields, and then it works properly again. > > I eventually threw away the AS2 ComboBox because it was so buggy. > > However, some problems can be cured by: > - Making sure there's a ComboBox instance in the top-level SWF (i.e. > the SWF that is doing the loading); even if it's off-stage somewhere > (or in a library symbol, as long as that library symbol is set to > export in frame 1). > - Using _lockroot=true on the loaded clip. > > HTH, > Ian > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
