This is the first advancement since Flash's inception that I'd kill to go backwards. The absolute simplest of flash movies with dynamic content borderline nonsense. I don't think Loader.unload() even works at all. AS3 is a really bad joke it seems.
On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 6:41 PM, Olivier Besson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > yep, > > I've thoroughly practiced as3 only for few weeks, and I can also mention: > - script in frame 1 not executing if the clip is created in a Mouse.CLICK > event > - play() or gotoAndPlay() displays the 1st frame twice (easily visible in 1 > fps) > - visible not always working with instances set up in IDE > > I heard that some of these bugs have been fixed in CS4/ Flash player 10 (a > player that break existing content, for example some PNG are not displayed: > funny), but I also heard that CS4 IDE is more buggy than CS3. > > CS5 is the last chance for getting a decent graphic+programmer environment, > I think... Some hopes ...but more probably Flash may become as crappy as > some other big, monopolistic, overly complex, and hard to maintain, > softwares (commonly used in graphic design). > > It really really sucks ;) > > > Juan Pablo Califano a écrit : > > It seems like the timeline and classes don't mix well in Flash IDE + AS >> 3.0. >> I've had lots of really anoying problems when mixing them -- even those >> hacks seem to work randomly; the same action sometimes ends up in a >> NullPointerException (or whatever it's called) but sometimes, it >> doesn't... >> And I've also come across other quirks, like masks that are lost when you >> move backwards in the timeline (but not when you move forward), changes in >> stacking of author time assets, even though each object is in its own >> layer, >> and some other random crap. >> >> I can really see how AS 3.0 is far superior to AS 2.0, and I've enjoyed it >> in any non-Flash (I mean Flash IDE) project. I've also always disliked the >> whole "everything you want to programatically control has to be a >> MovieClip" >> thing. But, at least in FP 9 (I read this has been fixed in FP 10, but >> looks >> like it'd be a bit too much not to support FP 9 for this), mixing the >> timeline with classes seems to be asking for trouble. >> >> Too bad, because as a programmer, I'm not really interested in doing the >> layout of visual objects; any designer would do it better and faster, and >> it >> just bores me. But it seems that you have to choose between coding >> everything in the timeline (sigh) or adding and removing (and positioning) >> stuff by code. It really sucks... >> >> >> Cheers >> Juan Pablo Califano >> >> >> 2008/11/22, Joel Stransky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> >> >>> Yeah I've read a bunch of hacks that just go against my sense of >>> cleanliness. I was just venting. The real question here is what causes a >>> playhead to play automatically. >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 11:23 PM, jonathan howe <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>>> wrote: >>>> Hi, Joel, >>>> >>>> I'm taking a longshot guess that you had the same problem I had last >>>> week >>>> when the list helped me...? >>>> >>>> I had an instance on a keyframe of the stage and it (sometimes) wasn't >>>> available i.e. null when I gotoAndPlay() to the frame it first appears? >>>> >>>> >>> Did >>> >>> >>>> you find a solution? I have had good success with the CustomWait class >>>> >>>> >>> from >>> >>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> http://www.lecrabe.net/blog/index.php?post/2008/08/05/41-as3-gotoandstop-gotoandplay-issue >>> >>> >>>> . >>>> It is a sucky bug. Yeah: I call it a bug, not a feature. >>>> -jonathan >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Joel Stransky <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> Don't worry, I doubt it even fk'ing matters anyway. I can't >>>>> access a >>>>> >>>>> >>>> stage >>>> >>>> >>>>> instance on frame 2 or higher without some psychotic hack I've yet to >>>>> >>>>> >>>> find >>>> >>>> >>>>> on google. How the f*ck did macromedia expect any common flash >>>>> >>>>> >>>> designers >>> >>> >>>> to >>>> >>>> >>>>> keep up? I don't want to write a custom class for each stage instance >>>>> >>>>> >>>> just >>>> >>>> >>>>> to utilize ADDED_TO_STAGE. What good is that to code on the timeline >>>>> looking >>>>> for that object? I just want to write a basic flash site with dynamic >>>>> content and avoid showing two preloaders just to load the home page by >>>>> default. Jesus fk'ing christ! Very frustrated atm. >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 2:57 PM, Joel Stransky < >>>>> >>>>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>>> wrote: >>>>>> So I'm writing the most basic of timeline preloaders and >>>>>> flash seems >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> to >>> >>> >>>> have a mind of its own. >>>>>> My test.fla has two frames. Frame 1 has a text field and a progress >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> bar >>> >>> >>>> movieclip. Frame 2 has a very large image. There is no code what so >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> over. >>>> >>>> >>>>> The document class is set to Test.as and is essentially: >>>>>> >>>>>> package >>>>>> { >>>>>> import flash.display.MovieClip; >>>>>> import flash.text.TextField; >>>>>> import flash.events.*; >>>>>> public class Test extends MovieClip >>>>>> { >>>>>> //stage instances >>>>>> public var info_txt:TextField; >>>>>> public var loadBar:MovieClip; >>>>>> public function Test() >>>>>> { >>>>>> this.loaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, >>>>>> onProgress); >>>>>> this.loaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> onComplete); >>>> >>>> >>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>> private function onProgress(e:ProgressEvent):void >>>>>> { >>>>>> trace(e.bytesLoaded); >>>>>> //on progress updates >>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>> private function onComplete(e:Event):void >>>>>> { >>>>>> //clean up >>>>>> } >>>>>> } >>>>>> } >>>>>> >>>>>> This all works fine except for the playhead activity. In my sample >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> you'll >>>> >>>> >>>>> notice there are no stop(); commands so when do Control -> Test >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Movie, >>> >>> >>>> it >>>> >>>> >>>>> just loops over the timeline flickering between frames 1 and 2 as you >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> would >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> expect. Oddly enough however, when I hit ctrl+enter again (Simulate >>>>>> Download), it stops, outputs the traces and then proceeds to flicker. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Wha!? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> It gets weirder. Just add a stop(); as the first line in the document >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> class >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> constructor right? Now Test Movie just sits on frame one and never >>>>>> broadcasts any ProgressEvent's. Seems fine but now when I Simulate >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Download, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> it stops, outputs the traces... AND THEN PROCEEDS TO FLICKER! My >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> onComplete >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> does NOT tell the playhead to play() or gotoAndPlay() or anything. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Who >>> >>> >>>> the >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> heck it telling the playhead to play? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> --Joel Stransky >>>>>> stranskydesign.com >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> --Joel Stransky >>>>> stranskydesign.com >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> -jonathan howe >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Flashcoders mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> --Joel Stransky >>> stranskydesign.com >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Flashcoders mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >> >> > > > -- > Olivier Besson (gludion) - (33 1) 44 64 78 99 > http://wwww.gludion.com > http://blog.gludion.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- --Joel Stransky stranskydesign.com _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
