I really feel like you are trying to build a ferrari without taking one automotive class. To understand the logic, you need to establish a firm foundation of understand as3. Then build your skill level on that. If you build a house without a good foundation, you are going to have issues during the building process. I think this is partially what you are experiencing now. I know this is a huge growing point for you, but you are only capable of doing what you know how to do and can apply it to your project. Build that house first bro. Nathan Mynarcik Interactive Web Developer [email protected] 254.749.2525 www.mynarcik.com
-----Original Message----- From: beno - <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:07:20 To: Flash Coders List<[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Back On Course, Still Problems Jason's suggestion of adding a trace to see if the class is even being activated was excellent, thank you. No, it is not being activated. I tried to comment out the mcHandInstance2 as per Mark's suggestion: public function init():void { hatAndFace(); eyeball1(); eyeball2(); myRightHand(); // var mcHandInstance2:mcHand = new mcHand(); addChild(mcHandInstance2) mcHandInstance2.addFrameScript(20, myLeftHand) // myLeftHand(); } but it threw this error: TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter child must be non-null. at flash.display::DisplayObjectContainer/addChild() at Main/init() at main_fla::MainTimeline/frame1() Mark informs me that I need to name these calls to mcHandInstance2 different things; however, I still am greatly struggling to understand the fundamental logic of what I'm trying to build. Can you help me understand how these various elements work together so that I can properly name them? I, like you, doubt seriously that I want them all to be the same name. I'm sure Michael's suggestion was as good as Jason's, but obviously there was no point for it, at least at this juncture, because the class is not being activated. If you all care to, please suggest google kw for me to research, but please not the general educational information, of which I have studied some and continue to study more. The learning curve is long and steep, par for the course in programming, but frankly (and this is not a complaint!) apparently longer and steeper than the norm with AS3. TIA, beno package { import flash.events.Event; import flash.events.MouseEvent; import flash.display.MovieClip; import com.greensock.*; import com.greensock.plugins.*; import com.greensock.easing.*; public class Main extends MovieClip { public var mcHandInstance2:mcHand; public function Main():void { } public function init():void { hatAndFace(); eyeball1(); eyeball2(); myRightHand(); var mcHandInstance2:mcHand = new mcHand(); addChild(mcHandInstance2) mcHandInstance2.addFrameScript(20, myLeftHand) // myLeftHand(); } public function hatAndFace():void { TweenPlugin.activate([AutoAlphaPlugin]); var mcHatAndFaceInstance:mcHatAndFace = new mcHatAndFace(); addChild(mcHatAndFaceInstance); mcHatAndFaceInstance.x = 350; mcHatAndFaceInstance.y = 100; mcHatAndFaceInstance.alpha = 0; TweenLite.to(mcHatAndFaceInstance, 2, {autoAlpha:1}); } public function eyeball1():void { var mcEyeballInstance1:mcEyeball = new mcEyeball(); addChild(mcEyeballInstance1); mcEyeballInstance1.x = 380; mcEyeballInstance1.y = 115; mcEyeballInstance1.alpha = 0; TweenLite.to(mcEyeballInstance1, 2, {autoAlpha:1}); } public function eyeball2():void { var mcEyeballInstance2:mcEyeball = new mcEyeball(); addChild(mcEyeballInstance2); mcEyeballInstance2.x = 315; mcEyeballInstance2.y = 115; mcEyeballInstance2.alpha = 0; TweenLite.to(mcEyeballInstance2, 2, {autoAlpha:1}); } public function myRightHand():void { var mcHandInstance1:mcHand = new mcHand(); addChild(mcHandInstance1); mcHandInstance1.x = 400; mcHandInstance1.y = 200; } /* public function set totalProgress(value:Number):void { myLeftHand.value = 1; } */ // private function myLeftHand():void private function myLeftHand(e:Event=null):void { if (e.target.currentFrame == 10) { trace("yes") }; var mcHandInstance2:mcHand = new mcHand(); addChild(mcHandInstance2); mcHandInstance2.x = 800; mcHandInstance2.y = 200; // if (e.target.currentFrame == 40) TweenMax.to(mcHandInstance2, 2, {x:200, startAt:{totalProgress:1}}).reverse(); } } } _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
