I got it. I'm using a few images and manually playing the transitions when I
need them. Thanks guys :)

On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 9:49 PM, dorkie dork from dorktown <
[email protected]> wrote:

> @Michael - I was thinking about that but I'm wondering how to structure it
> where I can handle any transition.
>
> @Chet - Let's say that I'm creating an Image Gallery component for Flash
> Catalyst (not that I am - eh hem cough cough) and I want to let the user
> create the transitions in and out effects in Flash Catalyst how do I need to
> structure that?
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Chet Haase <[email protected]> wrote:
>
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>> Seems like you're trying to do too much with triggers. Why not just handle
>> whatever arbitrary event you're after (like clicking on the next/prev
>> buttons) and then manually launch your custom effect with the appropriate
>> target(s)? If necessary, the even handler could set up information on the
>> effect (like the x/y positions for a move or whatever) prior to launching.
>>
>>
>>
>> Chet.
>>
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>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
>> Behalf Of *dorkie dork from dorktown
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 11, 2009 6:58 PM
>> *To:* [email protected]
>> *Subject:* [flexcoders]Architect an image gallery transition effect -
>> design suggestions
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm trying to create an image gallery component and I need some help. I
>> have an Image component working. It has next and previous buttons that
>> change the source of the Image component when they are clicked. This works
>> fine so far. The problem is it looks like crap when it changes. How would
>> you architect a source change effect so there would be a nice transition
>> between the current image and the next or previous image?
>>
>> For example, I want it to handle a crossfade where one image fades out and
>> the next fades in or a move in effect where one image moves off the screen
>> (and fades out) and another image fades in and moves in to the current image
>> location. I know there is a showEffect and hideEffect but I need something
>> like a sourceChangeNextEffect and a sourceChangePreviousEffect.
>>
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