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All ActionScript is removed on frames.
However, if you use Flash 9 Alpha (Blaze), you can still interact with
it.
If you don't use an AS3 class, then you still have
primitive controls such as gotoAndPlay, currentFrame, etc. There are some
new ones that are pretty phat too, like currentLabel, labels array,
etc.
The amount of intergration you need is what really
dicatates how far you want to go.
1. Just want a neat button? Use Flash 8
or below. Make a class that extends UIComponent, embed the SWF to a
property, and in createChildren, attach the SWF class.
2. Want to control the SWF's state?
Since your states are removed, in the above example, you'll have to code the
"gotoAndPlay('someLabel')" yourself. It's better if you just make an AS3
class, and code that yourself. If you use Blaze, all of your MovieClips
are now AS3 classes you can use. You just embed the SWF and snag the class
from it. Or you can embed the SWF to the class, and instantiate the class
(I like the latter).
3. Want full Flex integration with states, icons,
labels, focus management, and events? Then you'll need to make your
buttons after the skin states in the button such as upSkin, overSkin,
selectedSkin, etc. Since you can embed SWF's for skins, you can do this
all in CSS. The downside here is your transitions aren't always
seemless as they are with #1 & #2. However, functionality &
usability is maintained.
I personally think #3 comprimises art too
much. #1 makes your buttons dumb. I like #2, but most designers
won't know how to easily get those classes into Flex, nor want to code in AS3 to
make a simple gotoAndPlay working. Currently working on ways to make #2
easier for designers.
----- Original Message -----
From: hank williams
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 10:01 AM
Subject: [flexcoders] what can you do with emedded swf symbols as
button icons and as buttons my question is that as I understand it, you can only embed buttons and movieclips, not graphics, and presumably (though I am not sure about this) not bitmaps. So if you can embed a movieclip, what can you do with it in a button when it is an icon? can you change it's state or access any of the elements within the clip, change frames, etc? This actually begs a larger question which is can I embed a movieclip or button in a canvas and use it as a button. In flash the given object already knows what to do to highlight itself when there is a rollover, etc. How could I take buttons that I have developed in flash and get the hit results back to flash. Hank __._,_.___ -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com
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