Re: [Flashcoders] Runtime sharing: best practice
hi Dont write mail again Stefan Thurnherr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Michael, I face the same problem you're describing: most of my UI controls are in a shared SWF (source.swf), which is then used by several of my dest.swf files. I did some testing, and found it impossible to do a preloader with a progress bar for (or within) dest.swf that takes into account the loading time for source.swf. So what I currently do is using a metaloader.swf with two progress bars. I first load source.swf and indicate the progress on the first progress bar. Upon onLoadComplete I start loading dest.swf. The playhead then hits frame 1 and attempts to load source.swf. As this file is now already cached locally, dest.swf progresses to frame 2 with virtually no shared-library-caused delay. HTH, stefan. On 1/5/07, Mendelsohn, Michael wrote: Hi list... For a swf, dest.swf posted online, what is the best way to make available all of assets it uses that are imported as runtime sharing from a source.swf? Should I do a loadMovie(source.swf) from within dest.swf? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Runtime sharing: best practice
Thanks very much Stefan. I had been suspecting that would be the way to do it. I appreciate your post. - MM Hi Michael, I face the same problem you're describing: most of my UI controls are in a shared SWF (source.swf), which is then used by several of my dest.swf files. I did some testing, and found it impossible to do a preloader with a progress bar for (or within) dest.swf that takes into account the loading time for source.swf. So what I currently do is using a metaloader.swf with two progress bars. I first load source.swf and indicate the progress on the first progress bar. Upon onLoadComplete I start loading dest.swf. The playhead then hits frame 1 and attempts to load source.swf. As this file is now already cached locally, dest.swf progresses to frame 2 with virtually no shared-library-caused delay. HTH, stefan. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Runtime sharing: best practice
Hi Michael, I face the same problem you're describing: most of my UI controls are in a shared SWF (source.swf), which is then used by several of my dest.swf files. I did some testing, and found it impossible to do a preloader with a progress bar for (or within) dest.swf that takes into account the loading time for source.swf. So what I currently do is using a metaloader.swf with two progress bars. I first load source.swf and indicate the progress on the first progress bar. Upon onLoadComplete I start loading dest.swf. The playhead then hits frame 1 and attempts to load source.swf. As this file is now already cached locally, dest.swf progresses to frame 2 with virtually no shared-library-caused delay. HTH, stefan. On 1/5/07, Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi list... For a swf, dest.swf posted online, what is the best way to make available all of assets it uses that are imported as runtime sharing from a source.swf? Should I do a loadMovie(source.swf) from within dest.swf? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
Re: [Flashcoders] Runtime sharing: best practice
Hi Michael, If you're using shared assets through the method you described in your earlier email, the Flash runtime should automatically load the shared library without you having to do anything. However, you can only be sure they'll have loaded by frame 2 of dest.swf. You do need to make sure that the path between the two files is the same as the path you specified when you set up the runtime sharing - use relative paths rather than absolute. (e.g. ./shared.swf) Something I only discovered recently (but which should have been obvious) - if you only reference one shared symbol in dest.swf, you can actually still access _all_ the shared symbols via actionscript. Neat. :-) Ian On 1/5/07, Mendelsohn, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi list... For a swf, dest.swf posted online, what is the best way to make available all of assets it uses that are imported as runtime sharing from a source.swf? Should I do a loadMovie(source.swf) from within dest.swf? Thanks, - Michael M. ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
RE: [Flashcoders] Runtime sharing: best practice
Sounds great, Ian. But, I also want to make a loading progress bar, so what should the progress bar be looking at to measure percentage loaded? Is it just simply getBytesLoaded + total, or do I have to take into consideration in that calculation the assets.swf? - MM Hi Michael, If you're using shared assets through the method you described in your earlier email, the Flash runtime should automatically load the shared library without you having to do anything. However, you can only be sure they'll have loaded by frame 2 of dest.swf. You do need to make sure that the path between the two files is the same as the path you specified when you set up the runtime sharing - use relative paths rather than absolute. (e.g. ./shared.swf) Something I only discovered recently (but which should have been obvious) - if you only reference one shared symbol in dest.swf, you can actually still access _all_ the shared symbols via actionscript. Neat. :-) Ian ___ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
