Re: [Flashcoders] elearing content using adobe air for ipad

2012-06-14 Thread Rob Romanek
Hi, You can load swfs into the app BUT the swfs can not contain any action script in them. This includes giving class names to items in your library or even simple stop() commands. We use swfs as external libraries in our as3 built apps but our approach has been to put items on the stage and

RE: [Flashcoders] elearing content using adobe air for ipad

2012-06-14 Thread Paul Steven
Rob Can you elaborate on this further please? I am working on an iPad only app using Flash CS5.5 and the client has asked if the app could load in animated graphs. I initially thought this would be easy loading in a swf but then discovered that not even a stop action was possible. It sounds

Re: [Flashcoders] elearing content using adobe air for ipad

2012-06-14 Thread Rob Romanek
Hi Paul, What we do is have a swf that has a library of animations or images, all contained in movie clips. These movie clips are then dropped onto the stage and each instance given a name. Once the swf is loaded you can then reference the instance by using getChildByName(instanceName). Once