Re: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
t; >> > to be > >> > able to use the externally loaded clip as a library - but it is > >> > starting to > >> > dawn on me that this is not possible (?). > >> > > >> > (By the way, I'm mystified that the "Shared Library" has been > >> implemented > >> > the way that it has - the url requirement would seem to make it > >> > difficult to > >> > arbitrarily load external libraries into a movie without manually > >> > changing > >> > the URL properties in the IDE. It would be great if you could just > >> > load an > >> > external library the way we do external clips). > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > > >> > August > >> > > >> > On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> if I got correctly the point, you're asking: > >> >> can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my > >> >> project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? > >> >> If not, sorry for bothering > >> >> If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance > >> name. > >> >> If you don't, you'll have to work them out: > >> >> > >> >> loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); > >> >> > >> >> /* > >> >> * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the > >> >> child's instance name the work is done. > >> >> * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better > >> than > >> >> this one): > >> >> * try to provide some that lets you find in a not > >> ambiguos > >> >> way the desired child mc among other children mcs > >> >> */ > >> >> > >> >> var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; > >> >> for (var i in loadedMovie) { > >> >> if(test_code) { > >> >>desiredChildMovieClip = loadedMovie[i]; > >> >> } > >> >> } > >> >> > >> >> /* > >> >> * so desiredChildMovieClip is the child you were looking for. > >> >> * if there's no such thing, sorry I have no idea.. > >> >> */ > >> >> > >> >> HTH > >> >> francesco.p > >> >> > >> >> Jim Tann wrote: > >> >> > You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the > parent > >> >> > swf's library & have it placed on the stage / inside a movieclip > >> >> that is > >> >> > exported for actionscript to have access to all of the elements in > >> the > >> >> > child swf's library. > >> >> > > >> >> > Jim > >> >> > > >> >> > -Original Message- > >> >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> August > >> >> > Gresens > >> >> > Sent: 05 May 2006 02:43 > >> >> > To: Flashcoders mailing list > >> >> > Subject: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie > >> >> > > >> >> > Hello > >> >> > > >> >> > Is it possible to access (duplicate and use) clips nested inside > >> >> another > >> >> > clip you've loaded into a movie via LoadMovie (or using the > >> >> > MovieClipLoader). > >> >> > > >> >> > For example, if I want to maintain a clip external to my main > flash > >> >> > project > >> >> > that has a bunch of misc graphics - after I've loaded this > external > >> >> > clip, > >> >> > can I duplicate these graphics somehow and attach them to clips in > >> the > >> >> > main > >> >> > project? The purpose of this would be to load all of these > graphics > >> >> all > >> >> > in > >> >> > one shot, as opposed to loading them individually. > >> >> > > >> >> > >From playing around with it - it seems as though the loaded > >> clip is > >> >> > treated > >> >> > as an independent media ele
Re: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
gt;> if I got correctly the point, you're asking: > >> >> can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my > >> >> project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? > >> >> If not, sorry for bothering > >> >> If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance > >> name. > >> >> If you don't, you'll have to work them out: > >> >> > >> >> loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); > >> >> > >> >> /* > >> >> * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the > >> >> child's instance name the work is done. > >> >> * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better > >> than > >> >> this one): > >> >> * try to provide some that lets you find in a not > >> ambiguos > >> >> way the desired child mc among other children mcs > >> >> */ > >> >> > >> >> var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; > >> >> for (var i in loadedMovie) { > >> >> if(test_code) { > >> >>desiredChildMovieClip = loadedMovie[i]; > >> >> } > >> >> } > >> >> > >> >> /* > >> >> * so desiredChildMovieClip is the child you were looking for. > >> >> * if there's no such thing, sorry I have no idea.. > >> >> */ > >> >> > >> >> HTH > >> >> francesco.p > >> >> > >> >> Jim Tann wrote: > >> >> > You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the > parent > >> >> > swf's library & have it placed on the stage / inside a movieclip > >> >> that is > >> >> > exported for actionscript to have access to all of the elements in > >> the > >> >> > child swf's library. > >> >> > > >> >> > Jim > >> >> > > >> >> > -Original Message- > >> >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > >> August > >> >> > Gresens > >> >> > Sent: 05 May 2006 02:43 > >> >> > To: Flashcoders mailing list > >> >> > Subject: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie > >> >> > > >> >> > Hello > >> >> > > >> >> > Is it possible to access (duplicate and use) clips nested inside > >> >> another > >> >> > clip you've loaded into a movie via LoadMovie (or using the > >> >> > MovieClipLoader). > >> >> > > >> >> > For example, if I want to maintain a clip external to my main > flash > >> >> > project > >> >> > that has a bunch of misc graphics - after I've loaded this > external > >> >> > clip, > >> >> > can I duplicate these graphics somehow and attach them to clips in > >> the > >> >> > main > >> >> > project? The purpose of this would be to load all of these > graphics > >> >> all > >> >> > in > >> >> > one shot, as opposed to loading them individually. > >> >> > > >> >> > >From playing around with it - it seems as though the loaded > >> clip is > >> >> > treated > >> >> > as an independent media element, with no access to it's > >> children. Is > >> >> > this > >> >> > correct? > >> >> > > >> >> > Thanks, > >> >> > > >> >> > August > >> >> > ___ > >> >> > 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] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
Francesco - I'll give that a try. It actually occurred to me, but I didn't try it because I wasn't sure how the depth would be handled and what issues would be associated with having a single clip instance be the child of two parents. (When you move "b", does it also move in "a", even if "a" is not moved?) Thanks, August On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Provided you know the child-to-copy instance name, that's a workaround: say you have 2 mcs, one (a) created in your project and one (b) loaded externally. say you know the desired b-child instance name (b_child): //create a copy of the desired child var b_copy_child:MovieClip = b_child.duplicateMovieClip("copy",b.getNextHighestDepth()); /* *then 2 ways: *a) if you simply want a reference to use in your project, work with b_copy_child; *b) if you really want b_child instance to be a child of a, reference it from within, * thanks to the fact MovieClip is dynamic: */ a.a_child = b_copy_child; This, unless I'm missing some more-DOM-like AS2 interfaces - and then I'd love to hear about.. HTH francesco.p August Gresens wrote: > Thanks much for your previous responses, very helpful. > > One more question - how can I duplicate or attach a child clip of one > clip > into another clip? > > For example, if I have two clips on the timeline, can I somehow copy the > first child of one clip into another? > > DuplicateMovieClip does not seem to provide this functionality. It seems > only allow you to create a duplicate that is attached to the same parent > clip. I want to be able to copy child clips from my loaded external clip, > into various clips in my project. > > Thanks, > > August > > On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Really don't know if is there a way to load a .fla asset (such as a >> Library) into an swf.. >> >> but sure you can use an external swf as a content library, as long as >> all library items (children mcs): >> - can be referenced by instance name (which is to be set on the external >> .fla) >> - are not referenced by instance name, but can be univocally retrieved >> by any other means (e.g. property values) >> >> once acquired desiredChildMovieClip, you can duplicate it on your >> project. >> HTH >> francesco >> >> >> >> >> August Gresens wrote: >> > I guess what I'm looking for is an alternative to the clunky "Shared >> > Library" thing they've got set up. I"m seeing now, however, that even >> > if I >> > get this working, there would be no way to duplicate the externally >> > loaded >> > swf's child to a clip in my main project (right?). In essence, I want >> > to be >> > able to use the externally loaded clip as a library - but it is >> > starting to >> > dawn on me that this is not possible (?). >> > >> > (By the way, I'm mystified that the "Shared Library" has been >> implemented >> > the way that it has - the url requirement would seem to make it >> > difficult to >> > arbitrarily load external libraries into a movie without manually >> > changing >> > the URL properties in the IDE. It would be great if you could just >> > load an >> > external library the way we do external clips). >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > August >> > >> > On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> if I got correctly the point, you're asking: >> >> can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my >> >> project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? >> >> If not, sorry for bothering >> >> If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance >> name. >> >> If you don't, you'll have to work them out: >> >> >> >> loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); >> >> >> >> /* >> >> * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the >> >> child's instance name the work is done. >> >> * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better >> than >> >> this one): >> >> * try to provide some that lets you find in a not >> ambiguos >> >> way the desired child mc among other children mcs >> >> */ >> >> >> >> var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; >> >> for (var i in loadedMovie) { >> >
Re: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
Provided you know the child-to-copy instance name, that's a workaround: say you have 2 mcs, one (a) created in your project and one (b) loaded externally. say you know the desired b-child instance name (b_child): //create a copy of the desired child var b_copy_child:MovieClip = b_child.duplicateMovieClip("copy",b.getNextHighestDepth()); /* *then 2 ways: *a) if you simply want a reference to use in your project, work with b_copy_child; *b) if you really want b_child instance to be a child of a, reference it from within, * thanks to the fact MovieClip is dynamic: */ a.a_child = b_copy_child; This, unless I'm missing some more-DOM-like AS2 interfaces - and then I'd love to hear about.. HTH francesco.p August Gresens wrote: Thanks much for your previous responses, very helpful. One more question - how can I duplicate or attach a child clip of one clip into another clip? For example, if I have two clips on the timeline, can I somehow copy the first child of one clip into another? DuplicateMovieClip does not seem to provide this functionality. It seems only allow you to create a duplicate that is attached to the same parent clip. I want to be able to copy child clips from my loaded external clip, into various clips in my project. Thanks, August On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Really don't know if is there a way to load a .fla asset (such as a Library) into an swf.. but sure you can use an external swf as a content library, as long as all library items (children mcs): - can be referenced by instance name (which is to be set on the external .fla) - are not referenced by instance name, but can be univocally retrieved by any other means (e.g. property values) once acquired desiredChildMovieClip, you can duplicate it on your project. HTH francesco August Gresens wrote: > I guess what I'm looking for is an alternative to the clunky "Shared > Library" thing they've got set up. I"m seeing now, however, that even > if I > get this working, there would be no way to duplicate the externally > loaded > swf's child to a clip in my main project (right?). In essence, I want > to be > able to use the externally loaded clip as a library - but it is > starting to > dawn on me that this is not possible (?). > > (By the way, I'm mystified that the "Shared Library" has been implemented > the way that it has - the url requirement would seem to make it > difficult to > arbitrarily load external libraries into a movie without manually > changing > the URL properties in the IDE. It would be great if you could just > load an > external library the way we do external clips). > > Thanks, > > August > > On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> if I got correctly the point, you're asking: >> can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my >> project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? >> If not, sorry for bothering >> If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance name. >> If you don't, you'll have to work them out: >> >> loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); >> >> /* >> * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the >> child's instance name the work is done. >> * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better than >> this one): >> * try to provide some that lets you find in a not ambiguos >> way the desired child mc among other children mcs >> */ >> >> var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; >> for (var i in loadedMovie) { >> if(test_code) { >>desiredChildMovieClip = loadedMovie[i]; >> } >> } >> >> /* >> * so desiredChildMovieClip is the child you were looking for. >> * if there's no such thing, sorry I have no idea.. >> */ >> >> HTH >> francesco.p >> >> Jim Tann wrote: >> > You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the parent >> > swf's library & have it placed on the stage / inside a movieclip >> that is >> > exported for actionscript to have access to all of the elements in the >> > child swf's library. >> > >> > Jim >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of August >> > Gresens >> > Sent: 05 May 2006 02:43 >> > To: Flashcoders mailing list >> > Subject: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie >> > >> > Hello >> > >> > Is it possible to access (duplicate and
Re: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
Hello August, These all are common doubt indeed, they also made me lots of headaches (and still do) when I started developing on the flash platform. The problem is that the way the player works is not obvious (for me at least). You have to do tricks such as import a clip from the externally loaded swf to have access to its library DOM through actionscript, for example (the infamous shared library trick, someone correct-me if I said something wrong). And regarding your duplicateMovieClip question. If I understood your case, you can´t, for example, duplicate movieclip "A" from movieclip "B" TO movieclip "C", if you would like movieclip "A" to be duplicated into "C", you would have to call duplicateMovieClip from the context of movieclip "C" and movieclip "A" would have to be a child of movieclip "C" (again, corret-me if I´m wrong :P) Hope this helps, - Marcelo Serpa. On 5/5/06, August Gresens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks much for your previous responses, very helpful. One more question - how can I duplicate or attach a child clip of one clip into another clip? For example, if I have two clips on the timeline, can I somehow copy the first child of one clip into another? DuplicateMovieClip does not seem to provide this functionality. It seems only allow you to create a duplicate that is attached to the same parent clip. I want to be able to copy child clips from my loaded external clip, into various clips in my project. Thanks, August On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Really don't know if is there a way to load a .fla asset (such as a > Library) into an swf.. > > but sure you can use an external swf as a content library, as long as > all library items (children mcs): > - can be referenced by instance name (which is to be set on the external > .fla) > - are not referenced by instance name, but can be univocally retrieved > by any other means (e.g. property values) > > once acquired desiredChildMovieClip, you can duplicate it on your project. > HTH > francesco > > > > > August Gresens wrote: > > I guess what I'm looking for is an alternative to the clunky "Shared > > Library" thing they've got set up. I"m seeing now, however, that even > > if I > > get this working, there would be no way to duplicate the externally > > loaded > > swf's child to a clip in my main project (right?). In essence, I want > > to be > > able to use the externally loaded clip as a library - but it is > > starting to > > dawn on me that this is not possible (?). > > > > (By the way, I'm mystified that the "Shared Library" has been > implemented > > the way that it has - the url requirement would seem to make it > > difficult to > > arbitrarily load external libraries into a movie without manually > > changing > > the URL properties in the IDE. It would be great if you could just > > load an > > external library the way we do external clips). > > > > Thanks, > > > > August > > > > On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> if I got correctly the point, you're asking: > >> can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my > >> project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? > >> If not, sorry for bothering > >> If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance name. > >> If you don't, you'll have to work them out: > >> > >> loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); > >> > >> /* > >> * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the > >> child's instance name the work is done. > >> * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better than > >> this one): > >> * try to provide some that lets you find in a not ambiguos > >> way the desired child mc among other children mcs > >> */ > >> > >> var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; > >> for (var i in loadedMovie) { > >> if(test_code) { > >>desiredChildMovieClip = loadedMovie[i]; > >> } > >> } > >> > >> /* > >> * so desiredChildMovieClip is the child you were looking for. > >> * if there's no such thing, sorry I have no idea.. > >> */ > >> > >> HTH > >> francesco.p > >> > >> Jim Tann wrote: > >> > You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the parent > >> > swf's library & have it pla
Re: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
Thanks much for your previous responses, very helpful. One more question - how can I duplicate or attach a child clip of one clip into another clip? For example, if I have two clips on the timeline, can I somehow copy the first child of one clip into another? DuplicateMovieClip does not seem to provide this functionality. It seems only allow you to create a duplicate that is attached to the same parent clip. I want to be able to copy child clips from my loaded external clip, into various clips in my project. Thanks, August On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Really don't know if is there a way to load a .fla asset (such as a Library) into an swf.. but sure you can use an external swf as a content library, as long as all library items (children mcs): - can be referenced by instance name (which is to be set on the external .fla) - are not referenced by instance name, but can be univocally retrieved by any other means (e.g. property values) once acquired desiredChildMovieClip, you can duplicate it on your project. HTH francesco August Gresens wrote: > I guess what I'm looking for is an alternative to the clunky "Shared > Library" thing they've got set up. I"m seeing now, however, that even > if I > get this working, there would be no way to duplicate the externally > loaded > swf's child to a clip in my main project (right?). In essence, I want > to be > able to use the externally loaded clip as a library - but it is > starting to > dawn on me that this is not possible (?). > > (By the way, I'm mystified that the "Shared Library" has been implemented > the way that it has - the url requirement would seem to make it > difficult to > arbitrarily load external libraries into a movie without manually > changing > the URL properties in the IDE. It would be great if you could just > load an > external library the way we do external clips). > > Thanks, > > August > > On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> if I got correctly the point, you're asking: >> can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my >> project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? >> If not, sorry for bothering >> If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance name. >> If you don't, you'll have to work them out: >> >> loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); >> >> /* >> * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the >> child's instance name the work is done. >> * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better than >> this one): >> * try to provide some that lets you find in a not ambiguos >> way the desired child mc among other children mcs >> */ >> >> var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; >> for (var i in loadedMovie) { >> if(test_code) { >>desiredChildMovieClip = loadedMovie[i]; >> } >> } >> >> /* >> * so desiredChildMovieClip is the child you were looking for. >> * if there's no such thing, sorry I have no idea.. >> */ >> >> HTH >> francesco.p >> >> Jim Tann wrote: >> > You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the parent >> > swf's library & have it placed on the stage / inside a movieclip >> that is >> > exported for actionscript to have access to all of the elements in the >> > child swf's library. >> > >> > Jim >> > >> > -Original Message- >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of August >> > Gresens >> > Sent: 05 May 2006 02:43 >> > To: Flashcoders mailing list >> > Subject: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie >> > >> > Hello >> > >> > Is it possible to access (duplicate and use) clips nested inside >> another >> > clip you've loaded into a movie via LoadMovie (or using the >> > MovieClipLoader). >> > >> > For example, if I want to maintain a clip external to my main flash >> > project >> > that has a bunch of misc graphics - after I've loaded this external >> > clip, >> > can I duplicate these graphics somehow and attach them to clips in the >> > main >> > project? The purpose of this would be to load all of these graphics >> all >> > in >> > one shot, as opposed to loading them individually. >> > >> > >From playing around with it - it seems as though the loaded clip is >> > treated >>
Re: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
Really don't know if is there a way to load a .fla asset (such as a Library) into an swf.. but sure you can use an external swf as a content library, as long as all library items (children mcs): - can be referenced by instance name (which is to be set on the external .fla) - are not referenced by instance name, but can be univocally retrieved by any other means (e.g. property values) once acquired desiredChildMovieClip, you can duplicate it on your project. HTH francesco August Gresens wrote: I guess what I'm looking for is an alternative to the clunky "Shared Library" thing they've got set up. I"m seeing now, however, that even if I get this working, there would be no way to duplicate the externally loaded swf's child to a clip in my main project (right?). In essence, I want to be able to use the externally loaded clip as a library - but it is starting to dawn on me that this is not possible (?). (By the way, I'm mystified that the "Shared Library" has been implemented the way that it has - the url requirement would seem to make it difficult to arbitrarily load external libraries into a movie without manually changing the URL properties in the IDE. It would be great if you could just load an external library the way we do external clips). Thanks, August On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: if I got correctly the point, you're asking: can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? If not, sorry for bothering If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance name. If you don't, you'll have to work them out: loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); /* * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the child's instance name the work is done. * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better than this one): * try to provide some that lets you find in a not ambiguos way the desired child mc among other children mcs */ var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; for (var i in loadedMovie) { if(test_code) { desiredChildMovieClip = loadedMovie[i]; } } /* * so desiredChildMovieClip is the child you were looking for. * if there's no such thing, sorry I have no idea.. */ HTH francesco.p Jim Tann wrote: > You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the parent > swf's library & have it placed on the stage / inside a movieclip that is > exported for actionscript to have access to all of the elements in the > child swf's library. > > Jim > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of August > Gresens > Sent: 05 May 2006 02:43 > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie > > Hello > > Is it possible to access (duplicate and use) clips nested inside another > clip you've loaded into a movie via LoadMovie (or using the > MovieClipLoader). > > For example, if I want to maintain a clip external to my main flash > project > that has a bunch of misc graphics - after I've loaded this external > clip, > can I duplicate these graphics somehow and attach them to clips in the > main > project? The purpose of this would be to load all of these graphics all > in > one shot, as opposed to loading them individually. > > >From playing around with it - it seems as though the loaded clip is > treated > as an independent media element, with no access to it's children. Is > this > correct? > > Thanks, > > August > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
I guess what I'm looking for is an alternative to the clunky "Shared Library" thing they've got set up. I"m seeing now, however, that even if I get this working, there would be no way to duplicate the externally loaded swf's child to a clip in my main project (right?). In essence, I want to be able to use the externally loaded clip as a library - but it is starting to dawn on me that this is not possible (?). (By the way, I'm mystified that the "Shared Library" has been implemented the way that it has - the url requirement would seem to make it difficult to arbitrarily load external libraries into a movie without manually changing the URL properties in the IDE. It would be great if you could just load an external library the way we do external clips). Thanks, August On 5/5/06, Francesco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: if I got correctly the point, you're asking: can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? If not, sorry for bothering If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance name. If you don't, you'll have to work them out: loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); /* * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the child's instance name the work is done. * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better than this one): * try to provide some that lets you find in a not ambiguos way the desired child mc among other children mcs */ var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; for (var i in loadedMovie) { if(test_code) { desiredChildMovieClip = loadedMovie[i]; } } /* * so desiredChildMovieClip is the child you were looking for. * if there's no such thing, sorry I have no idea.. */ HTH francesco.p Jim Tann wrote: > You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the parent > swf's library & have it placed on the stage / inside a movieclip that is > exported for actionscript to have access to all of the elements in the > child swf's library. > > Jim > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of August > Gresens > Sent: 05 May 2006 02:43 > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie > > Hello > > Is it possible to access (duplicate and use) clips nested inside another > clip you've loaded into a movie via LoadMovie (or using the > MovieClipLoader). > > For example, if I want to maintain a clip external to my main flash > project > that has a bunch of misc graphics - after I've loaded this external > clip, > can I duplicate these graphics somehow and attach them to clips in the > main > project? The purpose of this would be to load all of these graphics all > in > one shot, as opposed to loading them individually. > > >From playing around with it - it seems as though the loaded clip is > treated > as an independent media element, with no access to it's children. Is > this > correct? > > Thanks, > > August > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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 -- - August Gresens Technical Director Black Hammer Productions, NYC [EMAIL PROTECTED] - ___ 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] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
if I got correctly the point, you're asking: can I access children of an external swf loaded at any level into my project via MovieClip.loadMovie() or MovieClipLoader.loadClip()? If not, sorry for bothering If yes, I think: sure you can, as long as you know their instance name. If you don't, you'll have to work them out: loadedMovie.loadMovie("externalSwf.swf"); /* * now loadedMovie and externalSwf timelines overlap; if you know the child's instance name the work is done. * if you don't I'll do like this (but chances are ways are better than this one): * try to provide some that lets you find in a not ambiguos way the desired child mc among other children mcs */ var desiredChildMovieClip:MovieClip; for (var i in loadedMovie) { if(test_code) { desiredChildMovieClip = loadedMovie[i]; } } /* * so desiredChildMovieClip is the child you were looking for. * if there's no such thing, sorry I have no idea.. */ HTH francesco.p Jim Tann wrote: You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the parent swf's library & have it placed on the stage / inside a movieclip that is exported for actionscript to have access to all of the elements in the child swf's library. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of August Gresens Sent: 05 May 2006 02:43 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie Hello Is it possible to access (duplicate and use) clips nested inside another clip you've loaded into a movie via LoadMovie (or using the MovieClipLoader). For example, if I want to maintain a clip external to my main flash project that has a bunch of misc graphics - after I've loaded this external clip, can I duplicate these graphics somehow and attach them to clips in the main project? The purpose of this would be to load all of these graphics all in one shot, as opposed to loading them individually. >From playing around with it - it seems as though the loaded clip is treated as an independent media element, with no access to it's children. Is this correct? Thanks, August ___ 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 ___ 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] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
You need to import one movieclip from the child swf into the parent swf's library & have it placed on the stage / inside a movieclip that is exported for actionscript to have access to all of the elements in the child swf's library. Jim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of August Gresens Sent: 05 May 2006 02:43 To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie Hello Is it possible to access (duplicate and use) clips nested inside another clip you've loaded into a movie via LoadMovie (or using the MovieClipLoader). For example, if I want to maintain a clip external to my main flash project that has a bunch of misc graphics - after I've loaded this external clip, can I duplicate these graphics somehow and attach them to clips in the main project? The purpose of this would be to load all of these graphics all in one shot, as opposed to loading them individually. >From playing around with it - it seems as though the loaded clip is treated as an independent media element, with no access to it's children. Is this correct? Thanks, August ___ 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
[Flashcoders] newbie: nested clips and LoadMovie
Hello Is it possible to access (duplicate and use) clips nested inside another clip you've loaded into a movie via LoadMovie (or using the MovieClipLoader). For example, if I want to maintain a clip external to my main flash project that has a bunch of misc graphics - after I've loaded this external clip, can I duplicate these graphics somehow and attach them to clips in the main project? The purpose of this would be to load all of these graphics all in one shot, as opposed to loading them individually. From playing around with it - it seems as though the loaded clip is treated as an independent media element, with no access to it's children. Is this correct? Thanks, August ___ 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