ActionScript 2.0 :: Adding Preloader - No Longer See Certain Things On The Stage
Apr 29, 2010
I am making a site in flash. Without a preloader everything appears on the stage fine. Once I add a preloader I can no longer see certain things on the stage. I know they are on the stage because I can call them through code and I traced their getChildIndex and they are the same across both files. Files w/ preloader and problem:[URL] The main file is Test.fla. The code that adds the objects that I cannot see is in Test.as and the objects that I cannot see are menuBG, menuBGL, menuBGR, menuBGB, shader, grid, and imageStatus, or anything that is imported from the library.
Edit: The problem is caused by me exporting my classes in frame 2 which is needed by the preloader. In my init() function I tried adding gotoAndStop(3);
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Sep 4, 2009
i tried looking here with the keyword 'preloader', to find answers to my problem but I didn't.I'm a freshman AS3 developer....with a portfolio site to launch asap.
I have a movieClip in my library that is exported to AS (external jpg) - it is loaded separately from anything else in my scene (which is disrupting my normal preloader animation). When I simulate the download my preloader doesn't appear in my preview window, and I have no error message either. At first, not sure what the problem was I tried various preloader tutorials online hoping to find a solution.
I only realized later on that my preloader didn't work because of my external jpg.How can I make my preloader (code below) load everything altogether? (elements in my scene + external jpg)
PRELOADER (first frame);
Code: Select allimport flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
[code]...
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Jul 4, 2011
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PRELOADER (first frame);
Code:
Select allimport flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.ProgressEvent;
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loaderF);
function loaderF(e:Event):void {
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I have been using:
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Dec 28, 2010
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Oct 25, 2009
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Sep 10, 2009
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Apr 8, 2005
I am making a flash animation/movie that is about 1.4MB in file size, there is also music that plays along with the animation, but the MP3 file is about 2.4MB, so I called up the loadSound function (streaming) in the first frame, and toggled the Sound start function when the PLAY button was pressed. The PLAY button only appears once the preloader has loaded all the frames of the flash file, but it does not wait for the MP3 to finish loading.
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Code:
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Apr 8, 2005
I am making a flash animation/movie that is about 1.4MB in file size, there is also music that plays along with the animation, but the MP3 file is about 2.4MB, so I called up the loadSound function (streaming) in the first frame, and toggled the Sound start function when the PLAY button was pressed. The PLAY button only appears once the preloader has loaded all the frames of the flash file, but it does not wait for the MP3 to finish loading.
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Code:
// variable to hold the value of total frames in this movie
var loadAmount = _totalframes;
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Attachments: Main.zip (1.5 K)
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If I already have an existing movie, what is the best way to add a preloader to this movie?I have 1 frame with a few layers right now. Then, I have some movie clips on frame 1 Should I just move everything to frame 2? Does that throw anything out of sync? I am using labels in the movie clips that that I can use gotoAndPlay("label");
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I've got a Flash AS3 animation that is completely coded in an .as file. The only thing on the timeline is the background image. All of the movieclips are Exported for ActionScript in frame1. How would I go about adding a preloader into the .as file? I have tried a couple that I've found through Google but they don't seem to work as the .as file seems to be loaded instantly.
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Nov 24, 2011
The name of my DocumentClass is Main. So, what's the difference between :
var myClass:Main = new Main();
var mcInLibrary:MovieClip ;
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I'm trying to make a navigation system for my website where each nav item is loaded as an external .swf. I was able to get that functionality in place. The problem is I want to add a preloader for these external swfs as well.
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var loadedSWF:Loader = null;
/**
* Loads an SWF and adds it to container once complete
* @param file The URL to the SWF to load
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ERROR 1046: Type was not found or was not compile-time constant:textline.
I have nested my animation into a movie clip and have tried to use a pre-loader on it. The nested movie clip opening screen as a button on and the second screen as back and forward buttons. The movie clip works fine no problem until adding it to the pre-loader. The code for the pre-loader is (below) on frame 1 frame 2 to is tells it to stop and also were my nested movie clip is
function loadProgress(my_content:ProgressEvent):void {
var percent:Number = Math.floor( (my_content.bytesLoaded*100)/my_content.bytesTotal);
myLoadText.text = percent + "%";
} function loadComplete(e:Event):void {
currentFrame + 1;
} loaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS, loadProgress);
loaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);
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Aug 11, 2010
I'm trying to add a preloader to my flash movie so the user doesn't have to wait for additional frames to load while they are navigating. When I try to shift my current frames over by 2 frames to make room for the preloader I get this error:
TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
at APIVisionDigitalRecall_fla::MainTimeline/frame3()[APIVisionDigitalRecall_fla.MainTimeline::frame3:20]
at flash.display::Sprite/constructChildren()
at flash.display::Sprite()
at flash.display::MovieClip()
at navBar()
Everything works fine before I shift the frames by 2, so I don't understand why I'm getting a complier error abut an object not existing. What to do to add a pre-loader to my existing movie without moving everything over by two frames?
I was planning on putting this code on frame 1:
ActionScript Code:
var kbtotal:Number=stage.loaderInfo.bytesTotal/1024;
var kbloaded:Number=stage.loaderInfo.bytesLoaded/1024;
var percent:Number= Math.round(kbloaded/kbtotal*100)
loader.gotoAndStop(Math.floor((precent/100)*100));
loader.loadingStatus.text=Math.round(kbloaded) + " lb / " + Math.round(kbtotal) + "kb";
This code on frame 2:
ActionScript Code:
if (kbloaded == kbtotal){
gotoAndPlay("Main");
} else{
gotoAndPlay("Load");
}
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Mar 30, 2009
I am new to flashCS4 and done 2 of lee's tutorial's and have 2 questions.
1) how/where do I add a preloader to file when each vid is clicked on ?
2) how do I set a mc to be seen as a button in browser when you mouse over it ?
VideoGallery: [URL]
AS Code:
Select allstop();
hum1.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, vidStart1, false, 0, true);
hum2.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, vidStart2, false, 0, true);
hum3.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, vidStart3, false, 0, true);
hum4.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, vidStart4, false, 0, true);
[Code] .....
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[URL] The website button function and External swf transition scripting is base on that tutorial. it would be great if i could let peoples to see the preloading process while my web loading the external swf file.. can any one here tell me how to add a preloader to show loading progress every time the external swf files loading?
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Jun 21, 2010
I'm heaving trouble centering the preloader on the center of the stage. The preloader is basically a rotating oval shape.
so, below is the code that for some reson puts the circle in the top left corner...
Code:
stop();
var circle:LoadCircle = new LoadCircle();
var circle_WIDTH:Number = circle.width;
[Code]....
meaning... the stage is not static, but it dynamically shrinks and expands to the size of the oval preloader...
how to make the stage "static" so that when I set the size in the document properties, centering an object in AS3 will stick to it?
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