I'm using senocular's tutorial for loading external swf's with a preloader.It seems that the preloader always shows up for a brief second, even after the content has been loaded.Is there a way to bypass the preloader if the content has already been loaded?
View 1 RepliesI've spent hours looking for a solution to why my preloader is not working. No luck. I've found alot of information, and have checked everything I can think of, but I am missing something.
Problem: Preloader is not displayed until 90% of content is loaded.[code]...
Most of the content is created dynamically, so I've had to embed one font type, but I've deselected the Export on Frame 1 option for this font. I still think this might be the issue though.
I would like to add preloader with progress bar to my AS3 page. It's an image gallery. The preloader is on frame 1 and the content is on frame 2. It seems like that the loader works after all the content is loaded. And the progress bar doesn't appear on the screen. What am I doing wrong? For the quick view, the code is below. I also attach the code. To make it simple, I am testing the code with just one image.
frame 1
Code: Select allstop();
addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, loadF);
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I've just started to learn about how xml and flash can work together and how to load external files into a swf. Right now im somewhat stuck though. I need to load a jpg into the swf, show the load status and then load another jpg right away.
View 5 RepliesBeen a while since I have used flash, but I finally have a chance to get my hands dirty again. I'm putting together a video player and all it's all working fine so far.
I was wondering how you can add similar functionality to the player like YouTube, where you can skip to any part of the video before the entire flv has downloaded?
How to remove a loader and its content using removeChild or any other way, I had removed the loader but its content still playing in the background i know that from the sound of the content.this is the my code for removing:
removeChild(getChildByName("SampleLoader"));
I am in the process of building a site for an Architect... Jamie Fobert Architects (projects) I am useing transitions between the projects and am loading details/text and images externally through flashvars, php and a mySQL database. Within my transitions I have a a preloader on the forst 2 frames the code is as follows (taken from a Voetsjoeba tutorial):
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This works pretty well if the content is within the .swf, but when it is loaded externally it doesnt preload it at all. Does anyone know how I can adapt/improve this preloader? or somehow ensure that all the content being loaded externally is loaded before the transition plays?
I want to use preloader for xml content.
View 5 RepliesSo I have a photo gallery that loads with a series of thumbnails that link to larger images.The entire gallery is dynamically added to the stage using attachMovie when a user clicks on a button. Because the gallery is pretty big, I want to add a preloader that tells the user that thumbnails are loading. I have set my gallery up using three frame. The first frame measures how many bytes have been loaded, the second frame loops the timeline back to the first frame using 'gotoAndPlay(1);' The preloader code on the first frame looks like this:
ActionScript Code:
bytes_loaded = Math.round(this.getBytesLoaded());
bytes_total = Math.round(this.getBytesTotal());
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I have a preloader that I downloaded... What I want to do is have this load only a certain percentage of the move before it continues to play the file.I assume that I have to edit the line of code that gets the total amount of bytes for the file itself... expressed below:
Code: Select alltotal = this.getBytesTotal(); // Movie Length
Since the variable is 'total' how do I make it load only 25% then start? I
Code: Select alltotal = this.getBytesTotal(25); // Movie Length ?
Code: Select alltotal = this.getBytesTotal() * .25; // Movie Length ?
I have a carousel that I am creating that recieves information from an XML file that points to a couple of .png's with corresponding "tooltip" messages that pop-up on rollover. I have searched all over the place, and I can't quite seem to figure it out. Can someone help with a guide on scripting a simple preloader for the actual content that the XML files points to? I will give you my .fla and source code.
Code:
import mx.utils.Delegate;
var numOfItems:Number;
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Every time I try to make one ...the preloader loads with the content instead of playing and checking to see if all the content has been loaded and then continuing.
View 1 RepliesThis thread is designed to help collect discussion on the Displaying a Preloader for External Content tutorial.
View 1 RepliesI have a preloader.swf that loads the main "content" swf of my website. All is working alright, except once the preloader is done, the content swf doesn't start at frame one. Basically in the content swf I have some images and text that scroll onto the screen at frame one before the 'home' screen, but when preloader finishes it skips the animation and goes straight to the home screen. This isn't a big deal, but obviously it would be nice it people could see the animations at the start...
The script for the preloader is:
var l:Loader = new Loader();
l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent .PROGRESS, loop);
l.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLET E, done);
l.load(new URLRequest("content.swf"));
function loop(e:ProgressEvent):void{
var perc:Number = e.bytesLoaded / e.bytesTotal;
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I'm constructing a website in flash, and on each page of the website I have a dymanic text field pulling data from a .txt file for that page, (the news page has a dymanic text field called "newsText" which pulls data from "news.txt" for example) The website im working on is here: [URL] If you have a slower internet connection, whenever you click on the link to a new page, a small white square will appear in the corner before the content has fully loaded, this white square is a result of the scrollbar being disabled due to the content not being loaded yet (and thus having nothing to define wether or not it should need to scroll)
as the website grows in content this will become more and more of a problem. My actionscript ability is really limited. So whats the simplest way I can add a preloader to the page to load the content of the .txt file before displaying it?
i have a small requirement. like i am currently working on a games website in which whenever i open the game a flash preloader needs to open first and hide the game file while the flash preloader loads. once the flash preloader completes its loading then immediately the game content need to display. i heard it can be done using javascript,ajax.
View 1 RepliesFirst off, I want to say that this is my first time posting on this site. I have frequented gotoAndLearn for a couple years and it has always proven to be incredibly useful for me as a novice coder. On to my problem: I have the basic skeleton for a portfolio site built using AS3. It runs like a dream when I test it on my computer, but when I posted it online it lags, creating a jittery effect that, we can all agree, is not desirable. To remedy this I have used Lee Brimelow's AS3 preloader tutorial to create a simple progress bar/preloader. The preloader works fine when simulated and the portfolio file loads, as well. I do, however get the following error: TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference. at Portfolio_fla::MainTimeline/frame1()
View 4 RepliesI am knocking together a small, 100% code pre-loader for loading in external .swfs. I've done this many times with textfields created in the IDE and simply updated the content of the ide-created textfield in the ProgressEvent handler - works fine. However, when I create the TextField solely in AS, it simply disappears. Here's the relevant bits of code:
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I just tested out my site in Firefox and IE. Everything works the way I want it to in Firefox but in IE I'm having trouble. When I click on a button my preloader shows up but doesn't stop to load the content, it plays straight through and then my movie pops up. Does anyone know why this might be happening? I've never encountered this problem before.
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Web Design, Illustration, Resume and Downloads are all I have working so far.
I am working on a project wherein a long (40-50min) flv plays inside a flash interface. I have a set of buttons that I would like to use to skip to different parts of the video as it plays, this works fine on my local machine using cue points but of course online I cannot jump to sections that have not yet been buffered, I'd like to be able to do this if possible. I'm looking at a couple of options at the moment...1, Use a content delivery network that offers a flash media server, as I believe this will sidestep this issue, however this will cost money that isn't really available for this project.2, Split the long movie file up into chunks and have my navigation buttons load a new flv onClick.If I go for option 2 is there any way of keeping a cumulative progress bar running as if it was all one video.
View 11 RepliesHow can i get the dimensions of the loaded content of a Loader object?[code]...
View 8 RepliesI have main preloader that loading external swf into it. external swf call method load picture from url. when event complete picture does not appear. but if external swf is the main swf it will appear nomally. I tried to use init but it still not working When I debug loader.contentLoaderInfo.content that call from external is gone.
View 1 RepliesI have an index.swf that it's dimensions are 1020x610, now when I load content in a container in the index.swf it will be centered using an onResize stage listener, that works fine but only if the loaded content is 1020x610, I've also used an onEnterFrame that checks if the width and height are !=0 so that way it waits for it to load before centering the content.
What should I do to always keep my content centered. Lets say I want to load a swf that is smaller (ie the 1st frame only contains 1 element that is smaller than the stage dimensions) I'm not sure if I'm explaining this well....
I am trying to merge loaded SWF content into one centralized data placeholder. The SWFs will be loaded through a Loader class. From what I know, as soon as the Loader class dispatches Event.COMPLETE, I can have access to the SWF content. What I am trying to merge here are the classes in the SWFs.
Why I need this is because, I am building a game where the character will have equipments for different body parts. Let say the head, body, bottom. I will load Head.swf, Body.Swf, Bottom.swf. After fully loaded, I will access the assets through standardized classNames (e.g. HeadPart1, HeadPart2 using getDefinitionByName(className)).
I can do this if I am getting the content from each individual Loader object - loader.contentLoaderInfo.applicationDomain.getDefi nition(className) but I am guessing if I have many other body parts, I will need more Loader objects.
So I am wondering if there is a way where I can grab all the loaded content from a loaded Loader into a data placeholder? I foresee there might be naming conflicts if I try to merge a Head2.swf inside the data placeholder after Head.swf as they both have parts with same class names. Will there be a way to overwrite an existing asset with same class name?
I'm loading swf file from a server. For some reason i can't access movieclips that are not instantiated on the first frame, more than this - all movieclips that are not instantiated on the first frame and have some animation inside of them, won't stop looping, like there is no stop() action inside, but it is there. And even more than this - everything works fine when i'm using other server. Both servers have crossdomain.xml file that looks the sameI don't get no crossdomain errors and no other warnings.
View 2 RepliesI have two Preloader problems for a project I'm working on right now.
1. The Main Site preloader disappears when 60% is loaded...with a blank screen lag until moving to the main screen
2. My external .swf Preloader is still on screen after an external .swf has loaded. I can hear the external .swf playing while watching my loader bar at about 20-40%.
Main Site Preloader:
var yChange = 109.2;var yStart = 330.2;
myInterval = setInterval(preload,100);[code].......
getting progress bars to work in on an SWF that is coded to load into your main SWF movie that sits on the web?
My progress bar just sits on 100% and indicates no progress at all?
Where do I change the code from a normal bar?
I'm currently streaming a video with AS2 using netstream.I have already found out how to pause my video on certain cue points, however I do not know how to skip to certain cue points.Basically I have buttons, which will each skip to a certain part of the video.All my cue points are embedded in the FLV.To pause my video I have the following code:[code]Any help on how I can use the buttons to skip to say "SecondCue" and "ThirdCue"?
View 1 RepliesI'm making a flash company profile in the style of a website, except it won't be uploaded online.and i made each button skip to a frame that i already named
some of the buttons are skipping to the wrong frames for some reason,the ones that are not working properly have some pretty big picture files on them,could this be the reason or is it just an action script mistake?
I have UILoader that loads images 427x240, then I thought to load an external swf dimensions 427x273. So I resized UILoader to height 273, now the images on load are positioned vertical middle, gap top and bottom, i need this to be absolute Top. How do I set UILoader loaded content to position Top?
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