ActionScript 2.0 :: Loader Component Handy In Loading JPEGs And Scaling Them To The Specified Size
Dec 13, 2004
I've found the loader component handy in loading JPEGs and scaling them to the specified size. However, I've found it a little annoying that when the image is loaded, sometimes you can see the image in it's original size for a fraction of a second before it's resized to fit the loader. Is there any way to avoid this -- such as the loader only being visible after the image is resized?
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