ActionScript 3.0 :: Loading External Images From XML Dynamically Causing Sluggish Swf Animation?
Feb 2, 2010
recently i have tried loading external icons dynamically into my vertical carousel using XML and the icons got loaded successfully into the carousel ... but once they are loaded the entire processor is getting consumed ( even though its a decent config ) and the animation is becoming sluggish ... i've tried and searched the net for a solution but i couldnt find one related to this... i just used actionscripting in my .fla and no tween ( in the main timeline or the movieclip in the library) ...
var numberOfItems:uint;
var xmlPath:String = "intro.xml";
var xml:XML;
[code]....
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