Professional :: Symbol Reference Point, Combine Files, Non-loop Instance?
Dec 26, 2011
1. When I make a symbol, I find the reference point always appear on the upper left corner, is there a way I can change the position of that?(besides use javascript?)
2. When I make a animated graphic Symbol, I drag into scene, it always repeat itself so I have to change the instance property to non-loop. Is there a preference which I can preset all the instance to non-loop?
3. if I make 2 animation character in 2 different flash file, how can I combine the 2 files but still keep the layer and key for each character?
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So I have a button on which I create an instance of a symbol, I'd like to have a listener for the new symbol but I get a reference error because it compiles the listener before I get to create the instance. What do I do?
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that symbols dramatically reduce the document file size. But, what if only one instance of a graphic symbol is to be used? Can I just use pure bitmap graphics from the library and not symbols in that case?
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This is a very basic question. I'm rather new. Just wondering how one creates and manipulates dynamic objects, when they were designed in the library- not dynamically.
I want to make symbols in the library (linked to classes) and then dynamically create them and manipulate them in the actionscript code. But when I create them in the code, any instance names of sub-symbols cannot be referenced...
The instance name is "instance244" and not "leaf_text" which I set under [properties>instance name]
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I have a project in Flash Professional CS5 and ActionScript 3.
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My problem is quite simple but I havent found a way to solve it yet. I want to make my symbol/instances (dont know the difference) transperent. And, when I have a button, I want only the button itself to be clickable not a bit of the white space around.
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