Preloader Issues Flash CS3 Actionscript 2

My preloader is acting all sorts of strange. I have other
layers that are supposed to be visible at the same time as the
preloader, and sometimes they are there, but sometimes only the
dynamic text box of the preloader shows and nothing else. It seems
to happen about every other time I load or refresh the page.
Can anyone tell me why this might be happening? It's working
half the time.
Is it something with the way my layers are ordered that the
rest aren't showing up?
Here is the link to the site:
www.kathryngillespie.com
I know it takes a while to load on some connections...I'm a
flash newbie and I'm going to go back and change the section with
the images and optimize them better to get the size down.
I can also email a picture of my time line setup because I
don't see an option to post it here.
Thanks in advance!

I found the solution!
it's vista who makes it lag :(
i set the compatibily to windows XP and now it runs fast as
hell :D

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Preloading in Flash CS3/Actionscript 3

I am wondering if anyone know why this is happening:
I built a preloader based on code from the net. Once the
preloader plays through (in simulated download) it opens to the
first "stop();" in the MC timeline instead of starting at frame 1.
Here is the code I am using:

I have found the code:
var myRequest:URLRequest = new URLRequest("insitev3A.swf");
var myLoader:Loader = new Loader ();
myLoader.load(myRequest);
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.INIT
,initHandler);
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.OPEN,showPreloader);
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(ProgressEvent.PROGRESS,showProgress);
myLoader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE,showContent);
var myPreloader:Preloader = new Preloader();
function initHandler(e:Event) {
MovieClip(LoaderInfo(e.target).content).stop();
function showPreloader(event:Event):void {
addChild(myPreloader);
myPreloader.x = stage.stageWidth/2;
myPreloader.y = stage.stageHeight/2;
function showProgress(event:ProgressEvent):void {
var percentLoaded:Number =
event.bytesLoaded/event.bytesTotal;
myPreloader.loading_txt.text = "Loading - " +
Math.round(percentLoaded * 100) + "%";
myPreloader.bar_mc.width = 198 * percentLoaded;
function showContent(event:Event):void {
removeChild(myPreloader);
addChild(myLoader);
MovieClip(LoaderInfo(event.target).content).play();

Recommend Flash CS3/Actionscript 3 Books?

I am looking to buy two books: one on Flash CS3 and one on
ActionScript 3.0 (probably one by Colin Moock). Any
recommendations?

I'll add a little more of a review to the ActionScript 3.0
Cookbook. For the most part the recipes inside are pretty good. I
have been unimpressed though with the amount of spelling mistakes
and code errors. The errata on O'Reilly's website doesn't contain
all the errors either and I was finding a lot more that were not
listed yet. Generally I've found O'Reilly books to be edited pretty
good, this book though seems like it slipped through the reviewers
or something. Still, like I said its a good book and has some good
info in it - just be aware that there are a lot of errors
throughout it.
I am eagerly awaiting the delivery of Colin's book, my past
experiences have been that his books are a cut above everyone
elses.

FLASH CS3/ActionScript CS3 HELP

I have created a Flash CS3 website and making a STORE PAGE to sell items on. I have created COMBO drop down buttons for the items and having trouble. It tells me I have Access of Undifined Propertys.
Can someone help me with this issue?

please don't cross-point.

Flash CS3 Actionscript

I get he impression that newbies to Flash are no longer
welcome. I was just getting the hang of CS2 and had to upgrade.
What happened to the simple behaviors for buttons? What is this
stuff called Actionscript 3.0? I am ticked.

SuJun,
>> What happened to the simple behaviors for buttons?
They're still there. ;)
>> What is this stuff called Actionscript 3.0? I am
ticked.
ActionScript 3.0 is a new, overhauled version of
ActionScript made to
take advantage of the new virtual machine in Flash Player 9
and higher.
(Flash Player 9 actually has two virtual machines now, AVM1
for ActionScript
1.0/2.0 and AVM2 for ActionScript 3.0.)
> I understand tweening, putting objects on the stage,
importing
> graphics, but actionscript is beyond my competency
level.
Fair enough. Keep your chin up ... you'll be happy to hear
that Flash
can easily be configured to the way you were used to before.
It all depends
on your Publish Settings for the FLA at hand. If you don't
need new
ActionScript 3.0 features, just head to File > Publish
Settings > Flash tab
and change the ActionScript version field to ActionScript 2.0
or lower. If
you like, you can even change the version of Flash Player for
your published
SWF.
Again, if you're not making use of newer features, you may
as well
publish for the lowest version of Flash Player you can get
away with. Flash
Player 8 introduced filter effects (blur, drop shadow, etc.),
so if need
those, you'll have to publish to Flash Player 8 or higher --
but if you
don't need them, maybe Flash Player 7 would do ... or 6, or
even 5. If you
go 5, you'll have to drop your ActionScript version down to
ActionScript
1.0.
> This type of change focuses strictly on the developer at
the
> expense of someone trying to learn. Obviously Adobe
> doesn't give a rip about someone just beginning.
I wouldn't go so far as to say that. I've noticed that many
people seem
to equate Flash CS3 with ActionScript 3.0 exclusively, but
fortunately, that
simply needn't be. As soon as you change to ActionScript 2.0
or lower,
you'll find that the Behavior panel becomes enabled.
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/2k29mj
"Luck is the residue of good design."

[urgent]flash cs3 actionscript input lags on extreme fast pc

I have a problem with flash cs3
first let me tell me my specs of my pc:
intel core 2 quad 3 ghz (Q9650)
4gb ram
890 mb videocard
asus p5q motherboard
this is a very fast pc as you can see
but still it lags when i try to put some code in the main
timeline
when i have around 30 lines of AS the lagging begins :s
example:
when i type:
if(Key.isDown(Key.SPACE))
when i'm at SPACE, flash still is struggling getting Key on
the screen.
it's like flash has troubles handling the pc's speed.
i use vista, sp 1, flash cs3 and actionscript 2.0
who can help me?
this is a very annoying problem and i hope someone can help
me asap!
thanks!

I found the solution!
it's vista who makes it lag :(
i set the compatibily to windows XP and now it runs fast as
hell :D

Flash CS3 ActionScript and "Test Movie" on Mac

I recently switched over to a PowerMac and Flash CS3 from
Flash 8 on a PC.
I've been on a PC forever but wanted to migrate over to the
Mac as XP and Vista and the headaches we all know about.
So, within Flash you can "Test Movie" and a little test
window pops up displaying your swf.
It has always been the case on the PC, and my friends with
Flash 8 on the Mac tell me it's the same for them, that you can be
writing in the Actions panel and then hit "Control/Apple - Enter"
and the ActionScript actions you just typed will be reflected in
the "Test Movie" pop up. In other words it the "Test Movie" window
acts as a constantly updated reflection of the latest edit to your
Flash piece, regardless of whether you've "Saved" the .fla document
itself.
This is part of the normal work flow to me. Write some
actions, edit them, when they are right, I save. But in the
meantime, as I'm writing I can keep hitting "Control/Apple - Enter"
to watch the changes of my edits and I'll see them.
Well, on my new Mac with Flash CS3, the "Test Movie" window
never updates to the latest edit. Whether with hot-keys or with the
cursor/menu selection, the window will not reflect the latest edit,
UNLESS, I close it first. If I close it, and then hit the
hot-keys/menu for "Test Movie" then it will load my latest edit
(regardless of whether the .fla is saved). So it seems that closing
the pop up "Test Movie" window prior to is the only way to ensure
getting the current edit/actions to preview.
If you write a lot of actions script, then I'm sure you can
agree that adding that "close the window" step into your work flow
is really really a headache. And, if I can't find a way around
that, sadly, I'll have to migrate back to the PC, ugh, and Flash
CS3 on it, which still acts as it always has, with "control-enter"
faithfully launching the current edit.
Any ideas? Have you experienced this.

You have to switch the focus back to the application and then
to the test window. Evidently between Flash MX04 (the one I have to
test) and CS3, they made it so that just clicking in the AS editor
window doesn't return the focus to the application. In that case
the Testing Environment intercepts the apple-enter and just
re-tests the already compiled version.
If you click the application window, then click the
actionscript window, it will recompile the swf. However I
personally don't find apple-w to close the window so
onerous.

Does Flash CS3 AS 3.0 work in SC4

I am new to Actionscript and picked up a book on AS3.0 that
was written for Flash CS3 (Actionscript 3.0 Bible). I have Flash
CS4. I thought they should be interchangable because they both run
AS 3.0 but as I go through the book and duplicate thier code it
keeps telling me "1037: Packages cannot be nested." What should I
do? Thank you in advance.

straightthinker,
> as I go through the book and duplicate thier code it
keeps
> telling me "1037: Packages cannot be nested."
I'll bet you're trying to put code into a frame that should
actually be
going into an external class file (a text file with code in
it). If you see
sample code with the keywords "package" or "class", you can't
put that code
into a keyframe, or you'll see the 1037 error. The reason for
this is that
AS3 FLA files already contain a package and class under the
hood -- the
MainTimeline class -- so by adding class code to a frame,
you're nesting
packages without realizing it.
This isn't a CS3/CS4 issue, by the way, so your book is
fine.
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS4 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/5j55cv
"Luck is the residue of good design."
What should I do? Thank you in advance.
>

Problem with actionscript window in Flash CS3 IDE

The actionscript window doesn't open up for any frames on the
timeline. When I press 'F9' or try to access via context menu the
action window tab appears at the top in minimized form. No matter
how many times I click on it or on the maximize button the window
doesn't open up. I tried reinstalling Flash CS3 but it didn't help.
Any help with this issue is appreciated.
Thanks!

Found a solution for this atlast ! Delete the Users/AppData
folder for flash CS3 and things will be back to normal. It seems
the Flash IDE screws somewhere while saving the local users
settings. Clearing these settings restored my action window
!

Has Actionscript 3 changed since Flash CS3?

maybe it is a strange question?
I find that sometimes opening a Flash CS3 or Flash CS4 file in Flash CS5 causes the scripts to either fail or I get some strange results.
I do not have specific examples to mention as it does happen on occasions.
At the moment, I am doing a project for a University.
They only run Flash CS3 Flash Player 9, which already leads to issues.
I use Flash CS5 currently.
The first time I sent in a draft example, they could not open the file and also they could not play the SWF file, as they only run Flash Player 9. They will not update the Flash Player to 10 as it will affect other ongoing projects in the University.
I only purchase Master Suites, so I had to reinstall Flash CS4 from the CS4 Master Suite and also Flash CS3 from the Web Premium Suite.
The Flash CS5 file had to be saved out as Flash CS4. I then had to open the Flash CS4 file and save it for Flash CS3.
I found on occasions that opening the file in Flash CS3 cause some placement issues of Text and soemtimes, but not always some Actionscript 3 code would cause some errors.
Has Flash CS5.5 rectified this and added the option to save to Flash CS3 perhaps, this would solve alot of issues.
Has Actionscript 3 changed since Flash CS3?

Actionscript 3 has changed since CS3, though what existed in CS3 has not changed. Newer versions have newer features, so new code was created to support those features.

Flash CS3 seams sluggish with text and if actionscript window open

I have a movie clip on the stage that has a large text box
inside with 18-20pt font, 3-4 paragraphs of text. When I try to
scrub the timeline, the playhead on the timeline does not keep up
with my mouse... it lags way behind. It's like the Flash CS3
software starts to freeze or hang. And the text in the final swf
movie doesn't animate on the timeline.
What I did finally discover is that if I hide (turn off
visiblity) the layer on the timeline that has the text movie clip,
voila! I can now smoothly scrub the timeline. What gives??? I think
others have had similar issues with the CS3 actionscript panel.
My pc specs are as follows... (I think it should be beefy
enough to handle this simple text animation).
Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit, Intel Quad Core, 8G Ram, 512MB
eVGA 9800GTX graphics card

You have to switch the focus back to the application and then
to the test window. Evidently between Flash MX04 (the one I have to
test) and CS3, they made it so that just clicking in the AS editor
window doesn't return the focus to the application. In that case
the Testing Environment intercepts the apple-enter and just
re-tests the already compiled version.
If you click the application window, then click the
actionscript window, it will recompile the swf. However I
personally don't find apple-w to close the window so
onerous.

Problem with FLVPlayer in Flash CS3 (need to save out as Actionscript 3.0 SWf file)

I am using Flash CS3 and am trying to publish a SWf file that
makes use of the "FLVPlayback" component. I need for this SWF file
to be published as an Actionscript 3.0 file, so I have set my
publish settings to Flash Player 9.0 and Actionscript 3.0, but keep
getting an error as follows:
"WARNING: The component 'FLVPlayback' requires ActionScript
2.0."
Has anyone encountered this?? I am doing something wrong? I'm
pretty comfortable within Actionscript/Flash 2.0, but am only
beginning my first steps into the relam of CS3 and AS3.
I have also attached a screenshot of the files that represent
my FLVPlayback component (or so I assume). (see this link for
attachments
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=140886)
Thanks all,
Mark
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/showthread.php3?t=140886

Mark,
> I have set my publish settings to Flash Player 9.0 and
Actionscript
> 3.0, but keep getting an error as follows:
>
> "WARNING: The component 'FLVPlayback' requires
ActionScript 2.0."
Gotcha. You must have started the document in AS2, then
changed the
publish settings. Each version of the language has its own
version of the
FLVPlayback Component (written in the relevant language).
Start over and
compare two compleley new FLA documents: make one for AS3 and
one for AS2.
Open the Components panel and note the differences between
the two. There
are a different set of Components depending on the language
chosen for the
document. Drag the FLVPlayback Component from the Components
panel in an
AS3 document, and you'll have the AS3 version.
David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers
http://tinyurl.com/2k29mj
"Luck is the residue of good design."

Color management issues with Flash CS3, please help?

Hello everyone.
I am having issues with color from a Jpeg image produced in Photoshop CS4
after importing onto the stage in Flash CS3. The color in Flash changes the image to a lighter less saturated state. Yuk.
Here is a link to a screen capture to show you what's happening (for a bigger view):
http://www.rudytorres.com/color/weirdcolor.png
As you can see the front image is the Photoshop image showing the sRGB color profile embedded but Flash (behind) changes that color.
This client is quite picky and she will notice this difference.
If any one can help, please.
- Rudy
P.S. It's a button somewhere, Right?

Dougfly,
Only an hour wasted? Lucky you. Color is an incredibly complex subject. First, forget matching anything to the small LCD on the back of your camera. That's there as a basic guide and is affected by the internal jpg algorithm of your camera.
2nd, you're not really takeing a color photo with your digital camera, but three separate B&W images in a mosaic pattern, exposed thru separate red, green and blue filters. Actual color doesn't happen until that matrix is demosaiced in either your raw converter, or the in-camera processor (which relies heavily on camera settings, saturation, contrast, mode, etc.)
Having said the above, you can still get very good, predictable results in your workflow. I have a few color management articles on my website that you might find very helpful. Check out the Introduction to Color Management and Monitor and Printer Profiling. In my opinion, a monitor calibration device is the minimum entry fee if you want decent color.
http://www.dinagraphics.com/color_management.php
Lou

Mac OSX: Flash CS3 Font Install Issues

Hi,
I have a Mac Powerbook G4 with OS X installed and Adobe CS3.
I've installed a font. The font works in Photoshop and Illustrator
but not in Flash CS3. Why? I've put the font in the Library/Fonts
folder and the User/Fonts folder and it still doesn't show up in
Flash. Apparently this is a problem for a number of people see
another forum here:
MAC
OSX: Flash CS3 Font Install Issues Forum
Please let me know what to do to fix this. I need to be able
to work with the font in all three applications Flash, Photoshop
and Illustrator.

Hi davidd61713525,
Sorry for not getting back to you sooner.
Unfortunately, it looks like something is wrong with the file system and the installer can't see the root drive to install to. A Google search returns numerous results affecting various products and the recurring theme is that something is wrong with the disk. There are many recommendations from various sources, but nothing definitive.
Here's a similar thread over on the Apple forums:
Broken Installer Permissions | Apple Support Communities
And a similar older one:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1203509
I would try the following options:
Try using the PKG installer. This is used Mac SysAdmins to install Flash Player within their organization and uses a slightly different installer path, which may or may not work.
Some people have had success with disk and permissions repair some have not. You can try running a disk and permissions repair. After the disk and permissions repair is complete, reboot the system and try to install again using either the online installer (get.adobe.com/flashplayer) or the offline installer, posted at the bottom of the Installation problems | Flash Player | Mac page in the ‘Still having problems’ section.
If these options do not work, I'd reach out to Apple support to see if they have a suggestion. If you do find a resolution to this, please let me know. I'll be happy to share it with people that encounter the problem in the future.
Maria

Flash CS3 Issues ..?

Hi - General question ii hope some cna help me with.
Recently downed Flash CS3 - Dreamweaver and PS
No issue on install - things i thought were going fine
Comps got a fresh OS and updated drivers new - 2 gig of
memory.
i've been noticing little things like - when i save my fla -
i updates other .fla's in the same folder - (not with the same
name)
I just built a CF and now - with no change to the swf - when
i saved the .fla after a minor update - it changed all the other
versions of .fla and the .swfs - all were empty - 1k swf and 1k
.fla's after saving.
when attempting to preview the fla's i had been using and is
working fine on my site. Flash stated it had preformed and illigal
something? and crashed and keeps crashing upon attempting a preview
whethr browser or flash.
I checked all code and code in the xml's js nad action
scripts html etc etc - it was fine
Now here is the kicker - my flash player ? seems to be
missing over and over - i go to the adobe site - it shows it's not
installed - i've installed it at least 8 damn times today. I dont'
know if this is realated - but - it seems to be happening
after deleting the 1k .swf's and fla files it produced
I coped and pasted a back up copies of the .swfs and .fla's -
which worked fine while in the back up folder - worked perfectly -
till i opened it up the .fla in flash ( rechecking code to be sure
i didn't miss something.
Flash did it again, emptied or changed the back-up copy of
the .swf and .fla down to .1k - empty nothing there. all i did was
open it up?
did a virus scan - a spy ware scan - nothing - didnt' think
there would be - but better safe than sorry.
These issues just really kicked in today - while i was
working on a final .fla and considering some changes additions -
going to experiment and get deeper into what i wanted to create.
Till around 4pm today my .fla's and .swf Previewed fine and
played fine - then just quit - and though it won't preview - i
tested a export movie - the new .swf worked???
any thoughts on the cause?
Possible software conflict - maybe?
but that wouldn't explain the Flash player not showing as
installed on the adobe site or would it.
I need to finish this fla soon, so i could use some help with
this if any one has some suggestions as to what may be causing the
issues.
tia
- c -

thanx for the reply jdmajor -
as mentioned - i scanned yesterday - first thing was a boot
scan - memory scan - file scan - took 3 hrs to scan everything so
many times - nothing popped up - well.....
a Avast stated a cab file was corrupted on the boot scan -
reinstalled Avast - re-updated signatures and Re-Boot scanned,
memory scanned.
Nothing showing as corrupted as far as viruses trojans worms
etc
did the usual maintanence - defrag - etc etc which
maintanance is done nightly anyway.
checked all updates for wares - nothing.
drivers - nothing new.
The flash player needing to be re-installed has been from the
begining - lasts usually a couple days - then it shows as not being
installed and i have to re-install it - now it's worse - yet
thoughit shows not installed via the Flash Player page - it plays
flash fine so i know it's installed.
there are no hacked warz on the comp.
Tried again last night - with some other back-up copies of
the fla. -
it keeps bring the 12k file to 1k and it refuses to work -
now claiming it can't load the .xml file which is ...
aaaarrggh! frustrating to say the least... lol up till 2:30am
trying to fix it
rebilt another mini file - worked fine - maybe there is
something conflicting with paper vision.
though there shouldn't be - i'm not re-writting the files.
Just opening an existing previously working .fla file.
I downed flash again last night - thought maybe a re-install
of flash cs3
- but...??? haven't done it yet
tried debugging the script - nothing other than it keeps
staing now that it can't load the .xml file
checked pathways - a hundred times - they're correct.
issue is somewhere... that's for sure.
thanx for the suggestion
i'll try a safemode scan - maybe it will reviel somthing
though to be honest i hope not - not wishing for virus or worm I'd
rather it be something else to be honest.
Doesn't anyone come up with viruses and hacks that do good
things ?
lol theres a thought

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