Using if(_currentframe=="frameLablel")

_currentframe returns a number
so that I can use it like this in a conditional statement
if(_currentframe==2)
However
if(_currentframe=="frameLablel")
does not work.
Is is possible to use frame label for this purpose?

But my FLASH-8 publishing setting allows only AS1 and AS2
Doed this matter?
"kglad" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> as3 = actionscript 3.0 which is supported by flash
player 9. among other
programs, you can use flash cs3 and flex 2 to write as3 code.

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I already got the answer to that question in a
previous
topic in case that something has to happen when the movieclip
ends, but say you want to have something happen when the playhead
reaches frame called, say, _now?
I can think of a way (involving the clculation of the ratio
between _currentframe and _totalframes) but, isn't there a simpler
-and more precise- way, namely, invoking the frame by its name? How
would that be done (if possible)?
NOTE: I am assuming that adding code to the movieclip's
timeline (instead of adding it to the main timeline) is a bad
practice and should be avoided. Am I right at that?

You can only target frame labels using the gotoAndPlay or
gotoAndStop commands. If you want to detect whether a movieclip is
on a certain frame, you could use the _currentframe to detect the
frame number (no strings), or you could set a variable on the
movieclip timeline, i.e. frameName = "_now", and then check for
movieclip.frameName.
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External SWF currentframe : Problem

I have a movieclip that loads and plays an external SWF into it.
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Note: I cannot edit the external swf's. They are just simple and static movies.
It's urgent, please help.
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percentage how much of the module has been completed. I'm not sure
how to program this and help is appreciated. As you can see by the
mockup I have so far ( below) I've got the progress bar drawn and
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wondering is how to make it update as the user goes forward (the
only direction they can go) through the frames.
http://distance.uaf.edu/mockup/FERPA-mockup-1.html
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sage

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or taken out) but it's based on 'one frame per page' then you could
use the _currentframe and _totalframes, within the same type of
formula to derive the progress percentage.
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fills the whole area, at 100%, make it a moive clip, then using the
calculation you decide on to obtain the percentage, you can use the
_xscale property, on the 'bar' to scale it to the current
percentage of progress (set it to 0 at the start).

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Hi guys,
I have a slidshow that stretches over 280 frames which can be
seen here:
http://www.paragon-nj.com/newslideshow.html
or the fla:
http://www.paragon-nj.com/newslideshow.fla
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where you can skip to each new slide. At present I am trying to
create the "previous" and "next" buttons but I'm hitting a snag of
how you make something like this work. The entire AC I have is
this:
a.onRelease=function(){
gotoAndPlay(1);
b.onRelease=function(){
gotoAndPlay(55);
c.onRelease=function(){
gotoAndPlay(110);
d.onRelease=function(){
gotoAndPlay(165);
e.onRelease=function(){
gotoAndPlay(220);
next_btn.onRelease = function () {
(not sure what to put here) ;
previous_btn.onRelease = function () {
(not sure what to put here) ;
Thanks in advance for all the input
Wil

use the _currentframe+55 for your next button and
_currentframe-55 for your previous button unless the current frame
is 1 or 55 when you were inconsistant used 54 frames between slide
transitions.

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saved as contact.php. Thank you so much for the help. This is the
last thing I need to complete for the site and I just can't seem to
get it right. Thanks.
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onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
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$your_email = $_GET['email'];
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$your_message = $_GET['message'];
$recipient_email = "[email protected]";
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">\n";
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$content = "<html><head><title>Contact
letter</title></head><body><br>";
$content .= "Name: <b>" . $your_name .
"</b><br>";
$content .= "E-mail: <b>" . $your_email .
"</b><br><hr><br>";
$content .= "Phone: <b>" . $your_phone .
"</b><br>";
$content .= $your_message;
$content .= "<br></body></html>";
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style="margin-top:60px;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:11px;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">
Your message was sent. Thank you.
</div>
</body>
</html>
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well...that's true..I wanted "name" to be cleared when
clicked...this version I found doesn't clear "name" when clicked,
but it needs selected and erased manually...anyway..it's better
then nothing...
Reason I want this is because I'm using a design that is not
giving me much space and I have to trick the low space with this
option.
If you want I can send you the fla to get a better
picture...I believe you deserve it :)

Motion tween using actionscript

I'm pretty sure there has to be a way to do this. I want an
object to move to certain coordinates when certain objects are
moused over. Any help?

Bryan,
> Thank you so muck...honestly. I hate to ask for more
help,
> but i need to ask ONE more thing.
's okay. :)
> I got the movement working but the thing i need now is
for
> the puck to stay under the button when i mouse off.
Well ... okay, I looked at your code. Honestly, bro, it's a
complete
hodge-podge of new and old style coding. I know it's because
you're on
unfamiliar territory, and I'm not slammin' ya ... but really
-- really,
really, really -- your life will be soooo much easier if you
step back and
look at the big picture. Sooner or later, this will all gel
for you, and it
suddenly becomes very easy.
Forget that tellTarget() business. That's old; like, Flash 3
old. In
fact, it was deprecated in Flash 5. If you want to path to an
object, you
use its instance name. Of course, first, that means you need
to give your
relevant assets instance names. You've already done with with
the revolving
"police" lights -- but make sure you're consistent. Name them
light1,
light2, light3, and so on (yours were a bit dissheveled).
An instance name is just a "handle" that lets ActionScript
"talk" to a
given object. That light exists as a single movie clip symbol
in your
Library, but you want to talk to each one individually, so
each one gets its
own instance name.
Do the same thing with your "net" instance (the tab/button
movie clips).
Rather than this ...
tellTarget(this._parent.light4) {
gotoandplay(this._currentframe+70);
... just refer to objects by instance name.
light1.gotoAndPlay();
Much cleaner code. Now, this isn't relevant in your case,
but if that
"light" symbol had another movie clip inside it, you could
give *that*
symbol an instance name, too. For example, you might name the
bulb "bulb".
If you needed to instruct that bulb movie clip, you could
react it inside
each instance of light like this ...
light1.bulb.gotoAndPlay();
light2.bulb.gotoAndPlay();
// etc.
It's just like folders and subfolders on your hard drive.
Next, you've GOT to make sure you use the correct case.
gotoandplay
doesn't exist in ActionScript, but gotoAndPlay does.
Thankfully, the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference is only a click away, and
besides,
script code changes color to indicate when you've spelled
something
correctly.
Next, while it's perfectly legal to use the on() event
handler, it's
also pretty old. It was deprecated as of Flash MX (aka Flash
6), so use the
approach I showed you in previous posts. Just use the clip's
instance name
and assign a function to its event.
You want those instances of "net" to respond to mouse
events. I gave
each movie clip an instance name ... mcHome, mcCalendar,
mcRecord, and so
on.
This allows you to neatly put all your code into frame 1 of
the main
timeline. No more hunting and pecking, having to click on
each movie clip
separately, etc.
mcHome.onRollOver = function() {
// instructions here
That also means you don't have to keep repeating the import
statements
for each button. It's just much cleaner and more efficient.
Give yourself
a Scripts layer dedicated to scripts only, and put all your
code there.
Just remove all the on() stuff.
Now here's the part that should make a halogen bulb go BOOM
in your
head. I'll repeat what you were asking:
> I got the movement working but the thing i need now is
for
> the puck to stay under the button when i mouse off.
Okay. That means you want the puck not to start from its
original
position every time. (In your Tween instantiation, you were
always starting
from 66.3 -- which of course means that's where the puck will
start from
every time.) So, how are you going to know where the puck is?
Well, the puck is a movie clip -- so look up the MovieClip
class. The
MovieClip class lists a bunch of properties, which refer to
characteristics
of the object at hand. In other words, the MovieClip class
TELLS YOU what
properties are available to any movie clip out there --
because classes
define objects, and this is a movie clip object.
So if you need to know where the puck is horizontally, look
up its
MovieClip._x property. Badda bing.
mcHome.onRollOver = function() {
new Tween(puck, "_x", Elastic.easeOut, puck._x, 58, .5,
true);
light1.gotoAndPlay(2);
That puts the current _x value of the puck instance as the
fourth
parameter of that Tween constructor. Make sense? Here's
working code for
your Flash banner ...
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.*;
mcHome.onRollOver = function() {
new Tween(puck, "_x", Elastic.easeOut, puck._x, 58, .5,
true);
light1.gotoAndPlay(2);
mcHome.onRollOut = function() {
light1.gotoAndPlay(this._currentframe + 70);
mcHome.onRelease = function() {
getURL("site.php?page=press&links=home");
mcCalendar.onRollOver = function() {
new Tween(puck, "_x", Elastic.easeOut, puck._x, 215, .5,
true);
light2.gotoAndPlay(2);
mcCalendar.onRollOut = function() {
light2.gotoAndPlay(this._currentframe + 70);
mcCalendar.onRelease = function() {
getURL("site.php?page=press&links=home");
mcRecord.onRollOver = function() {
new Tween(puck, "_x", Elastic.easeOut, puck._x, 373, .5,
true);
light3.gotoAndPlay(2);
mcRecord.onRollOut = function() {
light3.gotoAndPlay(this._currentframe + 70);
mcRecord.onRelease = function() {
getURL("site.php?page=press&links=home");
mcTitans.onRollOver = function() {
new Tween(puck, "_x", Elastic.easeOut, puck._x, 533, .5,
true);
light4.gotoAndPlay(2);
mcTitans.onRollOut = function() {
light4.gotoAndPlay(this._currentframe + 70);
mcTitans.onRelease = function() {
getURL("site.php?page=press&links=home");
mcPressBox.onRollOver = function() {
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true);
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light5.gotoAndPlay(this._currentframe + 70);
mcPressBox.onRelease = function() {
getURL("site.php?page=press&links=home");
... keeping in mind, of course, that each instance of the
"net" movie clip
needs the relevant instance name, and that each instance of
the "light"
movie clip should be named as shown from left to right. NO
CODE exists as
attached to any movie clips. It's all in frame 1 of a new
layer named,
arbitrarily, scripts. The correct case is in use --
Elastic.easeOut, rather
than elastic.easeOut (or easeIn, whatever you prefer). And
make sure to
correc the getURL() parameter as needed.
> I owe you big time!
If you really feel that way, I do have an Amazon Wish List.
;) Write
me off line, if you're so inclined. I'll reply with your FLA.
You're under
NO obligation to buy me anything. I mean that. If the spirit
moves you, I
won't complain -- but write me so I know where to send you
your FLA. I
think seeing it will help you out.
David Stiller
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"Luck is the residue of good design."

Increasing the speed for a certian frames in Flash Cs5 using Action Script 3

I have 60 frames I want to increase the fps value for frames from 20 to 30, and the remaining frames fps value should remain the same
Using Action Script 3 or Action Script 2
Thank you and regards

I have found a script online
Q: How can I speed the frame rate or slow it down when the movie is playing? For example, I would like to slow the frame rate from the default of 20 fps to 15 fps from frame #80 to frame #150. Then frame rate should speed back up to 20 fps after frame #151, (fps = frames per second).
A: One way is to use “interval”. An example of changing the speed of the movie from frame #80 to frame #150 is shown below.
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var fps:Number = 80;
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stop();
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clearInterval(intervalID);
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intervalID = setInterval(this, “advanceFrame”, 1000/fps);
} else {
play();
I have changed the values from 80 to 20 and currentframe value to 30
I get syntax error
at :
intervalID = setInterval(this, “advanceFrame”, 1000/fps);
and
var intervalID:Number = setInterval(this, “advanceFrame”, 1000/fps);
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layer:
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possible that what you want to do can't be done, but are you aware
that Captivate has it's own little set of control and navigation
variables (all left over from RoboDemo days).
The
link is right here, though the same page isw found in your
Captivate Help. This URL is linked directly to that document.
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.

Sometimes _currentframe returns "undefined"

Here's an example of how I am using this..
I am calling a function "nearestOctet()" that begins with the
following two lines:
quote:
currentFrame = theMovie_mc._currentframe;
trace("On entering nearestOctet, the currentFrame is:
"+currentFrame);
Sometimes I call it and it returns a number, other times it
does not.
Can anybody please tell me what might cause this?
Thanks.

"Timothy Hall" <[email protected]> wrote in
message
news:ej05ms$p49$[email protected]..
> Here's an example of how I am using this..
> I am calling a function "nearestOctet()" that begins
with the following
> two
> lines:
>
quote:
currentFrame = theMovie_mc._currentframe;
> trace("On entering nearestOctet, the currentFrame is:
"+currentFrame);
>
> Sometimes I call it and it returns a number, other times
it does not.
>
> Can anybody please tell me what might cause this?
>
> Thanks.
>
What action is causing the nearestOctet() function to be
fired off?

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Browse and apply fonts per your design needs.
Muse also allows you to create paragraph styles that you can save and apply to chunks of text, a la InDesign. Watch this video for more information: http://tv.adobe.com/watch/muse-feature-tour/using-typekit-with-adobe-muse/
Also take a look at these help files to see if they help you:
http://helpx.adobe.com/muse/tutorials/typography-muse-part-1.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/muse/tutorials/typography-muse-part-2.html
http://helpx.adobe.com/muse/tutorials/typography-muse-part-3.html
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My children have iphones, ipads, ipods and mac books, my problem is how do you use home sharing with the devices and not get each others data. My Husband just added his iphone to the account and got all of my daughters contacts. I understand they could have there own accounts but if i buy music on itunes and both children want the same song, I don't feel i should have to pay for it twice. Is there away we can have home sharing on the devices and they can pick and choose what they want? and is this icloud going to make it harder to keep their devices seperate?

My children have iphones, ipads, ipods and mac books, my problem is how do you use home sharing with the devices and not get each others data. My Husband just added his iphone to the account and got all of my daughters contacts. I understand they could have there own accounts but if i buy music on itunes and both children want the same song, I don't feel i should have to pay for it twice. Is there away we can have home sharing on the devices and they can pick and choose what they want? and is this icloud going to make it harder to keep their devices seperate?

Iphoto crashing after using mini-dvi to video adapter

Hi, IPhoto on my Macbook is crashing. I can open it, then as soon as I scroll down it locks up and I have to force quit.
This started happening right after I used a Mini-DVI to Video Adapter cable to hook my macbook up to my TV. The adapter/s-video connection worked and I was able to see the video on the tv. But iphoto immediately locked up the computer when I went to slide show and now it locks every time I open it.
Any ideas?
Thank you:)
Dorothy

It means that the issue resides in your existing Library.
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Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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Hey Ajtt!
I have an article for you that can help inform you about using Apple IDs in a variety of ways:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4895
Using one Apple ID for iCloud and a different Apple ID for Store Purchases
You can use different Apple IDs for iCloud and Store purchases and still get all of the benefits of iCloud. Just follow these steps:
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch:
When you first set up your device with iOS 5 or later, enter the Apple ID you want to use with iCloud. If you skipped the setup assistant, sign in to Settings > iCloud and enter the Apple ID you’d like to use with iCloud.
In Settings > iTunes and App Stores, sign in with the Apple ID you want to use for Store purchases (including iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match). You may need to sign out first to change the Apple ID.
Mac:
Enter the Apple ID you want to use for iCloud in Apple () menu > System Preferences > iCloud.
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PC (Windows 8):
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Enter the Apple ID you want to use for Store purchases (including iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match) in iTunes. In iTunes 10, select Store > Sign In. In iTunes 11, click iTunes Store > Quick Links: Account.
PC (Windows 7 and Vista):
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Enter the Apple ID you want to use for Store purchases (including iTunes in the Cloud and iTunes Match) in iTunes 10 in Store > Sign In. In iTunes 11, click iTunes Store > Quick Links: Account.
Note: Once a device or computer is associated with your Apple ID for your iTunes Store account, you cannot associate that device or computer with another Apple ID for 90 days. Learn more about associating a device or computer to your Apple ID.
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