What is a Root Timeline?

Hello All
I'm using CS3 (Mac) and I just bought a book on Actionscript (first timer with AS). What is a "root timline" and where is it at? For example the author says: "Since you've attached your script to the root timeline", and I'm thinking to myself, "I did?", where is it? LOL. I just made a car go from the left side of the stage to the right side with the car shaking and vibrating, and I did good with that. But I have no idea where this root timeline thing is at? Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks
Why_atl

the root timeline is the main timeline. it's the timeline you see when you open a newly created fla file.

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michaeltowse wrote:
> Could you not assign a variable which is then picked up
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>
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Hi
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Thanks for replying.
I asked on Kirupa but I couldn't access the site so I asked here.
I guy answered with this
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[preface] I'll apologize in advance. I'm a designer, not a
developer. I know very little about actionscript so if you
can help me out, please pretend like I know nothing.
[/ preface]
I just need actionscript to check the value of a variable
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play();
else if (p == 0){
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(the "stop" on the "else if"
is referring to the movie clip's timeline, not the root
timeline... in case you're wondering)
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Accessing Root Timeline Button

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mc2) in it. The button plays this second embedded movie
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Brad
EDIT: Just so its easier to visualize, here's a hierarchy of
the relevant elements:
mc1
btn1
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Thank you kglad.
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using hitTest? If so, I already know that I can click on btn2
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possible, but I'm still pretty new to actionscripting, so I
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Reffering to Code in root timeline

I'm very suprised I theres not an obvious answer to this
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it in AS 3?
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wanted to call it from the code in another movie. In that past I
would have just used _root.functionName();
RESPONCE:
_root in AS3 is now simply root (no underscore). The root
property,
however, is only available to DisplayObject instances, not
other classes.
The root reference is also null unless the DisplayObject
instance is a child
of a display list attached to the stage. For timeline scripts
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FLA, however, where the movie clip is added to the screen
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A good practice for globally accessible functions, however,
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using ClassName.functionName()
RESPONCE:
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When I trace root, or main, it outputs [object main]. So then
thats the class... Why cant I refer to the functions of that class
from another movie?
Are you suggesting I write a document class with my functions
in it? could I still refer to objects on the stage if I do that.
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really not clear... perhaps someone could write a tutorial.

_root in AS3 is now simply root (no underscore). The root
property,
however, is only available to DisplayObject instances, not
other classes.
The root reference is also null unless the DisplayObject
instance is a child
of a display list attached to the stage. For timeline scripts
within a Flash
FLA, however, where the movie clip is added to the screen
within the Flash
environment, root is always available.
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would be to
define your functions as static methods in a class. Then you
can reference
those functions anywhere from any object (even non
DisplayObject instances)
using ClassName.functionName()
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> I'm very suprised I theres not an obvious answer to this
question to be
> found.
> In AS 2 I would often write most of my code in the main
timeline, and then
> refer to it from various other movies etc. I dont seem
to be able to do
> that in
> AS 3? how can I do it in AS 3?
>
> For example if i had a function on the main timeline,
and wanted to call
> it
> from the code in another movie. In that past I would
have just used
> _root.functionName();
>

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does anyone know how to controll the root timeline from an
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something like this.parent.parent?
thanks a lot
harky

feedmeapples <[email protected]> wrote:
> does anyone know how to controll the root timeline from
an externally
> loaded movie clip?
>
> I have loaded a movie clip, which has buttons on it that
I would like
> to controll the main original website timeline with.
>
> something like this.parent.parent?
_root.doStuff;
Freundliche Grüße,
Franz Marksteiner

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Wow! You are the man!!!!! Karma points! Thanks so much.
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Adobe Media Encoder exports different video than what appears in CS4 timeline

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PC Specs:
Intel Q6700 quad core @ 2.66gh
4gb ddr2 ram
1tb 7200rmp hard drive
GeForce gt240 graphics card w/ 1gb dedicated video mem
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I don't think AVCHD is the correct preset... but I use CS5 so not 100% sure
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In what order are root hint DNS servers used?

Hey guys, I was wondering how the list of root hints were actually used when the DNS server performs iterative queries.
Since it's a list that seems to be in alphabetical order, does it simple use a.root-servers.net. first until it is unavailable, and go down the list? That seems unlikely since that one root would receive disproportional load compared to the others. I am
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I thought of that too, but it was ripped from a (non-copy protected) DVD, and the title sequence is its own chapter. So of course, the little chunk I need to use is pretty much at the tail end... I don't have 10 seconds after it.
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He's already gone for work so took the phone with him, so I thought of giving this forum a try.
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