[slacker]

I have compiled a list here of several frequently asked questions. I hope to be constantly building on this list to make the answers as comprehensive and easy to understand as possible
Don’t let this list prevent you from posting a question on these topics as some of the code can be a bit intense. However we do recommend you crack open 1 or 2 FLA's and peek inside to try and see how they work. The more you know about the problem you are having, and the clearer you can describe it, the easier it will be for us to help you fix it, and you will learn more from the process as well.
And now, in no particular order:

#1: Preloaders
Animated Preloader with several solutions (and some chatter in Russian
Custom Fill preloader
Full preloader tutorial by swoop

#2: Playing a movie backwards
Fully transportable (although code heavy) script by Shockwaver
Simple yet Powerful
A few solutions here
Tips and pointers

#3: Animated Buttons
rollOver and rollOut animation. Also uses the simple play-backwards code
as simple as it gets (maybe too simple?)

#4: Functions
Event Handler Functions

#5: Colision Detection
Maze Tutorial (from basic to advanced)


#6: Timeline
Resizing the entire timeline

#7: IE7 'Click to activate and use this control'
Popular Topics:Click to Activate and Use This Control
http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/

Misc
When you Should, and Shouldn't use scenes



Suggest more common topics, or good links to solutions and I will add them. Try to keep replies to this thread limited to links and suggestions, so that people can quickly scan through it and find what they are looking for

[musky_mike]

This is a common problem that you should add (I still haven't figured it out).

You have a movie clip on the main stage. The movieclip contains a button. Now when you click this button you want Flash to gotoAndPlay Scene 2.

Someone told me it's immposible, but I doubt that.

[slacker]

*Solved And Added*
Event Handler Functions

[Spencer_K]

right then,

You have a character (Movie Clip), you have a wall (Graphic). When the character hits the wall, he does not go through it.

How can this be done.... I know you can place restrictions on the movie clip by inputting x,y co-ordinates.. But this does not solve my problem.

this does comes under "common" problem, because the whole class is stuck on this one! hehe.

Ban em!

[musky_mike]

Check out:
http://www.webwasp.co.uk/tutorials/b...tion/index.php

'm shure there are better tutorials that that. Just type in coliision detection in your google bar and you should find a few.

[Spencer_K]

Thanks Mike,

You're a star!

[Tulrin]

Is there ever actually a good reason to use scenes? It seems like there are just soooooooooooooooooooooo many better alternatives.

[slacker]

Scenes are quite useful when you are doing animation. I use them extensively in my animated shorts. They are also useful for "throw away" scenes where you know you dont need to communicate to or from (such as preloaders.)
However, if you are using actionscript, you should really avoid them at all costs.

[Tulrin]

I had one bad experience with scenes a while back and have avoided them since. I guess I am more of a coder than an animator although I have decided to work on my animation skills. I would be interested to know how they help in animation.

I had not thought of using them for "throw-away" content before. That is a good idea, really. I can see how that would remove a lot of the clutter when you are animating and want to test the movie to see how things look. Thanks for the tip.

[FlashMech]

One practise that I have from developing programs using flash would be, you can have 3 scenes, namely:

1. Preloader
2. Loading
3. Main

Place all the stuff that you might want to load in scene "Loading" (e.g. stuff like linked movieclips, mp3, and stuff), so that they will be loaded by the preloader.

After the preloading finishes, use a script to goToAndStop("Main",1). In this way, the application could start, with all the library assets loaded.

[jayzon]

hey guys!
i am a newbie in making flash templates and i had a problem (i think this is just simple for you) in making buttons.. i am using flash mx 2004 and i draw a square and inside, there is a text, i converted the whole thing (the box and the text into a button and place on (release) } getURL(http://site.com); }

the problem is instead of recognizing the text (button) as a symbol, it is still not clickable and still have text properties so the only hit mark is the square.

check the button here http://angelfire.com/un/dikkiscybercafe/button.swf
anyway copy and paste the URL in your browser since it is angelfire

hope to hear from you soon!
thanks!

[oroby]

Hi!

My problem is following: I have a rectangle, i converted it to a symbol and set the registration point to bottom left. I'd like to turn it around the registration point, but that point should be stay. How can I do it?

thx

[funda]

Hi
I my name is Tony , I have started to learn flash 8 and have played a little with 5 some years ago. I need advise /help.
In Photo Shop I have cut an image of an aircraft out of a picture. I have pasted it onto a transparent back ground then saved it. I can then past it where ever within Photo Shop . When I try to either Past or Import the same image into Flash it appears with a white background box. I did wish to tween the aircraft against a suitable background. That I have in Flash 8 Pro? Any help will be appreciated.
Tony Cumming

[mark2way]

Okay when you save something in photoshop and you want to bring it into flash you have to choose save for web and then go thru the option of gif or png

[funda]

Thank you . Will try that Tony