;
PDA

Click to See Complete Forum and Search --> : Set Movie Clip for:Stop

pushplay
09-15-2005, 01:14 PM
Sorry i have to ask so many questions but please excuse my ignorance. I feel like a Pre-Rookie!!!

- My first question is if i want my movie to stop at I have to set it to stop (for example at my home page) on the (2nd) Frame because when I wanted to stop it on the first frame I got a message that the (stop) function would probably be ignored! Is this correct!

- My second question is if I have say 5navigation buttons on my home page that goes to various pages of my site. Will i have to create an individual movie file for each button.

example buttons: HOme, contact, service, about, portfolio. will I need to make 5 different movie files for these different buttons of my site?
blanius
09-15-2005, 02:44 PM
That is how I do it to keep the initial loading time to a minimum. Make your menu, Put an empty movie clip where you want them main content, and have the buttons load that movie with the individual swf files.
Ultra Pulse
09-15-2005, 07:51 PM
1st: correct, the stop command on the first frame will most likely be ignored

2nd: NO you have to make 5 individual frames, that you should name by going into edit>list of key frame then select one and name it then unclick it,
Use this command for the button
on (release){
gotoAndStop ("home")
}
blanius
09-15-2005, 10:20 PM
2nd: NO you have to make 5 individual frames, that you should name by going into edit>list of key frame then select one and name it then unclick it,
Use this command for the button
on (release){
gotoAndStop ("home")
}


You can but if you want to anything complex using loaded movies is a much better way to go.


Intial page loads faster
Easier to update single areas
bound to be a few more good reason just can't think of them now.. :p
pushplay
09-22-2005, 10:59 AM
Ok i got this to work using the code:

Code:
on (release){
gotoAndStop ("home")
}

But blanius I wasn't clear on the instructions you gave...

You can but if you want to anything complex using loaded movies is a much better way to go

Could explain this once more! Or give instructions on how to do this!

thanks guys for all your help!
Ultra Pulse
09-22-2005, 04:22 PM
Well what he means is if you wanna do something more complex, and use the less amount of space, you have to load individual SWF files.

I never used that code so I wouldn't know about it.
tmoore935
09-22-2005, 06:26 PM
here is a demo of what blanius is talking about. it is several swfs that form a web page.