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Frets said:
"Swish can't stream.
... the audio portion won't run
untill it's fully downloaded."

How can I control a preloader to know when the audio portion is downloaded? is it simply that...

oops!
My eyes are faster than my dumb brain. I was confusing 'device font text' with 'dynamic text'
Thanks a million.
Now its back to the manual for me.

Sorry Roger. That is not the answer.

I have tried different settings.
Static Text: 3D wave. Screen area goes blank
Static Text: Rippling water. blank, + Dialogue box, + debug list
Dynamic...

Ok Roger. Just put in my 2 cents worth.

Frets:
Thanks for your example using 3d wave. I had tried to use the shortcut to rippling water which provides limited options, it does not include fade...

Thanks Fret. Your reply was very informative and will help me a lot in understanding how things work. I was completely missing the point about Dynamic vs Static.
But:
Unfortunately it does not...

I am having 2 problems applying looping continuous effects.
1. When applied to dynamic text they work, but a warning box appears over the top of the layout when they are played. I can clear the...

Thank you Mr Rabbit (Your not as dead as you make out!)

It works fine with the mask on frame 0.
As you say it is strange, but once known it is simple to implement.
I think this would help many...

please help,

I am having trouble understanding how masks are supposed to work in sprites.
I thought the only part of the sprite that should be visible is the part highlighted by the mask. But I...

I am having trouble using masks in sprites.

I am trying to achieve two diiferent functions:
1. create a ripple effect through a picture
2. replace one image with another by expanding the view of...

I have a number of swish movies on site www.sharonmusgrave.com, including some with buttons. I wish to add a montage of pictures and links, preferably with some action during loading. I also wish...