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[Ozzworld]

As you said to group them, It made no diffrence, i still have to button to button customizing actions for each.

The copy past idea might work, ill give it a test. thanks for the help. you might have just saved me hours of time

Ozzie

[Dead Rabbit]

Along the lines of Ozzworld's query, could you add the ability to copy frames? We can insert and delete, but copy and paste would help you program each button quickly...

[Off Top]

Originally posted by roger_onslow
That's already in the new release .. it shows sizes and coordinates in the status bar. There's many little new goodies like that.

tight

[ChrisNYC]

Will the form boxes be included soon in any of the new releases? That's one feature that I'm really waiting for and can't wait to see. It'll make life a lot easier than going into Flash and loading movie in swish.

Thanks

[orgone]

I'm not sure if this is possible or has been discussed, but I would like to see the url displayed (in browser bottom status bar) when one rolls over it. I have tried using a javascript action/event, but have yet to find a satisfactory solution....
Perhaps an option to enable or not for those who are used to the status quo.
Thankx

[CELERYHART]

Just spent the last hour reading people's wish list..and I swear if we get a fraction of those wishes answered..we will be lucky. I just dont' want things to change so much that I can't find things anymore. Thats one of my biggest grips about any program upgrade..just when you know where something is ....they move it..change it..or incorporate it into some other feature and it's like learning all over again...Sheesh...!!!
I've pounded the bushes on this before..but I'll say it one more time.
Once upon a time, in a land far away....Swish layout panel could be grabbed and resized or placed anywhere with out having to hold down the CONTROL key....now if you forget to hold it down....you pay big time...and spend the next 10 minutes rearranging things!!! Thats it...I"m not bringing this up anymore...*Smile..
Other than that....others have expressed any wish that I had...a library being a real good one...!!!
Guidelines would be nice..but a suggestion to others is to just draw a straight line vertical or horizontal where ever you may need the guide..and then delete it when you are finished aligning things....
I also use this little ruler I find indispensible...(you can bring 2 of them up at once and make on lay vertical and the other horizontal
)
http://www.microfox.com/index.shtml

Anyway....Swish staff...needless to say...you are doing a wonderful job...and as usual the help on this forum is amazing.
Waiting ( I didn't say patiently ) for v3....Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating it..lol)
Celeryhart

[SmokeRingHalo]

Wouldn't even be interested in upgrading to V3 on it's release without:
1)Javascripting*
2)Streaming Audio
*I like developing games and find swish alot easier to draw my artwork in than flash, but theres only so much you can do with buttons and telltarget. The javascripting would have to allow for keyboard control and sprite collision.

Add these and I would upgrade for sure.

[awt586]

Most everything has already been mentioned but a few more...

LIKE TO SEE

1. Preferences for setting the Program defaults.
Font Type, Size,
Output format of graphics (JPG or GIF)
Grid on-off etc.
The 4 options available just aren't enough.

2. Text input at actual location on movie vice typing in the panel.
3. Toolbars vice Panels.
4. Guides in addition to a grid or Snap options.
5. Program integration into certain apps like NetObjects Fusion or Dreamweaver.


Thanks
Tony

[moorea]

Roger I do not know if you are still taking wish list suggestions, but I only have one thing that REALLY anoys me about the program. So here it is. If you need to add or delete a large number of frames you have to sit there and right click over and over again. There should be some sort of function that allows you to select the number of frames you want to add and delete. Other then that, I love the program!

[marsman]

One More Major thing:

Hope you are still reading these Roger!

In flash you can make a guide path, by going threw these steps

1. You click on a button for guide path
2. Take the pen tool and draw a line to any shape
3. Then you can take your picture go to the start and snap it in place
4. Then go to the end and snap it in place.

When you run the movie, the picture follows the line you drew out.
Having this in swish would be a great advantage, and would make it one of the top programs on the market.

Just think of what kind of effects you could make?

I made an example, here is the url you can find it on
http://www.flashresumes.net/temp_puzzle/index.html

Marsman

[l2oBiN_Ho0D]

I really find it annoying not being able to select a whole range of affects across different channels and paste them. Its very simple yet so annoying, especially if you need to copy large numbers of effects... can you do anything about this?

[Frets]

Morea

for inserting 10 frames at a time try Ctrl+F5
For deleting 10 frame at a time try Ctrol=Shift+F5
For moving an effect in the timeline simply drag on the center of it.

SmokeRingHalo

Swish 2.0 already has javascripting.

Javascripting controls the html document from swish.
you can access it via goto url
such as

On Event
Goto URL javascript:history.back();

Or via javascript

On event
javascript
window.close()

awt586
.jpg is currently under litigation for export by a liscensor who claims to have the patent on it. If the patent rights holder chooses to he can take any company to the cleaners for copyright infringement.

.gif is patented by compuserve and as such any program that uses .gif as an output format must apply for the right and pay royalties for the formating. Just as swishzone currently has a licensing agreement with macromedia

marsman

Select your object. click on the animation path and drag your object
to create a path it's actually simpler and faster then flash's guide path and you can adjust with more versatility by selecting the move(s)
and playing with the properties.

[Frets]

orgone

Try this

On rollover
javascript
window.status="Text goes here"


Dead Rabbit
copy frames??

you can make instances of sprites you can select an sfx and copy/paste it elsewhere you can't really break up an sfx although you can alter it rather quickly.

you can also save your self made sfx's with special names to swish
mytransform2

So you don't have to recreate the same custom sfx in another movie.
I'm not following copy frames though.


Frets

[mattrousey]

Automatics preloaders. Have one already inserted in the timeline, with the ability to choose from some options syles of preloaders

[Dead Rabbit]

Frets:

Yes, copy frames, or rather a range of frames across multiple layers. In a menu scene, I have effects that move the buttons onto the stage. On Release-> Goto Frame x where effects remove all of the buttons, then on the time line after the moves, fades, etc, the action is performed: (i.e. Goto URL, Goto Frame, FSCOMMAND, etc).

If I have 10 buttons on stage, I must copy and past the effects for each action on each layer seperately (10 actions x 10 layers = 100 copy/paste operations). It's very time consuming.

If this can be done with a sprite, where the same sprite can perform several different actions, then I need to learn that.

********

As I type this, I can see a sort of work-around:

On Release Goto Frame 20
then,
At Frame 20:
Remove each object and play a sprite with the animated movement.
If the sprite runs 25 frames, then at frame 45, place the action. This could be repeated for each button, leaving the length of the sprite before the action is performed.

Am I missing something? Is there a better way?

[Frets]

Dead Rabbit

As an option then I would suggest go to label instead of frame
then all you would have to do is drag the label and it would record the new frame location.


mattrousey


You could always create your own simple preloader
One already comes with swish. just rename the if statements from
"main movie" to your starting and ending scene names.

Also I believe you'll find no shortage of customizable preloaders at the several swish community support sites.
Heck there is at least one here at flashkit in
Movies>3rdParty>Swish

Then store it as a movie
When you needed it open the movie
copy the preloader scene
and paste it into your new movie
don't forget to move it up the chain
From the scene outline right click on the scene
select order> Bring to the front.

[Dead Rabbit]

Frets;

The example I provided was somewhat simplified. I douse goto label with 1 label for each button (again 10 labels) When I get some time I'll post an example .swi and continue this conversation in a different thread.

[roger_onslow]

OK .. here's a sample from new (yet to be released) version .. gives you a little idea of some of the things you'll be able to do .. and in less than 3K swf. Enjoy.

NOTE: if you'd downloaded it before, please re-download as it has been updated

http://www.swishzone.com/swi/balls.swf

[bdering]

Hi Roger,

Now you can say we all played with your balls.....SWF Hahaha... I could not resist! The drag and drop part, native to Swish is the part that I have to get ready for. I can think of all kinds of uses for that! Thanks!

[roger_onslow]

Originally posted by bdering
Now you can say we all played with your balls

And you'll note that I have not two .. but THREE balls .. that the bounce and that they come in different colors