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Subject:	Re: FLASH: Pre-Loader Tutorial
From:	Brian
Date:	Sat, 26 Aug 2000 20:17:46 +0100

> For those of you who haven't mastered pre-loading yet, I found an easy to
> follow tutorial online. Knock yourself out!!
>
> http://www.enetserve.com/tutorials/tutorial2.html

OK tutorial, I guess, but I have two complaints:

1) I can't read all of the type on the images provided, and

2) A: The last page of the tute says: "You will probably want the audience
to watch some small movie while the main movie is loading. This movie must
take place between 'StartFrame' and 'GoToStartFrame' and should be in
separate layers."
WHAT should be in separate layers?
The movie itself, and separate from what... other layers? Of course it will
be!
Or...
The components of the loading movie itself should be in separate layers?
What if you're using an MC? Does this mean its components need to be in
separate layers? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?!?
This is the same problem software manuals have: they're written like you
have some level of expertise, when they shouldn't. No, I'm not talking about
going all the way back to the basics of how to use your computer, but
talking about layers is talking about part of the software, so why isn't
this clarified here?
And if the load movie is something you want the visitor to watch, make it
more interesting than just a static 'Loading' bar, FCOL.

Oh, and I forgot:
3) There are spelling/grammar errors.
If these exist on any of MY websites, I darned sure want to know about them
as soon as possible.

Sorry. _Three_ complaints.
:-)

-Brian Matthews
http://www.angelfire.com/fl/sapringer

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