Re: FLASH: Newbie Question:Actionscript vrs. Many Layers

[Waldo Smeets]

Anji,


I did it with pleasure. I'm thinking about doing this more often, but that

depends on how much time I have, and how difficult it would be. I learn from

this to (how to write something so that someone else also understands it). I

submitted the movie to flashkit.com, wondering what they're going to do with it.


Succes with your flash!


Waldo




Anji Mayfield wrote:


> Waldo,

>

> Thank you, thank you THANK YOU!  It is so nice of you to help me out this

> way.  I know all you Flashers have lots to do and it's great that you would

> take the time to help a newbie like me.

>

> This is a great list and you guys are the *best*!

>

> Thanks again,

> Anji

>

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From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Waldo

> Smeets

> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 6:44 PM

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> Subject: RE: FLASH: Newbie Question:Actionscript vrs. Many Layers

>

> Dear Anji,

>

> I liked your question and also read Ken Sherwood's answer. But I thought

> that it would be possible to do with actions script.

> So I tried it. I would like to share this technique with you, but I don't

> have he time to really explain it. So I've made something like a "plug and

> play" version of it. The flash file is full with comments, so i hope you can

> find out very easy how it works. If not, just mail me once again, cause this

> is my first "tutorial".

>

> Here you can find it: http://members.xoom.com/wesp/countdown.swf , a link to

> the fla is included (http://members.xoom.com/wesp/countdown.fla )in the

> movie.

>

> Did you like it?

> Now it sometimes looks as if the reseize process doens't work fine, but

> remember that when the number switches between a 2 digit to a 1 digit it

> becomes smaller --> it looks like being resiezed, but it isn't. If you want

> to I can make it always a x digit number (by placing zero's before the

> number). But I'm not a designer, so perhaps you know better how to solve

> this "visual" problem.

>

> Waldo

>

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----

>

Van: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]Namens">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]Namens Anji Mayfield

> Verzonden: woensdag 26 januari 2000 21:33

>

Aan: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Onderwerp: FLASH: Newbie Question:Actionscript vrs. Many Layers

>

> Hi all,

>

> I really enjoy this group a lot and I've noticed that many of my

> difficulties with learning Flash are solved here before I ever get a chance

> to post a question.  Right now I have a project that I'm working on and I

> need some advice.

>

> Here's the scoop:

> I need to make a movie of numbers counting down and getting smaller in font

> size at the same time.  From 325 to 100!  I can make a lot of symbols and

> change them out every couple of frames but this would make the movie really

> long.  I assume that there is a way to do this with Actionscript but I am at

> a loss of how to do it....any suggestions?

>

> Thanks in advance!

> Anji

>

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