RE: tell target voodoo

[David Owen]

Actually I am using the  trial version which I assume is the same as the

release version. My CD should arrive next week sometime. I have a

sneaking suspicion that this is the way it is. Perhaps if this is true

someone at MM could explain?


On a related note; I am wondering if it is possible to address the

timeline of the base movie (level0) with actions from a loaded movie.

For example: make the loaded movie unload with an action in its timeline

then goto a frame in the base movie once it has unloaded. Again I can

not address the base movie from the loaded movie  with a target action.

Any thoughts?

Thanks.


DO


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> From: 	John Croteau

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Reply To: flashershocker [dot] com

> Sent: 	Thursday, May 28, 1998 3:41 PM

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To: flashershocker [dot] com

> Subject: 	Re: tell target voodoo

> 

> Hi Dave,

> 

> > This tell target seems to be a very fussy beast. For example:

> > If you have a frame action on frame ten and you want to address a

> > target (say a movie clip) on frame 20 on the SAME layer, the target

> >  instance does not appear in the target instances list dialog.

> >  (yes, the target instance name has been defined)

> > However, if the target is on a seperate layer at frame 20

> ..AND..there

> > is no key frame on either layer between frame 10 and 20, THEN the

> > instance name appears in the actions tell target dialog.

> > But, if there is a key frame on either layer between frames 10 and

> 20,

> > then once again the  target instance does not appear in the dialog.

> > Anyone else see this or is it just me?

> > If this is the way it is supposed to work....why?

> 

>   I don't think so. Are you using the Beta or Release version? I have

> this problem with the Beta but haven't analyzed it as much as you. I

> just know sometimes the target name is there and sometimes it's not.

> I'm

> upgrading to the release version tomorrow. Maybe, it's fixed there. It

> is fustrating to find the name there sometime and not others. It makes

> using complicated more descriptive names less easy.

> 

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