Re: FLASH: scripting motion redux

[Gregg Caines]

It sounds like you answered your own question...  Using a single-frame

loop will not change the output to the screen, since output is only

redrawn every frame.  It's confusing because Actionscript has a timeline,

unlike other programming languages.  You should check your 'while'

condition on the second frame and get it to loop back to the first frame

until the 'while' condition is satisfied.


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Gregg Caines

n e o m e t r i x  systems inc.

http://www.neometrixsystems.com

gcainesneometrixsystems [dot] com

> Hi.

>

> Cat's back in tutorial mode : )

>

> I asked this question back in August or September and recieved a couple of

> great answers which I didn't save and can't seem to dig up in either

flasher

> or flashcoders archives.

>

> I have some old scripts (Hypertalk and Lingo versions) which move an

object

> in lissajous curve patterns.  Since its familiar territory, I want to try

> them out with Flash 5 actionscript.

>

> I have my movieclip moving in a "while (i < somenumber)" loop. My clip

moves

> correctly, however all you can see is really the first and final

positions.

> I need ideas (or links to tutorials) about the best way to show the steps.

>

> I think using movies with more than one frame might have been the answer

: )

>

> I noticed helen triolo's elegantly moving bubbles, which I might try and

> figure out - looks like there might be some help there - but if anyone can

> give me a jump start, I'd appreciate it.

>

> Catherine




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