[Xerte] Problems setting autoPlay from script - Desktop Xerte 2

[Mary Ann Ahearn]

This list is the greatest - it works beautifully.

Setting autoPlay  to 2 before the icon is created causes the swf to loop.

Thanks!!
ma

On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:29 AM, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com>wrote:

>  Think you could go at it a couple ways:
> Add the autoplay attribute with a default 0 to the template so it is always
> there, then set the value as needed.
> Add the attribute to the XMLElement as needed then set it's value (1
> obviously).
>
> e.g. if the template graphic already has the autoplay attribute embedded:
>
> <SCR>//your xml reading script icon gets autoplay value
> icon.nextSibling.childNodes[0].attributes.autoplay = value read from your
> xml;
> <DEC>
>   <DIS>//with your swf. autoplay already exists as attrib
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> From: maryann at moberg.com
> Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2010 08:14:46 -0400
> Subject: Re: [Xerte] Problems setting autoPlay from script - Desktop Xerte
> 2
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>
>
> Thanks Julian.
> We are looking specifically for a way to set the swf to loop - can we send
> this any arguments to that effect?  Perhaps we can set autoPlay before the
> icon is created.  It's determined in our template wizard so we know whether
> the swf should loop or not as soon as look at the xml for the page in the
> first script icon.
>
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 2:26 AM, Julian Tenney <
> Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>  You can't set autoPlay after the icon has been created. You want
> myIcon.clip.play() at that point.
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Paul Swanson [
> Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com]
> *Sent:* 04 October 2010 22:48
> *To:* Xerte discussion list
> *Subject:* RE: [Xerte] Problems setting autoPlay from script - Desktop
> Xerte 2
>
>   I thought autoPlay was Boolean (true or false), so the values should be
> either 1 or 0. If that doesn’t work, try using the onMovieReady event
> instead of onLoad. You might be running into an instance where the movie
> isn’t ready for playback, even though it is loaded.
>
>
>
> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Mary Ann Ahearn
> *Sent:* Monday, October 04, 2010 2:38 PM
> *To:* Xerte discussion list
> *Subject:* [Xerte] Problems setting autoPlay from script - Desktop Xerte 2
>
>
>
> I'm totally stuck and sure I'm doing something really stupid.
>
> Setting the autoPlay property of a swf in its onLoad event with the
> following code:
>
>  if (looping == true) {
>     graphic.autoPlay = 2;
> } else {
>     graphic.autoPlay = 1;
> }
> debug(graphic.autoPlay);
>
>   "Looping" is set when the page begins (this is a modification to the swf
> template).  The debug statement gives the value expected, but the behavior
> of the swf just ignores it.  It seems to be completely controlled by the
> value set by hand in the properties panel.
>
> Any suggestions would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks!
> ma
>
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