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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>You have control of the swf source code, right?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>When you load the swf as a graphic into iconID, you will get an onLoad event fire. You can listen for that using an interaction icon and an event response. Then you can access the main timeline of your swf using the iconID.clip property.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial size=2>So in the event handler you ought to be able to do iconID.clip.play(), unless anything inside the swf is stopping it,</FONT></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Gregory P Sweet<BR><B>Sent:</B> Mon 16/03/2009 18:59<BR><B>To:</B> Authorware Professional; xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [Xerte] swf won't play<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Originally aksed this question on AWARE list but was advised to come over<BR>here.<BR><BR>I simply want to cause the flow to pause until the user clicks a button.<BR><BR>Paul Forwarded me the solution below, and I had arrived at much of it<BR>myself, save the scripting (I was trying to do this without scripting). But<BR>it's a no go. The SWF simply will not play unless autoplay is set to 1, and<BR>of course when autoplay is set to 1, the SWF just starts playing ingoring<BR>the controls I put in.<BR><BR>When I attempted to use the controls (controls = 1) only the first second<BR>or so of the swf play.<BR><BR>Authorware Professional <AWARE@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE> wrote on<BR>03/13/2009 04:48:13 PM:<BR><BR>> I have done something very similar to what you want to do. Here's a<BR>> diagram of the flow I used:<BR>><BR>> - Page Icon<BR>> - Graphic icon for placeholder graphic<BR>> - Text icon for page text<BR>> - Graphic icon for the movie (with an id of 'st_movie',<BR>> controls=0 and autoplay=0)<BR>> - Script icon to make movie invisible<BR>> - script icon contents<BR>> st_movie.fade('out', .01); // to make movie<BR>> invisible<BR>> - Interaction icon (I made mine Perpetual so user can replay<BR>> movie)<BR>> - Button response (with erase=0 and exit=1)<BR>> - Script icon<BR>> - script icon contents:<BR>> st_movie.fade('in', .1); // make<BR>> movie visible<BR>> st_movie.play(); // play movie<BR>><BR>> You could also use a Decision icon with the pause property set to 1.<BR>> Flow will pause until the user clicks the mouse. And a Time Limit<BR>> interaction response can be used in place of AW's Wait icon.<BR>><BR>> HTH,<BR>> Paul<BR>><BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: Authorware Professional<BR>> [<A href="mailto:AWARE@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE">mailto:AWARE@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE</A>]<BR>> > On Behalf Of Gregory P Sweet<BR>> > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 1:13 PM<BR>> > To: AWARE@LISTSERV.CC.KULEUVEN.AC.BE<BR>> > Subject: Learning Xetre<BR>> ><BR>> > All,<BR>> ><BR>> > I've decided it was time to really dig into Xerte and start to learn<BR>> > how to<BR>> > really use it. I have to say though that while the concept seems<BR>> > sraightforward enough I'm a bit lost without a wait icon or erase<BR>> icon.<BR>> ><BR>> > I have a piece where I want a flash demo to play, but not until the<BR>> > user<BR>> > clicks to make it start. I also want a graphic to occupy the space<BR>> > until<BR>> > the user decides to start the piece.<BR>> ><BR>> > If I let the swf autoplay then it just starts playing. If I turn the<BR>> > autoplay off, the place holder graphic displays, but the flow never<BR>> > reaches<BR>> > the swf. How the heck do you do this in Xerte?<BR>> ><BR>> > -Greg<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail and any attachments may contain<BR>> > confidential or sensitive information which is, or may be, legally<BR>> > privileged or otherwise protected by law from further disclosure. It<BR>> > is intended only for the addressee. If you received this in error or<BR>> > from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, please do not<BR>> > distribute, copy or use it or any attachments. 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