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Do either of the buttons have the initial state of visible 0 set in the properties panel?<br><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen<br>Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:13:17 +0000<br>From: johnathan.kemp@cxstaffs.co.uk<br>To: xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br><br>
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I have just completed a page with two buttons that display using
the same swf.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Initially the first button is displayed, when you click on this
button,</font></span></div>
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<div align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">some text is displayed</font></span></div></li>
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<div align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">the first button is made invisible</font></span></div></li>
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<div align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">the second button is displayed</font></span></div></li></ul>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">When you click the second button </font></span></div>
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<li>
<div align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">the second button is made invisible</font></span></div></li>
<li>
<div align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">the text is made invisible</font></span></div></li>
<li>
<div align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">an image is displayed</font></span></div></li></ul>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">This is achieved without flicker</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">The interaction structure is as follows. The final script sets up
the initial visibility requirements for the page, the button scripts then change
visibilities as required.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Interaction (perpetual = 0)</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"> Button1</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"> Script (button2._visible = true;
text._visible = true; button1._visible = false;)</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"> Button 2</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"> Script (image._visible = true;
text._visible = false; button2._visible = false;)</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"> Script (image._visible = false; text._visible = false;
button2._visible = false;)</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">I don't know if this will help you resolve your
problem</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Kind regards</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial">Johnathan</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="ecx116515808-16122009"><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial"></font></span> </div>
<font face="Arial">Johnathan Kemp<br>ICT Development Coordinator<br>Connexions
Staffordshire<br></font><a href="http://www.cxstaffs.co.uk/"><font face="Arial">www.cxstaffs.co.uk</font></a><br><font face="Arial">01785
355714<br></font><BR><font face="Arial"></font>
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<font face="Tahoma"><b>From:</b> Dave Burnett [mailto:d_b_burnett@hotmail.com]
<br><b>Sent:</b> 15 December 2009 18:25<br><b>To:</b> Xerte
list<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on
screen<br></font><br></div>
<div></div>Hi Paul,<br><br>I did use the rs as a target to make the button
visible again:<br><br>prev_button_rs._visible = 1;<br><br>Dave<br><br><br><br>
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen<br>Date: Tue, 15 Dec
2009 10:14:16 -0800<br>From: Paul.Swanson@harlandfs.com<br>To:
xerte@lists.nottingham.ac.uk<br><br>
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<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">When
I want to hide a graphic element, I use iconID.fade(‘out’, .01);, then
fade it in when I want to reveal it: iconID.fade(‘in’, 1);</span></p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';"></span> </p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">For
a button, you’ll probably need to use the rs property instead of the id
property.</span></p>
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<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julian
Tenney<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> Xerte
discussion list<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on
screen</span></p></div></div>
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<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" lang="EN-GB">I’m
not sure what’s happening here…?</span></p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" lang="EN-GB">You
have a swf button, set to be invisible? Not sure I’ve ever had a button set to
invisible – I personally don’t like to hide and show buttons, prefer to enable /
disable them, but maybe that’s just me…</span></p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" lang="EN-GB">But
if its set to be invisible it ought to be invisible – i.e. not flicker… probably
a timing thiig in the engine, as it probably waits for the button to load before
setting the visibility, hence the flicker. I’ll look tomorrow.</span></p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';" lang="EN-GB">J</span></p>
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<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">
xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces@lists.nottingham.ac.uk] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dave
Burnett<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Xerte
list<br><b>Subject:</b> [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on
screen</span></p></div></div>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.5in;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span> </p>
<p class="ecxecxMsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';" lang="EN-GB">I have
set the visible prop to 0 for that response, but I get a momentary on-screen
flash of the swf before it hides.<br>Expected behavior or I've sequenced
something wrong?<br><br></span></p>
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