[Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen

Wed Dec 16 12:51:17 GMT 2009

Sorry Johnathan, I didn't get the example .rlo you mentioned.
I had tried adding a script after the interaction, perhaps I have it in the wrong place. 

Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:13:14 +0000
From: johnathan.kemp at cxstaffs.co.uk
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk

"Thanks Johnathan.
I think our 
setups are a little different, as I am starting the interaction with one button 
hidden."

Just to clarify

The example I provided starts with one button hidden and one 
button displayed.

Clicking the displayed button results in it being hidden and 
the second button being displayed.

The initial setting of the second button invisible is achieved by 
the script placed after the two button icons in the 
interaction.

The script run when the first button is clicked then renders the 
first button invisible and renders the second button 
visible.

Kind regards

Johnathan

Johnathan Kemp
ICT Development Coordinator
Connexions 
Staffordshire
www.cxstaffs.co.uk
01785 
355714

From: Dave Burnett [mailto:d_b_burnett at hotmail.com] 

Sent: 16 December 2009 12:01
To: Xerte 
list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on 
screen

mm. I get a flash of the up state then the ghost of the disabled 
state.

Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 
2009 11:27:32 +0000
From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: 
xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk

You 
can set the intial state to disabled using the properties can’t you?

enabled: 
0

?

From: 
xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave 
Burnett
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:26 AM
To: 
Xerte list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on 
screen

That's why I 
was muddled when you said you avoided the visible method and used state to 
affect the button.
I couldn't see how to do it unless the initial button 
state was somehow set to blank, prior to loading.

Subject: RE: 
[Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:20:07 
+0000
From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: 
xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk

Ah, 
I see. No, you can’t set the butotn state until it has loaded,

From: 
xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave 
Burnett
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 11:19 AM
To: 
Xerte list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on 
screen

I'm assuming I can 
set state as the button .fla says the swf has 8 states, and up,over and down 
work without any code intervention. So there must be handlers in 
there?

So let's say I use disabled state as the hidden state.
I set a 
blank frame swf and set the state to that.
But you are saying that still 
won't help, as the button swf has not loaded yet.

In which case the way 
it is being done is the only way.
The loading MC has to load the button swf 
visible 0 in the first place. Close?

Subject: RE: 
[Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:02:14 
+0000
From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: 
xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk

Not 
sure what you mean..? How are you setting state?

The 
button swf loads into a movieclip, so you can do things to that movieclip whilst 
the swf loads: script immedietely below a perpetual interaction will run after 
the button has been created, but before the swf loads, if that’s any 
help?

From: 
xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave 
Burnett
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 10:58 AM
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on 
screen

Once more into 
the breach Julian. Thanks.

Thanks Johnathan.
I think our setups are a 
little different, as I am starting the interaction with one button 
hidden.

Julian, re setting the state to get the same effect.
Wouldn't 
it be the same issue? The button would have to be on stage before I could apply 
state to it?

Subject: RE: 
[Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:53:07 
+0000
From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
To: 
xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk

Try 
the attached – I’ve not tested it. Previously the visibility was getting set 
after the button had loaded – now it is set immedietely. 

From: 
xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Johnathan 
Kemp
Sent: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 9:49 AM
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discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on 
screen

The 
buttons are identified using their rs property.
Neither 
button has its visible property defined in the property panel - its an optional 
property and I have not included it.

I have 
attached a copy of the swf I am using for the button (I found it in one of 
the Xerte example files), just in case the swf might be contributing in some 
way, you could try swapping this one in to see if the flicker 
persists.

In my 
very early days I tried setting an id property for the children of interactions 
and this caused some problems. I am guessing that you have not done this but 
just in case I thought I'd mention it. If you have set an id value for your 
button you might want to delete it.

Kind 
regards

Johnathan

Johnathan Kemp
ICT 
Development Coordinator
Connexions Staffordshire
www.cxstaffs.co.uk
01785 
355714

From: Dave 
Burnett [mailto:d_b_burnett at hotmail.com] 
Sent: 16 December 2009 
09:40
To: Xerte list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf 
flashes on screen
Do either of the 
buttons have the initial state of visible 0 set in the properties 
panel?

Subject: RE: 
[Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:13:17 
+0000
From: johnathan.kemp at cxstaffs.co.uk
To: 
xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
I have 
just completed a page with two buttons that display using the same 
swf.

Initially 
the first button is displayed, when you click on this button,
·         
some 
text is displayed
·         
the 
first button is made invisible
·         
the 
second button is displayed
When you 
click the second button 
·         
the 
second button is made invisible
·         
the text 
is made invisible
·         
an image 
is displayed
This is 
achieved without flicker
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.

Interaction 
(perpetual = 0)

Button1

Script (button2._visible = true; text._visible = true; button1._visible = 
false;)

Button 2

Script (image._visible = true; text._visible = false; button2._visible = 
false;)

Script (image._visible = false; text._visible = false; button2._visible = 
false;)

I don't 
know if this will help you resolve your problem

Kind 
regards

Johnathan

Johnathan Kemp
ICT 
Development Coordinator
Connexions Staffordshire
www.cxstaffs.co.uk
01785 
355714

From: Dave 
Burnett [mailto:d_b_burnett at hotmail.com] 
Sent: 15 December 2009 
18:25
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf 
flashes on screen
Hi Paul,

I 
did use the rs as a target to make the button visible 
again:

prev_button_rs._visible = 1;

Dave

Subject: RE: 
[Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:14:16 
-0800
From: Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com
To: 
xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk

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);

For 
a button, you’ll probably need to use the rs property instead of the id 
property.

From: 
xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Julian 
Tenney
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:06 AM
To: Xerte 
discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on 
screen

I’m 
not sure what’s happening here…?

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…

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.

J

From: 
xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk 
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave 
Burnett
Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 6:02 PM
To: Xerte 
list
Subject: [Xerte] Button using swf flashes on screen

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.
Expected behavior or I've sequenced something 
wrong?

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