[Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars

Mon Apr 12 16:40:54 BST 2010

Precall debug:
[type Function]

Postcall debug:
onLoad=%5Btype%20Function%5D&onData=%5Btype%20Function%5D&icon=%5Flevel0%2Eengine%2EIFC%2EPG%5FMC21

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> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:30:28 +0100
> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>
>
>
> Interseting - it sounds similar to the situation where loadMovie wipes out any members of the loading movieclip. Does the function still exist when you try to call it?
>
> debug(myIcon.loadVars); //whattya get?
>
> ________________________________
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Dave Burnett
> Sent: Mon 12/04/2010 15:57
> To: Xerte list
> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>
>
>
>
> OK, something I should have checked earlier.
>
> The onLoadVars event is not firing on the second call (or at least it is not being broadcast).
>
> Almost like the function is not being called on the second attempt to the same icon.
>
>
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>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:14:24 +0100
>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>
>> delete this.icon.rawData;
>>
>> alternatively set it to '' (it's a string isn't it?)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 3:14 PM
>> To: Xerte list
>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>
>>
>>
>> How to kill it is what I'm unsure of.
>> How to remove rawData from the icon object.
>> I've tried delete and remove but no luck.
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------
>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 15:05:29 +0100
>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>
>>> I'd try:
>>>
>>> If (this.icon.rawData != undefined){
>>> //we've been here before - do whatever it takes to kill it
>>>
>>> }
>>>
>>> //then carry on as before
>>>
>>> //and check it's changed
>>> debug(this.icon.rawData);
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave Burnett
>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 2:43 PM
>>> To: Xerte list
>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> OK, I'm looking at:
>>>
>>> this.icon.rawData = src;
>>>
>>> Is that adding the rawData prop to the object?
>>> i.e. is it best to remove the prop and let it be re-added or clear it?
>>> rawData = null;
>>> rawData = '';
>>>
>>> ??
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:17:21 +0100
>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>
>>>> you can debug it yourself - in the engine, get in the
>>>> ICON.prototype.loadVars function and try clearing out the data when
>> the
>>>> function is called.
>>>>
>>>> Any good?
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave
>> Burnett
>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 1:16 PM
>>>> To: Xerte list
>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Did you ever send me that NDA?
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 13:10:35 +0100
>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh you tease. Any chance of sending the file?
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave
>>>> Burnett
>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 1:11 PM
>>>>> To: Xerte list
>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I just made a new file with 3 buttons:
>>>>>
>>>>> Load gloss text
>>>>> main_page_id.loadVars('http://blah/common/gloss_content.txt');
>>>>>
>>>>> Load help text
>>>>> main_page_id.loadVars('http://blah/common/help_content.txt');
>>>>>
>>>>> Check content
>>>>> debug(main_page_id.rawData);
>>>>>
>>>>> Whatever is loaded first persists.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:47:28 +0100
>>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dunno. I just exected that if you call the function again, things
>>>>> would
>>>>>> repeat,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave
>>>>> Burnett
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 12:08 PM
>>>>>> To: Xerte list
>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tried setting to null, Deleting, Removing.
>>>>>> Couldn't seem to get rid of it.
>>>>>> Bad syntax?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:04:12 +0100
>>>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> rawText? rawData?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What happens if you delete it before making the second call?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave
>>>>>> Burnett
>>>>>>> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 12:03 PM
>>>>>>> To: Xerte list
>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The previous data persists in the rawText property.
>>>>>>> I got around it by using a loadVars call and a readFile call on
>> the
>>>>>> same
>>>>>>> icon, but I found it strange I couldn't just reload the loadVars
>>>>>> object
>>>>>>> with new data.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ----------------------------------------
>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:53:19 +0100
>>>>>>>> From: Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>>>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What happens when you just call myIcon.loadVars(url);
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ??
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Dave
>>>>>>> Burnett
>>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, April 02, 2010 5:52 PM
>>>>>>>> To: Xerte list
>>>>>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re-using an icon to loadVars
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Any trick to re-using a page for multiple loading of vars?
>>>>>>>> i.e. do I have to kill the rawData object?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have it loading once and I parse out what I need, but I can't
>>>>>> figure
>>>>>>>> out how to use the same object (and event) to have it load a new
>>>>>> file.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Have a good weekend all.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>>>
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