[Xerte] Stage size of embedded swf - Xerte 2 Desktop

[Mary Ann Ahearn]

Forgot to include this info:

   - my monitor screen is set to 1680 x 1050
   - my xerte LO size is 790 x 558
   - the stage size within the swf and the dimensions of the mask are both
   440 x 158

Where in the world is the 1900 x 1200 coming from?

Thanks again
ma

On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 12:22 PM, Mary Ann Ahearn <maryann at moberg.com>wrote:

> Thanks Julian,
> After changing the mask to a MC (defined as shown in the attached screen
> grab), I'm getting unexpected numbers for it's dimensions.
>
> My swf icon is called "graphic", and my onLoad script contains the
> following:
>
> debug('graphic is ' + graphic);
> debug('width is ' + graphic._width);
> debug('height is ' + graphic._height);
> debug('mask width is ' + graphic.myMask._width);
> debug('mask height is ' + graphic.myMask._height);
>
>  I can't figure out why my debug window is giving me the following:
>
> graphic is _level0.engine.IFC.PG_MC2.DIS_MC3
> width is 481.9
> height is 158
> mask width is 1900
> mask height is 1200
>
> Am I accessing the the swf correctly?
> Suspect I'm either making a really stupid mistake, or basically don't
> understand how to access a MC contained in a swf.
>
> Thanks!
> ma
>
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:43 AM, Julian Tenney <
> Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>
>>  The movieclip must have a name – you must be able to address it somehow?
>>
>>
>>
>> _level0.IFC.blah.yourSWF.mask etc?
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Mary Ann Ahearn
>> *Sent:* 23 August 2010 17:34
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* Re: [Xerte] Stage size of embedded swf - Xerte 2 Desktop
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks, Julian & Peter.
>>
>> The mask does not have a name but I do have the source files and will give
>> it one to test out the theory.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> ma
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 6:26 AM, Julian Tenney <
>> Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>>
>> There is only one stage – the loaded .swf’s dimensions are all you have.
>> If you can discover the name of the loaded’s swf’s mask, you can get the
>> dimensions from that..?
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Mary Ann Ahearn
>> *Sent:* 20 August 2010 19:07
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* [Xerte] Stage size of embedded swf - Xerte 2 Desktop
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>> I can't figure this one out, and can't find anything in the list
>> archives.  Anybody know if this is possible?
>>
>> I'm trying to get at the *stage* width and height of a swf loaded onto a
>> page.  I'm using the Text Flash SWF page template with a swf that has
>> elements hanging off the sides of the stage that we don't see because of a
>> mask.
>>
>> Graphic._width returns the width of everything including the elements we
>> don't see, so when the template places a panel behind it, it's too wide.
>> Not a big deal to fix by hand but it would be great if I could somehow get
>> at the swf stage width & height to size the panel automatically.
>>
>> The stage for the swf is 440 x 158, but graphic._width returns 481.9 which
>> includes the stuff we don't see.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> ma
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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