Flash -> Big trouble!
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- kbags
http://www.danceinthespotlight.c…
This is the site that I'm debugging for my client. As you can see, it uses transparency, which is known to be pretty buggy.
The problem I am having, for which I am running out of solutions, is that each "page" of the site is loaded into level 3. If you click around, you'll note that some pages are longer than others. When all pages have been viewed (and maybe cached?), the bottom of the longer pages gets "cut off" or "left behind" when a shorter page is loaded in its place. To make matters worse, buttons and interactivity dont' work in this lower part, so anything below the cut is useless. This is a huge problem.
Anyway, I've tried all different fixes, such as automatically refreshing the user's cache, loading all "pages" into one .swf, etc. Nothing seems to work.
I'm running out of answers...do you have any?
THANKS IN ADVANCE!!!
- rasko40
works fine for me on a mac IE5.2
although a bit slow.
- zeroblade0
the interactivity just died on me...
couldn't navvy after the first two clicks... ~: |
think you got too many big translucent objects moving around.
- kbags0
thanks rasko.
Unfortunately, the problem doesn't start until after you've viewed each page and then closed browser session. The next time you go in, try going to About Us -> FAQ and try clicking on one of the bottom questions...it won't respond. If it does, try clicking around some more, closing the browser, and going back in and trying again.
- kbags0
See? That's what I mean, zeroblade.
Right now, there's a main movie, which is essentially the top half of the screen. That's loaded into level 2. THen, each "page" swf is loaded into level 3...
- Rufcut0
Right,
I can't break it. I'm on IE 6.0 and Windows XP. However I would suggest that rather than load into levels try loading into a blank movieClip. You may have a variable hanging around when the new movie comes in.
Also try putting 'var' infront of each variable that'll stop it being kept in memory after it is used or ensure that you are clearing ALL the variables (if you are using any) before you load the new movie in... Apart from that I'm just not sure because I can't break it. Sorry.
Good luck dude. If I can help anymore dro p me a line.
Ruf
- Elfangio0
Hey how do u do this tranparency with flash?
- Rufcut0
._alpha ?
- Jman0
Transparency is done like this:
there you go
- Jman0
ok, that was dumb, i forgot it won't post code.....
((param name="movie" value="flash/script.swf"
param name="quality" value="high"
param name="menu" value="false"
param name="wmode" value="transparent"))
- ********0
you got it, it's very buggy
- kevinv0330
seems to be ok in safari. couldn't replicate those probs.
- kbags0
Elfangio, you set the parameter below...
param name="wmode" value="transparent"
- kbags0
To replicate the problem, you more or less have to view each page in the site, possibly more than once...then close your browser session and open it again, and repeat. Might have to close and open session a third time too. Anyway, after you go back in, try going to a page like FAQ and clicking on some of the bottom-most questions or the "This website was made by" part of the footer...
- kbags0
rufcut, do you have a technote on how to do that? I'm a little amateurish when it comes to AS.
Thanks!
- kbags0
bump.
- Donvitoviti0
rebuild it all... you could prob do it in less time than do pick through crap code
ps.. redesign the thing too.. it sucks donkey balls
- zeroblade0
bump
- Chip0
start again I say also.
The design is not worth all the code trouble...