pausing a movie. 1

[TruthInSatire]

I'm a flash nub.
I know the basics, tweening and stuff.
I'm trying to use flash to make a visual walk-threw.
my first (of i'm sure many) question is, what is the best way to "pause" an animation? I want everything to stop for about 3 or 4 seconds, but don't want to do it by adding large amounts of empty frames. it isn't waiting for user interaction, just pausing. thanks in advance.

 

[billwatson]

to the frame where you wish the pause add

stop();
myPause = setInterval(holdIt,4000); //4 secs
function holdIt(){
clearInterval(myPause);
play();
}

 

[TruthInSatire]

That worked great thanks.
Another question.
I see how setInterval works, like setTimeout in JS.
is clearInterval and setInterval a required pair? do I have to do a clearInterval? or could i just go straight to play()?

 

[billwatson]

if you dont clear an interval then it just keeps calling over and over. can be very cpu intensive.

 

[TruthInSatire]

got it. Thanks for the help.

 

[oldnewbie]

In fact if you define the function in the first frame of your movie...

function holdIt(){
play();
clearInterval(myPause);
}

All you have to do when you want a pause is to use...

stop();
myPause = setInterval(holdIt,4000); //
// Where 4000 is 4 seconds and 60000, one minute.

No need to repeat the defining of the function.



Regards,