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[thompom]

the main page for my site has an intro that lasts 3 seconds - the problem is if a user clicks back or wants to return to the page they have to sit through the intro again.

whats the best way to stop this?
i thought about making another page without the intro but most users click back and this would not stop the problem.

the entire page is done with flash

 

[kennethkawamoto]

From Flash do Control > Debug Movie. In the the Debugger window select _level0 and go to _currentframe under Properties. There you can see the frame number. Does it go to the frame 153, or somewhere else?

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[thompom]

hi - in the debug window it says

_level0 _currentframe = 1
The Flash Player is paused so that
breakpoints may be adjusted. Click
Continue to start the movie.

...when i click continue
_level0 _currentframe = 153

 

[kennethkawamoto]

So the play-head is in the frame 153, which is what should be happening.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[thompom]

...thought id better post back and say kens code works fine
- i had probs with my scrappy design, and after a full rebuild the code does work.

are there any limitations of this because i do notice that
it doesnt always work?

cant see what is different from when it does work and doesnt - could it be a time issue?

it seems if i leave going back to this page for a while
[5 minutes] it does play the intro

 

[kennethkawamoto]

SharedObject does not expire like browser cookies, I don't think it's time related but something else is causing erratic behaviour.

Kenneth Kawamoto

http://www.materiaprima.co.uk

 

[thompom]

thanks again ken - will have another look