Preloader sucks?

[WhiteTiger]

Ok...I hate to sound like I dont know anything about flash...especially with that subject line...BUT.

WHY does the ifFrameloaded function NOT work?!?!

I'll explain why it doesn't work.

On my partners page...I noticed things took a lil while. Especially with modem use. So I added a little preloader, nothing extrodinary, but I try to go down to the 4th link, and go there real quick...and it throws me to the 2nd page with 1/2 of that page loaded. Missing picture, missing capital E...WHY does it do this and how can I fix it?
Regards,
Anthny
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[BigBadDave]

ifFrameLoaded() = Bad, its not realiable

Instead use : _getBytesLoaded() Regards

Big Bad Dave

davidbyng@hotmail.com

 

[Guest_imported]

Is a preloader the thing that shows what percentage of the movie has loaded? if it is how do u make em? does anyone know any sites with instructions?

 

[Guest_imported]

Is a preloader the thing that shows what percentage of the movie has loaded? if it is how do u make em? does anyone know any sites with instructions?
Kangbodian

http://www.geocities.com/sas_op/sas.html

 

[oldnewbie]

Preloaders are really simple, once you get the hang of it!

http://blake.prohosting.com/~tektips/basic7.html

http://blake.prohosting.com/~tektips/basic7.zip

Simple is best! The more complex the preloader, the longer it takes to get something on the screen!

No, this one doesn't display the percentage, but it easily could... 1 more line of code.

As BBD suggested, the ifFrameLoaded action is deprecated in Flash 5. You can use _framesloaded & _totalframes or getBytesLoaded & getBytesTotal instead.

Regards,

ldnewbie