preloader telling what is loaded

[firegambler]

hi folks,

could anybody please give me a hint how to create a preloader that tells the viewer which data are currently loading (i.e. loading sound, loading menu,...)?

thanks in advance regards

Firegambler

 

[DianaCL]

I'm not sure wether i should answer this because i have never tried doing that kind of preloader, but just to give you an idea:

depends on where you have the content of the movie; if you're loading your sounds from an external file (sound.mp3 for example) you have in Flash MX a few methods of the Sound() object that could help :
mySound.loadSound("url", isStreaming);
Sound.getBytesLoaded();
Sound.getBytesTotal();
check them out in Flash Help.

The same for any external swf file you're loading. (menu.swf, information.swf, etc.)


Hope it helps. Diana.
diana@cyberslotz.co.uk