text timer???

[Metacomet]

How can I make a text frame wait some seconds until is readed and the pass to the next text frame???

Heres how I made it :S

I made a movie with the two text frames, the first one has like 500 frames (to make time) then after that the other with another 500, but thats a lot of lots of frames and therefore kb!!!

Please help, is urgent!!!

 

[billwatson]

use getTimer();

Frame 1

now = getTimer();
delay = 5000 + now; //5 seconds

Frame 3

if (getTimer()>delay){ //do something
}else{prevframe();
}

this will loop over 3 frames for a set period of time.

 

[oldnewbie]

SetInterval... A lot easier! Regards,

 

[Metacomet]

Im not so good with action scripts could you please explain exactly how do i use it? do I copy and paste?

Any other suggestions???


Urgent help needed :S

 

[oldnewbie]

2 frames only...

Frame 1:

stop();
function pause(){
play();
clearInterval(timer);
}

timer = setInterval(pause, 10000);
//where 10000 is 10 seconds or 60000, 1 minute.

Frame 2: (or wherever when wanting a pause)...

stop();
timer = setInterval(pause, 10000);
//where 10000 is 10 seconds or 60000, 1 minute.

The above will keep looping your 2 text frames with a 10 seconds pause between each text. Regards,

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[Metacomet]

Excellent It really worked!!!

Now I got another problem, I apply the scrip to one movie contained in another main movie that is my web page, once I do this, the action script affects my whole main movie, why? How can I fix this?

The text timer really worked, but It is affecting everything, all my plays and stops are altered by the script.

Hope u can help :S

 

[oldnewbie]

Loaded in an empty holder clip or on another level? Regards,

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[Metacomet]

in a diferent level, anyway, what could be the cause of this???

 

[oldnewbie]

Doesn't in mine!

http://odin.prohosting.com/~oldnew/flashtesting/maintext.swf

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[Metacomet]

well, more explicit, impossible, thank you very much, then I think I will have to figure what could be the cause of this mess. If u do before me, I will apreciate.


Metacomet

 

[billwatson]

post the fla and i will take a look

 

[oldnewbie]

Here are my .flas if it can be of any help...

http://odin.prohosting.com/~oldnew/flashtesting/maintext.fla

http://odin.prohosting.com/~oldnew/flashtesting/text.fla

Regards,

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[billwatson]

ah but im sure that yours work

to find fault have to see the fla that doesnt work

 

[oldnewbie]

Was I talking to you Bill? Guess not! Regards,

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[Metacomet]

My fla file is so heavy that I can't upload it, It will take too long to dld it (5mb) is a complete web page

:S

P.D. Anyway if you have an FTP server I can upload it for you.

 

[Metacomet]

Oldnewbie,

I have checked you flas, I figured out I did my Built in movie diferent than you, the one I made for the text animation was made like a "symbol" do this changes something?

 

[oldnewbie]

Don't really know!
Can't you make a copy of your .flas and delete all pictures including "text" pictures, sounds and unused items, zip them up, upload them and post a link to them. They should then be much smaller! Regards,

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