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Jake Hilton

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm

Hello fellas,
Ever tried to create a swf with a combo box in it and then load that swf =
into a movie clip of another flash movie? The combo box loses is functional=
ity. The only way this applies is that I am writing a plugable interface =
for a flash com app I'm writing. So you can create pieces to the app as =
external swf files that are then loaded. Any ideas on how to get around =
this bug in the component?

Thanks,
Jake


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daz lee

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm

linkage is broken between swf's

You can create a link to it in the main movie.
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Hello fellas,
Ever tried to create a swf with a combo box in it and then load that =
swf into a movie clip of another flash movie? The combo box loses is =
functionality. The only way this applies is that I am writing a plugable =
interface for a flash com app I'm writing. So you can create pieces to =
the app as external swf files that are then loaded. Any ideas on how to =
get around this bug in the component?

Thanks,
Jake


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Jake Hilton

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm

Not quite sure what you mean.... The box displays and has it's rollover =
effects but that's it. How would you go about creating linkage for it?

Jake
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linkage is broken between swf's

You can create a link to it in the main movie.
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Subject: [FlashComm] combo box woes


Hello fellas,
Ever tried to create a swf with a combo box in it and then load that swf =
into a movie clip of another flash movie? The combo box loses is functional=
ity. The only way this applies is that I am writing a plugable interface =
for a flash com app I'm writing. So you can create pieces to the app as =
external swf files that are then loaded. Any ideas on how to get around =
this bug in the component?

Thanks,
Jake


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Andre Fuller

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm

In the swf with the combobox, just add:

this._lockroot = true;

That should fix it.


On 5/24/05 2:47 PM, "Jake Hilton" <jhilton-Et1tbQHTxzrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:

> Not quite sure what you mean.... The box displays and has it's rollover
> effects but that's it. How would you go about creating linkage for it?
>
> Jake
>
> linkage is broken between swf's
>
> You can create a link to it in the main movie.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jake Hilton<mailto:jhilton-Et1tbQHTxzrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
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> Subject: [FlashComm] combo box woes
>
>
> Hello fellas,
> Ever tried to create a swf with a combo box in it and then load that swf
> into a movie clip of another flash movie? The combo box loses is
> functionality. The only way this applies is that I am writing a plugable
> interface for a flash com app I'm writing. So you can create pieces to the app
> as external swf files that are then loaded. Any ideas on how to get around
> this bug in the component?
>
> Thanks,
> Jake
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Nick Gerig

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm

try dragging an instance of the comboBox onto the stage of the _root
fla, then delete it from the stage

cheers

Nick

Jake Hilton wrote:

>Hello fellas,
>Ever tried to create a swf with a combo box in it and then load that swf into a movie clip of another flash movie? The combo box loses is functionality. The only way this applies is that I am writing a plugable interface for a flash com app I'm writing.

So you can create pieces to the app as external swf files that are then loaded. Any ideas on how to get around this bug in the component?
>
>Thanks,
>Jake
>
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Jake Hilton

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm

I tried lock root before with no love.=20

Thanks
Jake

In the swf with the combobox, just add:

this._lockroot =3D true;

That should fix it.


On 5/24/05 2:47 PM, "Jake Hilton" <jhilton-Et1tbQHTxzrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Not quite sure what you mean.... The box displays and has it's rollover
> effects but that's it. How would you go about creating linkage for it?
>=20
> Jake
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> linkage is broken between swf's
>=20
> You can create a link to it in the main movie.
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> Subject: [FlashComm] combo box woes
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> Hello fellas,
> Ever tried to create a swf with a combo box in it and then load that =

swf
> into a movie clip of another flash movie? The combo box loses is
> functionality. The only way this applies is that I am writing a plugable
> interface for a flash com app I'm writing. So you can create pieces to =

the app
> as external swf files that are then loaded. Any ideas on how to get =

around
> this bug in the component?
>=20
> Thanks,
> Jake
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Jake Hilton

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm

Having the combobox loaded into the root fla did work but it seems stupid =
that if you have all the code for the combobox in the loaded swf that you =
should have to have that same code duplicated again in the root one.

oh well.. thanks much guys.

Jake

try dragging an instance of the comboBox onto the stage of the _root=20
fla, then delete it from the stage

cheers

Nick

Jake Hilton wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
>Hello fellas,
>Ever tried to create a swf with a combo box in it and then load that swf =

into a movie clip of another flash movie? The combo box loses is functional=
ity. The only way this applies is that I am writing a plugable interface =
for a flash com app I'm writing. So you can create pieces to the app as =
external swf files that are then loaded. Any ideas on how to get around =
this bug in the component?
>
>Thanks,
>Jake
>
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Jake Hilton

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm

One last thing....

You don't have to do that with the scrollpane or the list box. I wonder =
why the combo box is so different.

Jake

try dragging an instance of the comboBox onto the stage of the _root=20
fla, then delete it from the stage

cheers

Nick

Jake Hilton wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
>Hello fellas,
>Ever tried to create a swf with a combo box in it and then load that swf =

into a movie clip of another flash movie? The combo box loses is functional=
ity. The only way this applies is that I am writing a plugable interface =
for a flash com app I'm writing. So you can create pieces to the app as =
external swf files that are then loaded. Any ideas on how to get around =
this bug in the component?
>
>Thanks,
>Jake
>
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bryan.rice

2005-05-24, 5:47 pm


On May 24, 2005, at 5:14 PM, Jake Hilton wrote:

> You don't have to do that with the scrollpane or the list box. I
> wonder why the combo box is so different.
>


It is because you can't attach symbols from one swf to the timeline of
another swf - and for the drop down to appear above all content it has
to be attached to the _root time line (at least the way the component
is currently written). This is just one of the frustrating issues of
SWFs in SWFs that I hope is dealt with in 8-ball.

blue skies,
bryan

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