Re: Control Shockwave or Flash behavior

by Adrian Harris <adrian(at)gn.apc.org>

 Date:  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 10:54:35 +0100
 To:  hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
 References:  apc
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Hi,

Steve wrote:

>Wouldn't it be simpler to write the behavior into the .swf itself.

You may well be right, but I'm learning as I go, so doubt I'm taking the 
obvious route! I'll check available behavours and see if there is something 
I can use.

Thanks!
Adrian


>At 02:10 PM 9/18/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>
>>I'm using behaviors to show a layer with a SWF movie in it. On mouseout 
>>of the layer, I want the movie to reload ready for the next time. It 
>>works a treat on the LINKS button of this page:
>>
>>http://design.gn.apc.org/article19/site-1b/index6.htm
>>
>>The ABOUT US and ISSUES work great the first time, but I can't get the 
>>rewind Shockwave or Flash behaviour to work on these. It's odd, but when 
>>I try to select the movie I want to rewind in the Behaviors 'Control 
>>Shockwave or Flash' panel, it will always reset to the name of last movie 
>>I set up, which is the one called 'links', which rewinds just fine! The 
>>other two movie names are in the drop down menu, but if I choose either 
>>one, DW just ignores it, and resets to 'links'. Just a  tad irritating!
>>
>>I can't see where in the JavaScript it's setting which move to rewind - 
>>I'd change the code if I knew where!
>>
>>Any clues? I'm stumped!
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>Adrian

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