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1. Re: Best tool for xml-driven client-controlled slideshow for non-Flash developers?
Ned Murphy Apr 19, 2011 9:09 AM (in response to sakonnetweb)There are numerous ways to design a slideshow. How you might implement the controls you want will depend on how yours is designed. Try to find the code in the file that advances the slideshow and then see how to isolate that code into button functions.
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2. Re: Best tool for xml-driven client-controlled slideshow for non-Flash developers?
sakonnetweb Apr 19, 2011 11:19 AM (in response to Ned Murphy)Hi- thanks for your quick response.
I wish it were that easy- but if I am looking into code to add user controls, am I looking in the javascript in AC_RunActiveContent.js, the XML page:
<!--
'timer' :: number of seconds between each image transition
'order' :: how you want your images displayed. choose either 'sequential' or 'random'
'looping' :: if the slide show is in sequential mode, this stops the show at the last image (use 'yes' for looping, 'no' for not)
'fadeTime' :: velocity of image crossfade. Increment for faster fades, decrement for slower. Approximately equal to seconds.
'xpos' :: _x position of all loaded clips (0 is default)
'ypos' :: _y position of all loaded clips (0 is default)
-->
<gallery timer="4" order="sequential" fadetime="3" looping="yes" xpos="0" ypos="0">
<image path="slideshow/500_01.jpg" />
<image path="slideshow/500_02.jpg" />
<image path="slideshow/500_03.jpg" />
<image path="slideshow/500_04.jpg" />
<image path="slideshow/500_05.jpg" />
<image path="slideshow/500_06.jpg" />
<image path="slideshow/500_07.jpg" />
</gallery>or while I have the FLA movie open in Flash?
Thanks again....
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3. Re: Best tool for xml-driven client-controlled slideshow for non-Flash developers?
Ned Murphy Apr 19, 2011 12:01 PM (in response to sakonnetweb)In the Flash fla file. That is where the code and controls will need to go.
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5. Re: Best tool for xml-driven client-controlled slideshow for non-Flash developers?
Ned Murphy Apr 19, 2011 12:55 PM (in response to sakonnetweb)If there's nothing on the stage, and only one empty movieclip in the library, then your work of finding the code might be easier for you. To find code you need to hunt for it.
The first places to look are the obvious ones... and they are obvious because they show lowercase "a"s in the timeline. Just open your Actions panel and then select that timeline frame that has the little "a" in it.
The other place to find code would attached to objects. But since you don't seem to have anything on the stage, chances are there isn't any... unless that one empty movieclip in the library isn't actually an empty movieclip.
But I have a feeling all the code you might need to find is borne by that little "a".
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6. Re: Best tool for xml-driven client-controlled slideshow for non-Flash developers?
sakonnetweb Apr 19, 2011 1:26 PM (in response to Ned Murphy)Re: Best tool for xml-driven client-controlled slideshow for non-Flash developers?No little "a"s
This is the whole deal:
/****************************/
/* Crossfading slide show */
/* Author: Todd Dominey */
/* http://whatdoiknow.org */
/* http://domineydesign.com */
/****************************/// set random # variables - each must be 0 for first 'while' loop below
var randomNum = 0;
var randomNumLast = 0;// parent container
var container_mc = this.createEmptyMovieClip("container",0);
// movie clip containers
container_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("loader1_mc",2);
container_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("loader2_mc",1);// preload watcher
this.createEmptyMovieClip("watcher_mc",100);// load xml
images_xml = new XML();
images_xml.ignoreWhite=true;
images_xml.onLoad = parse;
images_xml.load("images.xml");function parse(success) {
if (success) {
imageArray = new Array();
var root = this.firstChild;
_global.numPause = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.timer * 1000);
_global.order = this.firstChild.attributes.order;
_global.looping = this.firstChild.attributes.looping;
_global.fadetime = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.fadetime);
_global.xpos = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.xpos);
_global.ypos = Number(this.firstChild.attributes.ypos);
var imageNode = root.lastChild;
var s=0;
while (imageNode.nodeName != null) {
imageData = new Object;
imageData.path = imageNode.attributes.path;
imageArray[s]=imageData;
imageNode = imageNode.previousSibling;
s++;
}
// place parent container
container_mc._x = _global.xpos;
container_mc._y = _global.ypos;
// parse array
imageArray.reverse();
imageGen(imageArray);
} else {
trace('problem');
}
}// depth swapping
function swapPlace(clip,num) {
eval(clip).swapDepths(eval("container_mc.loader"+num+"_mc"));
}function loadImages(data,num) {
if (i==undefined || i == 2) {
i=2;
createLoader(i,data,num);
i=1;
} else if (i==1) {
createLoader(i,data,num);
i=2;
}
}
function createLoader(i,data,num) {
thisLoader=eval("container_mc.loader"+i+"_mc");
thisLoader._alpha=0;
thisLoader.loadMovie(data[num].path);
watcher_mc.onEnterFrame=function () {
var picLoaded = thisLoader.getBytesLoaded();
var picBytes = thisLoader.getBytesTotal();
if (isNaN(picBytes) || picBytes < 4) {
return;
}
if (picLoaded / picBytes >= 1) {
swapPlace("container_mc.loader2_mc",1);
alphaTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(thisLoader, "_alpha", mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut,0,100,_global.fadetime,true);
timerInterval = setInterval(imageGen,_global.numPause,data);
delete this.onEnterFrame;
}
}
}
function imageGen(data) {
// random, or sequential?
if (_global.order=="random") {
// choose random # between 0 and total number of images
while (randomNum == randomNumLast) {
randomNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * data.length);
trace(randomNum);
}
loadImages(data,randomNum);
randomNumLast = randomNum;
} else if (_global.order=="sequential") {
// start at 0, increment to total number of images, then drop back to zero when done
if (p==undefined || p==data.length && _global.looping=="yes") { p=0; } else { break; }
loadImages(data,p);
p++;
} else {
trace ("order attribute in xml isn't correct - must specify either 'random' or 'sequential'");
}
clearInterval(timerInterval);
}
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7. Re: Best tool for xml-driven client-controlled slideshow for non-Flash developers?
Ned Murphy Apr 19, 2011 3:19 PM (in response to sakonnetweb)"No little "a"s" ??? I can see one in the first frame of the image you showed. Anyways, that's the code you'll have to modify to get your new controls implemented.
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8. Re: Best tool for xml-driven client-controlled slideshow for non-Flash developers?
kkoepsel Nov 27, 2012 1:49 PM (in response to Ned Murphy)I love this image scroller and have been using it for years. However, it no longer works with the new Adobe Flash layer update v. 11.5.31.2. It just shows a white box with no error message or images. I love this scroller and am in desperate need for a work around. Thank you for any help.



