# Best practices for popup-like mcs?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-practices-for-popup-like-mcs/231221>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 3, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-practices-for-popup-like-mcs/231221 "2007-07-03T01:18:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 3, 2007, 1:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/best-practices-for-popup-like-mcs/231221/1 "2007-07-03T01:18:42Z")

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Hi guys! I need a bit of advice.

Which is the most efficient and “best” way to present popup-like movieclips?

Visible, loadmovie, or mcs with empty first frames?

I’m making a Flash simulation of a fairly usual looking Windows-based application (actually, it’s based on Maya, not that that changes anything). Naturally, everything’s more or less pop-up based or tab based. I’ve been doing everything as \_visible, but the thing lags like… uh… something that ought not to be mentioned in polite company.

(It should probably be noted here that I only took up Actionscript two or three months ago and I reckon I’ve come quite a way since. As such, I’m constantly finding new ways to improve what I’ve already done, which is making me a very inefficient worker! Damn I hate being a perfectionist.)

Any discussion would be appreciated. Cheers!