Loading thumbnails

programming flash
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Hi!

  1. I have a script loading thumbs dynamically and I would like them to load one by one with crowing alpha. Now they all load at the same time…

  2. I also would like to know how I can get the width/height of the currently loading thumb so that i can center it better.

  3. Last, but not least, I want to load a separate thumb-bg movieclip with each thumbnail. Not just filters, I would like a white bg with rounded corners…

Here’s my script, please, any answers are gold worth!

 import flash.filters.DropShadowFilter; 
var shadowEffect:DropShadowFilter = new DropShadowFilter(0, 45, 0x222222, 50, 3, 3, 1, 3); 
var thumbsFilter:Array = [shadowEffect]; 
 
function loadThumbs() { 
      for (i=0; i<total; i++) { 
         image* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue; 
         description* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue; 
         thumbnails* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue; 
         thumbnails_fn(i); 
 
      } 
} 
function loadXML(loaded) { 
   if (loaded) { 
      xmlNode = this.firstChild; 
      image = []; 
      description = []; 
      thumbnails = []; 
      total = xmlNode.childNodes.length; 
      for (i=0; i<total; i++) { 
         image* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue; 
         description* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue; 
         thumbnails* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue; 
         //[2].firstChild.nodeValue; 
         //thumbnails_fn(i); 
      } 
      //firstImage(); 
   } else { 
      content = "file not loaded!"; 
   } 
} 
xmlData = new XML(); 
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true; 
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML; 
xmlData.load("img/products.xml"); 
///////////////////////////////////// 
listen = new Object(); 
listen.onKeyDown = function() { 
   if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) { 
      prevImage(); 
   } else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) { 
      nextImage(); 
   } 
}; 
Key.addListener(listen); 
previous_btn.onRelease = function() { 
   prevImage(); 
}; 
next_btn.onRelease = function() { 
   nextImage(); 
}; 
///////////////////////////////////// 
p = 0; 
picture._alpha=0; 
 
function nextImage() { 
   if (p<(total-1)) { 
      p++; 
      if (loaded == filesize) { 
         picture._alpha = 0; 
         picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1); 
         desc_txt.text = description[p]; 
         picture_num(); 
      } 
   } 
} 
function prevImage() { 
   if (p>0) { 
      p--; 
      picture._alpha = 0; 
      picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1); 
      desc_txt.text = description[p]; 
      picture_num(); 
   } 
} 
function firstImage() { 
   if (loaded == filesize) { 
      picture._alpha = 0; 
      picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1); 
      desc_txt.text = description[0]; 
      picture_num(); 
   } 
} 
function picture_num() { 
   current_pos = p+1; 
   pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total; 
} 
 
    
function thumbnails_fn(k) {    
   thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth()); 
   tlistener = new Object(); 
    
   image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader(); 
   image_mcl.addListener(tlistener);    
    
 
   tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) { 
 
      //target_mc._20 = hit_left._20+(eval("thumbnail_mc.t"+k)._width+5)*k; 
      target_mc.pictureValue = k; 
      //target_mc.filters = thumbsFilter; 
      target_mc.onRelease = function() { 
         p = this.pictureValue-1; 
         nextImage(); 
      }; 
      target_mc.onRollOver = function() { 
         this._alpha = 50; 
      }; 
      target_mc.onRollOut = function() { 
         this._alpha = 100; 
      }; 
   }; 
    
   tlistener.onLoadProgress = function(target_mc:MovieClip, loaded:Number, total:Number) { 
      percent = Math.floor(loaded/total*100); 
      bredd._visible = true; 
      bredd.text = percent+"%"; 
      thumbnail_mc["t"+k]._alpha=0; 
      thumbmask._alpha= 0; 
      thumbnail_mc["t"+k].onEnterFrame = function() { 
         if (thumbnail_mc["t"+k]._alpha < 100) { 
            thumbnail_mc["t"+k]._alpha += 10; 
            thumbmask._alpha += 10; 
         } else { 
            delete thumbnail_mc["t"+k].onEnterFrame; 
         } 
      } 
    
   };    
 
   thumbnail_mc["t"+k]._x = (100 + (k*62)); 
   image_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.t"+k); 
 
 
}

Thanks!