Preloader prob

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Hi everyone,

we have a website online the last few days, narrowcastmedia.co.za. Everything works well but the only prob encountered so far is our main preloader (positioned on the 1st frame, once loaded it sends you to frame 3 where the rest of the code lies), the preloader itself only is visible when starting around 80/90%.

I want to be able to see the preloader loading the site from 0%.

Ive changed the settings of AS2 where i export the classes in frame 3. it helps a little bit but still the preloader starts now from around 60/70% and still not from 0%.

A AS file is attached so you guys can have a look at the code behind the preloader.
Please if anybody can help me.

Thanks,

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you probably have a lot of elements enabled on the first frame

which actually means before the first frame

go through each AS linked MC etc, and unclick “export to first frame”

then on the frame before frame 3 stick all the elements that need to be called by AS

that way everything works

and it loads correctly with a preloader

also go down to filter and click “eraze” on the items once they are there, that way they intialise but don’t appear.

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Thanks randomagain for your reply.
I’ve already tried it and i just tried again now. I have also tried changing the settings to export into frame 2. it’s still doesn’t start from 0. I also have my prog crash (when i dont export my nav on to the 1st frame).

Do you mean we must put all elements that we want on to the stage (havent tried this yet as i cant erase them)??? then eraze them (cant find this eraze option). does this method works even when u pulling your elements from code??

Thanks for your help.

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I can only assume that your preloader runs 1-2 and back again,

so if you put it all on frame 2 it would muck up

exporting to frame 2 I am unaware of I guess you have CS3

place all the AS linkaged files before your main start and after the preloader… maybe extend the time line a little bit

…

what you are doing by placing them on the timeline, is that flash detects them knows what they are called, so then when you hit your main start point, everything should work

the erase filer is in the properties box when you click on an MC, left right click I forget

all it does is make it invisible

it doesn’t effect anything later on, as all you are doing is essenially manually call the AS linkages of the MCs

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Thanks a lot dude. It is working, these proloaders are a bit irritating tho :slight_smile:

Thanks again for your help. Finally found the eraze option, but actually it is not very needed.

Cool. Enjoy

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thank gotoandlearn.com lol