Preloader Tutorial

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Oh wow Kirupa. I just noticed something wrong with my Preloader tutorial!!!

Ok, In the script I have for copy and paste I have gotoAndStop(3), then in my Explanation of code (EOC) section it says gotoAndStop(3), but the description of it says that it is gotoAndPlay(3)!!!

Well you could just change the description to say gotoAndStop(3), but I would more prefer if you change the script and the EOC to be gotoAndPlay instead of gotoAndStop (if you can) :slight_smile:

I am really sorry about that, I should have been more careful before I had you put it up.

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Hey lost,
No problem - we all make mistakes =) I just updated all the gotoAndStop with gotoAndPlay.

Cheers!
Kirupa C:-)

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Thanks :slight_smile:

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Ok, I know you probably hate me with this already, but you said you could update it earlier on AIM :slight_smile:

I attached the .zip file which contains a .html file of the tutorial.

I updated the code from using _root to using “this” so people can maybe stop asking why it doesn’t work when you are using it on a loaded external .swf.

I also added a note into the tutorial stating to read the code explanation to learn how to make the load bar more than 100px in width. So that way I have it in there twice and if anyone asks then I know they read no part of the tutorial and I will not tell them how, I will make them reread the tutorial :evil: :bad:

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Kit, I laughed my tail off with your snoop translator!

Lost, cool tute. It seems the trend now is to use “mini-preloaders” to show loading sections of a site. Have you seen that? How do you handle it? (a little food for thought…hehe)

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I handle that by not answering :wink:

I don’t know why people would want to only preload SOME of their site (if that is what you are referring to). I have a seen a few questions for that on the forum, where they are like “How can I start the movie when only some of the frames are loaded, but not the whole movie?” I HATE THAT!!! What is the point of having any preloader then!?!?!?! Even if some is loaded, the movie will still lag because it is still loading.

It makes just as much sense as those people that say “I am using loadMovie() to load in outside .swf files, but I don’t want to preload them when they are called on, instead is there a way I can load them ALL in the beginning?” we get those a lot… and my answer is always “that defeats the entire purpose of loadMovie(), and you might as well use Scenes if that is the case”

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Hey lost,
I updated your tutorial.

Thanks!
Kirupa :beard:

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YAY!!! Thanks Kirupa! Now maybe we will stop getting that infernal question!