Tweaking Kirupa XML Photogallery

programming flash
1

Hi,

Im just trying to tweak the Kirupa XML Photogallery code so that when the next/previous image loads, the present picture stays on instead of disappearing when the preloader loads. Then when the preloader finishes, the present picture disappears and the next/previous image fades in.

I don’t know if its of matter of getNextHighestDepth sort of thang but if anyone has some ideas, id appreciate. thanks!

function loadXML(loaded) {
    if (loaded) {
        xmlNode = this.firstChild;
        image = [];
        description = [];
        total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
        for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
            image* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
            description* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
        }
        firstImage();
    } else {
        content = "file not loaded!";
    }
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("images.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;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
    filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
    loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
    preloader._visible = true;
    if (loaded != filesize) {
        preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
    } else {
        preloader._visible = false;
        if (picture._alpha<100) {
            picture._alpha += 10;
        }
    }
};
function nextImage() {
    if (p<(total-1)) {
        p++;
        if (loaded == filesize) {
            picture._alpha = 0;
            picture.loadMovie(image[p], 2);
            desc_txt.text = description[p];
            picture_num();
        }
    }
}
function prevImage() {
    if (p>0) {
        p--;
        picture._alpha = 0;
        picture.loadMovie(image[p], 2);
        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;
}
2

it appears that you are loading the image into the same MC, so they cancel each other out

you have to have separate MC for each big image I guess,

then ._visible them when viewing another image.

3

this is true the image is knocking out the next one because its in the same level of the movie clip, but you know how to change the code so that this works. ive tried a bunch of different things but so far been difficult to accomplish.

[quote=randomagain;2355408]it appears that you are loading the image into the same MC, so they cancel each other out

you have to have separate MC for each big image I guess,

then ._visible them when viewing another image.[/quote]