Why my XML image preloader works in IE but not Firefox?

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My portfolio is a combination of elements from Kirupa’s gallery and my own.

The portfolio works fine but the loader just doesn’t work correctly. It can be tested at http://www.visim.com/testgallery/portfolio.html

*) In Firefox the loadbar flashes once(which it shouldn’t do) and the dynamic text box displays a NaN% and then 100% so something isn’t being defined correctly. In IE 6.5 however there is no NaN% displayed, the preload bar flashes once and then works fine. I don’t know why there would be a difference between browsers.

Please take a look at the code below and let me know why the files being loaded into the picture container aren’t correctly preloading. It’s been a week of working on this endless portfolio and I just want it to be over.

Thanks
Neil

var filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
var loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();

function loadXML(success) {
	if (success) {
		xmlNode = this.firstChild;
		image = [];
		description = [];
		sectitle = [];
		thumbnails = [];
		client = [];
		project = [];
		_global.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;
			sectitle* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
			client* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[4].firstChild.nodeValue;
			project* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[5].firstChild.nodeValue;
			thumbnailer(i);
		}
		firstImage();
	} else {
		trace("file not loaded!");
	}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load(_root.xmlDoc);

/////////Load First Image Function///////////////////////////////////////////////
function firstImage() {
	if (loaded == filesize) {
		preXML();
		picture._alpha = 0;
		picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);
		desc_txt.text = description[0];
		title_txt.text = sectitle[0];
		client_txt.text = client[0];
		project_txt.text = project[0];
	}
}


/////////Image Preloader Function//////////////////////////////////////////////////////
p = 0;

	
function preXML() {
	preloader.preload_bar._alpha = 100;
	preloader.preload_bar._visible = true;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
	filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
	loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();	
	//preloader.preload_bar._visible = true;
	
	myPercent = loaded/filesize;
	myText = Math.round(myPercent*100)+"%";
	if (loaded != filesize) {
		preloader.preload_bar._width = 100*loaded/filesize;
	} else {
		if(preloader.preload_bar._alpha > 0){
			preloader.preload_bar._alpha -= 10;
		}else{
			preloader.preload_bar._visible = false;
		}
		if (picture._alpha<100) {
			picture._alpha += 10;
		}
	}
}
};
preXML();


//////////Load clicked thumbnail Image Function////////////////////////////////////////////////
function callImage() {
	if (loaded == filesize) {
		picture._alpha = 0;
		picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
		desc_txt.text = description[p];
		//title_txt.text = sectitle[p];
		client_txt.text = client[p];
		project_txt.text = project[p];
	}
}

//////////Enable All the Buttons//////////////////////////////////////////
function enableButtons() {
	for (var cclip = 0; cclip<_global.total; cclip++) {
		this["this.thumbnail_mc.th"+cclip].enabled = false;
		enabled = false;
		//_alpha = 20;
	}
}
//////////Thumbnail maker///////////////////////////////
function thumbnailer(k) {
	loaded_counter = 0;
	total_thumbs = _global.total;
	var container = thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("th"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
	container._visible = false;
	container._alpha = 0;
	var image = container.createEmptyMovieClip("img", container.getNextHighestDepth());
	
	tlistener = new Object();
	tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
		target_mc.pictureValue = k;
		//make the initial thumbnail disabled and transparent
		var initialBut = thumbnail_mc.th0.img;
		thumbnail_mc.th0.img.enabled = false;
		thumbnail_mc.th0.img._alpha = 50;
		
		target_mc.onRelease = function() {
			initialBut.enabled = true;
			initialBut._alpha = 100;
			oldBtn.enabled=true;
			oldBtn._alpha=100;
			p = this.pictureValue;
			callImage();
			preXML();
			clearInterval(_root.container.picture.hold);
			this._alpha = 50;
   			this.enabled = false;
        	oldBtn=this;
		};
		target_mc.onRollOver = function() {
			this._alpha = 50;
			_root.firstSound.start();
		};
		target_mc.onRollOut = function() {
			this._alpha = 100;
		};
		loaded_counter++;
		counting_txt = loaded_counter;
		if (loaded_counter == total_thumbs) {
			main_menu.boton1._visible = false;
			main_menu.boton2._visible = false;
			grid_maker_01();
		}
	};
	image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
	image_mcl.addListener(tlistener);
	image_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.th"+k+".img");
}