I hijacked someone elses thread who was having problems with the timing for the XML photo slideshow.
His complaint was that despite setting the delay variable the timing doesn’t change and in fact sometimes the images race through the XML nodes.
I thought that instead of an issue with the code it was an issue concerning the paths to the images, and that all the images, xml and swf should be in the same place in the relevant web directory.
However this didn’t make a difference, it was just a hunch - I am having a similar problem.
I have noticed on the example on this site the slideshow does a similar thing - the transistion between slides is inconsistent and although the delay variable is only set to 3 seconds anyway it does move very quickly.
Does anybody have a similar problem, can offer a workaround or fix?
Well there we go, dare I ask what is the issue I can obviousle see what has changed with the code but is there a rationale behind it - is it Flash 8 specific etc, etc.
But thank you very much, but if you can point out why or direct me to a thread then great.
Actually I think I may have spoke to soon - the problem as stated is still there, rushing through some slides then settling down.
The code isn’t dependent is it on physically having the preloader present, it just relys on the timing for the alpha fade - in other words - you don’t need the preloader - no of course you don’t, what am I chatting about.
It’s not a flash8 issue, but the way it was there was an interval of 3 seconds.
If you have a slow connection or use big pictures, the interval will call the next picture before the old one is even loaded…
The way it is now, the interval is cleared when the picture is loading and set again after it’s loaded, this way you’ll see every picture 3 seconds
I think it is fine now I’m not sure what I did - my delay variable is set to 36 secs. There were a couple of errors in my code but I’m not sure this contributed toward the erratic behaviour.
I normally clear the cache and reload the entire movie as a matter of course, perhaps I cleared the cache but don’t reload the main movie - but would this be a contributory factor?
This is the first time I’d used the gallery for Flash 8 and as I was having the issues now I put two and two together and made five.
