stop the main timeline in AS3

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• Control the main timeline and chronology of built-in movie clip

  Good afternoon folks,

  I am trying to solve this problem.  I have a main scenario with an animation. (animation is not a clip).  I also have a clip film embedded in the main timeline. I want to control the actions of the main timeline AND the embedded animation at the same time.

  For example, when a user clicks on a button "pause", I want to stop the animation of the main timeline as well as the integrated clip. I figured out how to stop the main timeline using the stop(); command.  I also understood how to stop the film incorporated using the command _root.embeddedclipinstancename.stop ();  Problem is that I don't know the commands to stop the two things at the same time.

  I tried to find that an instance name for the main timeline, but there is no (I think). I know I could do the animation in the timeline in a clip, but I don't want to go that route.  Any ideas on how to control two things?
  Also, if possible, I would prefer not to use the _root command since I know that this can cause a conflict in Captivate.

  Thank you.

  Include the two commands that worked in your pause button code.  If your [ause button is on the main timeline, you don't need to use a reference of _root.  It is only really useful if you target some of child level object distance back to the main timeline.  You can _parent (and string them if necessary) instead of using _root.  As you will get in trouble unless you're on the _root timeline when using it.

• Problem with Play Pause AS3 button on the main timeline

  I was wondering if someone can help with this? Have tried to create a play/pause for the main timeline button in my flash movie.

  Created a clip with 1 frame - a chart of the break, and then on the 2nd frame - game graphics, labeled 'pause' and executives 'play' consecutively and put a stop action on the first frame of the movieclip.

  Then put the following code in the layer actions on the main timeline (and gave the name of "ppBtn" instance of movieclip):

  var pp:Boolean = true;

  
  

  function ppState(event:MouseEvent) {}

  {if (pp)}

  Stop();

  event.target.gotoAndStop ('pause');

  pp = false;

  } else {}

  Play();

  event.target.gotoAndStop ('play');

  pp = true;

  }

  }

  ppBtn.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, ppState);

  He works at the stopping and starting of the film but the real movieclip is not switch between the break and the game graphics (a few stays on the framework - 1st of 'pause' State). Any help in this very appreciated!

  Thank you

  What answer was helpful (correct)?  Could mark you?

• AS3 go to the main timeline

  I have a movieclip in a movieclip with a button, when you click on it it should go to the main timeline I did with AS2, the script is below. How can I do this in AS3.

  on (release) {}
  _root.gotoAndStop (785);
  }

  Thanks in advance

  removeChild() to remove objects from the display list.  If your object won't be necessary again, he should ready for the gc.

  There is no way out (until the Flash Player 10.1).  You "got to do your own.

  p.s. Please mark this thread as answered and new questions, start new discussions.

• Say a Movie Clip to play/stop on the main timeline?

  I have a main timeline that has a movieclip called "clock". At some point in the main timeline, I want the movieclip to play and at another time, I want him to stop. I can't get the script to control the movieclip.
  
  Any tips?
  
  I thank very you much for your time.

  Large. Thank you.

  I set the stop on the first frame of the main timeline for all the movie clips and then when I want to play, they play. Wonderful.

  Thanks a lot for your time for such a basic question.

  Scot

• Playing several clips video one after the other on the main timeline

  Excuse the probably simple question but I'm just starting with Flash.

  I imported a few trailers directly in flash and saved as video clips.

  I want to be able to insert these clips on the main timeline and play one after the other, by repeating once they all played.

  In the main timeline, I put one layer for each clip and a keyframe where the clip is inserted for each layer.

  When I go to play the flash file, is to show the first frame of each movie file and before the first frame of the next movie file.

  What should I do to make the entire movie file flash game in this specific context before moving on to the next section where is the following file in the sequence, then to play all this film?

  Sorry for what is probably a simple thing to ask.

  Thank you

  Create a new layer actions on the timeline stop() and the main square. commands on this layer in each frame where resides a movieclip.

  In each clip, at the end (last image) you mean the main timeline to play(); While it moves to the next section (where it stops because of the stop() commands you add).

  If at the end of each movieclip you put either:

  AS2: _parent.nextFrame ();

  for AS3: MovieClip (parent) .nextFrame ();

  For the last movieclip in programming, you will replace nextFrame() by gotoAndStop (1);

• How to call a function within a movieclip on the main timeline in CC animate canvas?

  Hello world...

  In AS3: Function (fnc name: myFunction) inside a Movieclip (mc1). I'll call you timeline mc1.myFunction ();

  But how to call AnimateCC canvas?

  If you have an instance of MovieClip named "mc" with the following code in to:

  This.Fun = function() {}

  Alert ("Hey!");

  }

  You can call this function (increased to 'this' within the MC) using the oon following the main timeline:

  var root = this;

  this.mc.addEventListener ("click", function() {}

  Console.log (root.mc.fun ());

  });

• Close button in an interpolation that takes back you to the main timeline

  I have a HTML5 canvas document that has 5 separate click to open the motion tweens.  Within each tween, I have a "close" button that I want to return at the beginning of the main timeline.  Right now he's just at the beginning of the timeline to tween movement in an infinite loop.  How can I get to go back to the main scenario for each of the interpolations of?  (For reference, I am a beginner with Animate and JS code and have not been able to find this answer in my many searches on the web).

  you want that code in the main timeline to lead the scenario primary back to its first image and stop, or you want to code on the timeline of a movieclip lead the main timeline at its first image and stop or something else?

  If you want the code on the timeline of a movieclip to lead the main timeline, use:

  this.parent.gotoAndStop (0);  assuming that the parent of the movieclip is the main timeline.

• What is the relationship between the main timeline and timelines of symbol in Adobe Flash Professional CC?

  I am new to Adobe flash and tried to create an E-card for a class. My teacher said that it is better just to have a keyframe for each layer in the main timeline and do all the clips of animation and film on the deadlines of each symbol. I'm having a hard time to understand how it works. To illustrate my confusion, let's start with an example.  I have a kite I want to start flying to frame 20. The kite is a symbol, so I create movement to 20 image interpolation in chronology of the wing. 20 on the symbol Timeline frame occurs at the same time as frame 20 of the MAIN scenario, or are they completely separate instances of time?

  Part of my mission, is should I use code snippets to add an element of interactivity to the Ecard. My confusion about the timeline affects my ability to do so. My teacher said that you need a stop on the first keyframe code to make sure that things will not start before you click the play button. Can I put the stop action on the main timeline or in the timeline of each symbol, or both?  Let's say I want to create a button that makes the kite flies when I click it. Where to play action 'go to and play', in the Assembly of the wing?

  I would greatly appreciate any help from the community. I'm the kind of person who needs to understand how things work. I searched for days, watch videos and read articles, but I still need to find a resource that effectively dissolved my confusion on this subject. So if anyone knows of any tutorials that explain how the main timeline and symbol timelines coincide, please share them with me. Thank you very much for your time.

  (P.S. are CC Animate Adobe and Adobe Flash Professional CC the same?)

  Thank you both for responding. Yes, your answers were useful, but a bit Advanced. I hope that you don't mind me asking a few follow-up questions.

  For Pete47-

  So I put my stop() in the main timeline. How the actionscript in the main timeline code works on the chronology of the wing if the two are separate?  Why not put the ActionScript on chronology of the wing? Clearly, there must be an interaction between the main timeline and symbols, right?  When you say "you can drag the symbol on the main timeline and it will run when you start", what do you mean by that? Like GETTING started, in the main timeline or in the scenario of the symbol? As you can see I am very confused by there!

  For Colin.

  I thought that Pete said you want to only have a keyframe in the main timeline. Then, when you said... "you can do it with an interpolation of the main timeline... from the beginning to the final position," why would you animate the motion on the main timeline? Why not in the chronology of the wing, can create another symbol of the tail in this period?

  And if the schedules of chronology and main symbol are separated, how SYNCHRONIZE you together different symbols to their movement to work together? And why should it be like that anyway?

  I am new to the community here, the last thing I want to say because you two sounds very knowledgeable on the Flash. How did you get your start? Did you start by watching the tutorials, read the manual, or something else?

  Once more, you have my abundant thanks for taking the time to help.

• How can I access a variable on the main timeline of a movie nested in HTML5 Canvas

  Hello

  This should be pretty simple, but for some reason, it does not work if I have the wrong syntax.

  But I have a movie clip with a bit of code in it.

  It is a timer.

  I want to be able to program the wait time: since the main scenario and that the timer read this variable on the main timeline.

  I implemented the delay var = 1000 on the main timeline, but then I do not seem able or knows how to get this variable in my code in the nested MC. It is quite difficult to find the reference of the paradigm flash timelines on H5 support pages, so I really appreciate the help.

  tl2 var = this;

  TL2. Stop();

  var delay = delayMain;

  var startTime is createjs. Ticker.getTime ();

  createjs. Ticker.addEventListener ("tick", f);

  {function equation

  If (createjs. Ticker.getTime () - startTime > delay) {}

  TL2. Play();

  createjs. Ticker.removeEventListener ("tick", f);

  }

  }

  If you want to get to a variable defined by a feature any at any depth, you can use the window. As:

  Window.Delay = value;

  in a deeply buried movieclip, can be read in any other level of the project.

• Control loaded swf on the main timeline

  Hello

  I'm working on loading external swf files for ios. I am able to load swf files and assembled visible or invisible in different settings. I have trouble controlling the swf files loaded on the main timeline. Specifically, I would like to have a button on the main timeline, that when you click on will move a swf loaded to frame 1.

  Here is a code that loads a swf file:

  var myLoader1:Loader;

  var loaderContext1:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext (false null, ApplicationDomain.currentDomain),

  if(myLoader1 == null)

  {

  myLoader1 = new Loader();

  addChild (myLoader1);

  }

  myLoader1.load (new URLRequest("folder/file1.swf"), loaderContext1);

  myLoader1.visible = true;

  backbutton.addEventListener (MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, backbutton1);

  function backbutton1(myEvent:MouseEvent):void {? myLoader1.gotoAndStop (1) ;}}  (this line does not work)

  (Once I load file1.swf, in the file1.swf I click a next button to move on to different periods.) My question is: hHow do I code the "backbutton" on the main timeline so that it causes the file1.swf to go to frame 1?)

  Thank you for your help.

  After loading is complete (and assuming that you load an as3 swf), you can use:

  MovieClip (myLoader1.content) .gotoAndStop (1);

• Toolbox for CreateJS: how to control the main timeline from outside the canvas.

  Hey everybody,

  I'm currently doing something simple, but my animation film breaks whenever I try to change my code. I created a basic animation in Flash where an object moves from the left side of the canvas, to the right and then loops of the last frame of the first image. Nothing else. The animation is simply placed on the main timeline. I exported the animation with the Toolbox for CreateJS through the extension of the Flash and animation series as it should. I'm trying to start and stop (reboot of the first image) the animation with the mouse on and off mouse events. I want that the events to fire when wriggling over/stop a div outside the animation canvas tag. Is this possible with CreateJS? I'm trying to find a way to control the main timeline without being inside the canvas tag.

  HTML example:

  http://www.thephotoncore.com/testing/example_test.html

  Example Code:

  < id article 'container' = >

  < canvas id = "canvas" width = "550" height = "400" style = "background-color: #cccccc" > < / canvas >

  < section id = "animation_control" >

  < p > hover over to start and stop animation. < /p >

  < / section >

  < / section >

  Thanks again for the help!

  -DJ

  Hi DjPhantasy5,

  All the clips on the scene are children of the scene,

  So now the "mouseover" all clips on the stage could be stopped with stop and on the "mouseout/mouseouthandler()" all the children could be restarted with gotoAndPlay like this:

  function Stop()

  {

  If (stage & stage.children)

  {

  var t = stage.children.length;

  for (i = 0; i< l;="">

  {

  child var = stage.children [i];

  If ('stop' in child)

  Child.Stop ();

  }

  }

  }

  function Restart()

  {

  If (stage & stage.children)

  {

  var t = stage.children.length;

  for (i = 0; i< l;="">

  {

  child var = stage.children [i];

  If ("gotoAndPlay" children)

  child.gotoAndPlay (0);

  }

  }

  }

  See http://www.liauw.nl/forums/adobe/djfantasy5/index.html

  But it is also possible to expose "ball1", for example, by adding it to the document.

  This can be done by adding the code for "ball1" as follows:

  / * js

  document.ball1 = this;

  */

  Then stop the animation would look like:

  function Stop()

  {

  If ('ball1' in the document)

  document.ball1.stop ();

  }

  etc.

  Have fun!

  Ronald

• in actionscript 3.0 how do a nested movie clip button go to a section on the main timeline

  I do a site based in flash actionscript 3.0, I have a button nested in its own clip, because I have the button bigger to be able to read what I realized the only way to do it is by creating it as a film clipa nd inside the clip in a button

  I've added an event listener for the button of blog, saying:

  blog.addEventListener (MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, gotoblog);

  function gotoblog(evtobj:MouseEvent) {}

  gotoAndStop (2)

  }

  This part of the code it goes to 2nd part of the scenario that it is and stop wich is a version of the origanal symbol breath

  I added a second order on structure 2

  blog.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK.gotoblogpage);

  function gotoblogpage(evtobj:MouseEvent) {}

  gotoAndStop ("blogframe")

  trace ("the blog button has been clicked")

  }

  I have named the blog of symbol and use the name from where will the blog page to be "blogframe" this line of code at the bottom is where I run trouble the window output in Flash says "blog button has been clicked" I like it. no errors are accouring why that which is at the playhead does not attend the image "blogframe"? If the button does not work when I click on it the code is correct, I think the problem here is he does not want the read head go to the section I want it. So I gues, my question is, how can we make a button less, a clip interact with the main timeline?

  One way to do this is to target the root timeline...

  MovieClip (root) .gotoAndStop ("blogframe");

• gotoAndPlay with a _mc on the main timeline

  Hello, this is my first post here. Thanks in advance for any help.

  I try to use a button on frame 1 to go to a clip that is located on chassis 1018 (I put the clip on the main timeline on chassis 1018)

  so hand (root) - > 1018-> shipattack_mc-> "endtest.

  I tried to use these commands and some variants of the same thing.

  _parent

  This.

  shipattack.gotoAndPlay('endtest")

  gotoAndPlay ("endtest")

  My main storyline ends at 1018 with a stop() and movieclip 'shipattack_mc' plays his frames 1000 or more.

  I test things towards the end of the shipattack, and a button to jump to the end thank you.

  Thanks for the quick reply, it works perfectly. Odd that my flash instructor could not understand however.

  Is this an official forum? It seems that you answer most of the questions... I was under the impression that it was members of the community at random who contributed. I'm a little reluctant to repost futher questions.

  skip_btn.onRelease = function()

  {

  stopAllSounds();

  _root.sevenclans1.start (60.0);

  trace("shipattack_mc").shipattack_mc;

  _root.gotoAndStop ("end");

  shipattack_mc.gotoAndPlay (800);

  };

• Targeting the main timeline of in a MC

  Hello all, I have this project that basically works like a slide show. I'm doing things common sense and avoid scenes so I am building each slide as a separate and then mc placing them on the main timeline. What I'm trying to do is get the playhead to move forward on the main timeline to the next image once the mc reached its last picture. I found code that works, but it looks pretty ghetto:

  var _root:MovieClip = MovieClip (root)

  stage.addEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME, Text2);
  function Text2 (myevent:Event): void {}
  _root.gotoAndStop ("slide2");
  }

  I guess I have two questions:

  1. What is the right way to target a frame on the main timeline of in a mc in as3?

  2. the way I do build does make sense, or is there a better solution?

  Thanks for reading!

  This code is an accident waiting to happen.  An ENTER_FRAME event is raised repeatedly, at the rate of the file.  This does not mean that it looks like... such As... When something enters a ' framework' everything you need instead of this code is to put the following line in the last image of the mc...

  MovieClip (root) .gotoAndStop ("slide2");

  Since you asked on 'clean'... children should not talk back to their parents and tell them what to do.  The good news is that they should be independent and care only for doing what they do. It is the parent to keep an eye on the kids if they are so trend.  The only thing they should do is to know when they are made to the world the fact.  This is done by sending an event.

  If what you're doing are implemented the child to dispatch an event to indicate that they are doing what they are doing (in the last image in your case).

  dispatchEvent (new Event ("imDone"));

  and set up a listener for this child object in the parent of the parent timeline to listen to this event...

  childName.addEventListener ("imDone", eventHandler);

  function eventHandler(event:Event):void {}
  gotoAndStop ("slide2");
  }