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So, as some of you might have picked up, I do some flash design . I've come into a problem that I'm hoping can be solved by some of the brilliant minds around here. I've got an intro page (index.html) with a shockwave file (intro.swf) on it. It loads, the intro plays. Great. BUT, I don't want the users to wait AGAIN for the main site to load! (demo2.swf on demo2.html). So, I need demo2.swf to load in the background during that inactivity mode where they're just watching this intro. I've come up with a *decent* way to do it in Flash, but it's far from perfect, and in certain circumstances, it just plain doesn't work. I'm hoping maybe there's some sort of javascript method I can use to load this in the background. Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
_/ Drew /_
IanD posted this at 21:24 — 28th November 1999.
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Theres a JavaScript method/functions/whatever that pre-loads images...You might be able to tweak that to load a shockwave file. I e-mail John Pollock (www.PageResource.com) to post it on his site, but he hasn't replied yet (it's only been a day though.) So, hopefully he'll post that in the JavaScript tutorials section of his page.
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Anonymous posted this at 01:19 — 29th November 1999.
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You could use a hidden frame.
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drewmedia posted this at 01:22 — 29th November 1999.
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The hidden frame seemed like a good idea, except the flash file has sound in it, so you'd hear it! Also, it would probably be killing twice the processor power, as I guess the shockwave player would continue to work, not knowing it was hidden.
IanD posted this at 04:06 — 29th November 1999.
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Here's John Pollock's reply to my request that a preload function be places on PageResource.com:
>Hi Ian:
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>Thanks for the tip. I'll see about making >one like that on its own. If
>anyone needs it in the meantime, it can be >taken from the first part of
>my
>rollover tutorial at:
>http://www.pageresource.com/jscript/jhover.h>tm
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>Sincerely,
>
>John Pollock
>The Web Design Resource
>http://www.pageresource.com
>http://www.javascriptcity.com
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drewmedia posted this at 04:08 — 29th November 1999.
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Thanks a lot, Ian
... not sure that will handle it, but it's worth a shot. Still open for more suggestions if anyone's got 'em!
_/ drew /_
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