[dorian]

been pissing about with this for too long...

the preloader is not accurate
it makes up it's own totalBytes (looks like it adds an x%)
why? any ideas anyone?

here's my code:

totalBytes = (_parent._parent.getBytesTotal());
decLoaded = (_parent._parent.getBytesLoaded()/_parent._parent.getBytesTotal());
percLoaded = Math.round(decLoaded*100);
bytesLeft = (_parent._parent.getBytesTotal() - _parent._parent.getBytesLoaded());
totalBytes = Math.round(totalBytes/1000);
_parent.Ktotal = "Loading " add totalBytes add "Kb";
_parent.percent = percLoaded add "%";
_parent.Kleft = (Math.round(bytesLeft/1024)) add "K left";
_parent.bar._width = percLoaded*2;

[oli]

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/p...epreloader.htm

[dorian]

this one is thpethial coz it's "generic"...

[dorian]

and i can't see what's wrong... mind you - can't see much anyway.......

[oli]

dunno why im even replying to this thread, I know nothing.

[oli]

thpethial - whats that mean ?

[smallbeer]

Originally Posted by oli

dunno why im even replying to this thread, I know nothing.

I had the same experience in the flash forum once!

[dorian]

i learned that lesson too - but keep forgetting it

[Brown]

read a booooooooooooook

[dorian]

will forget it anyway - short term memory

[oli]

too much metaxa

[dorian]

that's a good book!

[oli]

absinth is better

[Mr Fred]

bent

[dorian]

Mik: fyi - Bent is actually a name. Feel lucky! (do a search on Bent Larsen)

[Mr Fred]

great

[Stickman]

Now you know what to call your first-born.

[flatcat]

fuck, I reworked my preload code for your thing and then something glitched while I was typing and sent me back to the previous page, and when I hit forward everything was gone, so here's the preload code I use....


_root.loader.onEnterFrame = function(){
bytesLoaded = getBytesLoaded();
bytesTotal = getBytesTotal();
percent = (bytesLoaded/bytesTotal)*100;
_root.loader._width = percent*2;
if (percent == 100){
gotoAndPlay("mainBuild");
}
}


I would just try re-doing it....I can't really help too much without seeing your fla =\

[dorian]

really appreciate this Flatcat - thanks!
(how many ways to put together a preloader??)

[flatcat]

Originally Posted by dorian

really appreciate this Flatcat - thanks!
(how many ways to put together a preloader??)

heh, np, if you have any more problems just msg me on msn at theflattestcat@hotmail.com or just post a message here with an fla or something and I should be able to help ya