Flash Site Design - Object tree in Flash 8

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Object tree in Flash 8

spamGactus

2007-07-16, 6:16 pm

I'm brand new to Flash 8 - I'm working on a complicated Flash 8 file, and
trying to figure out how it works. To map the objects so I can trace which
objects belong to which timelines. I've been putting a tree together in
notepad, like this:

OBJECT LAYER DESCRIPTION

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------
Page1 Pages Whole page
Scroll Layer 6 FS movie
MC_timeline_holder timeline Holder for FS
etc...

Isn't there a way to view this information in Flash 8?

joe

David Stiller

2007-07-16, 6:16 pm

joe,

> objects belong to which timelines. I've been putting a tree together
> in notepad, like this:
>
> Page1 Pages Whole page
> Scroll Layer 6 FS movie
> MC_timeline_holder timeline Holder for FS
> etc...

I'm with ya.

> Isn't there a way to view this information in Flash 8?

You might be referring to Debug > List Objects and/or Debug > List
Variables, accessed from the File menu of the SWF itself while in the IDE.
To get to that file menu, you'd have to text your movie first Control > Test
Movie, then look at the file menu in the new window.

David Stiller
Co-author, Foundation Flash CS3 for Designers
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