ActionScript 2 (AS2) SuperLoader – taterboy
August 13th, 2008 | Filed under: ActionScript 2, Flash, Free Components/Classes, Tutorials

Here is an AS2 version of the SuperLoader. It works just like the AS3 version found in the Custom HTML Templates post.

Quick Use:
1. Add loaderbar.swf and mainLoader.swf to your current project directory.

2. In the html file for your current project, replace the src and movie parameters to mainLoader.

3. Then add [,'flashVars','swfURL=FlashProjectToLoad.swf'] to the load script.
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Flash AS2 Binary Loader Component – taterboy
June 11th, 2008 | Filed under: ActionScript 2, Flash, Free Components/Classes

Here is an official geek badge for any Flash content. Not only does it display the loading percentage in binary, it also has a dual knight Rider type pulsing effect. It was built a few years ago with high hopes of using it on something cool. I hope someone can find a cool home for it.

I am sure if I did not get the binary display just right someone will let me know, just be nice.

To use it, place it on the first frame of your flash file you need a loader for. also on that frame place a stop action and a function called imLoaded();

Here is an example.

// first frame, same as the loader component.
function imLoaded(){
    gotoAndPlay(2);
}
stop();

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Flash Actionscript 3 (AS3) Super Loader – taterboy
May 17th, 2008 | Filed under: Flash, Flash AS2 to AS3, Free Components/Classes, Tutorials

I really enjoy coding in AS3, but one of the things I dislike the most is the fact that when building movieclips as Classes, you have to export to Action Script or place all your movieclips on the stage somewhere. I think the latter is not very flexible. I understand why it has to be done; I just don’t like it. The problem with exporting everything to the Action Script is that it loads that MovieClip on the first frame, and loaders that are normally placed on the first frame will not show up or function until the first frame is loaded. This first frame now contains all our content that we have exported to Action Script which really defeats the purpose of a loader. That is why you will see a blank white box for a few seconds or longer before the loader shows up. The best way to fix this is to build a loader swf  to load our current project swf into. 
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