To TL or not to TL

Stage.align is for the whole file not for seperate movieclips, just remove them if you don’t use them i think only templates must be allowed to use it all other files that you load in one don’t need it.

In fact why should you use it? there is no need for

i mostly use TL, especially in the files that needs movieclip aligning… it’s easy to handle
for example
with CC, you need this line of code to centerize;
assume that document size is 550*400

movieclip._x = (550 - movieclip._width) / 2;

movieclip._x = (Stage.width - movieclip._width) / 2;

Stage.align is for the whole file not for seperate movieclips, just remove them if you don’t use them i think only templates must be allowed to use it all other files that you load in one don’t need it. In fact why should you use it? there is no need for

so say you want to load in a swf e.g a news reader into a template, if you use, TL it’s going to jump to the top left so you’ll need a stageListener.onResize function which keeps the holder clip for the news swf in the middle of the template – is that what everyone is using to keep stuff in the centre?

What i do is use a initWidth that is the width of the init stage size en calculate the new 0-0 points onResize then you don’t need Stage.align but in templates it can be verry handy if the template don’t need to be loaded into something

What i do is use a initWidth that is the width of the init stage size en calculate the new 0-0 points onResize then you don’t need Stage.align but in templates it can be verry handy if the template don’t need to be loaded into something

I usually have stageW and stageH variables to start with if I’m not using “TL”, but usually there’s always issues when someone changes the document stage size without changing those initial variables – as Pdesignx said.

so say you want to load in a swf e.g a news reader into a template, if you use, TL it’s going to jump to the top left so you’ll need a stageListener.onResize function which keeps the holder clip for the news swf in the middle of the template – is that what everyone is using to keep stuff in the centre?

Yeah.

When I make a file one of the first things I do is create a listener for the stage resize. This listener launches a function which in turn launches a second function which is responsible for the layout of my entire page.

The resize function contains a laundry list of movie clips along with their desired relative positioning (and sizing when necessary).

I’m using TL, especially when i’m using Fullscreen.

so say you want to load in a swf e.g a news reader into a template, if you use, TL it’s going to jump to the top left so you’ll need a stageListener.onResize function which keeps the holder clip for the news swf in the middle of the template – is that what everyone is using to keep stuff in the centre?

Yeah.

When I make a file one of the first things I do is create a listener for the stage resize. This listener launches a function which in turn launches a second function which is responsible for the layout of my entire page.

The resize function contains a laundry list of movie clips along with their desired relative positioning (and sizing when necessary).

So with TL pretty much everything needs to be repositioned in a stageListener. Just seems like more work because without TL, if you leave stuff in the centre, it stays in the centre when you resize the swf. Although it’s alot more dynamic than having to defined you’re initial stage dimensions first. In 2 minds about it but gonna give it a try

I almost always use tl but cc has its place.

So with TL pretty much everything needs to be repositioned in a stageListener. Just seems like more work because without TL, if you leave stuff in the centre, it stays in the centre when you resize the swf. Although it’s alot more dynamic than having to defined you’re initial stage dimensions first. In 2 minds about it but gonna give it a try

For me it works because I rarely have things perfectly centered. They’re usually slightly offset to account for a header or a side navigation panel. I also usually size things based off the stage size (ie width of header, width/height of content page) so the listener would be there anyway.