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Subject: Re: FLASH: MC mechanical anomaly
From: Jon Williams
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 01:32:16 +0100

if you int the rotation factor, I think the problem
is eliminated or at least lessened. This is a known
problem tho. The technique of keeping track of the
original rotation and never rotating more than 360
total degrees will also fix the problem.

-j

AndrewScratchataol [dot] com wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I need some insight.
>
> I have discovered an anomaly with a key controlled MC I created, and it's verging on driving me crazy.
>
> It's a standard [up arrow = forward], [left/right arrow = rotate] MC. It has no problems when moving forward, but when either of the Left/Right keys are used, the MC gradually flattens along its own Y scale. This can be seen easily if you hold down either of the turn keys.
>
> At first I thought it was somehow related to the fact that there are parent/child MC relationships in the one targeted MC, but after breaking it completely apart there was no change.
>
> Has any one experienced this type of bug?
>
> This leads me to one more mystery:
> In order to initiate any controls within the browser, it is necessary to mouse click inside the browser window first. This is not necessary when viewing the .swf in a player.
>
> http://www.gfx-design.com/abrown/razorplane/example.swf
>
> Your help is appreciated,
>
> Andrew
>
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