sflayer88 wrote:
> Hi - I am learning to use the loader and preloader bar components, and from the
> Macromedia help I have set it up in the following way:
>
> 1. An .swf with one frame, two layers called "loadWhatever.swf"
> 2. the actual swf I want to display ("whatever.swf") which will be loaded into
> the loader component in the "loadWhatever.swf"
>
> loadWhatever.swf has in the first frame, first layer, the loader component box
> + the actionscript for loading an external swf:
>
> loader.autoLoad = false;
> loader.contentPath = "http://www.wherever.com/flash/whatever.swf";
> pBar.source = loader;
> // loading does not start until the load method is invoked
> loader.load();
>
> The first frame, second layer has the loader bar.
>
> My problem is that the loader bar "shows through" the rest of the movie.
> Meaning that the movie has this "100 loaded" graphic in the background the
> entire time. Is there any way to fix this, other than going back to my original
> movie and putting a white box over where the loader bar will be?
>
> Am I setting this up correctly at all or is there something I am missing?
>