[Golist] HydroSequence Looping Issue

Fri Feb 13 07:11:49 PST 2009

Send me your code offline. Should be an easy workaround that will get this 
going will i clear up the autoGC issue.

donovan[((@))]hydrotik(.dot.)com

-------- Original Message --------
> From: "Bernardo Kuri" <support at bernardokuri.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 1:26 PM
> To: "Mailing list for the Go ActionScript Animation Platform" 
<golist at goasap.org>
> Subject: Re: [Golist] HydroSequence Looping Issue
> 
> I would just like to add that __sequence.steps.length does indeed return 
the
> correct number of steps, so I am really at a loss as to why
> __sequence.start() doesn't do anything at all.Any extra help would be 
truly
> appreciated!
> Bernardo Kuri
> 
> 
> On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 5:11 PM, Bernardo Kuri 
<support at bernardokuri.com>wrote:
> 
> > Here's the thing: I'm creating a banner rotator, which basically does 
the
> > following:
> >
> >    1. reads an XML file
> >    2. creates banner(s) on the fly based on the XML parameters
> >    3. adds the banner(s) to a queue
> >    4. the sequence rotates the item(s) on the queue indefinitely
> >
> > So I'm not really reusing a sequence; rather I initialize the sequence
> > object on my init() function, and then call my addBanner() function, 
which
> > adds the addStep() parameters to said sequencer object. I then call
> > __sequence.start() once all the banners have been parsed/added to the 
queue.
> >
> > Does this clear it up a bit?
> >
> > Bernardo Kuri
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Donovan Adams 
<donovan at hydrotik.com>wrote:
> >
> >> Can you create a new instance of the HydroSequence?
> >>
> >> Is their a reason you are reusing the same one?
> >>
> >> Might be better at this point to create a new instance of the sequence 
as
> >> well as populate the props and values and functions?
> >>
> >> -------- Original Message --------
> >> > From: "Bernardo Kuri" <support at bernardokuri.com>
> >> > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:49 AM
> >> > To: "Mailing list for the Go ActionScript Animation Platform"
> >> <golist at goasap.org>
> >> > Subject: Re: [Golist] HydroSequence Looping Issue
> >> >
> >> > Here's my new code:
> >> > __sequence.addStep(new HydroTween(this, { func:functionOne,
> >> args:[whatever]
> >> > }, 0, 0, null, null, null, null, null, null, null, false ));
> >> > __sequence.addStep(new HydroTween(this, { func:functionTwo }, 0, 0,
> >> null,
> >> > null, null, null, null, null, null, false ));
> >> > __sequence.addStep(new HydroTween(__fader, { start_alpha:1, 
alpha:0,
> >> > duration:__duration_fade }, 0, 0, null, null, null, null, null, 
null,
> >> null,
> >> > false ));
> >> > __sequence.addStep(new HydroTween(this, {
> >> delay:Number(properties. at timeout)
> >> > || __duration_timeout, func:trace, args:['timeout triggered'] }, 0, 
0,
> >> null,
> >> > null, null, null, null, null, null, false ));
> >> >
> >> > I changed the nulls to point to "this", as well as the "false" in 
the
> >> end
> >> of
> >> > each addStep() call, but I got the same results as before. The 
__fader
> >> > Sprite did not work before or after the change, BTW.
> >> > Hope that helps,
> >> >
> >> > Bernardo Kuri
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Donovan Adams 
<donovan at hydrotik.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Possible that since you are adding HydroTween instances with a 
null
> >> target
> >> > > the tweens aren't working properly.
> >> > >
> >> > > I'm assuming the __fader is tweening fine though? Make sure you 
are
> >> adding
> >> > > the argument to disable the GC. was in the last snippet I sent. 
Looks
> >> like
> >> > > it got omitted in the code you sent.
> >> > >
> >> > > Still trying to figure out what's going on and it looks like a 
couple
> >> of
> >> > > things.
> >> > >
> >> > > The optimization of HydroTween for Garbage Collection is creating 
the
> >> issue
> >> > > with HydroSequence when sequences need to be reused. Just needs a
> >> little
> >> > > hashing out.
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > -------- Original Message --------
> >> > > > From: "Bernardo Kuri" <support at bernardokuri.com>
> >> > > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 10:24 AM
> >> > > > To: "Mailing list for the Go ActionScript Animation Platform"
> >> > > <golist at goasap.org>
> >> > > > Subject: Re: [Golist] HydroSequence Looping Issue
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks for the suggestion, Donovan.I had to modify your example 
to
> >> fit
> >> > > my
> >> > > > code, and this is what i came up with:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > // start code
> >> > > > __sequence = new Sequence();
> >> > > > __sequence.addEventListener("START", onSeqEvent, false, 0, 
true);
> >> > > > __sequence.addEventListener("CYCLE", onSeqEvent, false, 0, 
true);
> >> > > > __sequence.repeater.cycles = Repeater.INFINITE;
> >> > > >
> >> > > > // The following code resides in another function. As you can 
see,
> >> the
> >> > > > sequence needs to be dynamically created:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > __sequence.addStep(new HydroTween(null, { func:functionOne,
> >> > > args:[whatever]
> >> > > > } ));
> >> > > > __sequence.addStep(new HydroTween(null, { func:functionTwo } 
));
> >> > > > __sequence.addStep(new HydroTween(__fader, { start_alpha:1, 
alpha:0,
> >> > > > duration:__duration_fade } ));
> >> > > > __sequence.addStep(new HydroTween(null, {
> >> > > delay:Number(properties. at timeout)
> >> > > > || __duration_timeout, func:trace, args:['timeout triggered'] } 
));
> >> > > > __sequence.start();
> >> > > > // end code
> >> > > >
> >> > > > The weird thing is that none of the events are being dispatched 
at
> >> all.
> >> > > On
> >> > > > top of that, my "timeout triggered" trace is not showing on my
> >> output
> >> > > > anymore.
> >> > > > Is there anything else I can try?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks a bunch,
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Bernardo Kuri
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 1:45 PM, Donovan Adams
> >> <donovan at hydrotik.com>
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > It seems there is an issue with the autoGC feature and passing 
a
> >> param
> >> > > into
> >> > > > > HydroSequence.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > The reason it's not repeating is that HydroTween is clearing 
out
> >> the
> >> > > memory
> >> > > > > of the tweens in a sequence.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > I will have to delve into this a bit deeper, but in the 
meantime y
> >> ou
> >> > > might
> >> > > > > consider using this as an option?
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > var ht1:HydroTween  = new HydroTween(target, {x:300}, 1, 0,
> >> > > > > Quadratic.easeOut, null, null, null, null, null, null, 
false);
> >> > > > > var ht2:HydroTween  = new HydroTween(target, {x:100}, 1, 0,
> >> > > > > Quadratic.easeOut, null, null, null, null, null, null, 
false);
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > var seq:Sequence = new Sequence(ht1, ht2);
> >> > > > > seq.repeater.cycles = Repeater.INFINITE;
> >> > > > > seq.start();
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > -------- Original Message --------
> >> > > > > > From: "Bernardo Kuri" <support at bernardokuri.com>
> >> > > > > > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2009 6:58 AM
> >> > > > > > To: golist at goasap.org
> >> > > > > > Subject: [Golist] HydroSequence Looping Issue
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Hello fellow GoList members,
> >> > > > > > I would really appreciate it if someone can help me out 
with
> >> this
> >> > > issue.
> >> > > > > My
> >> > > > > > project will be ready to launch as soon as this is fixed.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > I am having an issue with a HydroSequence instance that I 
need
> >> to
> >> > > loop
> >> > > > > > indefinitely. As far as I understand it, a HydroSequence 
class
> >> > > instance
> >> > > > > > has a public property called "repeater" that needs to be set 
to
> >> > > > > > Repeater.INFINITE in order to accomplish infinite looping. 
The
> >> > > problem
> >> > > > > is
> >> > > > > > that it's
> >> > > > > > not actually doing that at all. I tried adding a listener 
for
> >> the
> >> > > > > "CYCLE"
> >> > > > > > event, but that doesn't get triggered either.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Here's the relevant portion of the code:
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > --------------------------------------
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > import com.hydrotik.go.HydroSequence;
> >> > > > > > import org.goasap.managers.Repeater;
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > __sequence = new HydroSequence();
> >> > > > > > __sequence.repeater.cycles = Repeater.INFINITE;
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > __sequence.addItem( { func:firstFunction, args:[whatever] } 
);
> >> > > > > > __sequence.addItem( { func:secondFunction } );
> >> > > > > > __sequence.addItem( { target:__fader, start_alpha:1, 
alpha:0,
> >> > > > > > duration:__duration_fade } );
> >> > > > > > __sequence.addItem( { delay:Number(properties. at timeout) ||
> >> > > > > > __duration_timeout, func:trace, args:['timeout triggered']} 
);
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > __sequence.start();
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > --------------------------------------
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > If I execute the above and look at the output, "timeout
> >> triggered"
> >> > > will
> >> > > > > show
> >> > > > > > only once, which is obviously not what I need.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > I have even tried adding another step to the sequence that
> >> basically
> >> > > > > calls
> >> > > > > > __sequence.start(), like so:
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > __sequence.addItem( { taget:__sequence func:start } );
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > ... but that did absolutely nothing.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Am I missing something here? I really can't seem to get it 
to
> >> work
> >> > > > > > correctly.
> >> > > > > > Thanks for your time guys!
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Bernardo Kuri
> >> > > > > >
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