flash seekbar indicator won’t go away

PROBLEM: The Flash seekbar indicator is still on screen when you navigate to a different frame that doesn’t even have the seekBar

I came across this issue when I wanted to add just the seekbar to the flv component and not have the entire skin. I will use my chapterTest flv from an earlier post for the sake of simplicity. Here is a screenshot of the interface with the flv and seekbar

seekbar interface

seekbar with indicator

SOLUTION:The very simple way around this problem is to actually put the seekBar inside a movieclip and reference it there - that’s it!

So my actionscript originally looked like this:import mx.video.*;
//flv playback component instance name=flv
//seekBar component instance name=seeker
flv.seekBar = seeker;
var listenerObject:Object = new Object();
listenerObject.complete = function(eventObject:Object):Void {
gotoAndPlay("end");
};
flv.addEventListener("complete", listenerObject);

and changed to this:import mx.video.*;
//flv playback component instance name=flv
//seekBar component instance name=seeker
//place seeker inside movieclip instance named seeker_mc
flv.seekBar = seeker_mc.seeker;
var listenerObject:Object = new Object();
listenerObject.complete = function(eventObject:Object):Void {
gotoAndPlay("end");
};
flv.addEventListener("complete", listenerObject);

recession-aggresssion flash game

Well, it is finally out… the wait is over…  the flash game that is latest craze - Recession-Aggression! Check it out here http://www.recession-aggression.com

recession-aggression screen shot

This is a first-person throwing game that I helped develop more or less to relieve a bit of the stress that has been coming with the recession and the downturn of the economy.

This game is hilarious and really deserves a few plays to get good.  It has a score multiplier that can really get your score up there, and if anything it’s just fun to throw items at someone.  Speaking of which, it has the ability to be able to upload your own image of a villain to target - now that is fun!

Check it out you won’t be disappointed, if anything you will get hooked!
www.recession-aggression.com

Flash XML/PHP News Feed Editor

Here is a simple news feed type reader with a flash shell that uses PHP to write/edit an XML file and saves the changes.

You can select “Add new feed” from the drop down to create a new feed, or you can select a feed and click the delete button to delete the selected feed.

I can post the source if need be - just leave me a comment.