[Solved] Loading Into Layer Beneath A Static Layer

[Steven P123]

Greetings,

 

I've adapted a slide show from code I found on these forums.

 

I am trying to get my head around loading and layers. I have a watermark (mc_overlay) on a layer above a layer containing movie clip (mc_holder) into which I am loading a series of images. The first image does not get the water mark above, but every image thereafter does get the watermark. When it cycles back to the beginning, the first image still appears above the layer I want it to be under (I assume, since there is no mc_overlay in view).

 

layers:

3 mc_overlay

2 mc_holder

1 AS

 

My code:

import com.greensock.*;
import com.greensock.loading.*;
import com.greensock.events.LoaderEvent;
import com.greensock.loading.display.*;

var loadedImages:Array = [];
var curIndex:int = -1;

var queue:LoaderMax = new LoaderMax({maxConnections:1, onChildComplete:completeHandler});
queue.append( new ImageLoader("images/ansel_adams/1.jpg") );
queue.append( new ImageLoader("images/ansel_adams/2.jpg") );
queue.append( new ImageLoader("images/ansel_adams/3.jpg") );
queue.append( new ImageLoader("images/ansel_adams/4.jpg") );
queue.append( new ImageLoader("images/ansel_adams/5.jpg") );
queue.load();

//...add preloader here...
function completeHandler(event:LoaderEvent):void {
	var image:ContentDisplay = event.target.content;
	image.alpha = 0;
	image.visible = false;
	loadedImages.push(image);
	if (curIndex == -1) {
		//...remove preloader here...
		showNext();
	}
}

function showNext():void {
	if (curIndex != -1) {
		TweenMax.to(loadedImages[curIndex], 1, {autoAlpha:0}); //fade old out
	}
	curIndex++;
	if (curIndex >= loadedImages.length) {
		curIndex = 0;
	}
	var image:ContentDisplay = loadedImages[curIndex];
	//this.addChild(image); //brings to the front //original
	mc_holder.addChild(image); //brings to the front
	TweenMax.to(image, 1, {autoAlpha:1});
	TweenMax.delayedCall(5, showNext);
}

Thanks in advance,

The user formerly known as Steven P

[Steven P123]

Well, that's embarrassing. The overlay was appretnly there the whole time .... but blended in 'perfectly' with the first image.

 

Won't be the last time I'm wrong either. :mrgreen:

[Carl]

No problem. 

Thanks for letting us know you solved it. It saves us some time. And don't worry, we all make these little mistakes.