Re: [Swftools-common] incremental loading of slides

[Chris]

Hi Boris,

I'm not really a pdf2swf chap - rarely, if ever, have I had call to use it. 
Other
than attempting to answer questions of course.  I did not write the viewer 
code, nor have I really looked at them either, as always preferred to script my 
own in
swfc.  The source of the viewers is available to edit though, if you fancy 
trying
to wade through it yourself.

Have you tried the very simple swf load script I put here,
 
        http://wiki.swftools.org/index.php/Swfc_Code_Snippets

as a starting point for rolling your own basic viewer?  Change the dimensions of
the viewing frame, add a few simple buttons, and you're practically there.  As 
you
go along, simply consult the documentation, and keep asking on the list if the 
need
arises.  Common answers of interest can always be posted on the wiki.

While it obviously depends on the size of your converted file, swf files viewed
directly in a browser, will nearly always load quicker.

HTH.

Regards,



Chris.

On Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:02:13 +0200
Boris Reitman <address@hidden> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> When I run pdf2swf without default viewer, and with --stop option, the
> output SWF is loading quick, just the first frame.  However, if I use
> the SimpleViewer (-b option) then all of the SWF must load until I see
> the first frame and the buttons.  Same with rfxview viewer.  It is a
> bug, and it think it occurs because the viewport child in is declared
> before the buttons.  I tried writing my own viewer in AS3 and AS2 but
> didn't succeed. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> Boris
> 
> > The purpose of a (pre-)loader, is to waste time showing a pretty animated 
> > picture
> > while the poor user waits patiently for a sizable swf file ( in this 
> > instance your
> > slide collection conversion ) to load.  Once the swf is fully loaded the 
> > first
> > page of it is viewable.
> >
> > Since you want to load and view your converted pdf frame by frame, page by
> > page, slide by slide, n effect 'streaming' it, you *DO NOT* need to waste 
> > time
> > using a (pre-)loader!  You simply need a *viewer* to play back those 
> > individual
> > frames.
> >
> 
> >
> >  http://wiki.swftools.org/index.php/Pdf2swf
> >
> 


-- 
Chris <address@hidden>