Dimensions of Loaded SWF vs. those of the Loader

[coolburn]

Hello,

I want to use a generic "shell" to load other SWF files. (The shell will load in some needed classes, and then run the loaded SWF.)

The problem I have encountered, is that the loaded SWF loses its original dimensions (and frame rate and background), and instead inherits them from the loader.

What is the best way to get around this? I really want to use the dimensions of the loaded SWF and not the loader.

Here is how the "shell" loads the other SWF file:

var ldr:Loader = new Loader();
var url:String = "file:///c:/loadme.swf";
var urlReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(url);

var addedDefinitions:LoaderContext = new LoaderContext();
addedDefinitions.applicationDomain = ApplicationDomain.currentDomain;

ldr.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadComplete);
ldr.load(urlReq, addedDefinitions);

function loadComplete(event:Event){
	ldr.contentLoaderInfo.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, loadGameComplete);	
	addChild(ldr);
}

This causes the loaded SWF to run just fine, but it now uses the dimensions of the loader instead of its own. =(

Thanks!

[Assertnfailure]

check this out:
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s...831#post622831

[coolburn]

Originally Posted by Assertnfailure

check this out:
http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s...831#post622831

Thanks for the reply! That thread was very informative, especially in understanding the difference between actual content dimensions (height, width as reported) vs. the original intended dimensions (which are stage.stageHeight and stage.stageWidth... as authored... not as loaded).

However, even if I'm able to get the intended height and width... through having to set some additional explicit properties in the document class of the external SWF, or what not... I'm still not clear as to how I make the Loader SWF use those dimensions.

It seems like it wants to use whatever it was authored at.

My fundamental problem is that I don't know the dimensions of the Loaded SWF ahead of time... so I obviously can't set the Loader to be those dimensions ahead of time.

And, depending on what it loads, it's going to get different dimensions.

I was hoping I could just set the Loader to 1x1 pixels... and that it would expand to whatever was needed by the Loaded SWF... (or it could expand to whatever dimensions I tell it to expand to)... but I'm not having any luck here.

Any assistance is much appreciated!

Thanks!

[Assertnfailure]

No problem, coolburn

Why are you setting the Loader's dimensions at all, by the way? Setting dimensions is only done to scale the default dimensions of a display object.

[coolburn]

Originally Posted by Assertnfailure

No problem, coolburn

Why are you setting the Loader's dimensions at all, by the way? Setting dimensions is only done to scale the default dimensions of a display object.

I'm not sure to be honest. =P I guess it's because when you create a new flash document, it defaults to a certain size. I just made it a smaller size (like 50x50 pixels). Are you saying it would be best to set the stage to 0x0 pixels?

Edit: I just tried, and it requires you to at least make the stage 1x1 in the document properties.

Thanks!