XML gallery and other questions

hello everyone,

 

beginner when comes flash, actionscript, , forth. started reading on subjects several months ago, when decided website needed serious upgrade, , thought flash best way achieve wanted. i've looked @ number of websites,  , have done best figure things out on own, i've reached point i'm not sure how proceed , appreciate , guidance of knows they're doing.

 

keeping inexperience in mind, i'll best accurately describe problems i'm having.

 

1. have gallery based on code tutorial on this site, expand in several ways - first being, divide gallery multiple pages, pull thumbnails single xml file. right have 8 thumbnails per page, each page being separate xml - doesn't seem efficient when want update gallery. best way tell flash load first 8 images xml, next 8 when button clicked, , forth?

 

2. allow user cycle through full sized images - is, when user viewing full image, can click button go forward or backward next full-sized image without having exit , go gallery.

 

3. lastly, want full sized images resized , repositioned based on size of browser window. right now, images appear scaled , positioned when first click on them, if resize window while large image up, doesn't update it's size or position. copied initial code using determine size/position calling function within function. needless say, seems bad way of doing things, i'm not sure else how work way want it.

 

in advance help!

to display 8 images per page, can consider 2 variables...one index , display 8 in page follows:

 

var index:int = 0;

var imagestodisplay:int = 8;

var imagescount:int = 8;

 

function arrangeimages()

{

     for(var i:int = index;i < imagescount;i++)

     {

          //code loading , displaying images here...

     }

}

 

next_btn.addeventlistener(mouseevent.click,gotonextpage);   //next_btn button go next page , display next 8 images...

prev_btn.addeventlistener(mouseevent.click,gotoprevpage);   //prev_btn button go last page , display previous 8 images....

 

function gotonextpage(e:mouseevent):void

{

     if(index <= length of images - imagestodisplay)

     {

          index += imagestodisplay;

          imagescount += imagestodisplay;

          arrangeimages();

     }

}

 

function gotoprevpage(e:mouseevent):void

{

     if(index >= imagestodisplay)

     {

          index -= imagestodisplay;

          imagescount -= imagestodisplay;

          arrangeimages();

     }

}

 

 

for viewing full size images of gallery 1 one, need take next , previous buttons. @ time have images of current page checking xml well. use code above difference need consider index of 8 images , thier length nothing 8. prev button

 

if(index > 0)

index--;

call function loads images...

 

 

for next button

 

if(index < 7)

index++;

call function loads images...

 

 

 

for placing images constantly, can take 1 movieclip have these images. place movieclip according stage.

 

mc.x = stage.stagewidth/ 2;

 

like that....

 

 

 

 

note: want provide basic idea. may not exact code. per requirements, can change...and go on...

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