flash: is it bad form to use loadMovie?

[bleutuna]

Is it bad form to use loadMovie rather than keeping everything contained within a single movie clip?

When I asked a friend of mine - who fancies himself a Flash programmer - he told me that I shouldn't be using loadMovie, and should instead keep everything in one movie clip, and set everything up with variables and use arrays.

Should I take the time to do this instead of seperate clips? Or is it more a matter of preference? I really don't know, but would rather do things the proper way, rather than something antiquated.

This all stemmed from me trying to get help with the problem I mentioned over in this thread: http://www.kirupaforum.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26056

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[Jubba]

loadMovie is the appropriate way to go. Your friend doesn't know his arse from a hole in the ground unfortunately.

If you place everything in a single movie, you will end up with a huge file size. The main purpose of using loadMovie is to cut your site/movie/clip/animation into different parts and load it into your stage at different times, when it is needed.

loadMovie is something you should use all the time, and listening to your friends is something you should never ever ever do.

[Jubba]

oh, and I never saw that thread. I have to go to work, but I'll take a look at it when I get home if no one has answered you yet. :)

[bleutuna]

Thank you, Jubba. I've been worried no one can/is willing to answer it.

I'm not one of those people who is married to the way I do things, I'm only interested in getting things done, having them work, and if that means changing my methods/codes, then I'm down for it :D

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[Jubba]

yeah, well loadMovie is what everyone uses to load in content. like Electrongeek uses loadMovie to call in different parts of his website...
www.electrongeek.net

its what 2 advanced does to call in their content...

www.2advanced.com


Thats what it is there for. :)