Flash ActivePicture doesn't work?

[RayMarble]

In a frame containing only an Active Picture, I have

user presses "space":
=Active Picture reappear

user presses "1":
=flash Active Picture during 00-10

user presses "2":
=flash Active Picture during (use calculation) AltVal A (Active Picture)

yet the last one just doesn't work no matter what number is in the AltVal A of the Active Picture. Any ideas why?

By "doesn't work" means it makes the object invisible.

[nivram]

You have to add:

only one action when event loops

Add this to each flash event.

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[RayMarble]

Hmm, I don't understand. Why exactly is that supposed to make it work - the

user presses "1":
=flash Active Picture during 00-10

part works as intended without the "only once" already.

The problem is that the flashing doesn't work if its value is read from the AltVal but works if it's either typed or defined through the slider. The event is the same, conditions are the same etc.

...

Anyway, I tried adding the "only one" and no it doesn't work.

[nivram]

Emm, odd. I did a plain frame that the event had:

Pressing 1 key
Object flash every .20

and also:

Pressing 1 key
Only one action when event loops
Object flash every .20

They both worked.

Strange indeed. Maybe a value is not reaching the correct value. Try setting up a counter to echo the particular value?

Or am I not understanding the problem you are having? You are right about "you don't need only one action when event loops" though,. My mistake.

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[RayMarble]

Yes, that's the problem - it seems TGF doesn't want to retrieve the alterable value in this particular situation.

Just for a test, I tried changing the alterable Value to negative numbers, values around zero and ludicrously big numbers in order to see whether it was just a case of the object bliniking too fast / too slow or something ... no luck.

In any case the test file I'm using does have a counter set up to show the current alterable value that is supposed to be used for blinking. I also made it that by pressing "+/-" the altval is increased / decreased and tried increasing / decreasing it during the runtime - still no luck.

[RayMarble]

Made a quick example.

[nivram]

Anyway to just zip the file or just upload the mfa.

Thanks

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