Webmaster Forum / Flash / General Flash Topics / July 2008

Im making a flash version of this site;
http://www.1gdomains.com/

The main logo is made up of a '1' and a 'G'. In my animation, I want the '1'
to come down from the top and settle in the center of the page. I also want the
'G' to come from the right and move into position, overlapping the '1'.

Ive nearly done this but im having one problem.

Ive got a movie called ?1? where the 1 comes from from the top and stops in
the center.
Ive also got a movie called ?G? where the G comes from the right and stops in
the center.

Ive got a top level movie called holderboth.
In that Ive got a movie called holder1, and holderG.

In holder1 the 1 gets a chunk taken out of it by the G (which is set to
erase), and in holderG the G gets a chunk taken out by the 1 (which is set to
erase).

If holder1 and holderG are some distance apart then they work fine. Both the 1
and the G move and then have a chunk taken out of them at the end. When I have
them overlapping however, so they finish in the position they need to, one will
completely erase the other!

I think I understand why this is happening. I think the ?1? or ?G? which is
set to erase is not just erasing in its holder but also the other holder. How
can I turn this off though?

Ive positioned them a little bit away so you can see what I mean here;
http://jameschetwood.com/flash/holder.swf

In case it helps ive now also uploaded my actually flash file here;
http://jameschetwood.com/flash/holder_notoverlapping.fla 

can anyone help me with this?
thanks a lot
james