swapDepth and getNextHighestLevel don't play nicely

[thunderrabbit]

I've got a MC that I need to show briefly on top of everything else in the movie, so I used swapDepth(_root.getNextHighestLevel()).

(I can't just set the depth to an arbitrarily high number, because I'm using AS to draw lines during the movie. They become the new highest level, so the next time that arbitrary number is not high enough.)

I've boiled everything down to a simple example involving two MCs.

The movie has a simple plot involving our protaganist, the black circle. He

1. starts off invisble,
2. changes to visible
3. swaps to the top level
4. changes to invisible,

and then the movie loops.

BUT, the second time, step 4 doesn't work. The black circle doesn't become invisible! (*)

The .fla file is here.

(*) Also of note, when the movie loops (the first time), the black circle is again on the bottom level. Seems strange that it doesn't retain its recently swapped-to level.


Super-thanks to anyone who can help.

- Rob

[thunderrabbit]

For everyone who was worried, I figured out how to solve it. I now use attachMovieClip, which, of course, works fine with getNextHighestLevel

[JacobHaug]

Glad you solved your problem, sorry we did not get here sooner to help!!