Re: pfSequence and the twilight zone
John Rohlf (jrohlf++at++tubes)
Fri, 22 Sep 95 14:57:24 PDT
>
> I posted a pfSequence problem a week or so ago but didn't get a response.
> Now I have more information to help someone help me.
>
> I have five frames under a pfSequence node of which I loop through four.
> (for some reason the last node gets inserted as the first child when
> the sequence is built(is this a bug), so I had to copy the first index and
> add it to the pfSequence again so I could preserve order. So I loop from 1
> through 4)
>
> Heres what shows up on the screen.
>
> Time 1: frame 1
> Time 2: frame 2
> Time 3: frame 3
> Time 4: nothing
> Time 5: frame 4 and frame 1
> Time 6: frame 2
> Time 7: frame 3
> Time 8: nothing
> Time 9: frame 1
> Time 10: frame 2 and frame 4
> Time 11: frame 3
> Time 12: nothing
> Time 13: frame 1
> Time 14: frame 2
> Time 15: frame 3 and frame 4
> Time 16: nothing
> Time 17: frame 1
> Time 18: frame 2
> Time 19: frame 3
> Time 20: frame 4
> (now the pattern cycles back to Time 1)
>
> So the pfSequence looked good from time 17-20.
>
> I've had my problems with pfSequence but I've used it anyway in a number
> of apps. Usually I have to jimmy-rig it to get it to work.
>
> I've noticed that when people post questions about pfSequence
> that there is usually little or no response. I'm wondering if
> I'm the only one having problems with pfSequence or is there a bug
> (feature) with the pfSequence.
>
There is a bug in pfFlatten() which rearranges the order
of any pfDCSes that are direct children of a pfSequence - specifically
all DCS children are placed under an SCS which is added to the end of
the sequence child list.
If this is not your problem, please send me a test case.
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