Flash CC Pro/CreateJS

Another strange thing when working with Flash's HTML5 Canvas is that variables cease to exist when you move to the next frame.

I am used to having a root timeline that I can store info on that all other movieclips might need, but this won't work if they disappear between one frame and the next.

My current adjustment is to move everything down by one timeline. So I have a single frame on the uppermost timeline, and the movie clip sitting on that contains several frames, as I would normally lay things out. If something needs to be stored while moving to the next frame, then I just store it on the parent timeline.

for this function that I wanted all movie clips to be able to access:

this.giveDimensions = function (mc) {
mc.height = mc.nominalBounds.height * mc.scaleY;
mc.width = mc.nominalBounds.width * mc.scaleX;
}

In the timeline of the movieclip:

this.parent.giveDimensions(this.work_btn);