I really don't understand the organizational method that you listed of the characters; why not just have GIFs in the library? When you import a GIF, it splits up each frame, so we'd have to organize it with folders and stuff to keep the GIFs seperate from the bitmaps of the GIFs.. if that makes any sense
And what's with the scene layout and 'frames'? Don't you mean layers? And what's this .root that you keep talking about?
And why would we have to have overlays for the chair? And why can't the bed and blanket be considered one?
Eventually (MAYBE tomorrow, if I don't feel like obsessively playing Kingdom Hearts or finishing The Fountainhead) I'll try to make an opening test scene just to test my abilities in flash.. unless Jakla (Jake/Schala) already has the recordings for the first scene, then I can actually try putting sound in it instead of text