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I've have been trying to create a dynamic rollOver menu, but I have had some problems with it getting to work correctly.
I made the navigation bar into a movie clip and place the buttons, tween and frame labels inside the clip.The problem that I'm is that the script that I created on the hit area of the MC is conflicting with the button function that are on top of it. Would anyone have a solution to this problem?

Here's the code:

navBar_mc.onRollOver = function() {
this.gotoAndPlay ("open");
}
navBar_mc.onRollOut = function() {
this.gotoAndPlay ("close");
}

The menu is very similar to the one seen here.

http://www.anotherprojekt.com/test_site/index.html

Any help would be appreciated....

FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash ActionScript
Posted on: 07-17-2003, 03:02 AM

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hello, I am having a problem adding links dynamically inside of a menu that was created dynamically. Look here to see the movie. All of the menus are created dynamically with a for loop iterating through an array. As each menu is created I want the links to be created also. For this i have used nested for loops. My problem is labeling the link text. Here is all of my code.
code:
stop();

function default_location(){
topX = 10;
topY = 5;
bottomX = 10;
bottomY = 590;
bar._x = topX;
bar._y = topY;
}
default_location();

//number of menus
var numMenus = 6;

var menuTop = new Array();
var locationY = 5;
var locationX = 10;

//define the menu headings
var top0 = "New Home Buyer Program";
var top1 = "Franchise Opportunities";
var top2 = "Broker/Realtor Program";
var top3 = "Mortgage Broker Program";
var top4 = "Home Builder Program";
var top5 = "Company Info";

var menu0 = new Array();
//New Home Buyer Program Menu Items
menu0[0] = ["Get the Home of Your Choice Now", "www.nhba.com"];
menu0[1] = ["The NHBA Application Process", "www.nhba.com"];
menu0[2] = ["Find an Office", "www.nhba.com"];
menu0[3] = ["Complete an Application", "www.nhba.com"];
menu0[4] = ["Check the Status of Your Application", "www.nhba.com"];
menu0[5] = ["Available Property Specials", "www.nhba.com"];

//Franchise Opportunity Menu Items
var menu1 = new Array();
menu1[0] = ["The NHBA Franchise Experience", "www.nhba.com"];
menu1[1] = ["NHBA for the Franchisee", "www.nhba.com"];
menu1[2] = ["Exclusive Tools and Technology", "www.nhba.com"];
menu1[3] = ["FAQ's/Resources", "www.nhba.com"];
menu1[4] = ["Franchise Facts", "www.nhba.com"];
menu1[5] = ["Discovery Days Registration", "www.nhba.com"];
menu1[6] = ["Franchise Testamonials", "www.nhba.com"];
menu1[7] = ["Apply to be a Franchsie", "www.nhba.com"];

//Broker/Realtor Program Menu Items
var menu2 = new Array();
menu2[0] = ["What Brokers & Realtors Need to Know", "www.nhba.com"];
menu2[1] = ["NHBA for the Realtor", "www.nhba.com"];
menu2[2] = ["Request Information", "www.nhba.com"];

//Mortgage Broker Program Menu Items
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menu3[2] = ["Request Information", "www.nhba.com"];

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menu4[2] = ["Request Information", "www.nhba.com"];

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menu5[0] = ["Company Overview", "www.nhba.com"];
menu5[1] = ["Contact Us", "www.nhba.com"];
menu5[2] = ["Management Team", "www.nhba.com"];
menu5[3] = ["Corporate Media Kit", "www.nhba.com"];
menu5[4] = ["What People are Saying", "www.nhba.com"];
menu5[5] = ["Pride in Partnership", "www.nhba.com"];
menu5[6] = ["Privacy & Security Policies", "www.nhba.com"];
menu5[7] = ["Site Map", "www.nhba.com"];

var numMenusLeft = numMenus;

//Create the Menus
for(i=0; i < numMenus; i++){
bar.duplicateMovieClip("bar"+(i), i+1);

_root["bar"+(i)]._y = locationY; //sets the initial location

locationBottom = bottomY - (28*numMenusLeft);//sets the bottom location

menuTop[i] = [locationY,locationBottom,_root["top"+(i)]];//assigns the menuTop array with the instance info
_root["bar"+(i)].menuName_txt = menuTop[i][2];
_root["bar"+(i)].name = "bar"+(i);

_root["bar"+(i)].id = i; //assigned id as array index (id = 0, 1, 2....)
_root["bar"+(i)].up = true;

locationY += 28; //increment locations for next menu
numMenusLeft-=1;
var len = _root["menu"+(i)].length;
//trace(len);
var linkY = 45;
var obj = new Array();

x = i;
for (j=0; j<len; j++){
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//IT DOESNT ASSIGN THE TEXT TO THE LINK
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obj[j]._y = linkY;
linkY += 30;

}
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//trace(obj.length);
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}
}

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easeUp(i)}
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}else if (i>button_id){
if (_root["bar"+(i)].up == true){
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}
}
}
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var tabUp = new mx.transitions.Tween(movieClip, "_y", mx.transitions.easing.Bounce.easeOut, beginCordinate, endCordinate, time);
*/
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var tabUp = new mx.transitions.Tween(_root["bar"+(menu)], "_y", mx.transitions.easing.Strong.easeOut, menuTop[menu][1], menuTop[menu][0], 12);
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Code:

//MENU CONFIG
cfg_XMLFile = "submen.xml"; //XML Filename
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//END CONFIG
//####################################################
//START CODE

//XML Setup
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}
}//CLOSE MOUSE TRACKING

//Place the menu item
item._x = xpos;
item._y = ypos;

xpos += xMove; //Move xpos over for next menu item (So they aren't on top of each other)
}//CLOSE MENU HEADER LOOP
}//CLOSE menuCreate FUNCTION

menu.onLoad = function(){
menuCreate(this, cfg_mcHeight, cfg_mcWidth, cfg_xStartPos, cfg_yStartPos, cfg_xMove, "menuItem");
}
The project is also attached.

Thank you!

Dynamic Menus And Button Presses
Hi,
New to the forum and I have set my self a new task. Learning dynaic menus properly.
I have worked on one which I am almost happy with but there are things wrong with it. (if anyone has any good tutorials or FLAs on this that would be great).
But my main problem is now simply just having a button so when you rollover it, it changes colour and when you click it it stays on that colour so you can see which button is currently active. How do people go about scripting buttons to work properly like this? I have this code but it runs into too many problems...

var my_color:Color = new Color(this);
my_color.setRGB(0x000000);

Any help would be great.

Dynamic Menus With Cool Effects
Hi,
I am having trouble working out exactly what is happening behind the scenes when dynamic menus/ submenus get displayed with some effect.

I am able to read in an xml file, create a menu, and display submenus with the use of a rollover event. The submenus appear immediately, all at once. However i would like the submenu items to appear with some effect.

For example,
http://www.vw.com/models_overview/index.html

The "models" button in the top left corner has the features i want.

1. With a mouse over i want a menu to appear. The first submenu item to be appear is the last on the list.

2. when the mouse drifts off the list, the submenu retracts in the same order it appeared.

How is this done? I do not want/expect any script. If anyone can explain the steps involved in creating such a menu i'd love it!

I've been messing around with this for days but i really dont understand what the concepts are

How should i be thinking about doing this?
Do you use masks? or is there something a little more sophisticated?

thanks

How Do I Create Dynamic Menus In Flash?
I am creating my first flash website for my wife's cousin who is a photographer.

I want the site to be customizable by her through the use of XML, PHP, or whatever can get the following job done.

I want to create navigation buttons that are dynamically updated/created.

For example:

There will be a "Recent Sessions" button on the site. When the user clicks this I want it to show a drop down menu of all the names of the recent photo sessoins (like Smith Family is one option, Jackson family the other, etc). Well I want these subbuttons under the main Recent Sessions button to be created by the swf reading a file off the server (like the folder name a PHP file whatever). How can this be done?

Also say I want the buttons to animate in a special way (like squash and stretch when rolled over, etc). Do I create a template for the buttons in flash or through XML, etc can I have the sub buttons animate the way I want?

Thanks.

Dynamic Menus, For Loops, What Am I Missing?
I'm trying to get a dynamic menu sorted, all built from 2 symbols from the library. I'm using 3 for loops to attach the clips and set their intial positions etc which is working OK. The problem comes when I try to set certain btns position to accomodate the sub menus, I'm sure it's just something obivious I'm missing Math wise but can't for the life of me figure it out !!! (can't post an fla as I have'nt got FTP access here but will gladly email one over to someone). I really want this to be clever enough to accomodate any size of button / number of buttons without any need to rewrite the
Code:
builNav();
function so it's portable etc.

All you need to test the code is a main nav symbol with Linkage set to "btn_mc" and a sub nav btn with linkage "subBtn_mc"

Here's my code...

Code:
// define vars
var navTitles = new Array("INTERACTIVE", "PRINT", "ME", "LINKS", "CONTACT");
var subNav01Titles = new Array("SoundsWest.org", "Smile Creation", "Hyatt");
var subNav02Titles = new Array("Posters", "Ads", "Logos", "Misc");
// define functions
function buildNav() {
var startY = 10;
for (i=0; i<navTitles.length; i++) {
_root.attachMovie("btn_mc", ["btn"+i], this.depth++); // build main nav
_root["btn"+i]._x = 50;
_root["btn"+i]._y = (_root["btn"+(i-1)]._y+_root["btn"+i]._height)-1;
_root["btn"+i].origY = _root["btn"+i]._y;
_root["btn"+i].btnTxt_mc.btnTxt.text = _root.navTitles[i];
_root["btn"+i].onRollOver = function() {
};
_root["btn"+i].onRelease = _root["btn"+i+"func"];
}
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("subNav01", this.depth++); // create empty clip to hold sub nav 1
_root.subNav01._x = 50;
_root.subNav01._y = (_root.btn0._y + _root.subNavBtnHeight);
_root.subNav01._visible = false;
for (i=0; i<_root.subNav01Titles.length; i++) {
_root.subNav01.attachMovie("subBtn_mc", ["subBtn"+i], this.depth++);
_root.subNav01["subBtn"+i]._x = 0;
_root.subNav01["subBtn"+i]._y = (_root.subNav01["subBtn"+i]._height-1)*(i+1);
_root.subNav01["subBtn"+i].subBtnTxt_mc.btnTxt.text = _root.subNav01Titles[i];
_root.subNav01["subBtn"+i].onRollOver = function() {
};
_root.subNavBtnHeight = _root.subNav01["subBtn"+i]._height;
}
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("subNav02", this.depth++); // create empty clip to hold sub nav 2
_root.subNav02._x = 50;
_root.subNav02._y = (_root.btn1._y + _root.subNavBtnHeight);
_root.subNav02._visible = false;
for (i=0; i<_root.subNav02Titles.length; i++) {
_root.subNav02.attachMovie("subBtn_mc", ["subBtn"+i], this.depth++);
_root.subNav02["subBtn"+i]._x = 0;
_root.subNav02["subBtn"+i]._y = (_root.subNav02["subBtn"+i]._height-1)*(i+1);
_root.subNav02["subBtn"+i].subBtnTxt_mc.btnTxt.text = _root.subNav02Titles[i];
_root.subNav02["subBtn"+i].onRollOver = function() {
};
}
}
function btn0func() {
trace("btn0func's been called");
_root.subNav01._visible = true;
_root.subNav02._visible = false;
for (i=1; i<_root.navTitles.length; i++) {
_root["btn"+i]._y = ((_root.subNav01._y-1)+((_root.subNav01._height)+((_root["btn"+i]._height-1)*i)));
}
}
function btn1func() {
trace("btn1func's been called");
_root.subNav01._visible = false;
_root.subNav02._visible = true;
_root.btn1._y = _root.btn1.origY;
//_root.btn1.swingTo(_root.btn1._x, _root.btn1.origY, 0.4, 0.8, 0, 0);
for (i=2; i<_root.navTitles.length; i++) {
_root["btn"+i]._y = ((_root.subNav02._y-1)+((_root.subNav02._height)+((_root["btn"+i]._height-1)*i)));
}
}
buildNav();
Thanks,

Jon

Dynamic (html) Menus Over Flash Files?
Does anyone know how to get dynamic (html) menu dropdowns to appear on top of Flash files? Especially in older browsers (say 4.0 and above?) Thanks, rtwc

Generating Dynamic Menus From Text Files
Hi, I'm working on generating my menus from text files (for now until I learn XML) and I've got it done most of the way now. One problem I've got is that I'm trying to sort my list of projects in reverse order that it is now, it can be found here: http://www.ramsaystudios.ca/v5Dev/

There is a global menu and two local menus, those two load in white blobs on the right after a while, you'll see a list generate in each of them. The first one has a list of projects, I'm trying to get the opposite order that it is in now, so that it will read as "RamsayStudios v5" first and not last. My code is as follows:

Code:
slotHeight = 16;
for (i=0; i<=slotsLoaded; i++) {
menuContainer.attachMovie("menuItemContainer", "menuItemContainer"+i, i);
menuContainer["menuItemContainer"+i]._y = i*slotHeight;
menuContainer["menuItemContainer"+i].menuItem_clip.portfolioListItem_text = eval("portfolioListItem_text"+i);
menuContainer["menuItemContainer"+i].menuItem_clip.menuItem_button.onPress = function() {
getURL("portfolioListItem_url"+i);
};
}
I know you can change this line with adding the minus sign:
Code:
menuContainer["menuItemContainer"+i]._y = -i*slotHeight;
but that method then generates my list going upwards instead of downwards (I plan to put all this in a scrollbar later), is this the proper way to do it? If it is then I need to figure out how to reposition my menu accordingly. Please help, thanks.

Multiples Menus And Sub Menus
how can i add more menus and sub menus from this example?

ActionScript Code:
sub_menu._y = (30-sub_menu._height);Over = function () { onEnterFrame = function () { if (((this._xmouse>0 && this._xmouse<150) && this._ymouse>0) && this._ymouse<30) { delete this.onEnterFrame; Out(); sub_menu.tween("_y", 30, 1, "easeOutExpo"); } };};Out = function () { onEnterFrame = function () { if (((this._xmouse>0 && this._xmouse<150) && this._ymouse>0) && this._ymouse<sub_menu._height+30) { } else { delete this.onEnterFrame; Over(); sub_menu.tween("_y", (30-sub_menu._height), 1, "easeOutExpo"); } };};Over();

here is the .fla

Flash And Firefox Drop Down Menus - Menus Appear Behind Flash
Hi,

In firefox, if you browse to http://www.unitedpatients.co.uk/index.php and mouse over "What the Doctors Say" you will see that the drop down menu generated by Fireworks appears behind the Flash file on the right side of the page.

This was an issue in IE but was fixed by adding:

Code:
<param name="wmode" value="transparent">
Any ideas on doing something similar to make it work in Firefox (this also affects Safari on the mac)

Thanks in advance!

Scott

Pop-up Menus
Okay, here's the dilly. I'm trying to create a pop-up menu navigation and I'm not very savvy with action scripting. Right now, I have a menu of links and I want to create popup menus for each link. I'm guessing this is probably done with tell targets, but I've never used those before and I'm not sure how much I need to know. Can anyone point out a good tutorial or maybe even send me a file that I can work with?

Thanks,

Casey

Pop-up Menus..............please Help
hey.

I am relatively new to flash 5. i have made a pop-up navigation menu (ie; it says "menu" and when u click on it, it opens up to a full menu with options, and closes when u roll out). i can't seem to get any of the menu-buttons to go to a new scene...in fact, it changes to a new scene in the program (with frmae-actions on), but when exported it won't go anywhere. I really want to use a pop-up menu and can't make it work. how do i do it??? please help me (in simple terms)

thanks,
dSHOK

Pop Up Menus
Here my problem
I have a few pop up menus on my site each with their own buttons.
the pop up menus open prefectly but when one of the menu is open and i select another menu i want the one thats open to close
I would like to do this with actionscripting but am unsure of were to start and were to put the variables

If anyone could help me on this that would be great.
Thanks Malachai

Menus
I've just started with Flash, and i'm in trouble with menus, how can I make them more dinamic, more colorful...pls mail me: ovidiu_cladoveanu@post.ro

Menus
ok..im trying to make scroll over buttons thats have a pop out menu that come out..but not on click..on ROLLOVER..and go back up when the mouse leaves the button..but when rolled over the pop down menu can be accesed without rolling back up..get it?help?

Menus
question. when making a pop on menu that occurs on a rollover..how do u make the menu stay open when the user scrolls over it

for flash 5

LO-O-O-Ong Menus
I've just about had it... I've searched everywhere, but can't find any info on this topic. Here goes...

Your Favourites menu in Internet Explorer has a scroll box at the bottom or top that scrolls the contents if they exceed the vertical limit of your screen.

I've been looking for a tutorial, or modification of a smart clip, or SOME hint or direction as to how to do this in Flash. I've tried using hit_tests, y_mouse, etc. to do this, but it never seems to work properly or seamlessly. If anyone out there has ANY hints as to how to produce a scrolling drop-down menu, PLEASE e-mail me. This has been plaguing me for a month now, and is integral to the project (thank god it's an open-ended one! ;-)

Thanks in advance... I bow to the experts for help...

Sean

XML Menus
Can someone point me in the right direction as to where to find a good tutorial on building XML menus within flash.

thanks

Menus :(
Can someone please help me, I've started a website, about mountain biking and bmx for my friends and I, and I decided to include a draggable menu, the only problem is, that the buttons in the menu don't do anything even after i've assigned scenes to them.

Pop Up Menus
I have followed Brett Taylor's Pop up Menus Tutorial and everything works fine. sub menus disappear and appear when they should, but when I place it on the stage and try to have the sub menus go to the their scene it doesn't work. I have checked the actions and they are ok.

I have action

on release
go to and play ("scene 1",1);
)
the second 1 is in black if that makes any difference.

Also when i click on one of the sub buttons the entire sub menu disappears unline Brett's which stay.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Glenn

Menus
Hello,
I need to do the following:
when clicking on a button, a movie clip is played and stopped. the movie clip must not disapear...
any ideas how to do that ?(I have the button and the movie clip, but I dont know how to do a link between button and movie clip)

Pop Up Menus
I am following Brett's creating pop-up menus tutorial and everything runs smoothly except my pop-up buttons (or as he calls them subButtons) do not navigate to anywhere.

Is that because we make them 'Track as menu'.

I am sure it is very simple to do but I am fairly new to this and have to submit the site to a client.

So please help me out.

Thanks

Menus And Sub Menus
I need some examples of menus and submenus.

Like in the menu there will be items like Asia, Europe, North America...

When the mouse is rolled over the item Asia it will expand to Japan, China, Malaysia...

Thanks a lot.

FA

Pop Up Menus
hi,

i want to create a simple nav/pop up menu like this site:

www.jonelleweaver.com

i'm new and have no idea where to start! can anyone help?

thanks in advance!