Flash :: Menu With Categories From External File

XML & Categories
Hi there,

Iv posted this also in actionscript 1&2 but no replies.
ive been searching the forum for hours but cant exactly find what i need. Im building this navigation/gallery sort a thing and im using KIRUPA's gallery. I know how this thing works now, but i iwant to try something else. I the navigation ive build in the gallery. On every link i want the gallery to swap to a other category of images. I cant figure it OUT.. help please.

here's my code, so far

Code:
//var url = "http://www.cvay.com/new/navigatie/";function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { xmlNode = this.firstChild; image = []; category = []; ctotal= xmlNode.childNodes.length; total = xmlNode.firstChild.childNodes.length; for (i=0; i<total; i++) { image[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[0].childNodes[i].firstChild.firstChild.nodeValue; } for (i=0; i<ctotal; i++) { category[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].nodeName; } firstImage(); } else { _parent.nextFrame(); }}var test = new Array(category[i]);trace (test)xmlData = new XML();xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;xmlData.load("nav_images.xml");/////////////////////////////////////c = 0; function nextCategory(){ c++; trace(c); loadXML(); trace(image)}function nextImage() { if (p<(total-1)) { p++; if (loaded == filesize) { main._alpha = 0; main.loadMovie(image[p]); } } if (p ==(total-1)){ p = 0-1; }}function firstImage() { p = 0; if (loaded == filesize) { main._alpha = 0; main.loadMovie(image[0], 1); }}/////////////////////////////////////////////////// PRELOADERonEnterFrame = function() { filesize = _root.main.getBytesTotal(); loaded = _root.main.getBytesLoaded(); var amount:Number = _root.main.getBytesLoaded() / _root.main.getBytesTotal() *100; _root.preloader_mc._visible = true; if (loaded != filesize) { _root.preloader_mc.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize; _root.preloader_mc.loadProc_mc._x = preloader_mc.preload_bar._width - preloader_mc.loadProc_mc._width+20; } else { _root.preloader_mc._visible = false; if (_root.main._alpha<100) { _root.main.alphaTo(100,1,"linear"); } }};
heres the XML

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><images> <home> <pic> <image>home_1.jpg</image> </pic> <pic> <image>home_2.jpg</image> </pic> <pic> <image>home_3.jpg</image> </pic> <pic> <image>home_3.jpg</image> </pic> </home> <villassale> <pic> <image>villassale_1.jpg</image> </pic> <pic> <image>villassale_2.jpg</image> </pic> <pic> <image>villassale_3.jpg</image> </pic> </villassale></images>
the link for the banner

if someone could explain it to me

thnx

Sorting Xml Categories
hey everyone,

i'm trying to sort out some xml entries based on an attribute when you click a button. an example of my xml is below.

Code:
<list>
<entries cat="all">
<entry cat="category1">
<item>Info</Item>
</entry>
<entry cat="category2">
<item>Info</Item>
</entry>
<entry cat="category1">
<item>Info</Item>
</entry>
</entries>
</list>
the only thing i can figure out is how to sum up how many different categories there are..i'm not even sure if that matters. if anyone could give me advice or some tips i'd greatly appreciate it.

thanks!

Help In Photogallery With Categories
Can someone help me on puting a combobox to load images from XML file into a photogallery like that:
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx20...otogallery.htm

Photoalbum With Categories
I have created a photo album with categories. but i have to click "category1" button two times to load the thumbnail. on first click it hide the thumbnail and 2nd click it shows the thumbnail.

flowing is the code and let me know where i am doing wrong.
CODE:-

info.text = "Loading...";
my_xml = new XML ();
my_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
my_xml.load ("images.xml");
_root.image = 0;
LastitemTotal = 0;
category = "Its Me";
my_xml.onLoad = function (status)
{
if (status)
{
_root.levelChild = this.firstChild;
category_fn (category);
var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader ();
var picListener:Object = new Object ();
mcl.addListener (picListener);
mcl.loadClip (info_xml[0].attributes.source, pic1);
info.text = info_xml[0].attributes.title;
picListener.onLoadInit = function (mc:MovieClip)
{
setPicture (image);
};
}
ZoomOut._visible = false;
ZoomOutText._visible = false;
ZoomInText._visible = true;
};

function setPicture (image)
{
this.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
if (pic1._width > 0)
{
var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader ();
var picListener:Object = new Object ();
mcl.addListener (picListener);
mcl.loadClip (info_xml[image].attributes.source, pic1);
info.text = info_xml[image].attributes.title;
picListener.onLoadInit = function (mc:MovieClip)
{
if (mc._height > mc._width)
{
mc._height = 520;
mc._width = 420;
stageWidth = 640;
stageHeight = 560;
mc._x = 27 + (stageWidth - mc._width) / 2;
mc._y = 40 + (stageHeight - mc._height) / 2;
pic1._alpha = 100;
}
else
{
mc._height = 520;
mc._width = 620;
mc._x = 32;
mc._y = 55;
}
};
ZoomInText._visible = true;
ZoomIn._visible = true;
ZoomOutText._visible = false;
ZoomOut._visible = false;
Frame._visible = true;
delete my_xml;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
_root.image = image;
}
};
}
ZoomIn.onRelease = function ()
{
image = _root.image;
var mcl:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader ();
var picListener:Object = new Object ();
mcl.addListener (picListener);
mcl.loadClip (info_xml[image].attributes.source, pic1);
info.text = info_xml[image].attributes.title;
picListener.onLoadInit = function (mc:MovieClip)
{
ZoomIn._visible = false;
ZoomInText._visible = false;
ZoomOutText._visible = true;
ZoomOut._visible = true;
Frame._visible = false;
thumbnail_mc.enabled = false;
thumbnail_mc._visible = false;
if (mc._height > mc._width)
{
mc._height = 575;
mc._width = 450;
stageWidth = 800;
stageHeight = 600;
mc._x = 2 + (stageWidth - mc._width) / 2;
mc._y = 2 + (stageHeight - mc._height) / 2;
pic1._alpha = 100;
}
else
{
mc._height = 550;
mc._width = 750;
stageWidth = 800;
stageHeight = 600;
mc._x = 10 + ((stageWidth - mc._width) / 2);
mc._y = 10 + ((stageHeight - mc._height) / 2);
}
};
delete my_xml;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
};
ZoomOut.onRelease = function ()
{
delete this.onEnterFrame;
setPicture (image);
ZoomInText._visible = true;
ZoomIn._visible = true;
ZoomOutText._visible = false;
ZoomOut._visible = false;
thumbnail_mc.enabled = true;
thumbnail_mc._visible = true;
};
function thumbNailScroller ()
{
// thumbnail code!
this.createEmptyMovieClip ("tscroller", 1000);
scroll_speed = 10;
tscroller.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
if ((_root._xmouse >= thumbnail_mc._x) && (_root._xmouse <= thumbnail_mc._x + thumbnail_mc._width))
{
if ((_root._ymouse >= (hit_right._y - 40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest (hit_right)))
{
thumbnail_mc._y -= scroll_speed;
}
else if ((_root._ymouse <= 100) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest (hit_left)))
{
thumbnail_mc._y += scroll_speed;
}
}
else
{
delete tscroller.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
Category0.onRelease = function ()
{
category_fn ("Gods");
setPicture (0);
};
Category1.onRelease = function ()
{
category_fn ("Its Me");
setPicture (0);
};
function category_fn (category)
{

Total = _root.levelChild.childNodes.length;
for (attr = 0; attr < Total; attr++)
{
if (_root.levelChild.childNodes[attr].attributes.Menu == category)
{
//then count and loop through items in category until found specific item
itemTotal = _root.levelChild.childNodes[attr].childNodes.length;
info_xml = _root.levelChild.childNodes[attr].childNodes;
thumbnails = new Array ();
if (itemTotal < LastitemTotal)
{
unloadclips ();
}
for (i = 0; i < itemTotal; i++)
{
thumbnails[i] = info_xml[i].attributes.thumbnail;
thumbnails_fn (i);
}
}
}
LastitemTotal = itemTotal;
}
function unloadclips ()
{
thumbnail_mc.unloadMovie ();
LastitemTotal = itemTotal - 1;
image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader ();
image_mcl.loadClip (thumbnails, thumbnail_mc);
this.thumbnail_mc.refresh;
this.clear;
}
function thumbnails_fn (k)
{
thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip ("t" + k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth ());
tlistener = new Object ();
tlistener.onLoadInit = function (target_mc)
{
target_mc._y = hit_left._y + (eval ("thumbnail_mc.t" + k)._height + 5) * k;
target_mc.pictureValue = k;
target_mc.onRelease = function ()
{
p = this.pictureValue;
// Draw Picture
setPicture (p);
};
target_mc.onRollOver = function ()
{
this._alpha = 50;
thumbNailScroller ();
};
target_mc.onRollOut = function ()
{
this._alpha = 100;
};
};
image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader ();
image_mcl.addListener (tlistener);
image_mcl.loadClip (thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.t" + k);
}

How To Set An Array Of Categories
Hello Kirupa Forum,

I got this old question ticking in my head: how to get various categories in a xml, like:

<slide category="rooms"/>
<slide category="rooms"/>
<slide category="rooms"/>
<slide category="dinner"/>
<slide category="dinner"/>
<slide category="dinner"/>
<slide category="kitchen"/>
<slide category="kitchen"/>
<slide category="kitchen"/>
<slide category="kitchen"/>
<slide category="kitchen"/>

and fill and array with olny these 3 categories programaticaly, in as 3.0?

XML-gallery With Categories...
Hello!

I'm trying to create an xml/flash video gallery...

this is what my XML-code looks like:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<images>
<category name="Humor">
<pic>
<title>HAHA</title>
<desc>Fun...</desc>
<URL></URL>
<thumb>thumbs04.jpg</thumb>
</pic>
<pic>
<title>HIHIHOHO</title>
<desc>lalala...</desc>
<URL></URL>
<thumb>thumbs03.jpg</thumb>
</pic>
</category>

<category name="Music videos">
<pic>
<title>Jack Johnson</title>
<desc>Times like theese</desc>
<URL></URL>
<thumb>thumbs02.jpg</thumb>
</pic>
<pic>
<title>Jack Johnson</title>
<desc>Times like that other time...</desc>
<URL></URL>
<thumb>thumbs01.jpg</thumb>
</pic>
</category>
</images>

Now, here's my question...How do I trace the different values, such as category, title and so on....

Thanks

AS3 XML Gallery With Categories?
Hey,
Ok, so I know there are a ton of AS 3.0/XML Gallery tuts out there, but what I just can't find is one that has multiple categories/galleries. I wrote a PHP script that writes an XML file from the the directory of images, in which the XML looks like this:

Code:
<Galleries>
<gallery id=GraphicDesign>
<image>
<largeImg>Images/GraphicDesign/sample1.jpg</largeImg>
<thumbImg>Images/GraphicDesign/thumbImgs/sample1.jpg</thumbImg>
</image>
</gallery>
<gallery id=3Dimages>
<image>
<largeImg>Images/3Dimages/sample1.jpg</largeImg>
<thumbImg>Images/3Dimages/thumbImgs/sample1.jpg</thumbImg>
</image>
</gallery>
<gallery id=WebImages>
<image>
<largeImg>Images/WebImages/sample1.jpg</largeImg>
<thumbImg>Images/WebImages/thumbImgs/sample1.jpg</thumbImg>
</image>
</gallery>
</Galleries>
So basically each gallery node is a folder in the images directory and they will each be a category in the flash gallery. I can't find a flash tut anywhere to teach me how to do that. Only ones that have only one gallery with all the images in. And most of those are coded in the timeline. I've been trying to get it right for weeks, but I'm pretty new to AS (and coding in general) so I'm really bumping my head. Any help or a link to a tutorial would be awesome.
I can't figure out how to use the XML to make a Gallery object that will load all the relevant images and thumbs in that gallery when it is clicked. I can pull off the single gallery vibe, but this multiple gallery stuff is really stumping me.

This is where I am at the moment (it's written in the timeline at the moment, but I will be using classes):

Code:
var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var fileReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("galleries.xml");
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
loader.load(fileReq);

var xml:XML;
var galleriesXML:XMLList;
var galleries:Array;

function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void
{
galleries = [];
var loader:URLLoader = event.target as URLLoader;
xml = new XML(loader.data);
galleriesXML = new XMLList(xml.child("gallery"))
var numGalleries:uint = galleriesXML.length();
var image:XML;
for (var i:uint = 0; i < numGalleries; i++)
{
image = galleriesXML[i] as XML;
galleries.push( image.@id + image.child("image").child("large") + image.child("image").child("thumb").toString());
}
trace(galleries);
}
The trace outputs:

Code:
Wedding
<large>Wedding/1.jpg</large>
<large>Wedding/2.jpg</large>
<large>Wedding/3.jpg</large>
<large>Wedding/4.jpg</large><thumb>Wedding/thumbs/1.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>Wedding/thumbs/2.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>Wedding/thumbs/3.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>Wedding/thumbs/4.jpg</thumb>,design
<large>design/1.jpg</large>
<large>design/2.jpg</large>
<large>design/3.jpg</large>
<large>design/4.jpg</large><thumb>design/thumbs/1.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>design/thumbs/2.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>design/thumbs/3.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>design/thumbs/4.jpg</thumb>,3D
<large>3D/1.jpg</large><thumb>3D/thumbs/1.jpg</thumb>,FOUR
<large>FOUR/1.jpg</large><thumb>FOUR/thumbs/1.jpg</thumb>
So each 'Gallery' is a string in the galleries array, but I don't really know what to do with that now. I think I'm actually way off base here so some pointers will really be appreciated.

Thanks and enjoy your Christmas tomorrow.

Shane

Accessing Sub-categories Via Xml
I told a friend I would help them with his business' site but have gotten to a point where I am lost. I know how to access a firstChild node and pull all info into an array and display via a combobox. What I need is to pull the next firstChild array into another combobox and then that chosen topic will cause images and text to be uploaded.

I know how to do the first part and the last part but am stuck how to get the second array and put it into the next combobox. I bought 2 actionscript books that have not helped and have searched may help sites. No one mentions how to do this part.

Example xml would be:

Code:

<main category>
<category id="1">
<subcategory id="1">
<item 1 />
<item 2 />
</subcategory id="1">
<subcategory id="2">
</subcategory id="2"
</category id="1">
<category id="2">
</category id="2">
</main category>

the first combobox lists the categories, the second should list the subcategories and when a subcategory is chosen, it lists the items. I have gotten the beginning and the end to work, just not the middle step.

Any help would be appreciated and thanks for your time.

AS3 XML Gallery With Categories?
Hey,
Ok, so I know there are a ton of AS 3.0/XML Gallery tuts out there, but what I just can't find is one that has multiple categories/galleries. I wrote a PHP script that writes an XML file from the the directory of images, in which the XML looks like this:
Code:

<Galleries>
<gallery id=GraphicDesign>
<image>
<largeImg>Images/GraphicDesign/sample1.jpg</largeImg>
<thumbImg>Images/GraphicDesign/thumbImgs/sample1.jpg</thumbImg>
</image>
</gallery>
<gallery id=3Dimages>
<image>
<largeImg>Images/3Dimages/sample1.jpg</largeImg>
<thumbImg>Images/3Dimages/thumbImgs/sample1.jpg</thumbImg>
</image>
</gallery>
<gallery id=WebImages>
<image>
<largeImg>Images/WebImages/sample1.jpg</largeImg>
<thumbImg>Images/WebImages/thumbImgs/sample1.jpg</thumbImg>
</image>
</gallery>
</Galleries>

So basically each gallery node is a folder in the images directory and they will each be a category in the flash gallery. I can't find a flash tut anywhere to teach me how to do that. Only ones that have only one gallery with all the images in. And most of those are coded in the timeline. I've been trying to get it right for weeks, but I'm pretty new to AS (and coding in general) so I'm really bumping my head. Any help or a link to a tutorial would be awesome.
I can't figure out how to use the XML to make a Gallery object that will load all the relevant images and thumbs in that gallery when it is clicked. I can pull off the single gallery vibe, but this multiple gallery stuff is really stumping me.

This is where I am at the moment (it's written in the timeline at the moment, but I will be using classes):

Code:

var loader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var fileReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("galleries.xml");
loader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, xmlLoaded);
loader.load(fileReq);

var xml:XML;
var galleriesXML:XMLList;
var galleries:Array;

   function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void
   {
      galleries = [];
      var loader:URLLoader = event.target as URLLoader;
      xml = new XML(loader.data);
      galleriesXML = new XMLList(xml.child("gallery"))
      var numGalleries:uint = galleriesXML.length();
      var image:XML;
      for (var i:uint = 0; i < numGalleries; i++)
      {
         image = galleriesXML[i] as XML;
         galleries.push( image.@id + image.child("image").child("large") + image.child("image").child("thumb").toString());
      }
      trace(galleries);
   }

The trace outputs:
Code:

Wedding
<large>Wedding/1.jpg</large>
<large>Wedding/2.jpg</large>
<large>Wedding/3.jpg</large>
<large>Wedding/4.jpg</large><thumb>Wedding/thumbs/1.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>Wedding/thumbs/2.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>Wedding/thumbs/3.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>Wedding/thumbs/4.jpg</thumb>,design
<large>design/1.jpg</large>
<large>design/2.jpg</large>
<large>design/3.jpg</large>
<large>design/4.jpg</large><thumb>design/thumbs/1.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>design/thumbs/2.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>design/thumbs/3.jpg</thumb>
<thumb>design/thumbs/4.jpg</thumb>,3D
<large>3D/1.jpg</large>3D/thumbs/1.jpg,FOUR
<large>FOUR/1.jpg</large>FOUR/thumbs/1.jpg

So each 'Gallery' is a string in the galleries array, but I don't really know what to do with that now. I think I'm actually way off base here so some pointers will really be appreciated.

Thanks and enjoy your Christmas tomorrow.

Shane

Making Button Categories?
how do you make a category list below a button when you click on that button?

example:

button name (links)

when you click on the button "links" a menu slides down under it giving 2 more options for navigation. I almost figured it out, but can't nail it in the edit button menu for flash 5.

[F8] Problem With Categories In Quiz
Just wondered if any one can help me. I'm trying to create a quiz for a trip itinery with multiple choice answers. There are 7 possible categories that each answer can fall into.

1. Beach
2. Nature
3. Outback
4. Journeys
5. Aboriginal
6. Food
7. Cities

Some answers have more than one category allocated to them so there is no correct answer as such.

The problem is the way the code is set up only one point is added to each answer but I would like it so any answer can score for more than one category. Sounds confusing I know. I've attached the fla.

Any ideas how I could do that would be most appreciated.

Categories Ina Photo Gallery? Is It Possible?
What I mean is by having my photo gallery and beneath it my arrows and also arrows. Arrows which tell the photo gallery to load a certain category of photos.
any ideas?
Thanx SpitwolF

Flex How To Add Categories To Flexbook?
Hello, I am currently working on a project in flex that involves a flexbook with about 100-120 images.

The flexbook is here

http://www.rubenswieringa.com/blog/f...component-beta

The api is located here

http://www.rubenswieringa.com/code/as3/flex/Book/docs/

I am trying to create a few different categories maybe 8 that load the images dynamically through xml & a php backend

Superviewstack

Pagemanager

Book

Out of those 3 I believe I could create maybe 8 seperate books or 1 book with "children" & grandchildren

I was looking for some help on getting the categories straightened out and also binding the data through xml.

my email is coolcourt@gmail.com and I would greatly appreciate any help.

Photogallery With Multiple Categories
Hi everyone,
I've been searching the site for quite a time now, but did not find any answer how to create a gallery with multiple categories.
I'm making my gallery based on http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx20...otogallery.htm

Can any body help me with the code?

Thnx in advance
I've attached a link for the stuff I already made...http://www.sendspace.com/file/bjcci8

Accessing Certain Categories In XML Depending On Choice
Hello,

Let's say that I let the user choose between different categorys and depending on which category the user choose I want to present all information in that category. Everything is gathered from an XML-file.

How would you write the XML-document for this and how would you gather the data dynamically with AS3?

Flash/XML Photo Gallery > Categories
(x-posted in Flash Actionscript)

Hello everyone,

First of all, thank goodness for this website and all the helpful tutorials. I never expected to get this far!

I'm using a combination of the Photo Gallery using XML and Flash (with thumbnails and a simple PHP gallery script called Gallery Thingie. So far, I've got the XML file's image data working with the Flash movie. However, Gallery Thingie also has a feature allowing the creation (and deletion) of image categories. How can I use this feature with the flash gallery?

So far I've added some buttons that would switch between categories, but they don't do much yet since I'm not sure how to say "when this category variable is present, display only thumbnails with that variable." Download the flash file (and others) from the link below.

Code:
ActionScript Code:
/*Code for loading XML file. */
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
/* "xmlNode" is just a faster way of saying "this.firstChild". */
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
head = [];
description = [];
thumbnails = [];
category = [];
cat = xmlNode.childNodes[0].firstChild.attributes.cid
/* Finds total number of child nodes (images w/captions to be displayed, in this case). */
total = xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes.length;
/* Extracts data from each child node, stopping when the total (defined above) is reached. */
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
image[i] = "images/"+xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
head[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
description[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
category[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
thumbnails[i] = "images/th_"+xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
thumbnails_fn(i);
}
firstImage();
cat = 0;
} else {
content = "file not loaded!";
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("gt-data.xml");
/////////////////////////////////////
/* Lets the user scroll through with left and right arrow keys. */
listen = new Object();
listen.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
prevImage();
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
nextImage();
}
};
Key.addListener(listen);
/* Note the references to button instances previous_btn and next_btn here.*/
previous_btn.onRelease = function() {
prevImage();
};
next_btn.onRelease = function() {
nextImage();
};
/////////////////////////////////////
/* The movie begins, naturally, at the beginning--in XML, that's zero! */
p = 0;
/* Preloader for images. */
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
preloader._visible = true;
if (loaded != filesize) {
preloader._visible = true;
} else {
/* Makes preloader invisible once the image starts to fade in. */
preloader._visible = false;
/* Fade in the image. (If the alpha is under 100, add 10.) */
if (picture._alpha<100) {
picture._alpha += 10;
}
}
};
/* Load & display the next image. It cleverly calculates whether you are at the end of the
images or not. If you are, the script doesn't run.*/
function nextImage() {
/* If it's less than the total (the last image), let's go ahead and load the next image. */
if (p<(total-1)) {
p++;
if (loaded == filesize) {
/* If it is loaded, set alpha to zero, so that the preloader can fade it in! */
picture._alpha = 0;
/* Put the image where it is supposed to go. */
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
/* Load description into text box "desc_txt" */
desc_txt.text = description[p];
head_txt.text = head[p];
/* Activates the function down below, telling you what number picture you're viewing. */
picture_num();
}
}
}
/* Basically the same as nextImage(), but backwards. Fading and image/text insertion is the same. */
function prevImage() {
if (p>0) {
p--;
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
head_txt.text = head[p];
picture_num();
}
}
/* Automatically show the first image when the movie is loaded, fade-in and all. */
function firstImage() {
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
/* Use image[0] instead of image[p] since this only applies to the first image. */
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[0];
head_txt.text = head[0];
picture_num();
}
}
/* Thumbnail list. */
function thumbnails_fn(k) {
thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
tlistener = new Object();
tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
target_mc._x = hit_left._x+(target_mc._width+5)*k;
target_mc.pictureValue = k;
target_mc.onRelease = function() {
p = this.pictureValue-1;
nextImage();
};
target_mc._alpha = 50;
target_mc.onRollOver = function() {
this._alpha = 100;
thumbNailScroller();
};
target_mc.onRollOut = function() {
this._alpha = 50;
};
};
image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
image_mcl.addListener(tlistener);
image_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.t"+k);
}
function thumbNailScroller() {
// thumbnail code!
this.createEmptyMovieClip("tscroller", 1000);
scroll_speed = 10;
tscroller.onEnterFrame = function() {
if ((_root._ymouse>=thumbnail_mc._y) && (_root._ymouse<=thumbnail_mc._y+thumbnail_mc._height)) {
if ((_root._xmouse>=(hit_right._x-40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_right))) {
thumbnail_mc._x -= scroll_speed;
} else if ((_root._xmouse<=40) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_left))) {
thumbnail_mc._x += scroll_speed;
}
} else {
delete tscroller.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
/* Displays current position and total number of pictures. */
function picture_num() {
current_pos = p+1;
pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total;
}

Code for XML:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<gallery>
<categories>
<category cid="0">Monkeys</category>
<category cid="1">Sample</category>
</categories>
<images>
<image id="0">
<file>image1.jpg</file>
<title>Pig Tailed Something</title>
<description>This is really easy.</description>
<imgcategory>0</imgcategory>
</image>
<image id="1">
<file>image2.jpg</file>
<title>Wooly Monkey</title>
<description>Here's another!</description>
<imgcategory>0</imgcategory>
</image>
<image id="2">
<file>image3.jpg</file>
<title>Photo</title>
<description>Something by Peter Laytin.</description>
<imgcategory>1</imgcategory>
</image>
</images>
</gallery>
I'd appreciate any help I can get!

XML Photo Gallery With Thumnails AND Categories
I'm trying to load different sets of Pictures and Thumbnails into my Kirupa XML Photo Gallery.

Can I load different XML files to buttons? What is the best way to do this?

Combobox With Deactivated Items [Categories]?
hey guys, is it possible to make it so that certain items in a dropdown have deactivated items because i want to have categories like:

Main
Option1
Option2
Blah
Option3
Option4

is it possible for Main, Blah to also have different font color?

XML Photo Gallery With Thumbnails (Now Need Categories)
First post all.
Just wanted to say these are some really great tutorials. I'm in the midst of making a personal website and have really hit the grindstone designing a photo gallery. With the help of the tutorials I was able to create the gallery with thumbnails drawing from an XML file.

Now, before I go any further I would really like to know how to add onto this by giving it some categories. SO when a person selects the text (or button), the pictures switch to the appropriate category.

It doesn't help that Actionscript and me go together like Oil and water...so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Photo Gallery With Thumbs And Categories
Hello everyone, Im new to gotoAndLearn and I must say this site is awsome for new flash users. Well...Ive been using flash for some time but havent fully learned actionscript, and am still somewhat "green" to the whole thing. In the process now of building a site and looking towards a photo gallery. During my search on google I came across this very sleek xml gallery on a template site. You can have a look here.....

Ive also come across some others on here and Kirupa and Flashkit but all I find are slide shows, which is great but I cant seem to find any tutorial or direction on building one like I have posted. So basically Im looking for any tutorial or some direction on a gallery with thumbnails and categories a user can select from. Perhaps someone may know of an example I can look at?

Any help is greatly appreciated and I look forward to learning alot about actionscript and Flash on here and hopefully help out as much as I can.

Design Inspiration Site Broken Into Categories?
Hey Guys,

A while ago I ran into a great site that posted links to design inspiring sites, organized under categories such as "clean", "professional", "whimsical", "high tech", ect...

Does anyone know what I'm talking about?

I'm trying to find a clean / dreamy / relaxed flash site...

Thanks!

Loading Random Categories With Scenes (Help Needed)
This is a project I've been working on for a while now and I almost have it running properly except for one thing. Here is the situation:

- A screen loads with a "compass" and a button that will make it spin.
- There is a possible 8 random categories that the compass can land on.
- When the compass stops spinning it is suppose to go to the Numbered Scene, but instead it doesn't do anything.

I would normally do this with loadMovie() instead of a gotoAndPlay(scene) but I need to evenually pass a variable and I can't do that with loadMovie().

here is a download of the file: http://www.legion-e.ca/rob/compass3.fla

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks!

Kirupa's Flash/XML Photo Gallery > Categories?
Hello everyone,

I'm using a combination of the Photo Gallery using XML and Flash (with thumbnails and a simple PHP gallery script called Gallery Thingie. So far, I've got the XML file's image data working with the Flash movie. However, Gallery Thingie also has a feature allowing the creation (and deletion) of image categories. How can I use this feature with the flash gallery?

So far I've added some buttons that would switch between categories, but they don't do much yet since I'm not sure how to say "when this category variable is present, display only thumbnails with that variable." Download the flash file (and others) from the link below.

ActionScript Code:
/*Code for loading XML file. */
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
/* "xmlNode" is just a faster way of saying "this.firstChild". */
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
head = [];
description = [];
thumbnails = [];
category = [];
cat = xmlNode.childNodes[0].firstChild.attributes.cid
/* Finds total number of child nodes (images w/captions to be displayed, in this case). */
total = xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes.length;
/* Extracts data from each child node, stopping when the total (defined above) is reached. */
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
image[i] = "images/"+xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
head[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
description[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
category[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
thumbnails[i] = "images/th_"+xmlNode.childNodes[1].childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
thumbnails_fn(i);
}
firstImage();
cat = 0;
} else {
content = "file not loaded!";
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("gt-data.xml");
/////////////////////////////////////
/* Lets the user scroll through with left and right arrow keys. */
listen = new Object();
listen.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
prevImage();
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
nextImage();
}
};
Key.addListener(listen);
/* Note the references to button instances previous_btn and next_btn here.*/
previous_btn.onRelease = function() {
prevImage();
};
next_btn.onRelease = function() {
nextImage();
};
/////////////////////////////////////
/* The movie begins, naturally, at the beginning--in XML, that's zero! */
p = 0;
/* Preloader for images. */
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
preloader._visible = true;
if (loaded != filesize) {
preloader._visible = true;
} else {
/* Makes preloader invisible once the image starts to fade in. */
preloader._visible = false;
/* Fade in the image. (If the alpha is under 100, add 10.) */
if (picture._alpha<100) {
picture._alpha += 10;
}
}
};
/* Load & display the next image. It cleverly calculates whether you are at the end of the
images or not. If you are, the script doesn't run.*/
function nextImage() {
/* If it's less than the total (the last image), let's go ahead and load the next image. */
if (p<(total-1)) {
p++;
if (loaded == filesize) {
/* If it is loaded, set alpha to zero, so that the preloader can fade it in! */
picture._alpha = 0;
/* Put the image where it is supposed to go. */
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
/* Load description into text box "desc_txt" */
desc_txt.text = description[p];
head_txt.text = head[p];
/* Activates the function down below, telling you what number picture you're viewing. */
picture_num();
}
}
}
/* Basically the same as nextImage(), but backwards. Fading and image/text insertion is the same. */
function prevImage() {
if (p>0) {
p--;
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
head_txt.text = head[p];
picture_num();
}
}
/* Automatically show the first image when the movie is loaded, fade-in and all. */
function firstImage() {
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
/* Use image[0] instead of image[p] since this only applies to the first image. */
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[0];
head_txt.text = head[0];
picture_num();
}
}
/* Thumbnail list. */
function thumbnails_fn(k) {
thumbnail_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+k, thumbnail_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
tlistener = new Object();
tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc) {
target_mc._x = hit_left._x+(target_mc._width+5)*k;
target_mc.pictureValue = k;
target_mc.onRelease = function() {
p = this.pictureValue-1;
nextImage();
};
target_mc._alpha = 50;
target_mc.onRollOver = function() {
this._alpha = 100;
thumbNailScroller();
};
target_mc.onRollOut = function() {
this._alpha = 50;
};
};
image_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();
image_mcl.addListener(tlistener);
image_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], "thumbnail_mc.t"+k);
}
function thumbNailScroller() {
// thumbnail code!
this.createEmptyMovieClip("tscroller", 1000);
scroll_speed = 10;
tscroller.onEnterFrame = function() {
if ((_root._ymouse>=thumbnail_mc._y) && (_root._ymouse<=thumbnail_mc._y+thumbnail_mc._height)) {
if ((_root._xmouse>=(hit_right._x-40)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_right))) {
thumbnail_mc._x -= scroll_speed;
} else if ((_root._xmouse<=40) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_left))) {
thumbnail_mc._x += scroll_speed;
}
} else {
delete tscroller.onEnterFrame;
}
};
}
/* Displays current position and total number of pictures. */
function picture_num() {
current_pos = p+1;
pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total;
}

Code for XML:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>

<gallery>
<categories>
<category cid="0">Monkeys</category>
<category cid="1">Sample</category>
</categories>
<images>
<image id="0">
<file>image1.jpg</file>
<title>Pig Tailed Something</title>
<description>This is really easy.</description>
<imgcategory>0</imgcategory>
</image>
<image id="1">
<file>image2.jpg</file>
<title>Wooly Monkey</title>
<description>Here's another!</description>
<imgcategory>0</imgcategory>
</image>
<image id="2">
<file>image3.jpg</file>
<title>Photo</title>
<description>Something by Peter Laytin.</description>
<imgcategory>1</imgcategory>
</image>
</images>
</gallery>
I'd appreciate any help I can get!

Add Pages To Categories In V3 Muliti Dynamic Gallery
Hi,

I think I have seen this question answered but I can't find the thread.

If someone can give me a link to this or a tut on how I can get this done that would be great.

In the meantime what I am trying to do is:

I have 5 categories.
Each category holds 10 images
If the category has 15 images how do I add a page to that category

Thanks,

ponyack

Help Needed Getting XML Photo Gallery Categories Working
Hi, I searched through the forum and haven't really found a clear cut answer as to how to get categories working with the kirupa xml photo gallery. I read on one of the posts that I should make a "multi-dimensional array" that sorts through the XML file when certain buttons are clicked. I just don't really understand how to go about doing this. I "get" how to setup the XML file for this type of thing, but when it comes to working with the array and possibly removing the thumbnails and larger image off the stage and then reinitializing the loadXML function, I can't seem to figure out how to go about doing it. I've been searching the web to no avail for this same answer. I'd greatly appreciate any help I could get on this issue. Thank you.

Search Arrays, Return Value If Matches Are Found Within Categories
I'm trying to build a flash script for a class project, but I'm not sure where to start. I'm fairly new to actionscript, and have yet to do any complex stuff with it.

For my project, I want the user to type in 10 musical artists they like, and it will display what percentage of their total music interest is with the three top recording companies (for example the results would be: 30% sony bmg, 20% universal records, 10% warner music, 40% independent). I have txt files for each company containing a list of all their signed artists. I think I know how to make these into arrays in flash. How can I get Flash to search for each of the 10 artists, return what array they are in, and make a variable for each?

I'm capable of displaying the info when it gets generated, but I haven't found an example of an array search that searches multiple arrays and brings back the array in which the value is found.

Any help with this is appreciated. If anyone has an interest in this project (making a personal map of the corporate connections with music), I'd like to collaborate with someone who's able to script it in Flash (if heavy coding is involved), and will give credit where it's due.

Many thanks

Richard

XML Help With Adding Categories To Gallery With Thumbnails And Larger Pictures
Hi, I was looking at http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/thumbnails.htm tutorial, This tutorial Almost has exactly what I want.

But being new to XML and the action script associated with it, I'm a bit lost when it comes to adding new things. Basically i want to have Album categories the same way the thumbnails work so their is a mask limiting 4 categories on screen and when you click < or > arrows next to the categories it shows the next 4 categories that you would be able to choose from.

Then I would want it to load whatever category you selected into the thumbnails and the larger pic.

Does anyone know how to do this ? Or if their is another tutorial that would show me how to add categories into something like a gallery with thumbnails?

Apologies for being stupid and the poor grammar
I've been searching everywhere to find out how i can add in some categories and still have it linked to the thumbnail scroller and larger images, but i haven't found any luck at all I just want it so you could add in as many thumbs and categories as you wanted and have those masked and scrollable rather then a dropdown.

I paid for some silly pdfs to explain it better to me but they did it in a way that I didn't like and turned out just to be a waste of money. Learnt my lesson and signed up here to ask the pros! Hope you can help me out. I want to create something that can be updated from just an xml file.

I also Added a quick jpg to kind of illustrate what i want to have happen :/

Any information or direction you can provide is highly appreciated.

Xml-Gallery 'multi Categories', Cant Remove-reload Thumbs
Hi, im desperated, its 4 days im in troumble
Basicly im tempting to modify a xml gallery with just 1 category in a "2 or more" (multi) Category the same xml gallery

First thing i've added at the Xml a node (splitted in 2 categories)
At frame 9 is the Xml loading, where i let load the first category (0) :

//******************* frame "load xml" (9) *******************************
var imgArray:Array = new Array();
var myImages:XML = new XML();
myImages.ignoreWhite = true;

//
function loadGallery(whichGallery) {
rootNode = myImages.firstChild.childNodes[whichGallery].childNodes;
var totalMenu:Number = rootNode.length;
// Informazioni da nodo "set"
s_thumbWidth = int(rootNode[0].attributes.thumbWidth);
s_thumbHeight = int(rootNode[0].attributes.thumbHeight);
s_pausecountdown = int(rootNode[0].attributes.pauseCountdown);
s_slideSpeed = rootNode[0].attributes.slideSpeed;
s_autoStart = rootNode[0].attributes.autoStart;
s_imageScale = rootNode[0].attributes.scaleImageToFit;
// Le immagini
imgArray = new Array();
for (i=1; i<totalMenu; i++) {
m_big = rootNode[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
m_small = rootNode[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
m_title = rootNode[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
m_desc = rootNode[i].childNodes[3].firstChild.nodeValue;
imgArray.push([m_big, m_small, m_title, m_desc]);
}
gotoAndStop("done");
}
//
myImages.onLoad = function(success) {
loadGallery(0); // first category
};
myImages.load("_xml/gal1.xml");
//************************************************** *****************

After, at frame "done" (17) the restant function to create thumbs, navigation etc. and 2 test buttons to "switch" the 2 categories

Here the actionscript with (i think) more important parts (all should be too long)

//******************* frame "done" (17) *******************************
// start
.............. cont .................
//
var root:MovieClip = this;
var totalItems:Number = imgArray.length;
var autoStart:String = s_autoStart;
var imageScale:String = s_imageScale;
var mvSec:Number = s_slideSpeed;
var mvEase:Object = mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut;
var totalRounds:Number = 5*1000/50;
var timerInc:Number = 100/totalRounds;
var leftrightgap:Number = 100;
var gapinmyCP:Number = 6;
var curImage:Number = 0;
//
.............. cont .................
//
var image:MovieClip = root.createEmptyMovieClip("image", root.getNextHighestDepth());
var imageHolder:MovieClip = image.createEmptyMovieClip("imageHolder", image.getNextHighestDepth());
var imageHolderDone:MovieClip = image.createEmptyMovieClip("imageHolderDone", image.getNextHighestDepth());
var mainpre:MovieClip = root.attachMovie("pre", "mainpre", root.getNextHighestDepth());
trace("mainpre: "+mainpre);
var buttons:MovieClip = root.myCP.t_hol.createEmptyMovieClip("buttons", root.myCP.t_hol.getNextHighestDepth());
var mask:MovieClip = root.myCP.t_hol.attachMovie("mask", "t_mask", root.myCP.t_hol.getNextHighestDepth());
mask.cacheAsBitmap = true;
buttons.cacheAsBitmap = true;
buttons.setMask(mask);
root.myCP.swapDepths(root.getNextHighestDepth());
root.myInfo.swapDepths(root.getNextHighestDepth()) ;
root.lil_img.swapDepths(root.getNextHighestDepth() );
root.imageHolder._alpha = 0;
root.imageHolderDone._alpha = 0;
//
root.lil_img.t_img._x = root.lil_img.t_msk._x=5;
root.lil_img.t_img._y = root.lil_img.t_msk._y=5;
root.lil_img.t_msk._width = root.s_thumbWidth;
root.lil_img.t_msk._height = root.s_thumbHeight;
root.lil_img.t_bg._width = root.s_thumbWidth+9;
root.lil_img.t_bg._height = root.s_thumbHeight+10;
root.lil_img.t_pointer._y = root.lil_img.t_bg._y+root.lil_img.t_bg._height;
root.lil_img.t_pointer._x = root.s_thumbWidth/2;
root.lil_img._alpha = 0;
//
for (i=0; i<totalItems; i++) {
var th:MovieClip = root.lil_img.t_img.createEmptyMovieClip("t"+i, root.lil_img.t_img.getNextHighestDepth());
var img:MovieClip = th.createEmptyMovieClip("img", th.getNextHighestDepth());
var pre:MovieClip = th.attachMovie("pre", "pre", th.getNextHighestDepth());
//img.loadMovie(root.imgArray[i][1]);
//trace(img);
myLoader.loadClip(root.imgArray[i][1], img);
th._x = (root.s_thumbWidth+5)*i;
pre._x = (root.s_thumbWidth+5)/2;
pre._y = (th._y+root.s_thumbHeight)/2;
pre._alpha = 0;
//
var b:MovieClip = buttons.attachMovie("button", "b"+i, buttons.getNextHighestDepth());
if (i<9) {
b.txt.text = "0"+(i+1);
} else {
b.txt.text = i+1;
}
b._x = (b._width+gapinmyCP)*i;
b.no = i;
b.onRollOver = rollIn;
b.onRollOut = b.onReleaseOutside=rollOt;
b.onRelease = showImage;
}
root.totalbtnwidth = b._x+b._width;
root.myCP.t_hol.attachMovie("inv", "buttonsbg", buttons.getNextHighestDepth());
root.myCP.t_hol.buttonsbg.onRollOver = moveLilImg;
root.myCP.t_hol.buttonsbg._y -= root.myCP.t_hol._y-root.myCP.t_bg11._height;
root.myCP.t_hol.buttonsbg._height = root.myCP.t_bg._height;
root.myCP.t_hol.buttonsbg._width = root.totalbtnwidth;
root.myCP.t_hol.buttonsbg._alpha = 0;
//
showImage(root.curImage);
listner.onResize();

// end
//************************************************** *****************

"switching" with 2 buttons

//************************************************** *****************
root.bottone_cat_1.onRelease = function() {
loadGallery(0);
showImage(0);
};
root.bottone_cat_2.onRelease = function() {
loadGallery(1);
showImage(0);
};
//************************************************** *****************

The problem is that the "switching" by categories from the xml data works, but the thumbnails still the first loaded at the start
I tryied to make some function with delete, unloadMovie(), removeMovieClip() .. to, when there is the categories-change , remove the old thumbs and recreate the news one, but...nothing ... its 4 days im trying ...

Xml Multi-categories Gallery W/t Masked Images Sequence
I'm trying to do somenthing similar at this site with some adding :
http://www.shiroganeya.co.jp/main_en.html
, but lately i decided to release free full source (I dont know if will be usefull to someone..), a sort of 'open-source', because my AS skillfull has limits ... the collettive can help.

Just, ... if someone can optimize or improve it, or find some bugs, just the correctness to release it at attention of the forum.

Its a gallery generated from xml, use Caurina Tweener , As2 Player 8, (naturally to test it better see it online or with the test Movie).

Basically i didnt improved yet the moving part (passage from a gallery to another), that its not my main goal, but im trying to optimize all the other functionality.

Some parts i trying to improve are:

1 - Some problems with stopping and restarting the automatic-slideshow (with the buttons Stop/Play Slideshow or/and clicking on thumbs) (the clock react strange ... to check better)

2 - Clicking on thumbs when the mask over the image still moving, reacts not so smootly, should be better that after click, the mask over the image finish to slide, and at the end load the new image? or other solutions? ...

Example : Link
All file are here: Link
About Caurina Tweener : Link
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
I see also sometime a little bug ... at the start or when theres a gallery change, at the first image opening, the mask open in strange way ... open for 15 - 20 %, then return at 0 %, then re-open normally to 100 % (or 50 + 50 if doble is 1..)

Just a question ... someone can help me to optimize this applications ? ... also if i have to pay a fee for that, please contact me ... im getting crazy to make it stable ...

XML Categories And An Infinite Gallery Problems: Source Files And KITTENS
Hi all,

I'm new, obviously, and unfortunately I need to make my entrance by asking a question since I am quite stumped.

I saw the resizing image gallery thread, and found it amazingly helpful. Here is the thing: I am trying to make a gallery that loads from an XML file that has 5 categories of pictures (much like the 'V3 with thumbs scrolled' version that was posted). However, I am trying to make the menu an infinite instead of a scroll.

Obviously, since each category of images has a different length, the infinite menu needs to reload each time and be of a different length. I thought I had done this correctly, but apparently not. Because it just sits there.

Oh, and I've switched out all the pictures for pictures of kittens. Just because.

Any help would be highly appreciated!

Here is the link to the zip file

Save External File, Print External File
from within a FlashMX interface....how do I use actionscript to call a file (powerpoint) and save it?
also, how would I call a Word file and print it?

any ideas welcome and appreciated.

Thank You!
andrea

Drop Down Menu PROBLEM-Down State For Sub-menu Item Linked To External SWFs?
Hi nice to meet everyone. The drop down menu I'm referring to is located in the main movie. The menu is a movie clip with the buttons inside and I have each button as 'track as menu item' in the properties. The buttons are linked to external swfs that load in the empty movie clip on the main movie stage. Everything loads perfectly no problem. I can't seem to figure out the right code to put on the sub-menu items/buttons in the drop down menu to show the 'down' state when the corresponding movie is loaded (i.e., about-main button, philosphy(menu item). When the 'philosphy' swf loads how do I get the 'philosphy' button that is in the main movie to show the 'down' state until another button is pressed on the menu? I hope I explained myself clear enough without confusing anyone!

Below is a sample of the code that I currently have on the the regular buttons that DO NOT sub-menu items:

on (release) {
gotoAndStop("home");
_root.contents.loadMovie("home.swf");
}

And here is the code that I currently have on the main buttons that have sub-menu items:

on (release) {
_root.contents.loadMovie("philosphy2.swf");
setProperty("_root.home", _visible, "0");
}

I have searched everywhere on the net, tutorials and still can't find the answer, I've been working on this for almost a week now and I just can't get it right.

Thanks again your help is greatly appreciated!

Drop Down Menu-Down State For Sub-menu Item Linked To External SWFs?
Hi nice to meet everyone. The drop down menu I'm referring to is located in the main movie. The menu is a movie clip with the buttons inside and I have each button as 'track as menu item' in the properties. The buttons are linked to external swfs that load in the empty movie clip on the main movie stage. Everything loads perfectly no problem. I can't seem to figure out the right code to put on the sub-menu items/buttons in the drop down menu to show the 'down' state when the corresponding movie is loaded (i.e., about-main button, philosphy(menu item). When the 'philosphy' swf loads how do I get the 'philosphy' button that is in the main movie to show the 'down' state until another button is pressed on the menu? I hope I explained myself clear enough without confusing anyone!

Below is a sample of the code that I currently have on the the regular buttons that DO NOT sub-menu items:

ActionScript Code:
on (release) {
gotoAndStop("home");
_root.contents.loadMovie("home.swf");
}

And here is the code that I currently have on the main buttons that have sub-menu items:

ActionScript Code:
on (release) {
_root.contents.loadMovie("philosphy2.swf");
setProperty("_root.home", _visible, "0");
}

I have searched everywhere on the net, tutorials and still can't find the answer, I've been working on this for almost a week now and I just can't get it right.

Thanks again your help is greatly appreciated!

Menu With Categories From External File

are there any good examples on how to create a menu which gets the menu points from an external source? i'm not a native english speaker - hope you understand what i mean.preferably with submenu points... (drop down or hierarchial)thanks in advance

are there any good examples on how to create a menu which gets the menu points from an external source? i'm not a native english speaker - hope you understand what i mean.

preferably with submenu points... (drop down or hierarchial)

thanks in advance