Overlaying Buttons
can you turn buttons on and off
or mask them so they completely dissapear?
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Posted on: 05-21-2004, 06:22 AM
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_____________
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I am trying to load movie clips into a movie clip within a Main swf stage triggered by the standard OnRelease from symbols - For eg, there are four buttons (page 1, page 2, ...etc) and they must load in each movie clip (page_1_mc, page_2_mc) into container_mc.
For what i am doing i need to be able to see the clip below the one thats just been loaded, hence trying to use the getNextHighestDepth command.
I have been trying with createEmptyMovieClip in conjunction with the getNextHighestDepth but can't seem to make it work - the clips just replace each other rather than load visibly over each other. For what i am doing i need to be able to see the clip below the one thats just been loaded, hence trying to use the getNextHighestDepth command.
In the Main swf file, which contains the buttons, they each have :
//
on (release) {
_root.container.loadMovie("page1.swf", this.getNextHighestDepth());
}
//
The buttons load the external movie files page1, page2, etc, into a movie clip within the Main swf, called 'container'. I need the external swfs to load in at successively higher depths within that container such that the previously loaded one is still visible. The reason they go into that container is that I would like that container to appear below other graphics and symbols in the main swf. Am I totally off track here?
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MY QUESTION IS AT THE END and UNTIL THEN IS A BACKGROUND... PLEASE HELP!
moving along...
Ive now made several .fla files for my hour long movie. each .fla file ranges from 2-20mb. not too shabby... Ive done the load movie thing and it ran fine... i havent put any sound yet.. but i'll ask about that question later...
okay.. so the whole thing has about 30 slides... i have 5 .fla files which has 3-5 movie clips in each... each movie clip has about 1-3 slides.
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Dynamic Text For Multiple Buttons W/ Scroll Buttons/bar
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form target="paypal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post">
input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/btn/x-click-but22.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="Make payments with PayPal - it's fast, free and secure!">
input type="hidden" name="add" value="1">
input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_cart">
input type="hidden" name="business" value="willyt14@aol.com">
input type="hidden" name="item_name" value="Hilarity and Despair">
input type="hidden" name="item_number" value="001">
input type="hidden" name="amount" value="10.00">
input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1">
input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD">
input type="hidden" name="lc" value="US">
input type="hidden" name="bn" value="PP-ShopCartBF">
/form>
-------------------------
Thanks so much!
Targetting 'Hit' State On Buttons/immediately Disabling Buttons
Hi,
I have a button which, when clicked on, is set to disable itself. However, when it's clicked, the mouse is obviously still over the button and so the 'Over' state is shown - which implies that the button is still active. I don't want this - I want the button to be completely disabled as soon as it is clicked. If I move the mouse away from the button then it becomes completely disabled.
See here:
http://www.russellgillman.co.uk/testmenu.swf
When you hover over the buttons the text becomes yellow. When I click on a button, the green block moves to the selected button and the button is disabled, and yet the text remains yellow. I want it to become white immediately.
Code on the button:
Code:
on (release) {
services_btn.enabled = false;
getURL("www.site.com", "mainFrame");
slider.xMove = services_btn._x;
about_btn.enabled = true;
rates_btn.enabled = true;
rental_btn.enabled = true;
sales_btn.enabled = true;
coverage_btn.enabled = true;
contact_btn.enabled = true;
}
What I'd like to do is to target a specific frame in the button - eg:
services_btn.gotoAndStop("Hit");
but this doesn't work.
Can some help please!? Thanks...
Buttons Whos Actions Depend On States Of Other Buttons -HOW?
Hi,
I’ve made a 3D animation as a background to my homepage, and have imported it into Flash CS3 as a series of still TIFF images (one image on each frame).
Now I am looking to control this animation using a series of 9 buttons. At the moment each button does the following:
Button1: Play frames 01 – 20. Stop.
Button2: Play frames 21 – 30. Stop.
Button3: Play frames 31 – 40. Stop.
…etc.
However, I want to make each button’s action dependant on the states of the other buttons:
When the user presses any of the 8 buttons other than the one that is currently engaged, I want the animation relating to the button that is currently engaged to be played in reverse, and then the animation belonging to the button that has just been pressed to be played!
For example, if Button 1 has been pressed, then the user presses Button 2, I want frames 20 – 01 and then frames 21 – 30 to be played. Another example; Button 3 is engaged, user presses Button 1 – frames 40 – 31 should be played and then frames 01 – 20.
If anyone could help me with the ActionScript to perform this (ideally AS3 but AS2 is fine) then I would be extremely, extremely grateful.
Thanks in advance for any comments.
Ben.
Buttons Whos Actions Depend On States Of Other Buttons -HOW?
Hi,
I’ve made a 3D animation as a background to my homepage, and have imported it into Flash CS3 as a series of still TIFF images (one image on each frame).
Now I am looking to control this animation using a series of 9 buttons. At the moment each button does the following:
Button1: Play frames 01 – 20. Stop.
Button2: Play frames 21 – 30. Stop.
Button3: Play frames 31 – 40. Stop.
…etc.
However, I want to make each button’s action dependant on the states of the other buttons:
When the user presses any of the 8 buttons other than the one that is currently engaged, I want the animation relating to the button that is currently engaged to be played in reverse, and then the animation belonging to the button that has just been pressed to be played!
For example, if Button 1 has been pressed, then the user presses Button 2, I want frames 20 – 01 and then frames 21 – 30 to be played. Another example; Button 3 is engaged, user presses Button 1 – frames 40 – 31 should be played and then frames 01 – 20.
If anyone could help me with the ActionScript to perform this (ideally AS3 but AS2 is fine) then I would be extremely, extremely grateful.
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Replacing Dedicated Gallery Buttons For Next/prev Buttons
Hey all, I could use some help with this. It's probably something simple but it beyond my current abilities - any assistance would be aprreciated.
Well I'm using the code from one of the XML gallery tutorials. Currently the code has dedicated buttons for each individual gallery, however I'd like to change it so it only uses next/prev buttons and perhaps use an XML file to establish how many galleries there are, that way it would be easier to add additional galleries later on without cluttering the screen with a whole bunch of buttons.
here's the code...
PHP Code:
function loadXML(loaded) { if (loaded) { xmlNode = this.firstChild; image = []; description = []; thumbnails = []; total = xmlNode.childNodes.length; for (i=0; i<total; i++) { image[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue; description[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue; thumbnails[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue; thumbnails_fn(i); } firstImage(); } else { content = "file not loaded!"; }}xmlData = new XML();xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;xmlData.load("images1.xml");gallery_txt.text = "Gallery 1";// gallery buttonsbtngal1. onRelease = function(){ xmlData.onLoad = loadXML; xmlData.load("images1.xml"); gallery_txt.text = "Gallery 1"; thumbnail_mc.unloadMovie(); p = 0; thumbnail_mc._x = +1;}btngal2. onRelease = function(){ xmlData.onLoad = loadXML; xmlData.load("images2.xml"); gallery_txt.text = "Gallery 2"; thumbnail_mc.unloadMovie(); p = 0; thumbnail_mc._x = +1;}btngal3. onRelease = function(){ xmlData.onLoad = loadXML; xmlData.load("images3.xml"); gallery_txt.text = "Gallery 3"; thumbnail_mc.unloadMovie(); p = 0; thumbnail_mc._x = +1;}///////////////////////////////////// listen = new Object();listen.onKeyDown = function() { if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) { prevImage(); } else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) { nextImage(); }};Key.addListener(listen);previous_btn.onRelease = function() { prevImage();};next_btn.onRelease = function() { nextImage();};///////////////////////////////////// p = 0;this.onEnterFrame = function() { filesize = picture.getBytesTotal(); loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded(); preloader._visible = true; if (loaded != filesize) { preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize; preloader.loadText = Math.round(100*loaded/filesize)+"%"; } else { preloader._visible = false; if (picture._alpha<100) { picture._alpha += 10; } }};function nextImage() { if (p<(total-1)) { p++; if (loaded == filesize) { picture._alpha = 0; picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1); desc_txt.text = description[p]; picture_num(); } }}function prevImage() { if (p>0) { p--; picture._alpha = 0; picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1); desc_txt.text = description[p]; picture_num(); }}function firstImage() { if (loaded == filesize) { picture._alpha = 0; picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1); desc_txt.text = description[0]; picture_num(); }}function picture_num() { current_pos = p+1; pos_txt.text = current_pos+" of "+total;}function thumbNailScroller() { // thumbnail code! this.createEmptyMovieClip("tscroller", 1000); scroll_speed = 30; tscroller.onEnterFrame = function() { if ((this._ymouse>=thumbnail_mc._y) && (this._ymouse<=thumbnail_mc._y+thumbnail_mc._height)) { if ((this._xmouse>=(hit_right._x-3)) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_right))) { thumbnail_mc._x -= scroll_speed; } else if ((this._xmouse<=30) && (thumbnail_mc.hitTest(hit_left))) { thumbnail_mc._x += scroll_speed; } } else { delete tscroller.onEnterFrame; } }; } 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+(eval("thumbnail_mc.t"+k)._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 = 200; 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); } stop();
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Creating Animated Buttons Tut-Linking The Buttons To Content
I followed Lee's excellent tut on creating buttons using movies clips.
I am rather confused as to how the buttons can be linked to content -
ie Portfolio button to portfolio page - Contact button to contact page.
Im rather new to flash 8 however from my understanding of MX2004 I know
how to create a behaviour on a button symbol to play a certain page. After playing about with Flash this evening I was unable to get any button created using the tut to link to another page.
Can someone point me in the right direction, code or otherwise.
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Chris
Mx04: Any Idea How To Deal With Buttons On Top Of Buttons?
Hello fellow flashers.
Just a quickie hopefully; i have a rollover mc that when rolls over darkens a banner and as such shows the text more clearly when the mouse rolls over it (when its not rolled over you can see the pic clearer unedrneath) anyway ontop of this rollover mc i have a button now when you roll over that button the mc dissapears as if you've rollout of it again because the button is obviuosly taking priority.
Here's the question: Is there any way of getting both the mc to play its role and the button to have its over state at the same time?
dean!!
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