Scrollbar Arrows
so im modifying kirupa's tutorial, loading external text filesand i took away the scrollbar component, in favor of graphical arrow buttonsim using this code from another tutorial on sending a form with php to make the text scrollon(press){ _root.newsBox.scroll++;}and the other button has scroll--;the problem im having, is that you have to push the arrow button a million times to get to the bottom of the document,how can i make it so when you press down the button, it continues to scroll until you release?some sort of if..else loop?
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Posted on: 09-27-2005, 03:41 PM
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}
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this.gotoAndStop(1);
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