Flash :: Scrollbar Component Only Works Once...

[F8] Horizontal Scrollbar Works, But Buttons On The Scrollbar Don't?
I've done a scrollbar like this one:
http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/infinite.htm
It works fine.

However, I want the individual buttons (button1, button2, etc.) on the scrollbar to load an image from my library whenever they are pressed. I've loaded an MC (content_mc) above the scrollbar for which the images will be seen, and added the images to each individual frame. I used the actionscript from my last menu which works great, but this one with the scrolling MC menu does not work.

Code:
content_mc.stop();
speed = 3
target = button1._y;
for (var i = 1; i<4; i++) {
this["button"+i].pageNum = i;
this["button"+i].onPress = function() {
target = this._y;
content_mc.gotoAndStop(this.pageNum);
};
}
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
current._y += (tagert-current._y)/speed;
};

[AS3] ScrollBar - It Works
Last edited by wraevn : 2008-01-05 at 17:08.

As I drove into work this morning, I was lamenting that I would yet again have to divine a way to scroll something other than text (Sprites in AS3) since Flash's UIScrollBar can only scroll text (AFAIK).

So I was Googling around a bit trying to find someone else's AS3 scrollbar class, a component, something ala UltimateScroller for AS2, and I discovered this link: AS3 ScrollBar Class.

So I'm thinking, I'm a total moron! I just must've missed this fantastic new component in the CS3 library ... nope. Not there. There's the UIScrollBar, but no plain ScrollBar.

So I threw this bit of code together and voila! There is, in fact, a native Flash component now that can scroll Sprites, MCs etc.! I was elated! Why there's no draggable version is what has me stumped.

So maybe everyone else on the planet knew this but me, but it felt so good I thought I'd share.

You can download a sample fla HERE, or just view the code below.

Have fun! (note you have to have an instance of the UIScrollBar component in your lib. for it to work - it needs the component assets)

ActionScript Code:
import fl.controls.ScrollBar;
import fl.events.ScrollEvent;

var mc:RainbowMC = new RainbowMC();
mc.x = (this.stage.stageWidth/2)-(mc.width/2);
mc.y = 80;

var mcMask:MovieMaskMC = new MovieMaskMC();
mcMask.x = mc.x;
mcMask.y = mc.y;
mc.mask = mcMask;

var sb:ScrollBar = new ScrollBar();
sb.x = mc.x + mc.width;
sb.y = mc.y;
sb.height = mcMask.height;
sb.enabled = true;
sb.setScrollProperties(mcMask.height, 0, (mc.height-mcMask.height));
sb.addEventListener(ScrollEvent.SCROLL, scrollMC);

this.addChild(mc);
this.addChild(mcMask);
this.addChild(sb);

function scrollMC(event:ScrollEvent):void{
mc.y = -event.position + mcMask.y;
}

Scrollbar Works In F6, But Not F8
I got this code for a custom scrollbar a while back from someone on gotoAndLearn (can't remember who). The code was created in Flash 6 and works great; however, I need to use Flash 8 and this code does not work in F8. Can anyone please look at the code and tell me why it won't work in 8 ... and what I need to change?

MUCH THANKS!

Code:

var mouseDownDrag:Object = new Object();
var mouseMoveDrag:Object = new Object();
var mouseUpDrag:Object = new Object();

sizeMask = mask._height;
trace(sizeMask)
sizeContent = content._height;
proportion = sizeMask/sizeContent;
scrollBar._height = proportion*sizeMask;
topLimitScroll = mask._y;
bottomLimitScroll = mask._y + mask._height - scrollBar._height;
topLimitContent = mask._y+mask._height-content._height;
bottomLimitContent = mask._y;
content.setMask(mask);

if (sizeContent<=sizeMask) {
scrollBar._visible = false;
}

function updateScroll() {
if (pressed == 1) {
   scrollBar._y = _ymouse - difWithMouse;
   if (scrollBar._y < topLimitScroll) scrollBar._y = topLimitScroll;
   if (scrollBar._y > bottomLimitScroll) scrollBar._y = bottomLimitScroll;
}
updateAfterEvent();
}

mouseDownDrag.onMouseDown = function()
{
if (scrollBar.hitTest( _root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, false))
{
   _root.difWithMouse = _ymouse - scrollBar._y; trace(_root.difWithMouse)
   scrollBar.startDrag(false, scrollBar._x, _root.topLimitScroll, scrollBar._x, _root.bottomLimitScroll);

   this.gotoAndStop(2);
   Mouse.addListener(mouseMoveDrag);
   Mouse.addListener(mouseUpDrag);

   _root.onEnterFrame = function (){
      var scrollMovement = bottomLimitScroll - topLimitScroll;
      contentMovement = Math.abs(bottomLimitContent - topLimitContent);
      percentageMovement =Math.abs(scrollBar._y - topLimitScroll)/scrollMovement;
      finale = borromLimitContent - contentMovement*percentageMovement;
      content._y = content._y - (content._y - finale)/3;
   }
}
}
mouseMoveDrag.onMouseMove = function() {
updateScroll();
}

mouseUpDrag.onMouseUp = function()
{

scrollBar.stopDrag();

this.gotoAndStop(1);

delete _root.onEnterFrame;
Mouse.removeListener(mouseMoveDrag);
Mouse.removeListener(mouseUpDrag);
}
Mouse.addListener(mouseDownDrag);

weare.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndStop("WEARE");
}

wedo.onRelease = function() {
gotoAndStop("WEDO");
}

A Scrollbar That Works In Flash 5 But Not 6
In reference to this tutorial: http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/In...40/index.shtml

I used this script, pretty much verbatim except for graphical changes, and it works perfectly in the Flash 5 player. However, when I play it in Flash 6 player, it allows the scroll bar to be drug around outside of it's boundaries in the strangest thing I've seen. I really am not sure why it's doing this, and could use some suggestions. I'm pretty sure that it's a small A/S change, but I don't know enough to figure it out without a bit of help.

-RCM

[F8] Help - Scrollbar Appear On The Scene Which Do Not Contain Scrollbar Component
1. I have successfully created multiple scenes with dynamic html text fields and UIscrollbar component.

2. Each scene is a webpage, so I can click on each button to go to corresponding scene.

3. The main page contains no scrollbar component. When I publish on the web, it run perfectly for the first time loading it. However, after I visit other pages (different scene created in F8) and click on "Home" button going back to the main page, the scrollbar component exists on the page which should not contain any scrollbar.

4. I try to give each scrollbar on different scene a unique instance name, and disable it using

Code:
scrollbar0._visible=false;
but it doesn't work. I think maybe I include the actionscript to the wrong place or under the wrong event/action.

5. Any idea of how this happened?

Thanks,
little_poem

Scrollbar Works, But Has This Buggy Behavior.
Hi all,

I could really use a hand if someone can take a look at the code here for this scrollbar. It works fine, but as I rollOut off the up or down button the text field that it acts upon spontaneously scrolls down one line. I've no idea why--there are no rollOut handlers even called anywhere...

Also, sometimes I'll have to press the up or down button more than once to get it to start scrolling the text...

Can anyone spot a blemish in my programming?

Here's the code. Thanks!

Code:
// *****************
// ON THE UP BUTTON:

on(press)
{
this.createEmptyMovieClip("scroller_mc", 55);
this.scroller_mc.onEnterFrame = function()
{
if (this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll > 0 )
{
this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll = this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll - 1;
}
else
{
this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll = 0;
}
this._parent.scrollBall_mc._y = (90 * (this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll - 1) / this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.maxscroll) - 13;
}
}

on(release)
{
delete this.scroller_mc.onEnterFrame;
}

on(dragOut)
{
delete this.scroller_mc.onEnterFrame;
}

// *******************
// ON THE DOWN BUTTON:

on(press)
{
this.createEmptyMovieClip("scroller_mc", 55);
this.scroller_mc.onEnterFrame = function()
{
if (this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll < this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.maxscroll)
{
this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll = this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll + 1;
this._parent.scrollBall_mc._y = (90 * (this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll) / this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.maxscroll) - 13;
}
}
}

on(release)
{
delete this.scroller_mc.onEnterFrame;
}

on(dragOut)
{
delete this.scroller_mc.onEnterFrame;
}

// ******************
// ON THE SCROLLKNOB:

on(press)
{
this.startDrag(false, 0, -13, 0, 77);
}

on(release)
{
this.stopDrag();
}

on(releaseOutside)
{
this.stopDrag();
}

onClipEvent(mouseMove)
{
this.movRatio = (this._y + 13) / 90;
this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.scroll = this.movRatio * this._parent._parent.clientText_txt.maxscroll;
}

Im Scrolling A Div With A Flash Scrollbar And It Works, Almost
I have successfully created a flash scrollbar that controls a div on my page as opposed to using the standard scrollbar or coloring the standard scrollbar which only works in IE. All I am doing is calling "getURL("javascript:jumptoPercent(percent);")
from my flash movie and it scrolls beautifully using that function I made. I even put in mousewheel support. But there a few shortcoming so far, and I was hoping someone would have a pointer or two.

1. The mousewheel doesn't work in firefox, only in IE (havent tested other browsers yet). Anybody know how to add firefox support in?

2. The mousewheel only works when the mouse is over the scrollbar itself. I would love for it to work when the user is over the div being scrolled as well. I tried giving focus to the scrollbar when the user mouses over the div with onMouseOver="window.document.scrollbarSWF.focus();" , but it doesn't seem to help.

3. If the user is dragging the scroller and the user leaves the movie area, the movie loses focus and the scrollbar stops (I dont know that there is much that can be done here). Is there anyway for the movie to continue tracking the mouse (the drag tracking) if the user leaves the movie area so it will function as a normal scrollbar would?

Thanks for any advice on this.

Jon

Scrollbar Works In Preview, But Not Online
http://www.embraced-dc.com/att

i used the scrollbar component in flash, and edited the skins, and it works great when i preview it locally...but when i upload the movie to the web, the scroll doesn't work.

what on earth is wrong?

Scrollbar Works With LoadVar With On Level0, Not Higher.
Well, that is part of the problem, but not all of it. I read the macromedia tech note (attached for those who are interested) about scrollbars and loading with LoadVar. I followed their directions and it works great when I test the file. Of course that is only on level0. The text loads fine when the file is launched from level0 and played on level three, but the scroll bar does not.

I wondered if part of the problem was that I used two Loadvars objects. The first LoadVars object loads text into the dynamic textbox a very small file). When the second LoadVar is loaded, the movie moves to a frame with buttons for different txt variables. I tested the hypothesis that the second LoadVars was affecting thigs by removing the second loadVar object. That changed things slightly. The up/down arrows on the scrollbar work, but the bar does not (i.e., can't drag to scroll).

Since it works fine on level0 but not on level3, it would seem to be a path issue. Where would I specify the path, do you think?

Here is the code I am using:
Frame one
stop();
fstLoadVars = new LoadVars();
fstLoadVars.load("Open.txt");

// loadMovieNum("AppWait.swf",4);
//assign a function which fires when the data is loaded:
fstLoadVars.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
trace("done loading");
//Now that we know the data is loaded,
//set the text content of the Text Field
//with the instance name "Heavybox" equal to the
//contents of the variable
Heavybox.text = this.Greeting;
gotoAndPlay("SecondLoad")
} else {
trace("not loaded");
play();
}
};
Frame two-
prevFrame();
Frame three-
stop();
scndLoadVars = new LoadVars();
scndLoadVars.load("units.txt");
// loadMovieNum("AppWait.swf",4);
//assign a function which fires when the data is loaded:
scndLoadVars.onLoad = function(moresuccess) {
if (moresuccess) {
trace("done loading");
//Now that we know the Units data is loaded,
//stop preloader and show buttons (ButtonsHere)
//The dynamic test stays unchanged until buttons
//are clicked.
unloadMovieNum(4);
gotoAndPlay("ButtonsHere");
} else {
trace("not loaded");
play();
}
};
Frame four-
prevFrame();
Fame five (ButtonsHere)-
stop();

Anybody have an idea?

Text Scrollbar No Longer Works In Flash 8
I recently reinstalled my software apps, (I lost a lot of extensions, customization and patches) so I think that's why the scroll bar no longer functions.

I'm running Flash Professional 8, Mac OS 10.4.10. Anyone have any suggestions?

My Scrollbar Works Outside Of The Main Flash Movie, But Not In It. What's Wrong?
Okay, I have a flash movie that loads a .swf inside of it. The scroll bar works (not 100%), but works outside of the main one, but not at all inside.

See main at http://www.iamnotmyown.net/rof/RoF1.html and click the "Info" linkthis one doesn't work

See .swf that is inside main at http://www.iamnotmyown.net/rof/Section 2.swfthis one, if you scroll down far enough you can't scroll back up to the top, but you can still at least scroll...

I used this tutorial to make my scrollbar.

Could someone please offer some insight as to why this isn't working?

Scroll Bar Component Only Works Sometimes
Hi,
I have a dynamic text box to which I attached a scroll bar. My publish settings are to version 7 and script version 2.

The problem is that when viewers access the page, sometimes the control buttons on the scroll bar are there and sometimes not. What can I do to get past this problem?
thanks

I did search here for an answer but haven't found one yet.

Accordian Component Only Works Once
Hi -
I have a web page with an Accordian component on it here:
http://www.newpixelcity.com/test/size_test2.html

If you test it you'll see that the Accordian only works for one try.

Can anyone explain how to fix this??

TIA your help.
JL

Does Any One Know How Datefield Component Works?
I really am stuck with this!!!!!!!

how do I make it so I can count the number days from start to end using the datefield compoinet so the user can select the start day and then the end daye and work out how many days were in between.

I have no idea how to do this and have tried all of the help stuff in flash but its not so help ful!

Component Works On Some Machines
Hello

I have a media component playing a flv video. When I go to the url it plays on some machines and not on others ... anyone know why this is?

Sandman9

Works Like A Tree Component?
Hello

I need to see if there is a way of making text that is expandable and collapsable by clicking on those little cross hatches (look like a square with a plus sign in it).

What's my best option if I don't want to use the tree component because I don't want to resort to server side programming? Or is there a way of using the tree compnonent without doing server side?

Sandman9

Custom UI Component Works Intermitently
I have a PlayPauseButton that works intermitently. Does anyone know what could be causing the problem?

XML Portfolio ProgressBar Component Works, But..
The progress bar is technically working, but it isn't loading through the whole bar. Also, the text isn't showing up.

Click on Drawings, then click on an image. It works, but not how it should.
I think it is a problem with calling the xscale and text?

Code:
preloader.onEnterFrame = function() {
l = image_mc.getBytesLoaded();
t = image_mc.getBytesTotal();
p = Math.round((l/t)*100);
if (p != 100) {
//then we are not fully loaded
this._visible = true;
this._xscale = p*100;
this.text = p +'% loaded';
} else {
this._visible = false;
}
};
here is the FLA file:
http://www.jchamorro.com/test/main.fla

site:
http://www.jchamorro.com/test/

Scrollbar UI Component
There is a textfield (which can only show a few lines of text) with instance name "tar" and var "a" on the stage. There is also a scrollbar on the stage and the target is set to the textfield (i.e. "tar").

The action of the 1st frame is:

for(i=1;i<30;i++){
a += Math.random() + newline
}

When I run the swf, the textfield do show a list of 30 random numbers, but the scrollbar doesn't work though the field show only a few lines out of 30.

So how can I actiative the scrollbar?

MX Scrollbar UI Component
This is probably easy but I can't seem to figure out what I missed.

I'm loading dynamic text from XML into a dynamic text box in Flash MX. I've set the box to be multiline, have html enabled and to show the border. The text variable is name textboxtext and the dynamic text box itself is named textbox.

I know the XML is loading fine because I used the trace() function to know that it is loading up all 67 nodes. However only about 20 of them appear in the box at one time. And the scroller I added using the UI Component doesn't seem to do anything.

I added the scroller to the stage in a different layer from textbox and it is vertically aligned. The parameters window says that its "Target text field" is textbox.

Anyone know what I'm missing to make the scroll bar actually scroll the text within textbox?

Thanks,
-- Dave Goldfeder

Scrollbar Component
Can anybody tell me how a can get rid of the arrows in the scrollbar from the window comopents?
Thanks in advance
greetings

Scrollbar Component
Hi again:

Thanks so much for all the other help from you guys. Here is another one. I have used the scrollbar component with a dynamic text box. They are in the same timeline. It works when I test the scene, but when I publish the text box does not stay the same size it enlarges lenghwise to include all the text which is off the page and the scrollbar is enabled. Are there any fixes for this? I do not have text importing into the text box, I just copied and pasted the info from a text file into the box.

Patti

Scrollbar Component
how can i change the color of the scroll bar component that comes wid FLASH MX.....????

Scrollbar Component
i am having some trouble using the scrollbar component.
check out http://www.perkinsphotography.net and go to the families section. The text in the center left is supposed to scroll. The text field is dynamic. It has an instance name and a variable name of sectionText. I have the scroller's target text field is set to sectionText.

Note: the dynamic text field and the scrollbar are both inside of a movieclip named familyPlaceholder. My text is loaded like this:

onClipEvent(load){
section = "";
sectionText = "";
loadVariables("http://www.perkinsphotography.net/SWF files/about.txt", this);
loadMovie("../images/about/jperkins.jpg",photoPeg);
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {
if (sectionText != "") {
loading._alpha = 0;
}
}

any help is appreciated..
thanks,
-myk

...::: Mx Scrollbar Component :::...
I am using the mx scrollbar component on one of my text fields. it works great, you just snap it on and it scrolls whatevers in the field. however, i can't seem to get it to work on text being pulled in from a .txt file! The only way i can get it to scroll the field is if i make the field an inpuit box and click inside it, only then does it display the scroll buttons

has anyone else noticed this???

thanks

Scrollbar Component
I have been tinkering about with the Scrollbar component in Flash mx. Could someone tell me if the size of the scrollbar can be adjusted to match the hieght of the text field. I am sure i was able to do this but for some reason it won't do it now

ScrollBar Component Won't
Ok, I really need a smoke.

Anyway, I've used the scrollBar Component in the past with no problems. Now I'm trying to add one to an older file that's been saved as an MX file. When I drag the ScrollBar component from the library it won't snap to the edge of the text field and won't register the instance name of the the text field. No matter what I do I can't get the two to sync up. If I open a new file and try the EXACT same thing it works fine. Is there some problem with adding components to a Flash 5 file even if I've resaved the thing as an MX file? Even setting the Target TextField Parameter to the instance name of the the text field manually doesn't work. I be stumped. If anyone has any clue why this is happening.....you'll forever be my hero. Thanks.

Scrollbar Component Help
I am trying to customize the scrollbar component and am having some issues....

I see the individual objects/skins, but where is the clip that holds them all together?

For Example:
I am trying to move the arrow on the right, to the left, but don't know where to adjust this? Trying to change the actual component doesn't seem right (not sure whats happening there)

Looked at system docs, guess I didn't get it.....any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

ScrollBar Component
I am trying to use the ScrollBar component within a MovieClip.

It is attached to a dynamic text box that is using a TXT file for it's content.

Everything works except the scrollbar. It works fine oustide the MC but not inside.

Anyone know how to fix this problem

Thanks

Scrollbar Component ?
I recently bought flash MX I saw the components ,

but I don't know how to use the scrollbar component macromedia doesn't explain it well enough or well they don't explain it.
I know I have to name my text. and then drag it over teh text so it will get stuck on it but it doesn't work does anyone know why ?? or am I doing sojmthing wrong.

damn so anoyying when something doesn't work.

Scrollbar Component
I have successfully installed scrollbars several times but this time its not happening. Mx is asking for the textfield instance name but it has one called 'text' and the scrollbar commponent(my scrollbar) recognizes 'text" as the target textfield...not sure why this is happening- any possible explanations?

ScrollBar Component
I'm creating a specialized photo-album application which shows the customers photo-sessions from the photographer, and they can select which pictures they like.

In my thumbnail preview (mcThumbNailPrev), I'm attaching my thumbnails (mcThumb[x]). Is there any way I can utilize the scrollbar component for my 'mcThumbNailPrev' to view all my thumbnails? I'm just now getting used to MX, and all I know, is that the scrollbar works on text fields. Can it be used on movieclips too? I'm sure it can be.

Any guidance?

Scrollbar Component
I have a scrollbar component attached to a dynamic text box, which works fine(almost), but it always stops scrolling at the last but one line, no matter how long the text is, when I use the mouse. If I use the keyboard to scroll it is fine and shows the last line. Any ideas how to fix this? tks

Scrollbar Component Help?
How do i get those stupid scrollbars to work on a dynamic text field? I drag the component onto it, its attached to the textfield, but when i play the movie, it doesn't scroll, its just sitting there annoying me. What else do I have to do to get this to work?

MX UI Component - Scrollbar
I've designed my own scRollers before but was trying to get the canned UI component to work for me. The Help file states I can drop it on my dynamic textfield and it should work, but I'm finding differently. It seems to target my textfield's instance name correctly. I've traced my textfield's maxscroll property to 30. But, no matter what I've tried I've got no scrolling. It doesn't even show a grab handle.

Any ideas?

Scrollbar Component
Right,

I'm no biggy on actionscript which is why im trying to learn it in the first place.

My problem is this:
I have a dynamic text box,(with scrollbar comp) enter my text locally and format as html, and everything works great.

As soon as i change this to LoadVariables with an outside text source, my scrollbar blanks out and won't do anything.

so basically how the hell do you get external text to scroll using this component?

P.S iver tried it on the stage and also loading into a MC holder clip, with no joy.

Scrollbar Component
does anyone know how to make your own scrollbar component in flash mx, just like the one that it came with but with a different look?

Scrollbar Component
How do you get the scrollbar component in Flash MX to scroll the contents of the text automatically?

Quote:

scroller.setScrollProperties(80, 0, 100);
scroller.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (scroller.getScrollPosition()<100) {
scrollerpos = scroller.getScrollPosition()+1;
scroller.setScrollPosition(scrollerpos);
} else {
scroller.setScrollPosition(0);
}
};

When I did that, the text finished scrolling at about 1/4 of the scrollbar and scrollbar continues scrolling till the end. I need to know how to set the maximum page value of .setScrollProperties to fit the amount of text I have in the textbox.

Help!

Scrollbar Component
I am using MX, and I need a scrollbar for dynamic text, but I want to use a different graphic than what is provided by the scrollbar component. I've made two buttons that scroll by attaching the .scroll action but it only scrolls 1 line per mouse click. I used the code:
on(press) {
Textfield.scroll -= 1;
}

I just need an easy way to create a scrollbar for dynamic text using my own graphics.
Please Help!

Scrollbar Component.
I am wondering if there is code, to make the scrollbar component goto the bottem, and start there.

Scrollbar Component, Please Help
just to be clear, im using flash mx not the new version

im making a flash chat program and im using the scrollbar component on a textfield, the problem im having is that when somebody sends a new message or something and the data in the textfield adds up and stuff, you arent able to scroll down to the last message, what i need is a solution to make it when new data is added to the textfield, it updates the scrollbar to make it possible to view everything in the textfield, and also i want to make it to when new data is added to the textfield, it sets the viewed position of the textfield to the bottom so the new message is viewe, help help pleeaaaase!!!!:'(

Scrollbar Component
When I load text from and external file and display it in text field, it displays correctlt but scroll bar component doesn't work. I have checked instance names and they all are 100% correct in each other's reference, I have also checked action script but no prob there. Any suggestions?

Where Is The Scrollbar Component?
Hello
I am using FlashMx2004.
I am trying to add to a dynaminc Text a scrolbar. I read that i need to use the Scrollbar component from the UI components. but i dont have any scrollbar in my UI components lists?! where is it? its not in MX2004? if not what should i do to slove the problem?
Many thanks
Adi

Scrollbar Component
Is there a way to change the movie that is being played in the scrollpane? Like when I press a button the movie will change...lets say this:

I make a new document...add a scroll component and have it call to movieA. I make buttonB and put it next to the scrollpane. When I click on buttonA I want movieB to come up in the scrollpane and when I click on another button ButtonA I want movieA to reappear...is this possible? And if so...could someone instruct me on how I would do it? Thank you.