AS2.0 :: IDE - Get The Sub Menu Movies To Load The New Swfs Onto The Root Timeline?
Mar 2, 2009
I have created a menu that loads external swf files using this code:
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Check out [URL] to see its operation. I am now testing a sub menu within one of these menu movie clips. When the mouse hovers over the movie clip, the sub menu movie clips appear. The sub menu movie clips have this same code (with the intention of the user being able to click on the sub menu movie clips and the new swf file kicks the current swf out of level 30 and loads the new one) however the swf file fails to load to level 30.
I am trying to get a SWF to load behind other layers in the root timeline - right now it loads over everything - that is on the top most layer. Is there a way to make it load to a specifc layer on the root timeline?
i'm using hga77's xml menu you can view here.ok, so i'm trying to load swfs from the menu, what i've got so far is:
Code: function executeAction() { loadMovie("NEWS.swf", _root.content); trace(NEWS.swf);
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but the menu stops working. is there anything i can stick in this bit "function executeAction()" that will make the loadmovie load a different swf each time, rather than creating loads of loadmovie functions.
I am trying to create a flash service tutorial to appear on a website that will be able to play and load 6 steps of a process separately when prompted with a button click. I do not want to link back and forth between web pages to do so, but rather have the files loaded on demand and played within one flash movie "viewer" to keep things clean.
Each movie is going to be somewhat image heavy. load each of the 6 step movies within one main movie file?
currently, I have a XML menu. I followed the tutorial from here: [URL]. It needs more work and tweaking, but that's for later. The menu.swf is from an external SWF and it's loaded into my index.swf using the loader.My question is how can I have the menu load different external SWFs, in other words, different part of the website. Do I create another loader in the index.swf for loading the website's content? Can I use the existing XML file for the loading the SWFs?
currently, I have a XML menu. I followed the tutorial from here: http://tutorials.flashmymind.com/200...-menu-via-xml/. It needs more work and tweaking, but that's for later. The menu.swf is from an external SWF and it's loaded into my index.swf using the loader.
how can I have the menu load different external SWFs, in other words, different part of the website. Do I create another loader in the index.swf for loading the website's content? Can I use the existing XML file for the loading the SWFs?Here are the codes I have so far:
Index.swf
Code: import flash.display.*; import flash.net.URLRequest; var menuldr:Loader = new Loader();
im using a load targetscript to load external swfs into the main timeline of my movie, however im keeping much of the other layers/mc's loaded, and the external swf is loading over them, the level the blank movie clip is created in doesnt seem to be working propperlly?? whats going wrong?
im using a load targetscript to load external swfs into the main timeline of my movie, however im keeping much of the other layers/mc's loaded, and the external swf is loading over them, the level the blank movie clip is created in doesnt seem to be working propperlly?? whats going wrong?
I have a main fla file which loads an external swf into an empty movieclip on the main timeline which works fine but I want a button in the external swf to load another external swf into another empty movie clip on the main timeline.eg. start.swf loads UKEIAMap.swf into (empty movie clip within start.swf) MapLoader_mc then a button havant_b within UKEIAMap.swf needs to load HavantProjectSheet.swf into (empty movie clip within start.swf) ProjectSheetLoader_mc without unloading UKEIAMap.swf
I am loading eight external swfs by way of eight buttons with actionscript to remove the swfs and sound after a new button is clicked. This works fine except that as soon as you get to the frame where the actionscript is all the swfs load at one time on top of each other. I don't want any to load until the button is clicked for the right one. MouseEvent listener works but only after all the swfs have loaded. How do I get the swfs to load only when the buttons are clicked. I can't figure out what I am doing wrong.
I have a root timeline in which contains a movie clip on a certain frame. Inside that movieclip, on it's second frame, there is a button. I would like to use this button, when clicked, to move take the user to a frame on the root timeline.
So im new to AS3 im trying to do some basic things that i knew in as2 but they arent working in AS3.Im basically trying to do this.this.gotoAndStop("1");basically i just want my main timeline to jump back to the beginning the main time line
What I'm trying to do is very very basic however its flat out not working. I'm trying to add a event listener to a button located within a movieclip thats on the root time line.Here's the code:
I am using Flash CS4 and Actionscript 2.0, and I want to be able to run a certain command for a time I am making only on certain frames...
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This doesn't work. The reason I am trying to do this, is because every time I complete a level the timer is still going at the 'congratulations screen' and then when I go to level 2 the timer would start up again, and the seconds would go twice as fast.
I have a movielclip, nav_mc, inside which contains my navigation buttons. Lets say I want to effect the time timeline. Before in AS 2.0 I could simply go
function doIt(evt:MouseEvent):void { _root.january.gotoAndStop(2); }
That doesn't work. Returns this in errors:
Warning: 1058: Migration issue: The property _root is no longer supported. This property has been removed. The closest equivalent is the Stage, which serves as the root of the ActionScript 3.0 display list..
Neither does
root.january.gotoAndStop(2)
or
stage.january.gotoAndStop(2) (1119: Access of possibly undefined property ball_mc through a reference with static type flash.display:Stage.)
or
_stage.january.gotoAndStop(2)
or anything!
How do we do this very simple thing now in AS 3.0
TLDR;
How do I reference the _root timeline in AS 3.0 since _root. no longer works in 3.0
I have some variables declared on the root timeline that I need to access from some MovieClips. In AS2 I would do something like this _parent.myVar from within my MovieClip. I intend on getting fully up to speed with AS3 but right now I need a quick fix.on the root timeline I have a variable : var myHitTest:Boolean = false;My MovieClip needs to access this var so I tried it several ways listed here. I've had no success.
I have a 13 movieclips within another movieclip which in turn is placed on the root timeline. I have written a function in the actions layer of the main timeline: function illboxClear(){ _root.illpre.ill1.gotoAndStop(1); _root.illpre.ill2.gotoAndStop(1); _root.illpre.ill3.gotoAndStop(1); _root.illpre.ill4.gotoAndStop(1); [Code] .....
It sends the animation in each of those described movieclips back to frame one as you can see. When I try to call the function from actions on a button which itself within a separate movieclip placed on the stage: on (rollOver) { illboxClear(); _root.illpre.ill2.play() } on (rollOut) { _root.illpre.ill2.play() } on (release) {getURL("boxer.html","_blank"); } It doesn't work! Can I not call functions from button objects or have I made some other elementary error?
im attempting to keep it as portable as possible so its easier to edit later, and i dont have to go around copying/pasting too much code. - i'll cut to the chase..
On my main timeline, i load all the image-file names, as variables.. using loadvars into thumbnails, which ive given instancenames Loader_1 to Loader_20, inside these thumbnails is the Loader component Thumb_1. Here is the code on the main timeline, to load these variables.
Code: BigLoader._visible = false; var my_lv:LoadVars = new LoadVars(); // load variable function
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how i could make this more portable without -completely- changing the format its in [so i can still understand it]
I have only been using FLASH CS3 for a little under a month. I have messed about with it to create some basic stuff. However recently I started on a bit of a larger project. I 'm by no means an expert in FLASH CS3 or AS3.My problem -I created a .FLA file that has seven movie clips on the main timeline, each in its own layer. These are listed below in the order they appear within the main time line.
layer ------------ movie clip ON -------------- on_mc RIM ------------- rim_mc NAV-------------- coverbase_mc PLAYER---------- player_mc MAIN------------- main_mc NAMEBOX------- shellname_mc BASE------------ Base_mc
The art work for these was all imported from adobe photoshop. They all only have one frame on the main timeline. Each movie clip though has its own internal time line and some have further nested movie clips within them.The issue occurs within the NAV layer/coverbase_mc. I placed a movie clip(to act as a button) within coverbase_mc. This movie clip is called navbut_mc.Now, I already have a couple of similar movie clips, that act as buttons, in on_mc and rim_mc these work as I intended them to. However navbut_mc does not work at all in its current position. I get no errors at all on testing the movie but the action that I want it to do does not work even buttonmode = true; will not work on it.
However, if I use the same movie clip in the rim.mc, but obviously give it a seperate instance name (start_mc), then it works as intended. I have looked at various diffrent things but have to admit i'm stummped. Its almost as if when its in coverbase_mc its being hidden by the clips above it, if thats possible.The reasons I need it to work in coverbase_mc are for a) the overall look of the project b)I have some other buttons in that location that need to work from there.
Ive just followed the tutorial about creating a full flash site using root. I got that working fine. My problem occurs when i want to use tellTarget in my menu system as well. The movie looks for the actions contained in the mouse overs of the menu in the main movie. This is the error message i get:
My stage is empty except for an MC with a simple animation and an AS 2 layer. There is not a button or user interaction that engages the MC. I want the MC to play when the timeline reaches the frame with the AS. My MC has an instance name of 'blueMC' and here's the AS I've tried:
blueMC.play(); _root.blueMC.gotoAndPlay("2"); on(load){ blueMC.play(); } onClipEvent(load) { blueMC.gotoAndPlay("2"); } Shouldn't it just be this?: MCinstanceNmae.gotoAndPlay("Frame# or label");
I'm loading a lightbox as an image gallery, but I'm working on changing it to full flash. My site is structured with external swfs. I ran into a barrier, because I'll need to load the images (and reference the stage size) in the root timeline, but I don't know how. MovieClip(root) only references the smaller loaded swf's main timeline.
I'm trying to control the root timeline from a movie clip. On the last frame of the movie clip, I have:
MovieClip(root).gotoAndPlay (10);
which successfully brings me back to frame 10 on the main timeline. However, from here, none of the ActionScript that is on Frame 1 seems to work... the rollovers aren't working, except on those embedded in a separate movie clip.
This is probably ueber basic, but I don't know how to do it. I am importing tweenlite on the root timeline like this: import gs.TweenLite;
I now want animate things in other MCs. I tried something like this, but it did not seem to work.parent.TweenLite.to(text1, 3, {_alpha:100, overwrite:0});
