ActionScript 2.0 :: MovieClip Depths - Obscuring Content Of Root SWF?
May 25, 2004
I have a question regarding the depths of movie clips in flash. The situation is as follows: I have a main swf with manually set movie clips that act as buttons in this case; this main swf acts as a search form that once it is filled a search results window (also a movie clip from library) pops up on top of the main swf and all its buttons-clips. Now here is the thing, the new pop up window movie clip DOES obscure the form on the main swf visually, however when I go over the new window clip, the buttons of the main form that are beneath it are still detected by flash player and are NOT obscured by the new window action wise, although visually they are not seen. How can I make the pop up movie clip obscure the contents of _root movie clip and its contents visually AND functionally.
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At first I thought to have a server-side script that loads the image (eg via PHP) by passing a var that can be decrypted but with a dynamic salt, eg, using a method that is very unlikely to be discovered (for example, having the salt be embedded throughout the string), but that defeats the purpose of the CDN as all requests would be geolocated to the server.
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package com.std.socket {
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Apr 13, 2005
I'm trying to create a Flash Movie that emulates those poetry magnets. There are a bunch of buttons (magnets) on the stage and when you click on one, you can drag it and place it next to another. That way you can write sentences by moving the buttons (magnets). The only problem is that I want it so when I click on a button (magnet), that it sets it's depth higher than the other ones so it will look realistic, like you are actually moving it over the others insted of over some and under others. Is there anything that I can add to the on (press) handler to change the depth of the movie clip being clicked on?
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Nov 7, 2011
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May 11, 2011
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Apr 23, 2010
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Mar 24, 2009
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I made a script for the file that i am working with that hasbuttons located within 2 movieclips. I want that button to load andimage into a UILoader (problemLoader_mc) that I placed on the stageon the main timeline (the timeline that contains WeekBar_mc). Theproblem is that I don't know how to get to the root of the file tostart a new directory to tell my function to load the image i want.I have tried multiple approaches including:
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Jul 15, 2010
I am using the load movie from my main file (main.swf) as:
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May 23, 2011
The below code is working fine when I place my button on main time line... when i place my button inside of any MovieClip, it never work and never attach circle from the library???can any one tell me please what should i need to change, when my Button is inside of MovieClip. Image is loading fine but my loading circle is not visible....
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Feb 24, 2009
I want to control the playback of the root from within a movie-clip.
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Oct 23, 2004
here is the AS i am having trouble with
[AS]
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {
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[code]....
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[AS]
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
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PHP Code:var Root:MovieClipvar container=MovieClip;function menuPress() {trace("trace");}function doIT(parameters,WIDTH,HEIGHT) {container=MovieClip(parent.parent.parent);trace(container.name)//HELP Root=MovieClip(parent.parent.parent.parent);
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Feb 16, 2009
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Mar 26, 2009
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Code:
function main_init():void
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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
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or
stage.january.gotoAndStop(2)
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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
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I've got a movieclip on the root of the stage called "bgImg", in that clip I've made this function:
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Even though i know not much of actionscripting, i like to make sites that are flash-based, so i keep on challanging myself with that. But now i stumbled into something, and i just cant find a solition! here is my problem: I have made dropdownmenu's in a movieclip and the mc works with hittest like this:
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Jul 6, 2009
I am making another game, and I'm having a problem with the level loader.[code]...
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what i want to do is to duplicate a movieclip into the root, but the movieclip i want to duplicate, isn't in the root, instead it is in another movieclip.get it? i hope thats clear...so i heard that the duplicateMovieClip function only works if both movieclips are in 'this', and so i'm guessing i use the attachmovie function. But it doesn't seem to work, how to use this function the way i want it to? i've looked at the flash help thing but its not exactly what i want...
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Aug 19, 2008
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Jun 10, 2009
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Code:
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May 21, 2010
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"newbie" is the name of the var ( a URL )and the trace function works ... so that being said i know the function has access to the variable the problem is w the
Code:
URLRequest( MovieClip(root).newbie )how can i get this to evaluate as a URL ...
heres the error i get:
TypeError: Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert "http://www.yourfacesucks.com/newbishness" to flash.net.URLRequest.
at ShattrF3_Alpha_fla::squareExpand_WEB01_53/openPage()
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Nov 15, 2010
I have declared a object in my 1 st frame of application.
ActionScript Code:
var objTest:Test = new Test();
I am tring to access the object from a movie clip. Movie clip is located in frame 2. I am getting error
ActionScript Code:
this.parent.objTest.IncrementCount();
trace(this.parent.objTest.QuestionCount);
1119: Access of possibly undefined property objTest through a reference with static type flash.displayisplayObjectContainer.
How to access a object instantiated at root from a movie clip.
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Jun 18, 2009
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I can not make the above stop when the root moves on to frame 2.
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Feb 25, 2010
I have declared a object in my 1 st frame of application.
ActionScript Code:
var objTest:Test = new Test();
I am tring to access the object from a movie clip. Movie clip is located in frame 2. I am getting error
ActionScript Code:
this.parent.objTest.IncrementCount();
trace(this.parent.objTest.QuestionCount);
[code].....
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