Help!! A silly Question

[nutbolt]

Hi

I've recently started to learn 'Flash' and some other web-design packages and have just been learning how to make a movieclip work like a button.

I think I've just about got it. But I can't seem to get the correct script which looked to be the easiest part.

Basically I have a movieclip button that will move to frame 2 (label=_peace) on release. The code I've got on the movieclip at the moment is:

onClipEvent (mouseUp) {
gotoAndStop("_peace")
}

But I've tried loads of stuff. Maybe I'm going about this in entirely the wrong way, I'm sure it's something extremely simple (obviously!!) but I'm extremely stuck.

If some one could give me some suggestions I'd give a big CHEERS!

Thanks!

Adam

[JacobHaug]

I find the easiest solutions for this problem is very unique, but works great. If I were you when you get in side your movie click...make 4 framlables...one that says over, anther that says down, and two more that say goback, youclicked. This will be the different states of the button, when they click the button does this and this. Now goback to the main timeline, and select the button and place this ActionScript code...

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on(rollOver){
    gotoAndPlay("over");
}
on(press){
    gotoAndPlay("down");
}
on(rollOut, releaseOutside){
    gotoAndPlay("goback");
}
on(release){
    with(_root){
    gotoAndPlay("_peace");
    }
    gotoAndPlay("youclicked");
}

If you want I could make you a sample file.

[nutbolt]

EXCELLENT!!!...
...But when you click on the button a second time it goes to the next frame. and then goes back and forth to _peace and _jungle (the next frame label).

All I did though was was paste the actionscript you sent me onto the movieclip, I didn't change the labels within the movie! I don't quite understand where I should put the labels "goback" and "youclicked" on the timeline. Can you explain, please.

If you could send me the sample it might help me understand.

Also would you know any good tutorials on the net to show me how to build a drop down menu similar to the ones in here 'http://www.aveda.co.uk/index.tmpl'...see the 'our products' drop down menu.

Thanks so much for your help and please excuse my cheekyness for asking for the links.

Thank again, Adam

[joe3dge]

Originally Posted by JacobHaug

I find the easiest...

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    with(_root){
    gotoAndPlay("_peace");
    }

this wont solve your NEW problem its just a more efficient way, in staedt of the above code, its more efficiant to just write it in on line unsing "_root.method" syntax :

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_root.gotoAndPlay("_peace");

[JacobHaug]

Let's see your edit file, and we can help solve the problem...whatever that problem maybe.