How to target main timeline from within 3 mcs in a slidemenu?

[nikising]

Hello there,

I am trying to modify a slidemenu script but don't really know how to accomplish it. The sliding menu is horizontal and slides each direction according to the mouse position. Basically, all I want is for the thumbnail photo buttons in the menu to open the corresponding photo larger above the menu. I have a series of buttons within three mcs. (this is necessary for the sliding script to work). In the original script, the button name is targeted to a label with the same name in a new scene.

The code on the button is:

on (release) {
gotoAndStop("/:" add eval("..:text"));
// THIS goes to the FRAME with the name of the button you just clicked on.
}

The MC code is:

// --------------------------------------------
// tmi=total menu items
// dup=new movie duplicates
// butn=original movie button
// --------------------------------------------
// FIX original Button:
butn:text = /:Menu0;
while (Number(n)<Number((/:tmi*2)-1)) {
n = Number(n)+1;
dup = "butn" add n;
duplicateMovieClip("butn", dup, n);
setProperty(dup, _x, Number(getProperty(dup, _x))+Number(n*getProperty(dup, _width)));
setProperty(dup add "/b", _x, getProperty (dup add "/b", _x) + (1));
set(dup add ":n", n);
// assign button name from variables
if (Number(n)<Number(..:tmi)) {
set(dup add ":text", eval("/:Menu" add n));
} else {
set(dup add ":text", eval("/:Menu" add (n-/:tmi)));
}
}


The problem I am having is that I don't want to go to a new scene ( because I am only loading photos) but would like to target a label on the main menu. I have tried many ways including (my label is named "one"):

on (release) {
_root.gotoAndStop("Main" "one");
}

on (release) {
_root.gotoAndStop("one");
}

on (release) {
gotoAndStop("Main" "one");
}
on (release) {
_level0.gotoAndStop("one");
}

But none of these work. There must be a way to do this no? Please someone enlighten me! I need all the help I can get.

Thanks very much for your support,

Niki

[Sgaspar11]

Hmm, don't really see any problems. But try simplifying it even more:

If the large picture is on frame (4) of the original timeline just do this:

on (release) {
_root.gotoAndStop(4);
}

(4) being the frame.


EDIT: It also might help to see the file, sometimes this stuff is laid out strange.

Have you tried that?

[nikising]

Hi,

Thanks for the response. Yes I tried that. I think there is a problem with the original script interfering or the fact that the script is coming from within 3 mcs.

Don't know, its a nightmare!

Niki

[Sgaspar11]

Yeah the 3 different MC's and all the other stuff makes it hard.

If you post the file I can take a look at it for you. (or PM me and I'll send you my email address.)

Scott

[nikising]

Hi Scott,

Did you get my PM? The forum site is doing strange things

Niki

[JacobHaug]

hmmm, what is the forum doing?

[nikising]

I was trying to PM and I would the page wouldn't load. Just a white screen. Could've been something with my connection too I guess.

[Sgaspar11]

I am looking at your file today, I'll let you know if I find anything.

[nikising]

Thanks so much, Scott!

Niki

[nikising]

Hi Scott,

I guess you didn't find a solution or..? Just wondering how it's going.

Thanks,
Niki

[Sgaspar11]

Evening,

So I've been looking at the file, it seems to work on some of the pictures but not all of them.

Is this the case when you test it as well?

[nikising]

Hi Scott,

Ya I think because the original script maybe duplicated just one button as it was only a menu not an image menu and so perhaps the script only calls from that button which is duplicated every like 7 times. I don't know its really frustrating. But it works if each new image is a new scene but I don't want that because the menu and background is deleted in each scene.

Anyways thanks for looking at it,

Niki