Edit text in popup windows.

[Janisf]

Hi,

I am stumped. I am trying to edit a flash site template. On each page there is a button called "read more" that is linked to a pop up window. I found the pop up window in the time line and the symbol in the library. The same symbol is used for every page. There is a different title to the pop up window on each page. I tried to edit the text of the symbol and my same text showed on every page, but not in the flash movie. I know there is action script involved so the symbol's title and text will be different on each page, but it is beyond me how to edit this. I have looked for the different titles to the symbol but can't find them in the time line or library. For instance on one page the title is about us and on another it is solutions. All the text in the window except the title is in Latin. The pop up window has a vertical scroll bar. I have been at this for about 2 hours and I think it is time to get some help. So please help and I will be grateful forever!

Janis

[Sgaspar11]

Updating the item in the library will cause them all to change as you figured out.

Items placed on the timeline from the library are directly referenced with the library therefore anytime you change the library item it changes all instances of that symbol on the stage, and vice versa.

They probably use a dynamic text field to enter to information via AS,or XML or something - bleh its hard to say, there are 540 ways to do the same thing...

I am a visual person, to be much help at all I would need to see the flash file. Either post it here or PM me and I'll send you my email address.

Cheers,

Scott

[Janisf]

I don't know what pm means. If you tell me I will send the file to you.

Jan

[Sgaspar11]

Private Message!

[Sgaspar11]

Double click on the MC that has the button in it then select the button. It'll have this code.

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on (release) {
 _root.scrHEIGHT = 50;
 _root.scroller._x = 50;
 _root.scroller._y = 50.69999999999999;
 _root.scroller.scroller.gotoAndStop(2);
 _root._title = "Welcome";
 _root.READ = 2;
}

This is saying on click of the button go to the pop up MC called Scroller and do the following...
_root.title is how you change the title field of the pop up menu for each of the different pop ups - just change this code on each of the individual buttons on the 4 pages.

As for the content:
_root.READ = 2 is telling the file to go to a specific frame within the text field of the pop up menu. You'll see if you double click a couple of times on the text field that it has 10 frames where you can put the different text.
Cheers,
Scott

[Brock Kane]

Hello,

This sounds like the exact problem I have with a Template. 4 popup Menus, but all the buttons link to only one. When I change one, all four change.

This solution doesn't seem to help me. Can it further be examined?
Did this help you with your problem?

Thank You, Brock Kane

[Sgaspar11]

You might be using a different template than hers. I sent you a PM so you can mail me the file. I'll take a look at it tonight.

[Sgaspar11]

Resolved and RESOLVED!