http://img219.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tryoutmovieof5.swf

[Mandela]

Loading background image onMouseOver, etc.

I'm try to solve this problem, but it seems too dificult for me... So, any help or clue are welcome!

Let me decsribe it!

I have movie that has two different images... When the movie is loaded and reach the end, I have large button that onMouseOver effect has new image (smiling girl).

The problem is that I want her to smile all the time while the mouse is over animation. That should includes the case when someone trys to type something and finally press small button to submit data. But when mouse cursor is not rolling over she should stop smiling...

The problem is that it's simple to have her smiling in every other case, but when the event as described occurs, she stop simling..

I try several solutions that came up in my head, such as attachMovie, createEmptyClip, different depths, rollOver/out etc, but it seems that I haven't bright idea what i should do i order to get the expected result.

So, please help me! It's pretty urgent...

http://www.startcafe.info/flash/

http://img219.imageshack.us/my.php?i...utmovieof5.swf

[JacobHaug]

I would love to help with the problem but it seems I do not have the correct version of macromedia flash. I don't have flash pro 8 yet. Will you export the move for MX2004. That’s Flash player 7. If you need help doing this reply to this forum and I will help you.

[Mandela]

Thanks a lot JacobHaug.

I really appreciate you time and help. I'll provide all data you require.

Here are the files: http://www.startcafe.info/flash/flashMX/

Thanks again...

[JacobHaug]

Ok i did not want you to give up, so i will post the solution for the problem about 2:00PM. I have to go to work.

[Mandela]

Hay man!

Don't worry... You doing a great favor to me.

[JacobHaug]

OK the solution to your problem is a little harder than I thought it would be. But what you are looking for is an action script code that will look to see where the user’s mouse is. If their mouse is within the stage, than it will activate the smile girl. When the user scrolls out it will deactivate her. This is a very possible action script code to do. I will see what I can find on it. Hopefully I will find the answer sometime tonight. I just did not want you to think I have given up on you.

[Mandela]

Yes that is something I'm looking for...

The abbility that girls smile when mouse is over entire movie, no matter if user type, just rollOver or something else... When he leaves the movie area, her smile fade out

And also -> when user click on movie it should be redirected to appropriate link/url, but only in case when he click on "GO" button -> the movie should send variables like it does now.

Thx for you help!

[Mandela]

I figured it out... It's not quite accurate, mainly becose flash don't upload mouse position that fast, but it works...

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on (rollOver) {
    gotoAndStop(2);
}
on (rollOut) {

        if (
            (_root._xmouse>Number(this._width-286) && _root._xmouse<Number(this._width-20)) 
            && 
            (_root._ymouse>Number(this._height-150) && _root._ymouse<Number(this._height-5))) {
            this.gotoAndStop(2);
        } else {
            this.gotoAndStop(1);
        }
        
}
on (release) {
    getURL("http://www.mysite.com", "_self");
}

[Mandela]

But, I would like to take a look on solution that you came with, ok?
And thanks for paying attention to my post, ok?

[JacobHaug]

Yea!! All right that would most definitely do it. What I was working on was making everything movie clips.

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on (rollOver){
     movieClipName.gotoAndStop("stop");
     buttonGirl.gotoAndStop(2);
}

and...

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on (rollOut){
     movieClipName.gotoAndStop("stop");
     buttonGirl.gotoAndStop(1);
}

Then I made the box a movie clip and it worked. All except for the stupid text box. Then that is where I mentioned to you that you are going to need a actionscript code that will find the users mouse position and whenever it is within the stage it does this and out of the stage it does this. I am so glad you found it. Sorry it took so long. Good luck with your project!!

[rusty149]

Could you not just make an ivisible button and cover the entire image with that then no matter whre you are on top of the girl or the sign up part you will be makeing the actionscrip go to the smileing girl. that makes sence to me! as i have done something very similar if it doesnt to you reply back to me and i will send you an example file
cheers rusty

30mins later...

right i went and tryed this for my self and for a moment ran into the same problem as you... you have to make sure that the "invisible" button is on a layer that is higher than the layer that yor input text is on therefore it will cover everything!

rusty

[JacobHaug]

Well actually in her case that won't work because her stage area had text input boxes which would not pay attention to the button. Try it with text boxes you will run into the same problem. If you don't I will send ya an example problem so you can see what we are talking about. Let us know if you figure out what we are talking about.

[rusty149]

ok jack i worked that prob out a min after the post point is though there is no need to go to the amount of truble as finding the x of the mouse and getting itto work that way tahts a hell of a lot of unnessercary work and lets face it that dident wort to well either...did it. i have done this before and am just trying to remember what i did to do it.

[JacobHaug]

OK my name is Jacob, jack works if you prefer. Now I know this might seem unneeded but this was the only solution for her problem. You could see for yourself but she already deleted the files off of her server. Trust me I did not want to do that but she needed an action script code that would find the position of the mouse. She already had one invisible button covering the whole stage. She had a box coming up in a motion tween which had text boxes, which people have to type into. The invisible button is whenever the use hovers over it goto and play the smiling girl. Then when ever the user rolls out goto and play other girl. I know this is really hard to understand without the files. Mandela if you are there please upload the files so here can understand. You can attach them to the post if you would like.

[rusty149]

dont worry i am good but i promise you that that was not the only way of doing that ut dont worry its ok as long as she sorted it out! lol

[JacobHaug]

Yea I guess. I agree it is not the only way to do it. But that is really the only way I could find. I asked Jay (cartoonsmart.com) that was the solution he gave, but he did not give me the code. He said he did not know it. So that is what I found I guess it worked because she has not said anything. I still would really like you to look at the files though.

[rusty149]

ok well i apalogize on that sense i just am really sure that i did something else when i ran in to a problem createiong a website last year for a spiritualist group

[JacobHaug]

Don't say sorry. No one is upset. We were just talking about a solution. I noticed you have not posted in the new member place yet. I would like to know what you specialties are, some websites you have done. You know just introduce yourself.

[rusty149]

ok well i will get on to that asap at the moment though i am creating my portfolio and developing the website to put it on....b oy thats a long process lol

[JacobHaug]

Well glad to have you here!!