RE: FLASH: Question...

[Robert Cummins]

	Make the movie clip external to the button, and give it a stop

action in

	whatever frame you want it to stop once it appears (could be frame

1).

	Place it on the stage, make sure it's on its own layer and that it

exists

	the entire time in question, with no keyframes in that layer

(encountering

	keyframes will reset it to frame 1). Double-click it and under

Definition

	give it an instance name, let's call it "wow."


	Double-click the button and go to Actions.  Give it these actions:


	On Mouse Event (Rollover)

		Tell Target (target: wow)

			Play

		End Tell Target

	End On


	On Mouse Event (RollOut, Drag Out)

		Tell Target (target: wow)

			Stop

		End Tell Target

	End On



	that's all.



	Marc Hoffman



	Marc, with respect, that method is a little too complex and is not

necessarily

	 the best way to set up an animated button. Using actions to change

a button

	stste is unnecessary. I would use the following method:


	Create the button, and the movie clip,(external to the movie), with

a stop action 

	at the end.


	Place the movie clip in the first 2 frames of the button, (the up &

over state)


	For the first frame, set it's properties to Graphic, single frame,

start frame 1

	For the second frame, set it's properties to Movie Clip.


	Make sure to put something on the fourth frame, or else your button

will have no "hotspot"


	This should work in exactly the same way, and should be more robust

& use less processor time.



	Alias|Rob

	www.prplx.com

	

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