menu variable problem (and fade glitch)

[Michael Dunn]

Hi everyone.


I've got a navigation system I am working on, but I have a problem. I want

it to be very simple, so I have a single button which, on rollover, expands

a series of buttons. If you click the first one (the only working right now)

it opens the submenu and that original button becomes the button to open the

menu again. However, I can't set it so that it doesn't open immediately.


I'm sure this is confusing, so go to http://www.reydo.com/flashnav3.html and

see what I mean. If you mouse over the circle, about 6 circles become

visible. If you click the first one which says MOVIES, the submenu appears

but then the main menu immediately opens over it. Can I set up a variable

that will say that once that button has been rolled off it will be able to

call the main menu again? I've tried this, but could never get it to work.

If you want to see the fla file, email me off list.


Thanks in advance.


Michael Dunn

michaelreydo [dot] com

P.S. The movie clip that fades the submenu when the main menu opens over it

doesn't match the background. It is a tween from 0% alpha to no effect where

the color matches the background, but it is very choppy and visible. Any

clue why this happens. It's only noticeable on brighter monitors.