FLASH: flash menus

[Springer, Steven]

I'd like to learn a little bit more about how Flash can be used to create

Drop down menus.  I assume it is a variation on buttons and movie clips, but

that's just my guess.  Does anyone know of a tutorial, or does someone have

an FLA file that I can look at to learn the basics?  TIA


-Steve


-----Original Message-----

From: Glen Grant [

grantgRuderFinn [dot] com (mailto:grantgRuderFinn [dot] com)

]

Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 5:33 PM

To:

'flasherchinwag [dot] com

'

Subject: RE: FLASH: Flash 4 Scripting


i just tested what i suggested. worked fine. make your movie 2 frames. the

code for the button instance should be 

On (Press)

      Set Property ("Tree1", Alpha) = "100"

End On

On (Release)

      Play

      Go to Next Frame

End On

the code in the first frame should be 

Stop

the code in the 2nd frame should be

Set Variable: "TreeAlpha" = GetProperty  ("Tree1", _alpha )

If (TreeAlpha = 100)

      Set Property ("Tree1", X Position) = 150

      Set Property ("Tree1", Y Position) = 77

Else

      Set Property ("Tree1", X Position) = 70

      Set Property ("Tree1", Y Position) = 222

End If

Stop



> ----------

>

From: Ed Harvey[SMTP:eharveyiddnet [dot] com]

>

Reply To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Sent: 	Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:09 PM

>

To: 'flasherchinwag [dot] com'

> Subject: 	RE: FLASH: Flash 4 Scripting

> 

> I still can not get this to work. Any more suggestions?

> 

> Tree1 is an instance of a movieclip and in the main timeline.

> 

> Ed

> 

> > ----------

> > From: 	Helen Triolo

>

> Reply To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > Sent: 	Tuesday, July 18, 2000 2:40 PM

>

> To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> > Subject: 	Re: FLASH: Flash 4 Scripting

> > 

> > Assuming Tree1 is an instance of a movieclip which is sitting on the

> > main timeline (or on whatever timeline you're executing this code from),

> > then try:

> > 

> > Set Variable: "TreeAlpha" = GetProperty ( "Tree1",_alpha)

> >  If (TreeAlpha = 100)

> >        Set Property ("Tree1", X Position) = 150 (no quotes)

> >        Set Property ("Tree1", Y Position) = 77

> >  Else

> >        Set Property ("Tree1", X Position) = 70

> >        Set Property ("Tree1", Y Position) = 432

> >  End If

> > 

> > hth,

> > Helen



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