Re: FLASH: Unwanted multiple MC pop-ups

[Brian]

> Hello Brian,

>

> Try to set up a variable (I'll call it "switch") with a value of  false

> which turns to true when a rollover is triggered. Then place a conditional

> action in your rollovers for telling them to do nothing if "switch" equals

> true and to display the popup if it equals false.

>

> Since you haven't said if the popups have to remain on the stage or have

to

> disappear once they've finished playing I don't know where to put the

> action for setting "switch" to false, so you can activate the rollovers

> again, but I think you'll can figure it out with no problems.

>

> Hope that helps.


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Uhhhhh... maybe I should have mentioned that I'm still a bit of a newbie...?

I need LOTS of serious handholding when talking about this stuff, since I've

never done them!

Like "OK, Bri... start Flash... good, now open your file... that's right...

now open your Library - that's CTRL>L - yep, you got it... now right-click

on the MC you want to fix, scroll down to Edit, let go... great! Now,

double-click on the last frame and in the Actions dialog..."

That's a bit of an exaggeration, but I have no idea what you are talking

about here, and need examples I can study and/or take apart.

Sorry... I'm an artist, not a programmer (yet).

Yes, I'm stupid until I get it.


The pop-ups disappear when you roll out of an invisible button area

incorporated into the MC.


-Brian Matthews



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