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Tim,

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner, just haven't had time to really look at this. I will see what I can do as soon as I meet this deadline at work this week.

Thanks,

Generator

Tim,

Does the graphic move to the right slightly each time but then on the 16th it's noticeable or does it not move at all until the 16th time?

Have you tried adjusting the various property...

FlashGuru,

Thanks for the info, I needed this today..

However, this seems like a workaround for a problem with Flash 5's action scripting language.

Why can't you just directly assign the...

Yes this is possible.

Here is one article that discusses text file import issues.

http://www.macromedia.com/support/flash/ts/documents/url_encoding.htm

You can only load limited HTML in...

Flash 4 Magic!

http://www.flash4magic.com

Excellent, high-end, actionscripting tutorials. Will definately give you a solid foundation for Flash 5 Actionscripting.)

New Masters of Flash! ...

You cannot address a scene from within a movie clip. You must instead address a frame label. Put a frame label on frame one of scene two and call it Scene2 or something. Then have your action script...

Yes,

Here is the URL to the tutorial on Flashkit:

http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/ad_wbang/tute_Javascript_windowbang.shtml

gaucho,

Your sample should work just fine as is. I just tested it and it worked great. Make sure your text field is big enough to display that long line of text. Also check the settings in the...

I am currently working on a project where we need to be able to find the width of the movie clip that our text field is inside of so that we can dynamically adjust the x position of the movie clip...

Mrc,

Did you solve the variable text field length problem afterall?

I'd like to know,

Generator

Tim,

Because each movie clip in the scrolling list object needs to have a unique instance name, we will need to make a minor modification. Change your data source or text file to look like this:
...

Tim,

You're very close. You'll just need to add an additional tell target statement to both the previous and next question buttons.

Begin Tell Target ("/qa/contents/z1")
....Go To and Stop (1)...

All you will need is one single frame in your new scene1 to make this work.

Frame 1 of Scene 1 will have both a "Stop" action and a "Load Movie" action in it.

Stop
Load Movie...

This is certainly possible, but probably not if you are short on time.

An effective solution will most likely involve PHP programming along with some very sophisticated and well-planned action...

I just answered this in a similar thread but here it is again in case you missed it.

To my knowledge, it is not possible to address a scene on the main timeline from within a movie clip.

One...

Hello,

To my knowledge, it is not possible to address a scene on the main timeline from within a movie clip.

One simple solution is to label the frame within the scene you want to navigate to...

Please explain in more detail. This is a fairly sophisticated request and will most likely require additional clarification.

Do you want the cartoon character to be able to say "ANYTHING" or just...

If you reply to this post with a specific URL from someone else's site of the type of rollout menu you are trying to create, we will be able to give you a more specific answer.

Thanks,

Generator

Question 1: Yes, just unload that level.

Question 2: No, you will need to load the symbol twice unless the symbol is a movie clip and you load it with load movie. Then when you call it or use it...

Your buttons seem to working as intended. Each menu appears upon roll over and disappears upon roll out.

Please clarify,

Generator

Sigma3,

Won't you need to place your action script:

Set variable (/:xpos)=/tracker:_x
Set variable (/:ypos)=/tracker:_y
Set Property ("/MC",X Position) = 550 - /:xpos
Set Property ("/MC",Y...

Hey TimG,

Congratulations, You've stuck it out, it may have been more challenging than other methods but then the best "long-term" solutions usually require more thought and preparation up front....

Ikhan,

#1: A database is necessary to manage the large amount of questions and answers in this project. This will allow for future sorting and management capabilities that would not otherwise be...

The clip column is for specifying the movie clip symbol that will populate the scrolling list object. In your case, this will always be the same clip name.

Just put your text object within a...

You could create a separate movie clip with your frame action on both frames 1 & 2. Then place this movie clip in the same single frame as your mouse pointer. Since it has no graphics, the empty...