Having trouble with basic actionscript

[SkaterDrummer]

I am making a navigation panel for a project. The mouse clicks the symbol, and the symbol changes, slides over, and a panel fades in. When the user clicks again, the symbol changes again. However, the last command will not work. Any suggestions?

[Adam14]

put this on your symbol in frame 22:

code:

---

on(press) {

	_root.gotoAndStop("22");

}

on(rollOut) {

	_root.gotoAndStop("1");

}

---

you needed the _root in there

Adam

[SkaterDrummer]

What exactly does the "root" do? I've seen it in many an actionscript code.

[Adam14]

_root refers to the main timeline...so if you want the main timeline to play you need _root.gotoAndPlay(22)...also, if you create a movie clip and then place it on the main timeline you can get at it by giving it an instance name and using _root.movieClipInstanceName.gotoAndPlay(10)..this will play the 10th frame of that movieclip..._root isn't always necessary, but it's good habit to get into when using anything on the main timeline.

this make sense?

Adam

[oldnewbie]

It's also better to use labeled frames rather than frame numbers...

[SkaterDrummer]

With that in mind...How can I fix the file as a rollOver instead of onPress? I tried making the symbol an independent button and a movie clip inside the button, but that didn't work either.

[Adam14]

Ok, I had a look....what exactly do you want it to do onRollver and rollOut?

Adam

[SkaterDrummer]

On rollOver, I want the "communication" bar to fade in as the symbol slides out. On rollOut, I want it to do the exact opposite.

[Adam14]

Ok, I took everything off your main timeline, and put it in a MC called MC in your library...then I dragged that MC on the stage and used a code that detects the frames in that MC...it plays while you're over the MC, and then plays backwards when you roll off....is this what you were looking for?

Adam

[SkaterDrummer]

That's a corrupted zip file, could you upload it as a fla?

[Adam14]

sure

[SkaterDrummer]

Thank you very much.

[Adam14]

You're mighty welcome!

Adam