New FLASH user, help needed.

[honkyboi]

hey..

im new to flash, ive only been using it for a couple of weeks so im still very narrow minded about the terminology of it all.

anyway, i was wanting to make a site entirely from Flash.
i was wanting to make some nice animation when each page comes in and goes out.
the thing is, my Menu/Navigation bar is animated too.
so when i click on a button, the Menu closes up, and the new page pops open.

each page flies in and flies out.
but then my problem is that when i click on the button, the current page just disappears from the screen and the new page animates in.
is there a way to make the button execute the closing of the current page and opening of the new page no matter which button in the navigation bar i like?

does this make any sense?

[RhameJ]

Originally posted by honkyboi

does this make any sense?

No. Post the fla.

[sarafpuneet]

yup. post the fla.
But just how are you shifitng between pages. Is each new page in a new frame or a new scene ?
If you have your navigation buttons on the top layer, and in the layers below it you have your various screens(pages), your menu will never dissapear no matter what page is on. anyways, for best results post the fla.

[mal pacino]

does this tutorial help ya?

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/transitions.htm

[honkyboi]

yes, something on the lines of that..
but instead is there another way to do this without using external swfs?

[mal pacino]

yes there is.
I can make you a sample fla if required.

[honkyboi]

that would be lovely

the requirements i need are,

the buttons to be in a movie clip

each page in their own movie clip

and the actionscripts to go with all of them

cheers

[mal pacino]

here you are.

all buttons are in movie clips.

Tha animated movies are in the library, they load into an empty movie clip on the stage.

Each of the animated movies in the library - MC1, MC2 etc are exported for actionscript - right click on the movie in the library and choose linkage to see this.

[honkyboi]

cheers mate..

this helps me so much..
i cannot thank you enuff

[mal pacino]

Glad to help - thats what we're here for

good luck with the project and let us see it when complete.

[meglomor]

nice work mal,
i like your approach on the buttonsEnabled function.

[mal pacino]

thanks but its not my work someone here or at kirupa showed me it but its so long ago i cant remember who.

its a nice little fla to have in your helpful fla folder -

everyone should keep an helpful fla folder - i use mine all the time