Canceling an action for a button on rollout

[Night Hawk]

Ok, im self taught flash so forgive me if im not quite using the lingo, im sure ill be taught how to be hip and down with it soon enough. Anyway, my issue is that i have a basic button, with the following script

btn1.onRollOver = function () {
    this.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
btn1.onRollOut = function () {
    this.gotoAndPlay (12)
}
btn1.onReleaseOutside = function () {
    this.gotoAndPlay (6)
}
btn1.onPress = function () {
    _root.gotoAndStop (1)
} 

which all works fine, its just when you skip over the button, it doesn't compleate the OnRollOut function. Now I think this is because it is still trying to compleate the OnRollOver function. Is there any way to get round this or would i be better using a frame reversal technique instead?

if you want a sample i can provide

oh yeah, im in flash 8 professional

[kortex]

Does not complete? or is it immediately jumping from where it is to the action for roll out?

[Night Hawk]

well this is what it does.

try moving slowly over it and then skim over it.

[Taidaishar]

1. How in the frick did you upload an FLA file? I didn't think those were allowed! I thought you had to upload a zip.

2. I didn't see anything worth noting.

[Night Hawk]

yeah wrong file, sorry. and i just clicked it. There is a preview here

http://nighthawkgraphics.deviantart....btn1-101646593

and the correct file is up now

Edit:

fixed it, i suppose you could say the power of posting, i simply replaced that chunk of ugly coding with:

this.onEnterFrame = function() {
    if (rewind == true) {
        prevFrame();
    }
};
this.onRollOver = function() {
    rewind = false;
    play();
};
this.onRollOut = function() {
    rewind = true;
}; 

[Taidaishar]

Oh, I see. It's not because you're moving fast, it's because you're going OUTSIDE the actual flash movie before it has a chance to finish it's onRollOver animation.... which I guess prevents it from recognizing the onRollOut event. Try this, put a trace statement in your onRollOut event... anything. like this:

btn1.onRollOver = function () {
    this.gotoAndPlay(2);
}
btn1.onRollOut = function () {
    trace("out"); 
    this.gotoAndPlay (12)
}
btn1.onReleaseOutside = function () {
    this.gotoAndPlay (6)
}
btn1.onPress = function () {
    _root.gotoAndStop (1)
} 

Let us know if it traces.

[Night Hawk]

it did trace, but the solution above, (which i added at the same time as your post) is a bit neater and is a nice bit of code

thanks for the help though

[Taidaishar]

Yep, that will work. You may want to be careful with that though. onEnterFrame events are very processor intensive. What if you tried this:

this.onRollOver = function() {  
     animate(this, true);
    
};
this.onRollOut = function() {
     animate(this, false);
}; 

function animate(myButton:MovieClip, over:Boolean)
{
    if(over)
    {
         myButton.gotoAndPlay(2)
    }
    else
    {
         myButton.gotoAndPlay(12)
    }
} 

I don't know why this would give you different results, but it might.

[Night Hawk]

ahh, ok, i might use that instead. I was thinking of a way to do it more logically, but i just dont have the knowladge yet. Thanks for the help

Incedentally, any reason i cant get dynamic content to load if its in a symbol? do i have to load it in a different way?