[RESOLVED] can anyone see what may be wrong here?

Hi,

I thought I was becoming confident with loading or attaching clips and depths, but just today I'm stuck again trying to get this to work. The attached movies (the ButiIcon) were originally small so I increased their size with a larger background thinking that was what caused the movies not to respond. I am referencing the ButiIcon right, am I not?

Code:

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HobbyTextButton6.onRollOver = function():Void
{
        HobbyTextButton6.attachMovie("ButiIcon_mc","ButiIcon",HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon.getNextHighestDepth());

        HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon._y = -2;

        new Tween(HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
        new Tween(HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, 74, 98, 2, true);
};

HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon.onRelease = function():Void
{
        getURL("http://www.butinet.org", "_blank");
        trace("Clicked");
};

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Hi Cap,

what problem are you having

Hi Cap,

Instead of using the original code of

PHP Code:

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HobbyTextButton6.onRollOver = function():Void 
{
    _parent.attachMovie("ButiIcon_mc","ButiIcon",this.getNextHighestDepth());

    _parent.ButiIcon._y = 50;

    new Tween(ButiIcon, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
    new Tween(ButiIcon, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, 150, 200, 2, true);
};

ButiIcon.onRelease = function():Void 
{
    getURL("http://www.butinet.org", "_blank");
    trace("Clicked");
}; 


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use this instead

PHP Code:

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HobbyTextButton6.onRollOver = function():Void 
{
    attachMovie("ButiIcon_mc","ButiIcon",this.getNextHighestDepth());
    ButiIcon._y = 50;
    new Tween(ButiIcon, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
    new Tween(ButiIcon, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, 150, 200, 2, true);
    ButiIcon.onRelease = function():Void 
    {
        getURL("http://www.butinet.org", "_blank");
        trace("Clicked");
    };
}; 


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Code:

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HobbyTextButton6.onRollOver = function():Void
{
        HobbyTextButton6.attachMovie("ButiIcon_mc","ButiIcon",HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon.getNextHighestDepth());

        HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon._y = -2;

        new Tween(HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
        new Tween(HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, 74, 98, 2, true);
};

HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon.onRelease = function():Void
{
        getURL("http://www.butinet.org", "_blank");
        trace("Clicked");
};

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I replied before, but it seems I wasn't online or something. Your code helped Fruitbeard, but as I said I was doing several things at a time and I tried it in a hurry. After a while of using it, the clip duplicates itself in the upper corner of the movie.

sorry if I insist with the question. But I don't see why the way I want to set it won't work? I can't see it is wrong no matter how many times I look at it.

Ok, I got it to work if anyone cares about this post or has a similar problem.

I am not sure why, since I thought I could address the icon clip, but I deleted it from the statement and now it's working....

Code:

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HobbyTextButton7.onRollOver = function():Void
{
        HobbyTextButton7.attachMovie("NGIcon_mc","NGIcon",HobbyTextButton7.NGIcon.getNextHighestDepth());

        HobbyTextButton7.NGIcon._y = 4;

        new Tween(HobbyTextButton7.NGIcon, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
        new Tween(HobbyTextButton7.NGIcon, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, 74, 92, 2, true);

        HobbyTextButton7.onRelease = function():Void
        {
                getURL("http://www.netgammon.com/index.asp", "_blank");
                HobbyTextButton7.NGIcon._visible = false;
        };
};

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thanks for reading

Hi Cap,

The clip needs to be removed on your Roll Out function or it will keep attaching itself.
Or you could just put the attached clip inside of the button clip itself and goto frame 2 on rollover and goto frame 1 on rollout.

Instead of using HobbyTextButton6.ButiIcon.getNextHighestDepth(), just use something like 10 or 99, any number above 0, then at least it will attach itself on the same level each time.

Attach the fla for all to mess around with if you are still stuck with this.

EDIT: your new code is what I first sent!!!

Thanks FruitBeard,

I'll leave it the way it works before loosing my mind. I remember I had a hard time with these buttons at first, but I just can't believe what may be happening. I've just copied the code of the botifarra or the netGamon buttons but this does not want to work! Can you see anything?



HobbyTextButton13.onRollOver = function():Void
{
trace("Rolled over");
HobbyTextButton13.attachMovie("avui_btn","Avui",Ho bbyTextButton13.Avui.getNextHighestDepth());

HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y = HobbyTextButton13._y;
HobbyTextButton13.Avui.Tex.text = "12/10/2012";

new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.Avui, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.Avui, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, HobbyTextButton13._x, HobbyTextButton13._x + 4, 2, true);
};

Hi Cap,

Just closing down, but does this do what you require?

PHP Code:

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HobbyTextButton13.onRollOver = function():Void 
{
    trace("Rolled over");
    HobbyTextButton13.attachMovie("avui_btn","Avui",10);

    HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y = this._parent._y;
    HobbyTextButton13.Avui.Tex.text = "12/10/2012";

    new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.Avui, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
    new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.Avui, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, this._parent._x + 80, this._parent._x + 130, 2, true);
}; 


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Attachment 74639Hi, Fruit and thanks, but no, I've just tried it.

Code:

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HobbyTextButton13.onRollOver = function():Void
{
        trace("Rolled over");
        HobbyTextButton13.attachMovie("avui_btn","Avui",HobbyTextButton13.Avui.getNextHighestDepth());

        HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y = HobbyTextButton13._y;
        HobbyTextButton13.Avui.avui_txt.text = "12/10/2012";
       
        trace(HobbyTextButton13.Avui.avui_txt.text);
        trace(HobbyTextButton13.Avui._x);
        trace(HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y);

        new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.Avui, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
        new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.Avui, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, HobbyTextButton13._x, HobbyTextButton13._x + 4, 2, true);
};

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the clip is attached from what I get from my tracing, but it's at 0 for the _x... could it be hidden or something?

Hi

You need to attach your latest fla, not an older one

Hi,

I did attach the fla last night, but just in case since it's lightweight.

I changed the HobbyTextButton to this. I hadn't realized that I didn't need it each time, but still nothing shows.

The text is dynamic, its alpha is complete, I even remade the clips in case they were identical to the previous file and on compilation flash could retain anything in memory. No, I don't want to end up like my nickname defines. Please!!

Code:

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HobbyTextButton13.onRollOver = function():Void
{
        trace("Rolled over");
        this.attachMovie("avui_btn","Avui",this.Avui.getNextHighestDepth());
       
        this.Avui._y = this._y;
        this.Avui.avui_txt.text = "12/10/2012";

        new Tween(this.Avui, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
        new Tween(this.Avui, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, this._x, this._x(+10), 2, true);

        trace(this.Avui.avui_txt.text);
        trace("this._x = " + this._x);
        trace("this.Avui._x = " + this.Avui._x);
        trace("this._y = " + this._y);
        trace("this.Avui._y = " + this.Avui._y);
};

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Hi Cap,

I gave you the answer last night Cap,partially.

PHP Code:

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HobbyTextButton13.onRollOver = function():Void 
{
    this.attachMovie("avui_btn","Avui",this.getNextHighestDepth());
    // ** x,y inside of HobbyTextButton13 - top left corner
    this.Avui._x = 0;
    this.Avui._y = 0;
    this.Avui.avui_txt.text = "12/10/2012";

    new Tween(this.Avui, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
    new Tween(this.Avui, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, this.Avui._x + 80, this.Avui._x + 120, 2, true);

    trace("Traces");
    trace("--------------------");
    trace("Rolled over");
    trace("HobbyTextButton13._x = " + this._x);
    trace("HobbyTextButton13._y = " + this._y);
    trace("HobbyTextButton13._depth = " + this.getDepth());
    trace("HobbyTextButton13.Avui._x = " + this.Avui._x);
    trace("HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y = " + this.Avui._y);
    trace("HobbyTextButton13.Avui._depth = " + this.Avui.getDepth());
    trace("HobbyTextButton13.Avui.avui_txt = " + this.Avui.avui_txt.text);
    trace("--------------------");
}; 


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with some extra traces :lovers:

Edit, all the text are slightly squashed up and different sizes, looks odd to me.

I know, to me too. They are all the same font and size... I will try to improve it as soon as I get this tweening deal straight.

thanks, by the way. I saw I was missing one or a couple of avui clips in my statements. Now I'm moving on to attaching a second avui button right below the first one. What am I doing wrong now? This won't work.

Code:

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HobbyTextButton13.onRollOver = function():Void
{
        this.attachMovie("avui_btn","Avui",this.getNextHighestDepth());

        this.Avui._x = 0;
        this.Avui._y = 0;
        this.Avui.avui_txt.text = "12/10/2012";

        new Tween(this.Avui, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
        var AvuiTween = new Tween(this.Avui, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, this.Avui._x + 80, this.Avui._x + 120, 2, true);

        AvuiTween.onMotionFinished = function():Void
        {
                trace("Call next function");
                placeAvuiII();
        };
};

placeAvuiII = function():Void{
        this.AvuiII._x = this.Avui._x;
        this.AvuiII._y = 0;
        this.AvuiII.avui_txt.text = "12/10/2012";

        new Tween(this.AvuiII, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
        new Tween(this.AvuiII, "_y", Bounce.easeOut, this.AvuiII._y, this.AvuiII._y + 24, 2, true);
}

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Hi, FruitBeard,

just writing to let you know I solved this last post and apologize for replying so quickly without checking my work thoroughly first. I got it. It the badly named text field in the avui button.

Thanks for the reply again, though. I will look into my other text fields again later on. Maybe they will improve if I do create them on runtime.

Hi Cap,

I see you got it, but here anyway.

I was going to mention the text name inside of AvuiII.

PHP Code:

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placeAvuiII = function ():Void
{
    HobbyTextButton13.attachMovie("avuiII_btn","AvuiII",HobbyTextButton13.getNextHighestDepth());
    HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII._x = HobbyTextButton13.Avui._x;
    HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII._y = HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y;
    HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII.avui_txt.text = "12/11/2012";
    new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
    new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII, "_y", Bounce.easeOut, HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y, HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y + 16, 2, true);
    
    trace("Traces");
    trace("--------------------");
    trace("HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII._x = " + HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII._x);
    trace("HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII._y = " + HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII._y);
    trace("HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII._depth = " + HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII.getDepth());
    trace("HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII.avui_txt = " + HobbyTextButton13.AvuiII.avui_txt.text);
    trace("--------------------");
}; 


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if it's any different to yours!!

Hi, Good day Fruit,

yes, mine is like this:

Code:

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placeAvuiII = function():Void{
        HobbyTextButton13.Avui.attachMovie("avuiII_btn","AvuiII",HobbyTextButton13.Avui.getNextHighestDepth());
        HobbyTextButton13.Avui.AvuiII._x = 0;
        HobbyTextButton13.Avui.AvuiII._y = 0;
        HobbyTextButton13.Avui.AvuiII.avui_txt.text = "09/01/2014";
       
        new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.Avui.AvuiII, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
        new Tween(HobbyTextButton13.Avui.AvuiII, "_y", Bounce.easeOut, HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y, HobbyTextButton13.Avui._y + 14, 2, true);
}

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I need to talk to the clips to get the URLS when clicked now and, guess what? I can't.

This is what I'm trying and the clips trace undefined when I call it outside of the function when I placed them. I've tried placing it inside the function then but it doesn't work.

Code:

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_level0.HobbyTextButton13.Avui.onRelease = function():Void{
        trace("Clicked");
        getURL("http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/-/-/462641.html", "_blank");
}

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I'm going to loose it!

This opens my url request:

this.HobbyTextButton13.onRelease = function():Void
{
trace("Clicked");
getURL("http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/-/-/462641.html", "_blank");
};

but:

this.HobbyTextButton13.Avui.onRelease = function():Void
{
trace("Clicked");
getURL("http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/-/-/462641.html", "_blank");
};

does not!


someone tell me that I'm completely useless or whatever.

Is it due to the tween? My root clips not being placed at whole integer _x or _y values?

Hi Cap,

Try it like this, as the other way we are attaching the other buttons to the hobbyButton, which will make it awkward to call etc etc

this way you can remove the clips from levels 10 + 11 on rollout, and so on for more

PHP Code:

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HobbyTextButton13.onRollOver = function():Void 
{
    attachMovie("avui_btn","Avui",10);
    var XPos:Number = this._x;
    var YPos:Number = this._y;
    Avui._x = XPos;
    Avui._y = YPos;
    Avui.avui_txt.text = "12/10/2012";

    new Tween(Avui, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
    var AvuiTween = new Tween(Avui, "_x", Bounce.easeOut, XPos + 70, XPos + 110, 1, true);

    AvuiTween.onMotionFinished = function():Void 
    {
        trace("Call next function");
        placeAvuiII();
    };
};

placeAvuiII = function ():Void
{
    attachMovie("avuiII_btn","AvuiII",11);
    AvuiII._x = Avui._x;
    AvuiII._y = Avui._y;
    AvuiII.avui_txt.text = "09/01/2014";
    new Tween(AvuiII, "_alpha", None.easeNone, 0, 100, 1, true);
    new Tween(AvuiII, "_y", Bounce.easeOut, Avui._y, Avui._y + 16, 1, true);
    Avui.onRelease = function():Void 
    {
        trace("Clicked 1");
        getURL("http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/-/-/462641.html", "_blank");
    };
    AvuiII.onRelease = function():Void 
    {
        trace("Clicked 2");
        getURL("http://www.elpuntavui.cat/noticia/article/-/-/462641.html", "_blank");
    };
}; 


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Its easy to follow what I've done

Thanks, FruitBeard,

Yes, it's "relatively" easy to follow.

You're attaching the second avui button on the stage, right?

I get it, but I probably wouldn't have come up with a similar solution all afternoon. Thanks. I believe it's better to forget about the way I wanted to do it else I'd end up with a headache. The clip was there...

Thanks so much again,

Jordi

Hi Cap,

It is attaching both buttons to main stage

Oh, ok! Missed it.

I hate to insist about something that has been solved, but that clip was there when traced from the function. You say it would make it awkward to call. I won't understand why. How come it wouldn't trace if I asked for it outside of the function?

The clip was there and it isn't too too small so it won't detect the click, right?

Hi Cap,

Without thinking about it too much I think it would be under the button commands of the HobbyButton and therefore not be recognised

Hi Cap,

See what you think of the way this is done, as i know you will run into problems along the way with your version, especially with the newspaper sections

I think it's self explanatory

Hi, Fruit,

yes, I will run into problems.

Thanks, I'll base myself on your file. I'm, just taking a look at it now.

I wanted to ask you; what was the name of that web hosting site you suggested me? I registered an account and I can't find any emails from them.

Hi,

At the moment for my site I use www.ipage.com, there are probably better , maybe cheaper or anything else.
Perhaps somebody here knows of a good cheap one!

The other one is the one Angel uses host22.com, not sure if they are particularly good or not, ask Angel

My Hobby

thanks, but wasn't it something ending with host22 or so? It was a free place

Hi,

Read the post again Cap :smoov:

Ok here is a further version for you, with the next Hobbybutton in it, please rip the code apart and do with it as you will.

You're very difficult to follow, FruitBeard, remember it takes me hours what it takes you minutes. Thanks. I don't know how you do it, but thanks. Going to use it right away.

You don't remember the hosting place you suggested me? I registered an account but I can't seem to find any emails from them, it's none of the ones in the previous replies

host22.com

Sorry to interrupt, but I think that fruitbeard have made a lot here, and this thread keeps like in a loop. The scripts that fruitbeard have provided , are easy to follow, and clear to read. Mostly the last one, the one that has a function called on the roll over, and then the on press happens, that was really cool. I don't even understand the exact problem with this thread, I click the buttons and it redirects to its respective websites, so i don't see any issues.

I used zymic.com but now they don't support Puerto Rico so i moved to ********** (host22) and it's working great for now. I will buy a hosting plan soon at namecheap , godaddy or host22 itself.

I have never thought that few buttons that redirects to a website, were a headache lol. And fruitbeard is not difficult to follow. I have learned a lot from him. I've just done my homework. If i don't know what a function or variable does, I test it apart and use a trace. I hope this get resolved soon, good luck.

PD: if you need actionscript pdf manuals and guides, let me know.

Hi Cap,

I looked at your site, I noticed that the newspaper menus were not removing themselves on roll out, so I fixed it for you.
It was a case of not calling the correct path, it worked by itself, but not when called from the main site index.