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    Actionscript 2 inside a movie clip

    On my main stage, I have 10 frames. In the first frame, I have a main menu that will be navigated using the keyboard. I converted the menu on that frame into a movie clip to keep things clean (I named the movie clip "menumovie"). Inside that movie clip I have 5 frames. Each frame has a highlight on it in different positions to represent selecting different options.

    Here is the actionscript (as2) I used in the first frame to navigate to the second frame:

    Code:
    var eventListener = new Object();
    eventListener.onKeyDown = function() {
        switch(Key.getCode())
        {
            case Key.DOWN:
                _root.menumovie.gotoAndStop(2);
                break;
            case Key.ENTER:
                _root.gotoAndStop(2);
                break;
        }
    }
    The function _root.menumovie.gotoAndStop(2) is supposed to navigate to frame 2 inside the movie clip. But, nothing happens.

    What am I doing wrong?

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    Well your code looks solid, so it may be a naming issue. I suggest that you (1) place a trace in both case statements to ensure they are firing at the appropriate keyboard press and (2) make sure that your menumovie has a instance name in ALL of the keyframes that include that movie. Missing the instance name is easy and commonly done.
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    hi,

    you also need Key.addListener(eventListener):
    Actionscript Code:
    var eventListener = new Object();
    Key.addListener(eventListener);
    eventListener.onKeyDown = function()
    {
        switch (Key.getCode())
        {
            case Key.DOWN :
                trace("down");
                break;
            case Key.ENTER :
                trace("enter");
                break;
        }
    };

    You're you're testing in the Test Player, don't forgot to disable shortcut keys (Control menu).

    Also, if this code is inside the menu, you should just use
    Actionscript Code:
    gotoAndStop(2);

    Also, avoid using _root.

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