Roll_over & Roll_out

[paragonc]

Hello,

I have a navigation section that i want to fade in whenever the entire navsection has an active cursor over it. The navsection also includes a series of button_mc's that allow the user to navigate.

I have the Nav Section (instance named bg) animating properly, but whenever i move from 1 button to the next, it replays the alpha fade in.

Here's my code:

package {

	import flash.display.*;
	import flash.net.*;
	import flash.events.*;
	import flash.text.*;
	import fl.transitions.Tween;
	import fl.transitions.easing.*;
	import fl.transitions.TweenEvent;


	public class Sfgdc extends MovieClip {

		public var sfStat:Boolean = false;


		// create a new LocalConnection instance used to send
		// calls to a LocalConnection instance in another movie
		var outgoing_lc:LocalConnection = new LocalConnection();

		public function Sfgdc() {



			visitors.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, myOver);
			visitors.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, myOff);
			visitors.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, linkVisitors);
			visitors.buttonMode = true;

			online.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, myOver);
			online.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, myOff);
			online.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, linkOnline);
			online.buttonMode = true;

			help.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, myOver);
			help.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, myOff);
			help.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, linkHelp);
			help.buttonMode = true;

			textv.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, myOver);
			textv.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, myOff);
			textv.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, loadError);
			textv.buttonMode = true;

		}

		function myTrace(event:MouseEvent):void {
			trace("Home --> Click");
		}
		function myOver(event:MouseEvent):void {
			var myTween:Tween = new Tween(bg.cover_mc, "alpha", Strong.easeIn, 0, 1, .15, true);
		}
		function myOff(event:MouseEvent):void {
			var myTween:Tween = new Tween(bg.cover_mc, "alpha", Strong.easeIn, 1, 0, .15, true);
		}
		
		function linkVisitors(event:MouseEvent):void {
			trace("Home --> linkVisitors");
			outgoing_lc.send("Channel", "linkVisitors");
		}
		function linkOnline(event:MouseEvent):void {
			trace("Home --> linkOnline");
			outgoing_lc.send("Channel", "linkOnline");
		}
		function linkHelp(event:MouseEvent):void {
			trace("Home --> linkHelp");
			outgoing_lc.send("Channel", "linkHelp");
		}
		function linkTextv(event:MouseEvent):void {
			trace("Home --> linkText");
			outgoing_lc.send("Channel", "linkText");
		}
		function loadError(event:MouseEvent):void {
			trace("Home --> Error");
			outgoing_lc.send("Channel", "myError");
		}
	}
}

So in other words, when i go from 1 button to the next, it plays the ROLL_OUT and creates a flash effect. I'd prefer it that if it was within the main Nav Section it just stayed opaque.

[astutelad]

Well, this might not fix it entirely, but it should lessen the effect.

In the myOver function, replace the starting parameter of the Tween (0) with

bg.cover_mc.alpha

And in the myOff function, replace the starting parameter of the Tween (1) with the same thing

bg.cover_mc.alpha

All that means is, when you roll onto a button from another, it'll start a Tween to full alpha, but it'll be referring to cover_mc's CURRENT alpha as its starting point, which should still be 1 (from the last button)