[F8] nested movie clips???

[belotte]

OK here's the deal I have a movie clip acting as a 3 state button (3 frames: over, off, down) nested on the second frame of a movie clip.

The idea is the outer movie clip shows something, when you rollover it it goes to the second frame that has the 3 state button, which should react to the mouse rollover and click

My code is in the root time line. "mac" is the parent MC on the root time line, "mm4v" is the child movie clip on the second frame.

The first part (green) works, the second par (red) dose not.
any ideas why?

mac.onRollOver = function() {
mac.gotoAndStop("over");
};

mac.mm4v.onRollOver = function() {
trace ("good")
mac.mm4v.gotoAndStop("over");
};

[a_modified_dog]

your code cannot scope to frame#2 of a stopped movieclip
workaround by placing mm4v on frame#1 with _visible property set to false

mac.mm4v._visible = false;

mac.onRollOver = function() {
mac.mm4v._visible = true;
mac.gotoAndStop("over");
};

mac.mm4v.onRollOver = function() {
trace ("good")
mac.mm4v.gotoAndStop("over");
}; 

[belotte]

I though it might not work going to the 2nd frame, but I wasn't sure

So I tried this method too but had some problems.
On the rollover the nested clip "mm4v" doesn't become visible. And it's still "unclickable"

Thanks

[a_modified_dog]

can you open a new fla, replicate the problem in it, save as Flash 8,
and post here ?

[belotte]

OK here's a simple file with my "stuff" in it.

I got the image swap to work, I just can't get the nested MC to function properly.

Thank you so very much!

[a_modified_dog]

cannot open Flash 9 files here

[belotte]

OOPS... you said 8, sorry.

Here it is as flash 8.

Thanks again!

[a_modified_dog]

this file makes use of hitTest to overcome the topmost
movieclip claiming the Hit area and preventing the nested
movieclip actions.

hope it helps you on your way

[belotte]

Hey there Modified.

I think it will work.

Thanks a bazillion!

That's very kind of you.