rollover issues

[beedflash]

when i import my mc to a scene the rollover engages when i rollover the invisible blue box and not the image. any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

[Robb@exo]

I take it that by "invisible blue box" you mean the "hit state" of a button. Sounds like you have code associated to the button and not the mc. Of course, by not seeing any code or examples then it's strictly just a guess.

[beedflash]

this is similar to what i have for all of the rollover mc. its not the hit state that i am referring to. Its the box that shows you how big the image is or the blue outline box you can adjust the size. that for some reason is what is engaging my rollovers.

I will also be trying upload my swf file shortly.

addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rollF);

function rollF(event:MouseEvent):void{
gotoAndPlay("end");
}

Here is the file:

http://megaswf.com/view/416d08b7a9b4...35c5fbc47.html

[nehaasen22]

when i import my mc to a scene the rollover engages when i rollover the invisible blue box and not the image. any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks in advance .


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[Robb@exo]

So what exactly is one supposed to look at? You provided a link and some code, great, but still have no idea what in the swf to be concentrating on, or what the code relates to in the swf.

[beedflash]

ok. well if you go and try the rollover you will see that the action starts before the mouse even rolls over the image. whenever i play each of the image in there own swf file they work exactly as how i want them to. It seems to happen when i bring them all together in one scene is when it has issues. Some how the square invisible box that you see when in import the scene is engaging the rollover.

sorry about the other code this is what i have coded for the rollover for the folder.

addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, rollE);

function rollE(event:MouseEvent):void{
gotoAndPlay("start");
}

addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, rollH);

function rollH(event:MouseEvent):void{
gotoAndPlay("middle");
}

Hopefully that makes it a little more clear for you. sorry but still trying to learn flash.

[Robb@exo]

To what object are the above event listeners attached? If you're speaking of the folder image, then I might guess as to say that there may be some misdirected code.

[beedflash]

well.. to be honest i just saw the code in a tutorial.. im pretty sure that there is a misdrected code. I pretty much put that same code in all of my rollover image actions except that i changed the "function roll letters". i was hoping that it wouldve solved my problems. Im not sure but how would you go about coding the addeventlistener? The code ontop is directed towards the folder swf.

[Robb@exo]

Here's my suggestion, add the event listeners to the intended objects via using instance names. Quite possible it could resolve any issues.

[beedflash]

ugh! im sorry but can you please give me an example on how the code should look like. Im not quite sure im doing it right. I went in and put in an instance name and added it to the evenlistener but still with no success...

[Robb@exo]

For example, the iPhone mc (with an instance name of iPhone),

iPhone.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, rollPhone);
function rollPhone(e:MouseEvent):void {
    //actions go here
}

If this doesn't work out for try uploading an example file that I could look at.

[beedflash]

Tried doing the instance name.. i did it for the mc and the button. but whenever i tried to preview it, it would continuously play all of the rollover animations.
And what do you mean by uploading an example file? do you mean the flash file that your helping me on?

[Robb@exo]

Yes, upload the file your having trouble with and I'll have a look at it.

[beedflash]

Can you please give me some instruction on how to upload the flash file?

[Robb@exo]

If the file is under the allowed size (I think it's 300 kb), then select the "Go Advanced" button (next to "Post Quick Reply"). A new page will load, scroll down to the button "Manage Attachments", and from there I think it's quick self explanatory. If however, the file size exceeds the allotted size, upload to an external site like Media Fire.

[beedflash]

Tried to upload the flash file but got this message:

"Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing."

Not to sure what it mean.. I tried loading the actual flash file. Not sure if that is whats needed. Dont think that it was too big.

[beedflash]

Oh.. sorry the file was too big. Instead i uploaded it to media fire as you suggested.. hopefully you can figure out the issue. Im not too good with flash yet and probably coded everything wrong.

http://www.mediafire.com/?lummqinomu4

[Robb@exo]

It's not your code that's causing the issues, although I'd suggest employing better practices when it comes to the code, such as keeping as much of it on the main timeline. Your methods will still work, but it's a messy having code throughout the file. Now, as for the rollover issues, it has to do with the objects themselves. Go into edit mode and trace back each object to it's origin and you'll notice that they're bitmaps. If you double click on those, you should see a black dot pattern appear, even in areas of the background which essentially is causing the issues. So either erase the unneeded areas or redo the artwork. I've attached an example file with a rough idea... it's not too much different from yours. Have a look and good luck.

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[beedflash]

Argghh! redo the art work.. dang.. well i did the artwork in AI and i thought that flattening the images wouldnt give me those issues. I also heard that it was best to make mc and import them into the timeline so it would save space and upload time.. but not sure anymore ill take your word for it. Ive also tried opening your file but it say "decompression has failed" not too sure what that means but will definitley keep trying to look at the file. Thanks for all your help! Im sure ill be looking for your expertise in the near future.

[Robb@exo]

What version of Flash are you using?
I tried uploading it again. Check this one.
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