"urami_" <noSpam@flashfugitive.com> wrote in message
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>
> > i'm working on a project where i have a row of buttons and each of them
> > opens a video clip. these buttons have "on" and "off" states. i would
like
> > it so when the user selects a button it stays selected and is showing
it's
> > "on" state until they select another button in which case i would want
it to
> > go back to it's "off" state. does this make sense? if anyone has any
> > suggestions about doing this it would be great.
>
>
> We could make movie clip with two frames , frame 1 button and frame 2
pressed button.
> On press send the movie clip to second frame . Than using "for loop" we
can reset all
> the buttons expect the one currently pressed .
> We could as well use movie clips directly and assign buttons events to it
..
> Make a movie clip with two frames , frame 1 UP state and frame 2 DOWN
(pressed) state and movie clip
> that loops.
>
> Give the movie clip instance name (right click the movie clip - properties
, type instance name)
> Call them Mc1 Mc2 Mc3 Mc4....
> Than we would add something like that to timeline frame :
>
>
> //for button mc1
> mc1.onRelease = function() {
> for (i=1; i<=4; i++) {
> _root["mc"+i].gotoAndStop(1)
> } mc1.gotoAndStop(2)
> };
>
> //for button mc2
> mc2.onRelease = function() {
> for (i=1; i<=4; i++) {
> _root["mc"+i].gotoAndStop(1)
> } mc2.gotoAndStop(2)
> };
>
> and so on.....
> it will reset all the movies and than current send to frame 2 .
> sample made on above description :
> http://www.flashfugitive.com/button_down.swf
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> Regards
>
>
> urami_*
>
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> i'm working on a project where i have a row of buttons and each of them
> opens a video clip. these buttons have "on" and "off" states. i would like
> it so when the user selects a button it stays selected and is showing it's
> "on" state until they select another button in which case i would want it to
> go back to it's "off" state. does this make sense? if anyone has any
> suggestions about doing this it would be great.