flash actionscript: I have a situation where various static text objects need to be clickable to implement gotoAndStop actions. The Properties panel only has a field for specifying URL. (Can actions be placed here? I think not...) I'd rather not make each clickable object a library symbol, and the only other thing I can think of is placing a clickable movie clip object behind each piece of text and adding actions to the clip. Is there some other way of attaching a gotoAndStop action to static text?

you can convert it into a movieclip (right click, convert to symbol/movieclip) and then do all the things to it that you would do to a movieclip including assigning button actions

Like I said, I was hoping to avoid turning each piece of clickable text into a symbol, but alas, it's looking as though that's going to be my best option.

Prefect. This is exactly what I was looking for. (Evidently I haven't gotten to the asfunction action in my readings yet.) Tried two approaches to experiment and found one that works.

asfunction:gotoAndStop("thisFrame")
This does not work. I was thinking I might save a function definition by putting the goto call right in the box. No such luck.

asfunction:gotoFrame("thisFrame")
This does work. The gotoFrame function is coded to accept either an integer or a string parameter.

Thanks for the tip. (Any ideas why my Key object is misbehaving?)

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that's what Asfunction is for , the URl box is just a name of the box, it does not limit
Text Block to link to anywhere within the stage or kick of function or do any other
actions ...

help - Using Flash - click search and type "asfunction"

on timeline frame function

function MyFunc(){
trace ("You clicked me");
}

Highlight part of text you like to be a link and go to text properties than
type in the url box asfunction:Myfunc

The text will be underline in authoring , to show you what part of it is a link.







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for as function there always must be function on timeline frame than the actual link only call the function.
It was develop to allow us controlling movies from dynamic text , many clients like to do updates themselves
so we could define function and than pass parameters in real time with the text click .
ANyway , flash compile all the actionscript upon export, just like .AS files , that's why we need the function
to be on timeline first than we can call it . We can't make function dynamically.
SO as long as you define function on timeline and use text to kick it off it will work like charm.




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urami_*

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Actually, I found a way to make it work.

asfunction:theClip.gotoAndStop, theFrame

(Parameters for the invoked function follow the function name separated by commas, not within parentheses as I was doing.)

Not in flash .. in SWiSH any object can be made clickable and have script.

Lots of ways to get same effect .. put the text as a button or create a
button with hit-state-only (ie invisible button) and place it at the same
place as your text etc.