Ok this is the case:

I am trying to create a site for viewing pictures.
The jpg-pictures should be loaded behind the menu.
I want the menu to be drop-down and I want it to be 85% transparent with
seperation in three categories.
Each categorie is supposed to have like 30 to 40 jpg-pictures within and
therefore have two buttons to jump to next and previous.

I have tried to load the jpg's with loadmovie and loadmovienum. This works
fine exept that the next-button and the previous-button disapears. I have
placed the target-clip in a layer underneath the button-layer.

Anyone that knows why this is?
Or maybe know of a better way of doing this?

I would really be thankfull for any help.

Best, Thomas

Thank you for answering kglad.

I tried to use the swapDepths() but nothing happend.

I have a button that trigger a actionscript that looks like this:


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on (release) {

// (holderName is an optional parameter)
MovieClip.prototype.loadjpg = function(picName, holderName) {

// holderName can be passed in case needed for progress indicator
// if not passed, use 'holder' as default
var h = holderName==undefined ? "holder" : holderName;
this.createEmptyMovieClip(h, 1);
this._visible = false;
this.loadMovie(picName);
var id = setInterval(function (mc) {
if (mc._width > 0) {
mc._alpha = 99;
clearInterval(id);

// may want to move this next line to the onComplete routine
// instead, if visibility is to be set after positioning
// mc._visible = true;
mc.onComplete();
} else {
mc.onLoading();
}
}, 80, this);
};



this.onLoading = function() {
trace("LOADING: This="+this+" has
loaded:"+this.h.getBytesLoaded()+"/"+this.h.getBytesTotal()+" bytes");
};
this.onComplete = function() {
trace("This="+this+" is COMPLETE");
};

this.loadjpg("fashion00"+teller+".jpg","target_mc");
teller++;

stop();

}

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I also tried to put the button in a clip that I used the swapDepth() with, but
then I couldn't get the jpg-file to load.

Do you see whats wrong?

i don't see any place where you're swapping depths in that code. and there are
some problems with that code. your use of "this" in you loadjpg() function
refers to the timeline that contains that code, not to an emptyMovieClip. and
you probably don't want that prototype function defined each time you press
your button. once is enough. here's a rearrangement of your code:

attached to your button:

on (release) {
this.loadjpg("fashion00"+teller+".jpg", "target_mc");
teller++;
stop();
}

and attached to a frame:

MovieClip.prototype.loadjpg = function(picName, holderName) {
var h = holderName == undefined ? "holder" : holderName;
rclip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(h, 1);
rclip._alpha = 0; // _visibile property is reset when loadMovie initiates,
though for loading a jpg you won't see a partial load anyway so there's no need
in this situation to set the _alpha to 0 and then reset to 99 unless you wanted
to fade your pic into view.
rclip.loadMovie(picName);
id = setInterval(loadF, 1, rclip);
};
MovieClip.prototype.onLoading = function() {
trace("LOADING: This = "+this+" is loading:
"+this.getBytesLoaded()+"/"+this.getBytesTotal()+" bytes");
};
MovieClip.prototype.onComplete = function() {
trace("This = "+this+" has COMPLETED LOADING");
};
function loadF(mc) {
if (mc._width>0) { // this preloader doesn't really accomplish much each to
generate those trace statements.
mc._alpha = 99; // why 99?
clearInterval(id);
mc.onComplete();
} else {
mc.onLoading();
}
}

Beautiful. Now it works perfectly. Except for one thing (of course). I would
like to have a text that tells the user how much that have been loaded ( in
bytes). I tried to put a dynamic textbox in, and wrote trace in the
variable-field. Nothing is sent to the text-box. Did the corrections you
pointed out and my code looks like this now:

Button_Next:
on (release) {
teller++;
if (teller<10) {
this.loadjpg("fashion00"+teller+".jpg", "target_mc");
}
else if (teller<totalPics+1) {
this.loadjpg("fashion0"+teller+".jpg", "target_mc");
}
else if (teller>totalPics) {
_parent.gotoAndPlay(1);
}
stop();
}

Button_Previous:
on (release) {
teller--;
if (teller<0){
teller=totalPics;
this.loadjpg("fashion0"+totalPics+".jpg", "target_mc");
}
else if (teller<1) {_parent.gotoAndPlay(1);}
else if (teller<10) {this.loadjpg("fashion00"+teller+".jpg", "target_mc");}
else if (teller<totalPics) {this.loadjpg("fashion0"+teller+".jpg",
"target_mc");}
stop();
}

Frame:
MovieClip.prototype.loadjpg = function(picName, holderName) {
var h = holderName == undefined ? "holder" : holderName;
rclip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(h, 1);
rclip.loadMovie(picName);
id = setInterval(loadF, 1, rclip);
};

MovieClip.prototype.onLoading = function() {
trace("Loaded "+this.getBytesLoaded()+" bytes of"+this.getBytesTotal()+"
bytes.");
};

MovieClip.prototype.onComplete = function() {
trace("This = "+this+" has COMPLETED LOADING");
}