flash actionscript: Hi,

I'm trying to create a basic "windowing" setup in a Flash app. I have lots of
separate "window" symbols, and when I click on each one I want it to come to
the front, overlapping other windows.

So I write something like

myWindow.onPress = function() {
if (this.getDepth() != this._parent.getNextHighestDepth() - 1) {
this.swapDepths(this._parent.getNextHighestDepth() - 1);
}}

If there are only two or three windows it works. But if there are four or
five, then sometimes the window I click on doesn't rise to the top--*another*
window rises to the top.

I discovered I could get a partial workaround by looping:

myWindow.onPress = function() {
while (this.getDepth() != this._parent.getNextHighestDepth() - 1) {
this.swapDepths(this._parent.getNextHighestDepth() );
}}

Note, crucially, there is no "- 1" on the second getNextHighestDepth(). If I
keep it, the program hangs. But if I always increment the depth, then
*eventually* the window I click on makes it to the top, even if it has to loop
a couple of times.

Unfortunately, it messes up the order of other windows on the way.

This seems to me to be a clear, strong bug in Flash. I'm using CS3 and AS 2.0.

Has anybody encountered this? Any advice or solid workarounds? I'm using depth
levels from 1 upwards, and they're all MovieClips created at runtime. And I'm
not using the timeline or anything...

Thanks
Michael

Kgald's right. If your using getNextHighestDepth(), you must not have to worry
about replacing anything at other depths above your starting point, therefore
why don't you use a simple counter and increament to the next depth. on the
main timeline delcare a variable, then in each 'button' on handler increament
the depth when pressed to bring the window's focus to the top.

var depth:Number = 0;

myWindow.onPress = function() {
depth++;
this.swapDepths(depth);
}