"jasonwsaz" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
news:chjui4$443$1@forums.macromedia.com...
> Hey I started revising a site and came accross a problem... The menu on
the
> left hand side of the site ( www.mcsaia.com) after the intro page...
> (its the one that have an orangish background)
>
> The way it is set up right now is ver confusing...There are motion tweens
> before and after each page frame ( a real pain in the ***) that allow the
> dropdown menus. I started making a movie for the entire left menu and am
having
> some problems with (i think) layering...
>
> In the attached file is a small trial that I put together...check it
out...
>
> When you roll over "Who we are" all of the buttons below it shift down
and
> then the submenu buttons slide in from the left.
> ***Now picture a small ""imaginary box"" around the "Who We Are" and the
> submenu buttons.
> When your mouse is inside of that box I want the user to be able to roll
over
> the "who we are" and submanu buttons (and have their rollover effects and
links
> work)...Then when you rollout of "The imaginary box" the rest of the main
> buttons below the "who we are" (i.e. services,portfolio) will shift back
up to
> their respective places.
>
> It seems like this would be simple but I can't make it work right. It
seems to
> be an issue with the "Hit area" but I can't put my finger on it. I've
tryed
> putting movies inside of buttons and buttons inside of movies. I've tryed
> putting false buttons that only have a hit area and then putting
"on(rollout){
> _root.gotoandstop(1);}" but that doesn't work either.
>
> If you have a little extra time try playing around with the attached file
(or
> may be easier to start from scratch)...
>
> Thanks (over and over and over),
> Jason
>