Nav Button issues

[fishwing]

Please help, I am at my wits end.
I'm trying to create a seemingly simple animated Navigation system.

The Set-Up:
On start up an external swf is loaded into the main movie within a containerClip_mc.
When you mouse over the "Main Navigation" text, it fades out and a sub-navigation menu expands outward. From there you have five choices of sub-nav buttons to chose from. Click on one sub-nav button and it's supposed to unload the root external swf and load its corresponding sub-nav swf movie in its place.

I have tried so many variations I do not care to count the hours/days.

I have attached a zip folder for any one willing to help me.


Thank you in advance.

Sincerely,

Fishwing

[oldnewbie]

Unexpected file format! Can't open your .fla.
You'd have a better chance of getting an answer if your .fla was in a MX only format, and zipped up.

You would have to save a copy of your MX2004 .fla, (using Save as...) and changing the Document type to MX only in the Save as... window.

[fishwing]

oldnewbie

I have taken your advice and resubmitted my navigation troubles with a freshly zipped MX file instead of MX 04 Pro.

Here's a recap:
On start up an external swf is loaded into the main movie within a containerClip_mc. When you mouse over the "Main Navigation" text, it fades out and a sub-navigation menu expands outward. From there you have five choices of sub-nav buttons to chose from. Click on one sub-nav button and it's supposed to unload the root external swf and load its corresponding sub-nav swf movie in its place.

Sounds simple, right? I have tried so many variations I do not care to count the hours/days.

This is what I believe is the issue, with help from Ricod:
Placing "regular" buttons within a button mc ('this.onRollOver' function) causes a conflict. The priority belongs to the button mc, therefor the "regular" buttons have no affect and don't fetch their intended swf's.
I have tried the alternative, using a "regular" button and placing an mc with function within the rollover state of the button, but this actually crashed my Flash MX 04 Pro!

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated,

Sincerly,

Fishwing

[Gibberish]

your problem is your button palcement.

You are declaring your 'mainNav_mc' mc a button by putting this.onRoll* functions. Once you do this the mc and everything inside it becomes a hit state for the onRoll* functions.

So on frame 29 where you have the stop(); put

stop();
delete this.onRollOver;
delete this.onRollOut;

Your problem now is going to be that you cant rollOut. Take a look at the attached file, it might give you an idea of how to make the mc to do things on the onRoll* function but still be active.

[Ricod]

Didn't even notice this one ...
[crosspost]

[Gibberish]

oh where is the original?

[Ricod]

@Gibberish : http://www.actionscript.org/forums/s...d.php3?t=72669
That one is posted 1 minute earlier ...

We pointed out the same problem, but both used a different solution . Yours is more elegant though.

[Gibberish]

heh aslong as the result is the same .

[fishwing]

Thank you RicoD and Gibberish for your responses. I have looked at both of your attachments and learned where I went wrong as well as learned a new way to code the mc.

It's funny, I spent about two weeks on and off with this navigation schema, not willing to "give in," not imagining that I could actually learn something from seeing someone elses code. It is a mistake I won't make twice.


Your assistance is trully appreciated!

fishwinig

P.S. Sorry for the cross post...it won't happen again.