Discussion » Flash Query (can Anyone Help??)

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Posted by arsepuppy, 12:16, 28th July 2003:
 
I'm doing a project at work which involves buttons which, when you roll over them, they change colour, and a display changes in a box to the side. A good example of this is the "Competitors" section of the Red Bull Flugtag site...... (http://www.redbullflugtag.co.uk/flash.html)
The problem I get is that if I drag the mouse over the "display box" (in the red bull case, the numbered placard that the cow thing holds), it treats it as another "half" of the button, and flicks between shit.

Fuck it, I can't explain this too well... If anyone knows their ActionScript, I'll point them to a copy of this project which i'll put online. Hopefully someone can help....
Posted by Sul, 12:22, 28th July 2003:
 
I'll happily take a look when Im at home. Id do it here but they dont like me and will sack me if I put flash on one of my machines. And then bunk off fucking around with it. Bloody new management.
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:23, 28th July 2003:
 
Do you know actionscript then?? Should I give you the .swf or .fla file???
Posted by Sul, 12:25, 28th July 2003:
 
I wouldnt say I was the Cal of actionscript but I can hold me own.

.fla please
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:48, 28th July 2003:
 
Sent you an email on your hotmail account.
Posted by Sul, 12:50, 28th July 2003:
 
I'll take a look tonight.
Posted by beargod, 14:32, 28th July 2003:
 
why don't you just use javascipt?
Posted by arsepuppy, 14:43, 28th July 2003:
 
Because its in flash, silly.
Posted by arsepuppy, 11:44, 30th July 2003:
 
Sul: I've sussed it now. Quality.


Cheers for your help matey.
Posted by beargod, 11:50, 30th July 2003:
 
I don't think you thanked me for not helping AP, I find that disgustingly rude, and what about vic?

And why is this in the introductions area anyway?
Posted by Sul, 11:55, 30th July 2003:
 
Not a problem AP. did you go for the text box in the end?

Beargod - I assume so anybody who happened upon this thread couldve helped, approved or not.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:01, 30th July 2003:
 
Pah, beargod's right, i want thanks for my complete lack of input.
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:06, 30th July 2003:
 
Well in that case, so do I.
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:09, 30th July 2003:
 
Yeah, I made a text box movie with 12 frames, each with a stop(); command. When you roll over the button, I had a "on (rollOver)" function which took you to the frame where the right caption was. I also put a "on (rollOut)" which pointed to frame 1 in the movie (a blank frame) to clear it. I vectorised each frame as well, so I didn't have to embed any fonts.

Piece of piss really, considering I was playing with "tellTarget" etc. before with no luck.

And thanks for nothing, BG and Vicky ;)
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:10, 30th July 2003:
 
THANKS FOR NOTHING, EVERYBODY. (except Sul)


:)
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:20, 30th July 2003:
 
my pleasure mate.
Posted by beargod, 12:26, 30th July 2003:
 
Its alright, thanks for considering us :)
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:32, 30th July 2003:
 
AP, you ever heard a band called Kings of Leon?

In fact, has anyone heard them? If so, are they any good?
Posted by beargod, 12:36, 30th July 2003:
 
I think I have heard of them, not heard them, and I cannot remember anything about them

Why?
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:38, 30th July 2003:
 
Im going to buy the album at lunchtime, just looking for someone that has heard it..might save me buying a shit album.
Posted by beargod, 12:39, 30th July 2003:
 
he he he, bug the album, to annoy the album :)
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:40, 30th July 2003:
 
damn! Thought I had edited that in time..
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:41, 30th July 2003:
 
Foggy: They're good. My mate saw them live recently (I was meant to go too but missed it), apparently they were good then as well. Don't listen to that "Best album since... blah blah blah" bollocks that those NME dickheads keep on about though. Shit name for a band though.
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:42, 30th July 2003:
 
I dont read NME, it pish. I have stared reading 'Bang' , which, so far has been right on the button.

Ok, I shall purchase it. Any suggestions for good tunes AP, Mrs Foggie has run off to Reading with all the CD's :(
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:47, 30th July 2003:
 
Bang's ok. NME is shitshitshit (hate it with a passion). I also read X-Ray and Word (Doesn't cover much new stuff but is an excellent read, if a bit middle-aged at times)
Posted by Victor Menendez, 12:47, 30th July 2003:
 
Has she also taken your colour TV?
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:49, 30th July 2003:
 
Not at all Vic, I have the TV and stereo (for MD's)
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:50, 30th July 2003:
 
New suggestions eh? Dunno, at the moment I've been listening to mainly a bit of Northern Soul, Love (The band, not the popular emotion), The Seeds, The Slits and Serge Gainsbourg.

As for new stuff, I'll probably buy the new SFA one next (used to be a massive fan of theirs), the Caesars one, and the Coral one.
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:53, 30th July 2003:
 
Also, keep an eye on "Pink Grease". I saw 'em live a while back and they were pretty cool.
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 12:54, 30th July 2003:
 
Right then, of to buy some tunes. I shall let you know my choices when i return. Probably accompanied with a meatball 6 inch Sub.
Posted by arsepuppy, 12:59, 30th July 2003:
 
The British Sea Power album's good, too.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 13:03, 30th July 2003:
 
how about your CD collection of bob marley?
Posted by arsepuppy, 13:08, 30th July 2003:
 
and me bag o' sensi.
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 13:55, 30th July 2003:
 
All Bob CD's are in Reading...And I bought, Kings of Leon and The Darkness.
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 13:57, 30th July 2003:
 
And I know nothing about a bag'o sensi..wasnae me! *holds hands up*
Posted by cal, 17:10, 30th July 2003:
 
you read the Word ap? did you see me in it last month?
Posted by beargod, 20:15, 30th July 2003:
 
You were? wow :O
Posted by arsepuppy, 08:58, 31st July 2003:
 
Shit, I didn't Cal. I forgot to buy it last month (was that the Radiohead cover one?), the first one I've missed, funnily enough. You must scan in your bit!
Posted by arsepuppy, 08:58, 31st July 2003:
 
(Why were you in it?)
Posted by cal, 14:46, 31st July 2003:
 
www.iamcal.com/pics/wordmag.jpg
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 14:54, 31st July 2003:
 
Wizard!!! Excellent!
Posted by arsepuppy, 14:54, 31st July 2003:
 
Quality!!
Posted by Sul, 14:59, 31st July 2003:
 
nice one
Posted by beargod, 15:06, 31st July 2003:
 
cool cal
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 15:07, 31st July 2003:
 
Where was Cal?
Posted by beargod, 15:09, 31st July 2003:
 
when?
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 15:09, 31st July 2003:
 
Dont worry, just read it. Which is something I should have done to start with.