Horizontal Scrolls on the main Stage

Hi
I am putting 11 movies containing 11 flv files on my main
stage. All those movies have onMouse over and click events attached
with them. As those movies are not going to fit on the main stage
so when i am running the flash file, it is just displaying 5 of the
11 movies and rest are being cut. Is there any way that I can code
so that I will get the horizontal scrolls automatically if the
movies are not going to fit on the screen? I am new to the 'stage'
and AS3 concepts . Please help me out.
All I need is to put 11 movies on the main stage with the
horizontal scrolls.
Thanks in advance for your help
regards
Anuj

you can check a similar thread involving a scrolling
movieclip:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=15&catid=665&threadid =1324923&enterthread=y

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2. How can I translate my current working code's touch events to all be directly linked to the stage instead of their objects?
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removeChild(c2)
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   d3.visible = true
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burger1.alpha = 1;
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   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
else if (points==1){
fireball1.alpha = .3;
fireball1.enabled = false;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";}
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
trace(points)
quizz.gotoAndStop(5);
animal1.gotoAndStop(5);
removeChild(d1)
removeChild(d2)
removeChild(d3)
e1.visible = true
   e2.visible = true
   e3.visible = true
   herobar.width -= 20;
   SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
public function onmouseclickd2 (event:MouseEvent):void
points++
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
burger1.alpha = 1;
if ( points == 2 || points == 3 || points == 4 || points == 5 || points == 6){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";}
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
trace(points)
quizz.gotoAndStop(5);
animal1.gotoAndStop(5);
removeChild(d1)
removeChild(d2)
removeChild(d3)
e1.visible = true
   e2.visible = true
   e3.visible = true
   herobar.width -= 20;
   SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
public function onmouseclickd3 (event:MouseEvent):void
points--
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
burger1.alpha = 1;
if ( points == 2 || points == 3 || points == 4 || points == 5 || points == 6){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
quizz.gotoAndStop(5);
animal1.gotoAndStop(5);
removeChild(d1)
removeChild(d2)
removeChild(d3)
e1.visible = true
   e2.visible = true
   e3.visible = true
   herobar.width -= 20;
   SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
}public function onmouseclicke1 (event:MouseEvent):void
points--
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
burger1.alpha = 1;
if ( points == 2 || points == 3 || points == 4 || points == 5 || points == 6){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
else if (points==1){
fireball1.alpha = .3;
fireball1.enabled = false;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";}
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
trace(points)
quizz.gotoAndStop(6);
animal1.gotoAndStop(6);
removeChild(e1)
removeChild(e2)
removeChild(e3)
f1.visible = true
   f2.visible = true
   f3.visible = true
   herobar.width -= 20;
   SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
public function onmouseclicke2 (event:MouseEvent):void
points++
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
burger1.alpha = 1;
if ( points == 2 || points == 3 || points == 4 || points == 5 || points == 6){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";}
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
trace(points)
quizz.gotoAndStop(6);
animal1.gotoAndStop(6);
removeChild(e1)
removeChild(e2)
removeChild(e3)
f1.visible = true
   f2.visible = true
   f3.visible = true
   herobar.width -= 20;
   SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
public function onmouseclicke3 (event:MouseEvent):void
points--
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
burger1.alpha = 1;
if ( points == 2 || points == 3 || points == 4 || points == 5 || points == 6){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
quizz.gotoAndStop(6);
animal1.gotoAndStop(6);
removeChild(e1)
removeChild(e2)
removeChild(e3)
herobar.width -= 20;
SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
public function onmouseclickf1 (event:MouseEvent):void
points--
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
burger1.alpha = 1;
if ( points == 2 || points == 3 || points == 4 || points == 5 || points == 6){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
else if (points==1){
fireball1.alpha = .3;
fireball1.enabled = false;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";}
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
trace(points)
quizz.gotoAndStop(7);
animal1.gotoAndStop(7);
removeChild(f1)
removeChild(f2)
removeChild(f3)
herobar.width -= 20;
SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
public function onmouseclickf2 (event:MouseEvent):void
points++
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
burger1.alpha = 1;
if ( points == 2 || points == 3 || points == 4 || points == 5 || points == 6){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";}
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
trace(points)
quizz.gotoAndStop(7);
animal1.gotoAndStop(7);
removeChild(f1)
removeChild(f2)
removeChild(f3)
herobar.width -= 20;
SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
public function onmouseclickf3 (event:MouseEvent):void
points--
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
burger1.alpha = 1;
if ( points == 2 || points == 3 || points == 4 || points == 5 || points == 6){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
quizz.gotoAndStop(7);
animal1.gotoAndStop(7);
removeChild(f1)
removeChild(f2)
removeChild(f3)
herobar.width -= 20;
SOUNDCHANNEL = CHIDORI.play();
public function onfireball1(event:MouseEvent):void{
if ( points >= 2 ){
points -= 2
evilbar.width -=40
SOUNDCHANNEL = SCREAMING.play();
parent.gotoAndPlay(39)
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";
if (points< 0){
points = 0;
public function onburger1(event:MouseEvent):void{
if (points == 1 ){
burger1.alpha = .3;
fireball1.alpha = .3;
burger1.enabled = false;
fireball1.enabled = false;
herobar.width +=20
SOUNDCHANNEL = EATING.play()
points--
if ( points >= 2 ){
burger1.enabled = true;
   fireball1.enabled = true;
   burger1.alpha = 1;
   fireball1.alpha = 1;
   herobar.width +=20
   points--
   SOUNDCHANNEL = EATING.play()
else if (points==0){
burger1.enabled = false;
   fireball1.enabled = false;
   burger1.alpha = .3;
   fireball1.alpha = .3;
if (herobar.width >= 80){
herobar.width = 80}
score.text = String(points);
if (score.text < "0" ){
score.text = "0";
if (points< 0){
points = 0;

Targeting A MovieClip on the main Stage....Scope Issue

main stage------>MC1------>MC2
on MC2's timeline I want to target objects on the main stage. Not sure on how to write that without using root. I've been trying deviations of
MovieClip(parent).MovieClip(parent).mcName.
Thanks

Why can't you just use root?
And you can just put your code in the main timeline as suggested - just dispatch an event when you want your code to run and listen for it.
So, in your clip, on whatever frame do something like:
dispatchEvent(new Event("runMyAnim"));
And in the main timeline:
someClip.someClip.addEventListener("runMyAnim", runIt, false, 0, true);
function runIt(e:Event){
//your code goes here

Making the main stage timeline play in reverse.

Hey all thanks for looking. I figured out how to do this with movie clips but I can't seem to get it right with the main stage. Can anyone tell me a simple methood of telling the stage to continue playing in reverse, after a button is clicked, until it reaches a keyframe that will tell it to stop? I'm trying to make it so buttons will tell the stage to play a transition from beginning to end and then have it play in reverse when the "back" button is pressed. I'm currently searching online to find an answer but I haven't had any luck yet. Thanks for the help!

KgIad -- tried to use this code but I am getting
TypeError: Error #2007: Parameter listener must be non-null.
Which appears to be caused by the changeTimelineF not being recognized. If I create it as
private function changeTimelineF(e:Event) {
if(startFrame<endFrame){
            e.currentTarget.mc.nextFrame();
        } else {
            e.currentTarget.mc.prevFrame();
        if(e.currentTarget.mc.currentFrame==e.currentTarget.endFrame){
            e.currentTarget.removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,changeTimelineF);
Then it is recognized--but the variables (e.g. startFrame and endFrame) are no longer valid.
What am I missing?
Thanks
Mike

Bug fix requires switching touch events from symbols/classes to the main stage?

Also posted in Mobile Development, I'm still not sure which forum I should be in.
For previous threads:
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/864057
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/863566
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/864262
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/863597
Bug ID #2940816
I have an app that wasn't compiling correctly. I sent the bug to Adobe who responded with a workaround. However, I can't figure out how to make their stated workaround work in my code.
I have puzzle pieces on the stage. Each is assigned to a separate class. Inside the class I have touch events defining multiple touch events for each piece.
I have another spot on the stage where, when it is touched, a puzzle piece appears. These are also each linked to a separate class. Inside this class I also have touch events defining multiple touch events for each piece.
Though it works fine on my computer, it wasn't working on an iPad. Adobe said that I needed to switch the touch events so that they were assigned to the main stage instead of to each individual object.
However, the code they gave me didn't really make sense in context and I'm confused how to implement it.
This is the code in the class for each piece that is created when you touch the stage:
        public function GeoPiece(): void {
            if (PuzzleGlobals.currentLevel == "Name") {
                this.gotoAndStop("wholeName");
            else if (PuzzleGlobals.currentLevel == "Abbrev") {
                this.gotoAndStop("abbrev");
            else if (PuzzleGlobals.currentLevel == "Shape") {
                this.gotoAndStop("shape");
            this.addEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_MOVE, geoPieceBegin);
        public function geoPieceBegin (e:TouchEvent): void {
            PuzzleGlobals.pieceActive = true;
            e.target.startTouchDrag(e.touchPointID, false);
            e.target.addEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_END, geoPieceEnd);
            e.target.interactionBegin();
            MovieClip(this.parent.parent).nameDisplay.gotoAndStop(e.target.abbrev );
            PuzzleGlobals.currentPiece = e.target.abbrev;
        public function geoPieceEnd (e:TouchEvent): void {
            PuzzleGlobals.pieceActive = false;
            if (currentObjOver.isLocked == true) {
                currentObjOver.gotoAndStop ("Lock");
            else {
                currentObjOver.gotoAndStop ("Out");
            MovieClip(this.parent.parent).nameDisplay.gotoAndStop(PuzzleGlobals.c hosenPuzzle);
            e.target.stopTouchDrag(e.touchPointID);
            if (this.dropTarget.parent is GeoPuzzle) {
                if (GeoPuzzle(this.dropTarget.parent).abbrev == e.target.abbrev) {
                    PuzzleGlobals.statesCompletedUSA++;
                    GeoPuzzle(this.dropTarget.parent).isLocked = true;
                    GeoPuzzle(this.dropTarget.parent).gotoAndStop("Lock");
                    e.target.parent.removeChild(DisplayObject(e.target));
                else {
                    //play BOOP sound indicated wrong drop;
            if (PuzzleGlobals.statesCompletedUSA == PuzzleGlobals.TOTAL_NUMBER_USA) {
                //play fireworks game
            else {
                //do nothing
            e.target.removeEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_END, geoPieceEnd);
        public function interactionBegin () {
             if (this.dropTarget != null && this.dropTarget.parent is GeoPuzzle) { //check to make sure it's over a puzzle piece
                currentObjOver = GeoPuzzle(this.dropTarget.parent);
                currentObjOver.gotoAndStop("Over");
            if (lastObjOver != currentObjOver) {
                if (lastObjOver.isLocked == true) {
                    lastObjOver.gotoAndStop("Lock");
                else {
                    lastObjOver.gotoAndStop("Out");
                lastObjOver = currentObjOver;
This is the code in the class for each piece that's already on the stage:
        public function GeoPuzzle(): void {
            if (this.isLocked == true) {
                this.gotoAndStop ("Lock");
            if (PuzzleGlobals.pieceActive == true) {
                this.addEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_BEGIN, geoPuzzleBegin);
        public function geoPuzzleBegin (e:TouchEvent): void {
            e.target.addEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_END, geoPuzzleEnd);
            e.target.gotoAndStop("Over");
            MovieClip(this.parent).nameDisplay.gotoAndStop(e.target.abbrev);
        public function geoPuzzleEnd (e:TouchEvent): void {
            if (e.target.isLocked == false) {
                e.target.gotoAndStop("Off");
            else if (e.target.isLocked == true) {
                e.target.gotoAndStop("Lock");
            MovieClip(this.parent).nameDisplay.gotoAndStop(PuzzleGlobals.chosenPu zzle);
            e.target.removeEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_END, geoPuzzleEnd);
You can see that each piece (whether it's already locked on the stage or movable) reacts differently to different touch events. However, this is the code that Adobe gave me as a workaround:
this.stage.addEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_BEGIN, onTouchEvent);
this.stage.addEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_MOVE, onTouchEvent);
this.stage.addEventListener(TouchEvent.TOUCH_END, onTouchEvent);
var beginCount:uint=0;
var moveCount:uint=0;
var endCount:uint=0;
function onTouchEvent(event:TouchEvent):void{
     switch (event.type){
          case TouchEvent.TOUCH_BEGIN:
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; trace("BEGIN")
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; beginCount++;
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; square.x = event.stageX;
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; square.y = event.stageY;
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; square.startTouchDrag(event.touchPointID, false);
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; break;
          case TouchEvent.TOUCH_MOVE:
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; trace("MOVE")
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; moveCount++;
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; break;
          case TouchEvent.TOUCH_END:
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; trace("END")
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; endCount++;
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; square.stopTouchDrag(event.touchPointID);
           &nbs p;           &n bsp; break;
     trace("begin: "+beginCount+" move: "+moveCount+" end: "+endCount);
//     countText.text = "begin: "+beginCount+" move: "+moveCount+" end: "+endCount;
This doesn't make any sense to me because it seems that it would only work if touching the stage had to react in just a single way. I have multiple pieces that need to each react differently.
1. The pieces that are locked to the stage need to highlight when touched and display their name.
2. These pieces also need to keep themselves highlighted and their names displayed when the touch is dragged off of them instead of just removed.
3. Each piece needs to be created when touching the Puzzle Piece button the stage. As these pieces are dragged, they need to highlight the pieces underneath them and unhighlight them when they are dragged off. They also need to display their own names, and lock into place when they are dragged over the correct piece.
My questions are:
1. Why don't touch events work in the compiler?
2. How can I translate my current working code's touch events to all be directly linked to the stage instead of their objects?
Thanks so much!
Amber

Sure!
I haven't changed much. I've been playing around and I think I know where the problem is coming from now. I just can't figure out how to fix it.
This it the only code I've modified:
        public function interactionBegin () {
            trace ("Current: " + currentObjOver);
            trace ("Last: " + lastObjOver);
            if (this.dropTarget != null && this.dropTarget.parent is GeoPuzzle) { //check to make sure it's over a puzzle piece
                currentObjOver = GeoPuzzle(this.dropTarget.parent); //make "currentObjOver" assigned to the puzzle piece the finger is currently touching
                currentObjOver.gotoAndStop("Over"); //highlight the current piece
                if (currentObjOver != lastObjOver) { //if your finger moves and you're now touching a different state
                    if (lastObjOver != null && lastObjOver.isLocked == true) { //if the previous state you were touching has been solved
                        lastObjOver.gotoAndStop("Lock"); //lock this state into place
                    else if (lastObjOver != null && lastObjOver.isLocked == false) { //if the previous state you were touching wasn't solved
                        lastObjOver.gotoAndStop("Off"); //unhighlight that state
                    lastObjOver = currentObjOver; //assign the current state to be the last state you were touching
lastObjOver and currentObjOver are always assigned the same object. I can't figure out why, I've run it line by line but I can't figure out where I'm going wrong.

How do I return playback to the main stage timeline from a symbol?

In trying to learn Edge, is there a way to return playback (play from) once an animation is complete within a symbol?
For instance, I have the main timeline that shows a symbol animation on creationcomplete, but when the animation is finished in the symbol and I hide the symbol, the main timeline is no longer playing. What would I need to do to return playback control to resume playback of the main timeline? I have a label I would like to play from on the main timeline, but I have not found a way to call the main timeline from within the symbol.
This was something common in Flash.
Thanks for your help!

Hi escargo,
Say we use two symbols object1 and object2.
The main timeline has an interpolation on object2 from label “mainAnim“. Its autoplay property is set to false : the playhead stops at 0 ms.
A third symbol nested contains the interpolation on object1. Its autoplay property is set to true, so it plays directly.
At the end of this transition, there is a trigger (pseudo-track just below the timeline)
sym = the current symbol nested
sym.getComposition().getStage() = the main timeline (in Edge the stage is a symbol)
sym.getComposition().getStage().play(‘mainAnim’); = play the main timeline from the given label.
You can download the example here : https://app.box.com/s/6svvskydh952dfxbr3xb
Gil
PS : threads with examples for neigboring problems
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5410456#5410456
http://forums.adobe.com/message/5192205#5192205

Start a horizontal scroll in the middle of a table?

Hello,
My demanding users are at it again. Although I am learning alot but lest I digress;-) Lets say I have a tableview with 72 columns that is one month for each year spanning over 6 years. No biggie but instead of the horizontal scroll starting at the left most point I would like start the scroll in the middle (say at column 36 or something) of the tableview. So if my tableview starts at 03/2002 in column 1 and goes to 03/2008 in column 72 I want the horizontal scroll to start at 03/2005(current month)in column 36 each time the table is rendered. I am using MVC and the tableview iterator(which I love).
I was hopeing that I could find something similar to a dropdown i.e. pre-populate a selected value and the dropdown starts at that selection not the top most one. Any one have any ideas where I could begin? I have searched this forum for 'horizontal' and 'scrolling' but no hits.
TIA,
Rich

Hello!
I gave the example from Thomas Ritter to the JS person here and he got it working. I can't take credit but I wanted to share it with the forum. Basically what happens is that the horizontal scroll will scroll to the right till the date column that is close to the current date. I say close to because some of the columns are in months so if the current date is 21-MAR-05 then the horizontal scroll will scroll right until MAR-05. Either way here is the code. As I said before I take no credit for it. I do have another question though. Anyone have any ideas how to change it so that I can pass it a date and have it scroll there instead of the current date?
<code>function lockCol(tblID) {
     var table = document.getElementById(tblID);
     var cTR = table.getElementsByTagName('tr'); //collection of rows
     var coords = { x: 0, y: 0 };
     var now = new Date();
     var strMonthArray = new Array(12);
     strMonthArray[0] = "Jan";
     strMonthArray[1] = "Feb";
     strMonthArray[2] = "Mar";
     strMonthArray[3] = "Apr";
     strMonthArray[4] = "May";
     strMonthArray[5] = "Jun";
     strMonthArray[6] = "Jul";
     strMonthArray[7] = "Aug";
     strMonthArray[8] = "Sep";
     strMonthArray[9] = "Oct";
     strMonthArray[10] = "Nov";
     strMonthArray[11] = "Dec";
     strMonth = strMonthArray[now.getMonth()];
     year = new String(now.getYear());
     var today = now.getDate() + "-" + strMonth + "-" + year.substr(2,2);
     if (table.rows[0].cells[0].className == '') {
          for (i = 1; i < cTR.length; i++) {
               var tr = cTR.item(i);
               if(i == 1){
                    tr.cells[0].className = 'firstLocked';
                    innerloop:
                    for (j = 2; j < 100 ; j++) {
                         if(compareDate(today, tr.cells[j].innerText)) {
                              elt = tr.cells[j];
                              while (elt) {
                                   coords.x += elt.offsetLeft;
                                   elt = elt.offsetParent;
                         break innerloop;
               else{tr.cells[0].className = 'locked'}
     else {
          for (i = 1; i < cTR.length; i++){
          var tr = cTR.item(i);
          tr.cells[0].className = '';
     document.getElementById('tbl-container').scrollLeft = coords.x - 69;
function compareDate(date1, date2){
     a = date1.split("-");
     b = date2.split("-");
     day1 = parseInt(a[0]);
     month1 = a[1];
     year1 = a[2];
     day2 = parseInt(b[0]);
     month2 = b[1];
     year2 = b[2];
     if(year1 == year2) {
          if(month1 == month2) {
               if((day2 >= day1)) {return true;}
               else {return false;}
          else {return false;}
     else {return false;}
}</code>
Cheers,
Rich

Managing multiple movies on the main stage

Hello,
i just started using actionscript. i don't understand how to
write or organize the coding for this:
first, i have 3 movie clips on the main timeline. the first
movie clip is a series of buttons (the main navigation) within a
movie clip that when rolled over, will jump to specific frame
labels to change its look. no down or hit states. i got this to
work.
secondly, i'd like for this rollover function to display the
2nd movie clip, which contains 8 different movie clips
(thumbnails).
thirdly, i'd i'm trying to make the movie clip thumbnails act
as buttons that when the onRelease occurs, it activates the final
movie clip, (a Container movie clip), which will show about 15
different movie clips, each containing about 3 frames to display
once clicked.
i know this is kind of drawn out, but if anyone can get me
started it would be a big help. the only actions i currenly have
are stop(); actions. Other than that i'm lost.

you can check a similar thread involving a scrolling
movieclip:
http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/webforums/forum/messageview.cfm?forumid=15&catid=665&threadid =1324923&enterthread=y

Changing a boolean inside a movieclip via the main stage.

I have a movieclip and within it is a bit of actionscript and a couple of different movieclips to make it function like the button on a ball point pen (you click it and it stays clicked until you click it again).
var booleanClick:Boolean = false;
var colorTransform:ColorTransform = optBox.transform.colorTransform;
optHitState.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClickHandler);
function onClickHandler(myEvent:MouseEvent){
     if (booleanClick == false ) {
          colorTransform.color = 0xB5CDE6;
          optBox.transform.colorTransform = colorTransform;
          booleanClick = true;
     } else {
          colorTransform.color = 0xFFFFFF;
          optBox.transform.colorTransform = colorTransform;
          booleanClick = false;
I have thirty-some-odd of these ball point pen movieclips on my main stage.
I want to be able to "clear" all the movieclips so that the optbox color is white and the booleanClick is false with a button that is on my main stage. Currently I've got it working for the optbox color, but when i try to trace out my boolean - it gives me nothing (not even an error).
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clearButtons.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, goClear);
function goClear(e:MouseEvent):void {
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          trace(optionArray[i].booleanClick + i);
          optionArray[i].booleanClick = false;
          trace(optionArray[i].booleanClick + i);
I don't want to get deeper into this monster of a project without making sure this is working first. Is my boolean working and just my trace statements aren't worded right or is my method to change the boolean wrong?

I'm not sure what you are trying to trace (boolean + number?), but try changing it to...
trace(optionArray[i].booleanClick, i);
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I'm new to edge animate but have a Flash background and I'm working in Edge Animate on a game which is structured in several scenes. Each scene I did put in a symbol. Now I wonder how to build the main timeline or the "story - controller" so to speak. I have all the scenes but I do not know how to connect them.
In Flash it was possible to add keyframes of scenes one after another (like stairs) and jump forward or backward if needed to load the movie clips. In Edge Animate all scenes (or symbols) are in place from the beginning of the timeline and I cannot move the symbol to a later keyframe. Of course I can move animations in the timeline. The only way I think is to hide the symbols first and make them visible if needed. But this does not seem to be the right way and I don't understand the concept of structuring complex animations yet.
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resdesign wrote:
You can also use edgecommons to load edge composition into another edge composition.
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I have this main scene with four buttons, each will call a different composition.
These compositions will be loaded with Edge Commons's composition Loader inside Symbols ( I call it content) created with createChildSymbols.
That works. But I seem to be missing the right size relationship in between the Symbols size and the compostions it will received. It seems somehow smaller.
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resdesign wrote:
You can also use edgecommons to load edge composition into another edge composition.
Thank you to your tipp so I try to organize my scenes into compositions. I can successfully load a composition (scene2) into the main container :
EC.loadComposition("scene2.html", sym.getSymbol("mainContainer"));
Now I'm facing another situation. At the end of the loaded composition scene2 is a "Next Scene" button suppose to load scene3.html composition into the main container. "Next Scene" is a nested button inside the loaded composition screen2 symbol. How do I load the next compostion from the current one? This code for On Click of course does not work:
EC.loadComposition("scene3.html", sym.getSymbol("mainContainer"));
I think the refer to the mainContainer is wrong. Is it just a targeting issue or is it the wrong approach in general?

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