Creating animated buttons in a menu

I am trying to build a flash website with an animated menu at
the top. Here is how I did it:
Each element of the menu is a movie clip. Within the movie
clip, there is a motion tween that animates the menu item. Over the
motion tween is an invisible button with the following script:
on (rollOver) {
gotoAndPlay("startmotion");
on (rollOut) {
gotoAndPlay("finishmotion");
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay("about", "about1");
In the "on (release)" script, "about" is the scene I want to
the button to go to, and "about1" is the frame label in the "about"
scene that I want to start on.
The rollovers and rollouts work perfectly, but when I click
on the buttons when I'm testing the movie, the buttons do not
direct me to any scene. Nothing happens.
Any thoughts about what I'm doing wrong? I think it possibly
has to do with having the invisible button within the movie clip,
but I can't think of another way to do it. Also, I have tried using
_root.gotoAndPlay and that does not work either.
Thanks in advance for your help!

yes that's the way. Sounds like you have some pathway
problems too. You shouldn't need to use an 'invisible' button. any
movieclip can be used as a button without converting it to one. if
you call the movieclip instance name like :
yourMovieClip.onRelease = function() {
_parent.gotoAndPlay("yourFrameLabel");
I've guessed '_parent' here because I'm assuming that your
button_MC is one level deep above your main timeline, that your
trying to call. but if it was anywhere, in any MC you can get there
by calling the correct path, and sometimes this can get complex.
Also this code should not be attached to the button, but on
the main timeline, or within the button_MC's maintimeline in a new
layer called 'actions'.
learnFlash.com rocks! craig is great help to start off.
Goodluck

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Hi there!
I'll try and give some answers to your questions below...
"vin-E" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have a few simple questions for those who know about
classes. I have
>been
> reading the tutorials on creating classes and
specifically extending the
> MC
> class. I am pretty sure that an extended MC_Class might
help me get what
> I
> need from my project.
>
> I essentially have a bunch of buttons, hundreds to be
exact - and the
> exact
> number needs to be dynamic. Each one is currently a
static MC with a
> bunch of
> variables assigned to each one via global variables. Its
iis pulling
> in
> data taht assign the button values from XML files and -
these XML files
> may
> change.
>
> Q1. If I extend the MC class so I can add attributes to
MC's instance
> (Avoiding global variables) - will it mess with the rest
of the movie
> clips in
> my scene? I mean if all I want to do is ad a a few
dynamic string
> variables -
> it really shouldnt effect any of the other clips would
it? MC.JumpURL =
> "newurl.com", MC.Thumnail ="/here/image.jpg" (This would
help alot)
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>
> Q2. What if I wanted to define actions of the new MC in
the class? If
> the MC
> is an extension of the MC class. Would all of my MC's
automatically take
> on
> the actions of the custom MC Class? For instance - I
want the movieclip
> to
> animate onscreen and have rollover effects. I could do
this easy if it
> were
> static - but I need this to become dynamic. Also - there
are now unknown
> quantities to deal with
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buttons a rollover
effect. (Check code above).
> Q3. How exactly would I call and assign the MC its
atributes at the same
> time? And how do I specify this MC to use the functions
defined in the
> class
> and not the other MC's I created elsewhere in the File.
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> menu
> item (Another type of MC).
> Each new MC animates onstage - it calls a
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> this.Flipper) to assign and embedded MC an image defined
in the XML that
> was
> loaded and assigned because I placed the instance on
stage and wrote a MC
> script on each MC.
>
> Confused - check out what I am creating at
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>
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image, and
> eventually
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>
> The client recently added more than 9 images per menu
item. I will need
> to
> create a scrollable thumbnail gallery with dynamic
quantities
>
> I can manually create the MC Scroller item for static
number of buttons.
> But
> scripting an unknown for each ones links and images is
insane. So I am
> looking
> at Classes. Assign a custom class for the flipping
buttons and I should
> be
> able to assign tthem as the XML loads, and have it
automatic. (pray please
> please please)
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/Jensen/
>
> Anyhelp?
>
> Thanks
> Vince Sidwell
>
>
>

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Also, being on PC, I do not know what utilities might be available for your OS, or what other programs might be causing a problem. On PCs, other DVD burning software, especially if their packet-writing applet is installed, can cause havoc with Encore and are discouraged. Anything else installed, and/or running, that you can think of?
Sorry to play twenty questions, but Id like to be as clear, as I can, on exactly what is happening, before I make too many more guesses.
Hunt

How to create text buttons that link to video?

I've finally gotten around to trying DVD SP, and even though I read the whole manual, it's not at all clear if, or how, you can create text buttons that link to the video you want to play, without displaying a clip of that video in the button itself.
I have no problem creating a text button, but I can't change the font, and editing is counter-intuitive, unlike iDVD. I'd use iDVD, but it doesn't accept .m2v files, and it seems to think that my 6 videos of about 43 minutes each are too large for a DVD+DL disc, so it won't let me burn it or save it as a disc image.
Does anyone have a way out of this conundrum, or am I SOL?
Mulder

It really isn't that hard!
As Drew said, go into your menu and click and drag to create a button rectangle. With the button highlighted, look in the property inspector at the bottom and type in the text that you want to use. Ensure that you 'include in button highlight' and then set the colour choice for selected and activated.
What you get is a simple line of text which illuminates when you roll over it, and changes colour when you click on it.
Once that is done, click on the button area again and set the target to go to the piece of video that you want to have play back.
You should also set the menu call and end jump on that track to make sure your viewer can get back to the menu.
Once that is done the menu will show as a simple piece of text (more buttons means more bits of text, and the first button will be highlighted by default) and no video will play until the button is activated.
DVDSP is definitely a steeper learning curve than iDVD but for very good reasons. You get far greater control and access to far more advanced features in DVDSP. This means that some things will seem harder, whereas in fact they are just different and the process for achieving the result you want is different. Much of what you want to know is in the manual and also in the tutorials which came with the app. Failing that there are several good online spaces where you can find a lot more information... not least of which is right here, of course!

Hyperlink text not complete when using Create PDF button in Word

Hello -
I have Adobe Professional 9, and Microsoft office 2007. I'm trying to convert a word doc to a pdf using the Create PDF button but the resulting pdf always has incomplete hyperlinks. For instance, where it should say http://www.adobe.com, the output pdf will have : //www.adobe.com
When I hover over the link, the pop up label has the entire URL, and the links work, but I want the entire text to show. I've tried doing a repair with the install disc for adobe, but that didn't help. I've already checked the settings to ensure the Add Hyperlinks option is checked. I just did a complete uninstall/reinstall of all my Microsoft Office products and installed the service pack. I don't have this problem when I use the Create PDF button on my desktop computer, only when I use my laptop (Dell M4300). Any other suggestions?

I don't have my WORD 2007 on this machine. However, are you sure you are using the Adobe product and not the MS feature for creating the PDF? As for using PDF Maker, you should check the options/preferences in the Adobe menu. There should be a check box for conversion of links. Of course there is the question about whether the links are actually correct in WORD. The links only being partial is typical of the links not actually being transferred to the PDF, but simply Acrobat completing the link it thinks exists like WORD does.

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