Importing flash into Captivate 2
I know there are some posts on this, but I cant' seem to
figure out what the issue is- Each time I import my file into
Captivate it complains the actionscript is referencing _root, which
it is- I've changed it to _parent after reading some other posts,
doesn't work- it's a small menu I want to use within captivate to
navigate to the other parts of my presentation- what is the deal?
I'm so annoyed! Any help is appreciated! Here is my code:
this._lockroot= true
_root.HomePage.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (mouse_over_HomePage) {
_root.HomePage.nextFrame();
} else {
_root.HomePage.prevFrame();
_root.AboutUs.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (mouse_over_AboutUs) {
_root.AboutUs.nextFrame();
} else {
_root.AboutUs.prevFrame();
_root.Services.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (mouse_over_Services) {
_root.Services.nextFrame();
} else {
_root.Services.prevFrame();
_root.DesignAdvice.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (mouse_over_DesignAdvice) {
_root.DesignAdvice.nextFrame();
} else {
_root.DesignAdvice.prevFrame();
_root.OnlineStore.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (mouse_over_OnlineStore) {
_root.OnlineStore.nextFrame();
} else {
_root.OnlineStore.prevFrame();
_root.ContactUs.onEnterFrame = function() {
if (mouse_over_ContactUs) {
_root.ContactUs.nextFrame();
} else {
_root.ContactUs.prevFrame();
};
Hi lisalis72
You might want to consider also posting this question over in
the
Flash
Forums. There are some here that regularly combine Flash with
Captivate, but most of us are clueless with Flash and only work
with Captivate. So your chances of seeing an answer might be better
over in the Flash forums.
Cheers... Rick
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