Making a very bespoke xml gallery

Hello people :-)
Having come up with a new design for my friend's jewellery
website that I'm building in xhtml and CSS, I've decided to go for
flash for the gallery in order to keep it fully updatable.
Mock
up design here
There are eventually going to be many categories and new
items of jewellery added on a fairly regular basis, hence the need
for scrolling on both the categories and the thumbnails sections.
Each section, sub section etc would need to be infinitely updatable
(within reason!)
Now I've built really simple xml galleries before, nothing on
this scale. Perhaps someone could point me in the direction of a
tutorial for a gallery similar to this one? It would have to be
almost identical for me to be able to be able to adapt it to my
design as I just don't have the in depth knowledge of this stuff to
make massive additions or changes and i'm really pushed for time.
Was thinking maybe there's some kind of template around I could
adapt - I've done countless searches on this type of thing but
can't find anything similar enough! Or maybe even someone here
could have a go at it for a fee?!!
Hopefully it's clear enough from the jpg what needs to happen
and where...
Any suggestions very much appreciated!
Pat

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Creating a very simple XML-driven gallery

Hi, I'm learning XML in AS3 and I am having real trouble finding a resource that can help me learn how to build a very simple XML-driven picture gallery.
I am working in an FLA file with AS3, with a dynamic text field with the instance name "textfield". I also have a UILoader Component with the instance name "UILoaderComponent" and an XML file called "rootdir.xml".
I have an XML file in the following format.
<images>
     <imagenames>
          <name>image1</name>
          <name>image2</name>
          <name>image3</name>
          <name>image4</name>
          <name>image5</name>
     </imagenames>
     <imagepaths>
          <path>image1.jpg</path>
          <path>image2.jpg</path>
          <path>image3.jpg</path>
          <path>image4.jpg</path>
          <path>image5.jpg</path>
     </imagepaths>
</images>
I am using the following as my actionscript.
var xmlLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
var xmlData:XML = new XML();
xmlLoader.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, LoadXML);
xmlLoader.load(new URLRequest("rootdir.xml"));
function LoadXML(e:Event):void {
xmlData = new XML(e.target.data);
parseImg(xmlData);
function parseImg(imgLoad:XML):void {
var imgChild:XMLList = imgLoad.images.children();
for each (var imgTrace:XML in imgChild) {
trace(imgTrace);
No matter which way I experiment, I always have poor results with my dynamic text, and every tutorial I've followed does not reproduce anything like the same returned data in "textfield" that it does with the trace command.
My objective is: I simply want to build a menu inside a textbox called "textfield" that lists images1-5, and when clicked, calls upon the relevant image. For instance: I load the file "rootdir.xml" into the file "index.fla". I call a function to parse the XML into a dynamic text box called "textfield". When image 2 is clicked on the textbox "textfield", it would call upon a function that would load into the UIComponent Loader "image2.jpg".
Are there any tutorials for this? I'm so confused as to why dynamic text operates so differently from the trace command. I'm not interested in doing a fancy menu bar with thumbnails, scrollbars and animations, I just want to learn the basics.

I don't really see how you are getting a valid trace out of that code (I get nothing if I try it as is), but as far as the textfield goes, you haven't shown any attempt in your code that might help to point to why you cannot get the text into a textfield. It might be a problem with how you are trying to write to the textfield and not how your are manipulating the data.
While you could make use of a textfield for the menu, doing so is not straightforward, as you would need to implement htmlText with special coding in order to have the text clickable. You might consider using a List component or ComboBox instead.
What I always do when I am working with xml is to store the data into a data structure, usually an array conatining objects, and then make use of that structure rather than dippng into the xml data itself when I utilize the data.
Another thing, which rquigley demonstrated, is that your xml will serve its purpose better if the data for each image is collected under the same node. If you have separate sections for each piece of data like you have, when it comes to editing it will be more prone to error as you have to be sure you are editing the correct entry of each separate group.
I too am no expert in the world of xml, but I have not yet worked with parameters inside the tags, so I would usually structure it as...
<images>
   <image>
       <imgName>image 1</imgName>
       <imgPath>image1.jpg</imgPath>
   </image>
   <image>
       <imgName>image 2</imgName>
       <imgPath>image2.jpg</imgPath>
   </image>
</images>
Now, back to what you have... let's say you have a textField named imgText that you want to list the image names in. The following should work, though I do not go my usual route of storing the data into an object array first...
function parseImg(imgLoad:XML):void {
   var imgNames:XMLList = imgLoad.imagenames.name;
   var imgPaths:XMLList = imgLoad.imagepaths.path;
   // show name
   for each (var nameTrace:XML in imgNames) {
      trace(nameTrace);
      imgText.appendText(nameTrace +"\n");
   // show path
   for each (var pathTrace:XML in imgPaths) {
      trace(pathTrace);
      imgText.appendText(pathTrace +"\n");
   // show name and path
   for(var i:uint=0; i<imgNames.length(); i++){
      trace(imgNames[i].text()+" "+imgPaths[i].text());
      imgText.appendText(imgNames[i].text()+" "+imgPaths[i].text() +"\n");

Xml gallery alignment, help

I am making an XML gallery with thumbnails. It is working fine, but I have a problem with alignment of the images. All the large images are loading into the top left corner. I would like them to load with center alignment for all images. I don't know anything about Action Script. The way I made this website was to use already made sample of some one else. Can you help me to figure out this alignment problem? Again, I am very bad at Action Script, so it would be great if you can show me the actual coding for this to work.
Here is the sample gallery: http://www.chimeddorj.com
Here goes the Sript>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
RemoveAllThumbs.onLoad = function(){
removeAllThumbs()
//init global variables and properties
Stage.scaleMode = "noscale";
import gs.TweenFilterLite;
import gs.TweenLite;
XML LOADING
//handle loading of external images..
var slide:XML = new XML();
slide.ignoreWhite = true;
var largeImageUrl:Array = new Array();
var thumbUrl:Array = new Array();
var captions:Array = new Array();//not used
var p:Number = 0;//tracks position in arrays
/*!!!!if you want to load in another XML file, make sure you clear the existing thumbnails
by calling the removeAllThumbs() function first!*/
slide.onLoad = function() {
largeImageUrl = [];
thumbUrl = [];
captions = [];
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
var images:Array = this.firstChild.childNodes;
for (i=0; i<images.length; i++) {
thumbUrl[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
largeImageUrl[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
captions[i] = xmlNode.childNodes[i].childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;
p = 0;//reset p for different gallery loading
//create a bg clip for the thumbsTrack. Enables padding between images to work correctly
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.createEmptyMovieClip("thumbTrackBg",1);
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg.beginFill(0x000000,20);
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg.moveTo(thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._x,thumbMask_mc.thum bBox_mc._y);
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg.lineTo(thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._x+thumbMask_mc.thum bBox_mc._width,thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._y);
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg.lineTo(thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._x+thumbMask_mc.thum bBox_mc._width,thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._y+thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._height);
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg.lineTo(thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._x,thumbMask_mc.thum bBox_mc._y+thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._height);
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg.lineTo(thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._x,thumbMask_mc.thum bBox_mc._y);
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg.endFill();
//load the thumbs
loadThumbs();
Mouse.removeListener(mouseListener);//kill the mouselistener if it is added
slide.load("paintings.xml");//load xml
var imageWidth:Number = 0;//default x position of our movieclips relative to containing movieclip
var buffer:Number = 20;//padding between images
var thumbsToShow:Number = 5//
LOAD THUMBNAILS, ADD ACTIONS & PADDING TO THUMBS
//here we load in our thumbnails
function loadThumbs() {
//remove the movieclip loade listener on each iteration of this function
Clip.removeListener(mclListener);
//attach and associate with a variable a MC to hold each loaded movieClip
var container:MovieClip = thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.attachMovie("thumbBox", "thumbBox"+p, thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), {_x:imageWidth, _y:0});
//create a movieclip loader
var Clip:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var mclListener:Object = new Object();
mclListener.onLoadStart = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
target_mc._alpha = 0;//set thumb alpha to be zero
//handle loading progress - simple counter here
mclListener.onLoadProgress = function(target_mc:MovieClip, bytesLoaded:Number, bytesTotal:Number):Void {
//use this if you want to indicate loading of your thumbnails etc...
//loadTxt.captions_txt.text = Math.floor(bytesLoaded/bytesTotal*100)+"%";
mclListener.onLoadInit = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
//here we can access our loaded clips properties!
//here is where we attach functions to our clip so that we can dynamically create rollovers etc.
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//based off image width this places our thumbs next to each other
imageWidth = (imageWidth+target_mc._width)+buffer;
//associate a variable here with our p value, we use this later to load in large images
target_mc.pictureValue = p;
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TweenFilterLite.to(target_mc,.4,{type:"Color", brightness:1.5, ease:None.easeOut});
target_mc.onRollOut = function() {
TweenFilterLite.to(target_mc,4,{type:"Color", brightness:1, ease:None.easeOut});
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target_mc.onRelease = function() {
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mcLoader.loadClip(largeImageUrl[target_mc.pictureValue],largeImage_mc);
caption.text = captions[target_mc.pictureValue];;
p++;//increment value to cycle through array
if (p<thumbUrl.length) {
loadThumbs();//create loop
if (p == thumbUrl.length) {
/*we set this variable here because this is where we know the length of our thumbnails containing mc.
After we have loaded all content in. Makes sense really!*/
mcWidth = thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._width;
//adjust the width and height of the thumbstrack bg clip
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg._width = mcWidth;
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.thumbTrackBg._height = thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._height
/*add the mouse listener object to the thumbnail mask. We do this element of our script here so
we do not enable scrolling of our mc before the images have all loaded in. As this can look a little funny*/
Mouse.addListener(mouseListener);
//load in the next thumb
Clip.addListener(mclListener);
Clip.loadClip(thumbUrl[p],container);
REMOVE ALL THUMBS METHOD
//Use to clear old thumbs if you are going to add in a new set of thumbs
function removeAllThumbs():Void {
for (var i in thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc) {
if (typeof (thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc[i]) == "movieclip") {
removeMovieClip(thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.getInstanceAtDepth(thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc[i].ge tDepth()));
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._width = thumbMask_mc._width
/*sampleRemoveAllButton.onRelease = function(){
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LOAD LARGE IMAGES MOVIECLIP LOADER FUNCTION
/*generic load object here we handle loading in external images etc
this block of code loads the large images into the bright blue mc
for instance, you could fade in/out big images or make a progress indicator
using this block of script*/
var mcLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var listener:Object = new Object();
listener.onLoadStart = function(target_mc:MovieClip) {
//empty
listener.onLoadProgress = function(target:MovieClip, bytesLoaded:Number, bytesTotal:Number):Void {
//amountLoaded = Math.floor((bytesLoaded/bytesTotal)*100);//calulate a loading percentage!
listener.onLoadInit = function(target:MovieClip):Void {
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mcLoader.addListener(listener);
MOUSE LISTENER
//this handles the panning of the thumbnails
mouseListener = new Object();
mouseListener.onMouseMove = function() {
if (thumbMask_mc.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {
maskOver();//call the scroll function
SCROLLER FUNCTION
var scrollSpeed:Number = 5;
var halfMaskWidth:Number = thumbMask_mc._width/2;
var npixels:Number;
var mcWidth:Number = thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._width;
var maskWidth:Number = Math.floor(thumbMask_mc._width);
function slideThumbs() {
// stop scrolling if we are off the mask and delete the enterframe event
if (!thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
// mouse over left half of slider:
if (thumbMask_mc._xmouse>0 && thumbMask_mc._xmouse<thumbMask_mc._x+halfMaskWidth) {
npixels = (halfMaskWidth-thumbMask_mc._xmouse)/halfMaskWidth*scrollSpeed;
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._x += npixels;
//stop sliding too far to the left
if (thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._x>=0) {
thumbMask_mc.thumbBox_mc._x = 0;
delete this.onEnterFrame;
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if (thumbMask_mc._xmouse>halfMaskWidth && thumbMask_mc._xmouse<thumbMask_mc._x+thumbMask_mc._width) {
npixels = (thumbMask_mc._xmouse-halfMaskWidth)/halfMaskWidth*scrollSpeed;
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I am using Flash CS 4, like I mentioned earlier, I am making this site on some one's pre-made flash file. There is a movie symbol for loading the large images (called largeImage_mc). I resized this movie clip to 550x450 px (landscape). And positioned it at X=200 Y=0 (top left corner registration point or the anchor point).
The movie clip could be dragged to any position. But images that are loaded into this bo is always aligning to the top left corner of this movie symbol.
If I calculate the actual center of this image loading area (regarding its position on the window), it would be x=425, y=225.
I hope my writing makes sence.
actual site: www.chimeddorj.com

Xml gallery with thumbnails & next/previous buttons.

hallo all the wise people,
sorry to bother you, but i'm kind of desperate, and nobody around to ask, so....
i've spend now three full days editing an xml gallery... to my needs, and always goes messy, so maybe it's time give up and make my own from the scratch, or looking from a one closer to my needs =/ (helpless).
could anyone help - maybe any of you by some chance knows a link as close as possible to tutorial/source as3 fla to sthg as close as possible to this:
a) xml gallery
b) thumbnails
c) when thumbnail clicked a big picture shows
d) next/previous buttons possible
otherwise, i can also post the code of my gallery where i absolutely can't add next/previous buttons without making a big mess =/
i will be totally youbie doubie grateful for any help... any, if you only know any good link, 'll try to fugure out a tutorial or edit the source myself....
thanks in advance

heyyyo wise one,
at least this is really nice of you to ask - this gallery really makes me by now feel twice as blond as i am 8-0. but this is kinda really nested.
the xml structure goes like this (this is easy and more or, less standard)(Caption is neglectable, probabaly i will not even display it, unless i have some extra time):
<MenuItem>
         <picnum>01</picnum>
         <thumb>thumbs/Image00001.jpg</thumb>
         <picture>Image00001.jpg</picture>
   <Caption>Fist Title</Caption>
</MenuItem>
uaaha, then the as goes. there is the URLloader, but also two different loaders inside (one for the thumbnails, one for the big picture). and this is all inside a for each loop -eh... i was always trying to change the pictLdr behavior - the loader, that loads the big picture.
anyway the URL loader, and the main function, which is attached to it go like this:
var myXML:XML = new XML();
var XML_URL:String = "gallery_config.xml";
var myXMLURL:URLRequest = new URLRequest(XML_URL);
var myLoader:URLLoader = new URLLoader(myXMLURL);
myLoader.addEventListener("complete", xmlLoaded);
// Create the xmlLoaded function
function xmlLoaded(event:Event):void
// Place the xml data into the myXML object
    myXML = XML(myLoader.data);
    // Initialize and give var name to the new external XMLDocument
var xmlDoc:XMLDocument = new XMLDocument();
// Ignore spacing around nodes
    xmlDoc.ignoreWhite = true;
// Define a new name for the loaded XML that is the data in myLoader
    var menuXML:XML = XML(myLoader.data);
// Parse the XML data into a readable format
    xmlDoc.parseXML(menuXML.toXMLString());
    // Access the value of the "galleryFolder" node in our external XML file
for each (var galleryFolder:XML in myXML..galleryFolder)
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//trace (galleryDir);
//trace (galleryFolder);//output taki sam jak powyżej
// inicjuję variable flag, która bedzie trzsymac nazwę klikniętego thumbnail
var flag2:String = null;
// Set the index number of our loop, increments automatically
var i:Number = 0;
// Run the "for each" loop to iterate through all of the menu items listed in the external XML file
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// Access the value of the "pagetext" node in our external XML file
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// Access the value of the "thumb" node in our external XML file
    var thumb:String = MenuItem.thumb.toString();
// Access the value of the "pagepicture" node in our external XML file
    var picture:String = MenuItem.picture.toString();
// Just some trace I used for testing, tracing helps debug and fix errors
//trace(picnum);
var thumbLdr:Loader = new Loader();
    var thumbURLReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(galleryDir + thumb);
    thumbLdr.load(thumbURLReq);
// Create MovieClip holder for each thumb
var thumb_mc = new MovieClip();
thumb_mc.addChild(thumbLdr);
addChildAt(thumb_mc, 1);
// Create the rectangle used for the clickable button we will place over each thumb
var rect:Shape = new Shape;
rect.graphics.beginFill(0xFFFFFF);
rect.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x999999);
rect.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 80, 80);
// Create MovieClip holder for each button, and put that rectangle in it,
// make button mode true and set it to invisible
var clip_mc = new MovieClip();
clip_mc.addChild(rect);
addChild(clip_mc);
clip_mc.buttonMode = true;
clip_mc.alpha = .0;
     // The following four conditionals create the images where the images will live on stage
// by adjusting math through each row we make sure they are laid out good and not stacked
// all on top of one another, or spread out in one long row, we need 4 rows, so the math follows
if (picnum < "05")
       line1xpos = line1xpos + distance; // These lines place row 1 on stage
    clip_mc.x = line1xpos;
    clip_mc.y = yPlacement;
    thumb_mc.x = line1xpos;
    thumb_mc.y = yPlacement;
   else if (picnum > "04" && picnum < "11")
    line2xpos = line2xpos + distance; // These lines place row 2 on stage
    clip_mc.x = line2xpos;
    clip_mc.y = 86;
    thumb_mc.x = line2xpos;
    thumb_mc.y = 86;
   else if (picnum > "10" && picnum < "14")
    line3xpos = line3xpos + distance; // These lines place row 3 on stage
    clip_mc.x = line3xpos;
    clip_mc.y = 172;
    thumb_mc.x = line3xpos;
    thumb_mc.y = 172;
   else if (picnum > "13" && picnum < "21")
   line4xpos = line4xpos + distance; // These lines place row 4 on stage
   clip_mc.x = line4xpos;
   clip_mc.y = 258;
   thumb_mc.x = line4xpos;
   thumb_mc.y = 258;
   // And now we create the pic loader for the larger images, and load it into "pictLdr"
   var pictLdr:Loader = new Loader();
   var pictURL:String = picture;
      var pictURLReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest(galleryDir + picture);
   //var pictURLReq:URLRequest = new URLRequest("gallery/Image00004.jpg");sprawia,ze zawsze wyswitla sie jeden obrazek
      pictLdr.load(pictURLReq);
   // Access the pic value and ready it for setting up the Click listener, and function
      clip_mc.clickToPic = pictLdr;
   // Access the text value and ready it for setting up the Click listener, and function
   clip_mc.clickToText = Caption;
   //var instName:String = flag();
   // Add the mouse event listener to the moviClip button for clicking
      clip_mc.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, clipClick);
      // Set the function for what happens when that button gets clicked
   function clipClick(e:Event):void
     // Populate the parent clip named frameSlide with all of the necessary data
     MovieClip(parent).frameSlide.gotoAndPlay("show"); // Makes it appear(slide down)
     MovieClip(parent).frameSlide.caption_txt.text = e.target.clickToText; // Adds the caption
     MovieClip(parent).frameSlide.frame_mc.addChild(e.target.clickToPic); // Adds the big pic
   } // This closes the "for each" loop
} // And this closes the xmlLoaded function
and the effect looks like this (it's a sketch, so big pictures are loaded randomly, don;t put too much attention to it): http://bangbangdesign.pl/xmlGallery/gallery29.swf
but i guess it's a terrible stuff to go through all this. i would be totallly satisfied with a likng to a good tutorial to do it from scratch, or just a hint where to start rebuilding this.
+ in any case i send greetinngs to whereever you are =]

Xml gallery problem??

I´m using a xml gallery with thumbs . I tried several
things but can´t get it work. I want to add links in the
textfield. The text in the textfield comes from a .txt file and xml
file. I dont know if it´s possible to add links in .txt files
or if there is any other way to open urls with links for the
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file included...
http://www.robertr.se/flash/portfoliopage.zip
207 kb
Very best regards
/Robert

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However if you have a movieclip called myPic, and you want it
to link to one of your urls loaded from the xml or a .txt file
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myPic.onRelease=function(){
getURL(myLink,blank);}

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var i_g:int;
var id:int;
var btn_Gallery_Ready:Boolean;
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var spaceR:Number;
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thanks

hi,
back to work,
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