Please Help me simplify this Script

Question

Hi
I did a magnyfying menu based on this Tutorial:
http://www.flashkit.com/tutorials/Interactivity/Navigation/Mac_OS_X-Aaron_Ha-722/index.php
The problem : is that I have 20 Menu Items. Each time I want
to modify something, there are too much things to modify.
The answer I'm lloking for: I guess there is a much more
intelligent and short way of doing this using just a few script
lines and a few xml or txt files:
1-Creates Movie Clip with button inside
2-Get the list of items to create in this txt file (lets say
"list_of_movies_containing_a_button.txt")
3-Put the butons separated by 40px on Y and X=0
4-Name each button instance with this other txt file
5-Put inside each bouton the text on this third file.
text_appearing_in_each_button.txt
6-For all buttons, use this colour on Over and this other
color on mouse up style.css (?)
7-Each button links to the url defined in Links.txt file.
8-All buttons behave in such manner....
Do you understand what I mean?
Can you please help me? Thanks a lot
Here's the 17th century script I'm using now (with only 10
items in this example)
onClipEvent (load) {
function checkOffset (coffset) {
if (coffset<-120) {
coffset = -120;
} else if (coffset>120) {
coffset = 120;
return coffset;
function setScale (soffset) {
return 100*(2-(1*(Math.abs(soffset)/120)));
onClipEvent (mouseMove) {
// Get cursor x and y coordinates
y = getProperty("_root.drag", _y);
x = getProperty("_root.drag", _x);
// Find cursor offset for each icon based on icon's starting
location
HomeOffset = y-200;
NewsEventsOffset = y-240;
ScheduleOffset = y-280;
ManualOffset = y-320;
DirectionsOffset = y-360;
LessonOffset = y-400;
ContactUsOffset = y-440;
MP3CollectionOffset = y-460;
BookmarkOffset = y-500;
LinksOffset = y-540;
// If cursor is inside menu
if (x>=0 and x<=100 and y>=100 and y<=700) {
// Make sure the offsets are within acceptable limits
HomeOffset = checkOffset(HomeOffset);
NewsEventsOffset = checkOffset(NewsEventsOffset);
ScheduleOffset = checkOffset(ScheduleOffset);
ManualOffset = checkOffset(ManualOffset);
DirectionsOffset = checkOffset(DirectionsOffset);
LessonOffset = checkOffset(LessonOffset);
ContactUsOffset = checkOffset(ContactUsOffset);
MP3CollectionOffset = checkOffset(MP3CollectionOffset);
BookmarkOffset = checkOffset(BookmarkOffset);
LinksOffset = checkOffset(LinksOffset);
// Move the Home Icon
// setProperty ("_root.Home", _y, 200-HomeOffset);
setProperty ("_root.Home", _xscale, setScale(HomeOffset));
setProperty ("_root.Home", _yscale, setScale(HomeOffset));
// Move the News and Events Icon
// setProperty ("_root.NewsEvents", _y,
230-NewsEventsOffset);
setProperty ("_root.NewsEvents", _xscale,
setScale(NewsEventsOffset));
setProperty ("_root.NewsEvents", _yscale,
setScale(NewsEventsOffset));
// Move the Schedule Icon
//setProperty ("_root.Schedule", _y, 260-ScheduleOffset);
setProperty ("_root.Schedule", _xscale,
setScale(ScheduleOffset));
setProperty ("_root.Schedule", _yscale,
setScale(ScheduleOffset));
// Move the Manual Icon
// setProperty ("_root.Manual", _y, 290-ManualOffset);
setProperty ("_root.Manual", _xscale,
setScale(ManualOffset));
setProperty ("_root.Manual", _yscale,
setScale(ManualOffset));
// Move the Directions Icon
//setProperty ("_root.Directions", _y,
320-DirectionsOffset);
setProperty ("_root.Directions", _xscale,
setScale(DirectionsOffset));
setProperty ("_root.Directions", _yscale,
setScale(DirectionsOffset));
// Move the Lesson Icon
//setProperty ("_root.Lesson", _y, 350-LessonOffset);
setProperty ("_root.Lesson", _xscale,
setScale(LessonOffset));
setProperty ("_root.Lesson", _yscale,
setScale(LessonOffset));
// Move the Contact Us Icon
// setProperty ("_root.ContactUs", _y, 380-ContactUsOffset);
setProperty ("_root.ContactUs", _xscale,
setScale(ContactUsOffset));
setProperty ("_root.ContactUs", _yscale,
setScale(ContactUsOffset));
// Move the MP3 Collection Icon
// setProperty ("_root.MP3Collection", _y,
410-MP3CollectionOffset);
setProperty ("_root.MP3Collection", _xscale,
setScale(MP3CollectionOffset));
setProperty ("_root.MP3Collection", _yscale,
setScale(MP3CollectionOffset));
// Move the Bookmark Icon
//setProperty ("_root.Bookmark", _y, 440-BookmarkOffset);
setProperty ("_root.Bookmark", _xscale,
setScale(BookmarkOffset));
setProperty ("_root.Bookmark", _yscale,
setScale(BookmarkOffset));
// Move the Links Icon
//setProperty ("_root.Links", _y, 470-LinksOffset);
setProperty ("_root.Links", _xscale, setScale(LinksOffset));
setProperty ("_root.Links", _yscale, setScale(LinksOffset));
} else {
//setProperty ("_root.Home", _y, 200);
setProperty ("_root.Home", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.Home", _yscale, 100);
// setProperty ("_root.NewsEvents", _y, 240);
setProperty ("_root.NewsEvents", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.NewsEvents", _yscale, 100);
// setProperty ("_root.Schedule", _y, 280);
setProperty ("_root.Schedule", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.Schedule", _yscale, 100);
//setProperty ("_root.Manual", _y, 290);
setProperty ("_root.Manual", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.Manual", _yscale, 100);
// setProperty ("_root.Directions", _y, 320);
setProperty ("_root.Directions", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.Directions", _yscale, 100);
//setProperty ("_root.Lesson", _y, 350);
setProperty ("_root.Lesson", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.Lesson", _yscale, 100);
// setProperty ("_root.ContactUs", _y, 380);
setProperty ("_root.ContactUs", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.ContactUs", _yscale, 100);
// setProperty ("_root.MP3Collection", _y, 410);
setProperty ("_root.MP3Collection", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.MP3Collection", _yscale, 100);
//setProperty ("_root.Bookmark", _y, 440);
setProperty ("_root.Bookmark", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.Bookmark", _yscale, 100);
//setProperty ("_root.Links", _y, 470);
setProperty ("_root.Links", _xscale, 100);
setProperty ("_root.Links", _yscale, 100);

Answer 1

Thanks a lot! It works fine.