Xml flash slideshow

Question

I have this code, it works, but I only get one text field for
description when clicking on a thumbnail. I need 3 textfields on
top the name, then the description, and on bottom a text field for
a number. How can I add thos other two? I tried and it kind of
worked but it became a mess, cause the code counts the number of
images, so when I add more childnodes for the name and number it
messes up. HEre's the code:
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/* -------------------- setting the variables
var menuSpeed:Number = 6;
var menuDown:Button = menuDown_btn;
var menuUp:Button = menuUp_btn;
menuUp._alpha = 0;
menuUp.enabled = false;
var firstLook:Boolean = true;
var menuButtons:MovieClip = galleryMenu_mc.buttonsHolder_mc;
var galleryMask:MovieClip = galleryMenu_mc.galleryMask_mc;
galleryMask._height = 391;
var imagesHolder:MovieClip = imagesHolder_mc;
var descText:TextField = desc_txt;
var imagesInGallery:Array = new Array();
var galleryNames:Array = new Array();
var galleryIntros:Array = new Array();
var descriptions:Array = new Array();
var tracker:Number = new Number();
var whatIsLoading:String = new String();
var galleryBtnLeftMargin:Number = 10;
var galleryBtnUpperMargin:Number = 60;
var galleryBtnVSpace:Number = 23;
var thumbMarginX:Number = 96;
var thumbMarginY:Number = 68;
/* -------------------- Aligning and positioning
imagesHolder_mc, the logo and the description text field
imagesHolder._x = 243;
imagesHolder._y = galleryBtnUpperMargin;
logo_mc._x = logo_mc._y=galleryBtnLeftMargin;
desc_txt._x = 243;
desc_txt._y = 400;
/* -------------------- The welcome text --------------------
descText.text = "Click on a gallery name on the left to load
its thumbnails. Remember, you can click on a thumbnail only when
all the thumbnails in a gallery have been loaded. When you click on
a thumbnail to see the big image, clicking on the big image will
close it and you will return to the gallery. Use the button(s)
above the galleries to scroll through them.";
/* -------------------- Importing and defining the DropShadow
filter -------------------- */
import flash.filters.DropShadowFilter;
var shadowEffect:DropShadowFilter = new DropShadowFilter(3,
45, 0x000000, 100, 3, 3, 1, 3);
var thumbsFilter:Array = [shadowEffect];
/* -------------------- MovieClipLoader & Listener
var loader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
var myListener:Object = new Object();
loader.addListener(myListener);
myListener.onLoadInit = function(target:MovieClip) {
if (whatIsLoading == "thumb") {
currentThumbnail.percent_txt._visible = false;
currentThumbnail.filters = thumbsFilter;
thumbClickable();
tracker++;
if (tracker<howManyImages) {
loadThumbnail();
} else {
enableThumbs();
} else if (whatIsLoading == "big") {
target._alpha = 0;
displayBigImage.percent_txt._visible = false;
displayBigImage.filters = thumbsFilter;
bigClickable();
fadeIn();
myListener.onLoadProgress = function(target:MovieClip,
loaded:Number, total:Number) {
percent = Math.floor(loaded/total*100);
if (whatIsLoading == "thumb") {
currentThumbnail.percent_txt._visible = true;
currentThumbnail.percent_txt.text = percent+"%";
} else if (whatIsLoading == "big") {
displayBigImage.percent_txt._visible = true;
displayBigImage.percent_txt.text = percent+"%";
/* -------------------- loading XML -------------------- */
var imageGallery:XML = new XML();
imageGallery.ignoreWhite = true;
imageGallery.onLoad = function(success) {
if (success) {
parseGalleries();
} else {
descText.text = "Sorry the image data just didn't load.";
imageGallery.load("gallery/gallery.xml");
/* -------------------- parsing XML -------------------- */
function parseGalleries():Void {
if (imageGallery.firstChild.nodeName == "galleries") {
var rootNode:XMLNode = imageGallery.firstChild;
for (i=0; i<rootNode.childNodes.length; i++) {
if (rootNode.childNodes
.nodeName == "gallery") {
currentGallery = rootNode.childNodes;
imagesInGallery.push(currentGallery.childNodes.length);
galleryNames.push(currentGallery.attributes.title);
galleryIntros.push(currentGallery.attributes.intro);
currentGalleryTitle = rootNode.childNodes
.attributes.title;
currentGalleryButton =
galleryMenu_mc.buttonsHolder_mc.attachMovie("gallery section
button", "galleryButton"+i,
galleryMenu_mc.buttonsHolder_mc.getNextHighestDepth());
currentGalleryButton._x = 0;
currentGalleryButton._y = galleryBtnVSpace*i;
currentGalleryButton.sectionTitle_txt.text = "0"+(i+1)+"
"+currentGalleryTitle.toUpperCase();
for (j=0; j<currentGallery.childNodes.length; j++) {
if (currentGallery.childNodes[j].nodeName == "image") {
currentDescription =
currentGallery.childNodes[j].firstChild.toString();
descriptions.push(currentDescription);
numberOfGalleries = i;
enableButtons(numberOfGalleries);
function enableButtons(numberOfGalleries:Number):Void {
for (i=0; i<numberOfGalleries; i++) {
pressedButton =
galleryMenu_mc.buttonsHolder_mc["galleryButton"+i];
pressedButton.onRollOver = function():Void {
this.gotoAndStop(2);
pressedButton.onRollOut = function():Void {
this.gotoAndStop(1);
pressedButton.onPress = function():Void {
removeMovieClip(thumbsDisplayer);
removeMovieClip(displayBigImage);
tracker = 0;
thumbsDisplayer =
imagesHolder.createEmptyMovieClip("thumbsDisplayer_mc",
imagesHolder.getNextHighestDepth());
clickedGallery = Number(this._name.substr(13));
howManyImages = imagesInGallery[clickedGallery];
whichGallery = galleryNames[clickedGallery];
descText.text = galleryIntros[clickedGallery];
currentRow = 0;
currentColumn = 0;
loadThumbnail();
enableGalleryNavigation();
function loadThumbnail() {
currentThumbnail = thumbsDisplayer.attachMovie("thumbnail
holder", "thumbnail"+(tracker+1),
thumbsDisplayer.getNextHighestDepth());
target = currentThumbnail.thumbImage_mc;
if ((tracker%5) == 0 && tracker != 0) {
currentRow += 1;
if (currentColumn>3) {
currentColumn = 0;
} else if (tracker == 0) {
currentColumn = 0;
} else {
currentColumn += 1;
currentThumbnail._x = currentColumn*thumbMarginX;
currentThumbnail._y = currentRow*thumbMarginY;
currentThumbnail.percent_txt._visible = true;
thumbNumber = currentThumbnail._name.substr(9);
thumbPath =
"gallery/"+whichGallery+"/thumbs/"+thumbNumber+".jpg";
whatIsLoading = "thumb";
loader.loadClip(thumbPath, target);
function thumbClickable():Void {
currentThumbnail.onPress = function() {
bigNumber = this._name.substr(9);
displayBigImage = imagesHolder.attachMovie("big image
holder", "bigImage_mc", imagesHolder.getNextHighestDepth());
target = displayBigImage.imageHolder_mc;
bigImagePath = "gallery/"+whichGallery+"/"+bigNumber+".jpg";
whatIsLoading = "big";
disableThumbs();
loader.loadClip(bigImagePath, target);
if (clickedGallery>0) {
var descPosition:Number = 0;
for (i=0; i<clickedGallery; i++) {
descPosition += imagesInGallery;
descPosition = descPosition+Number(bigNumber)-1;
imageDesc = descriptions[descPosition];
} else {
imageDesc = descriptions[Number(bigNumber)-1];
descText.text = imageDesc;
currentThumbnail.enabled = false;
function disableThumbs():Void {
for (i=0; i<howManyImages; i++) {
thumbsDisplayer["thumbnail"+(i+1)].enabled = false;
function enableThumbs():Void {
for (i=0; i<howManyImages; i++) {
thumbsDisplayer["thumbnail"+(i+1)].enabled = true;
function bigClickable():Void {
displayBigImage.onPress = function() {
removeMovieClip(this);
enableThumbs();
descText.text = galleryIntros[clickedGallery];
function fadeIn():Void {
target.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
this._alpha += 10;
if (this._alpha>=100) {
delete this.onEnterFrame;
this._alpha = 100;
function enableGalleryNavigation():Void {
menuDown.onPress = function() {
if (firstLook) {
menuUp._alpha = 100;
menuUp.enabled = true;
firstLook = false;
var menuTop:Number =
menuButtons._height-Math.abs(menuButtons._y);
if (menuButtons._y<=0 &&
menuTop>=galleryMask._height) {
var targetPos:Number = menuButtons._y-galleryMask._height;
menuDown.enabled = false;
menuUp.enabled = false;
menuButtons.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
menuButtons._y += (targetPos-menuButtons._y)/menuSpeed;
if (menuButtons._y<=(targetPos+0.8)) {
menuButtons._y = Math.round(targetPos);
delete menuButtons.onEnterFrame;
menuDown.enabled = true;
menuUp.enabled = true;
menuUp.onPress = function() {
var menuTop:Number =
menuButtons._height-Math.abs(menuButtons._y);
if (menuButtons._y<0 && menuTop>0) {
var targetPos:Number = menuButtons._y+galleryMask._height;
menuDown.enabled = false;
menuUp.enabled = false;
menuButtons.onEnterFrame = function():Void {
menuButtons._y += (-menuButtons._y+targetPos)/menuSpeed;
if (menuButtons._y>=(targetPos-0.8)) {
menuButtons._y = Math.round(targetPos);
delete menuButtons.onEnterFrame;
menuDown.enabled = true;
menuUp.enabled = true;

Answer 1

Hi. Although a very, very late reply, I was also rather
concerned about the documentation. There are some pdf files
relating to version 3, which might me of some use. Apparently,
there is going to be a comprehensive printed manual with the next
version, I am told...