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Post April 27th, 2005, 2:14 pm

How do I make an animated flash button that goes both "in" and out? I can get the button on the "over" state to "Light up" but not to "unlight" after the mouse has been moved off.
I have tried to use an "Invisible" button (which is halfway through the "over" animation. With only the "hit" state) but I don't like this, and it's not as effective as I'd like it to be...
Is there an easier way? (did that make sense?)
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Post April 27th, 2005, 2:14 pm

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Post April 27th, 2005, 4:45 pm

what you're trying to do works better if you use a movieClip ..
create a movie clip with the animation you want going one way..
put (stop();) scripts on the first and last frames of your animation..
then go back to your scene , click on your movieClip and put this on the action panel ::

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

// if the mouse IS over the clip ...
if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {

// if the last frame of the tween hasn't been reached...
if (this._currentframe<this._totalframes) {

// keep playing the next frame to the last and stop...
this.nextFrame();
        }
// if the mouse is NOT over the clip
    } else {

// if we're past the first frame of the tween...
if (this._currentframe>1) {

// play the previous frame until it reaches frame 1 and stop...
this.prevFrame();
}
}
}
  1. onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
  3. // if the mouse IS over the clip ...
  4. if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {
  6. // if the last frame of the tween hasn't been reached...
  7. if (this._currentframe<this._totalframes) {
  9. // keep playing the next frame to the last and stop...
  10. this.nextFrame();
  11.         }
  12. // if the mouse is NOT over the clip
  13.     } else {
  15. // if we're past the first frame of the tween...
  16. if (this._currentframe>1) {
  18. // play the previous frame until it reaches frame 1 and stop...
  19. this.prevFrame();
  20. }
  21. }
  22. }


give it a try :)
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Post April 27th, 2005, 6:44 pm

that's my fav transition, too...
so, just for posterity, here's my steez... first off, there's room for some kind of action on the button... also i've never had problems with leaving off the script that checks if it's at the first or last frames, 'cos it just seems to stop itself.

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onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
this.onRelease = function(){
//    put whatever action you want applied to the button here
//    for instance:
     _root.gotoAndPlay("action");}
if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {
this.nextFrame();
} else {
this.prevFrame();
}
}
  1. onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
  2. this.onRelease = function(){
  3. //    put whatever action you want applied to the button here
  4. //    for instance:
  5.      _root.gotoAndPlay("action");}
  6. if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {
  7. this.nextFrame();
  8. } else {
  9. this.prevFrame();
  10. }
  11. }


peace.
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Post April 28th, 2005, 12:47 pm

R.L.D. wrote:
what you're trying to do works better if you use a movieClip ..
create a movie clip with the animation you want going one way..
put (stop();) scripts on the first and last frames of your animation..
then go back to your scene , click on your movieClip and put this on the action panel ::

Code: [ Select ]
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

// if the mouse IS over the clip ...
if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {

// if the last frame of the tween hasn't been reached...
if (this._currentframe<this._totalframes) {

// keep playing the next frame to the last and stop...
this.nextFrame();
        }
// if the mouse is NOT over the clip
    } else {

// if we're past the first frame of the tween...
if (this._currentframe>1) {

// play the previous frame until it reaches frame 1 and stop...
this.prevFrame();
}
}
}
  1. onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
  3. // if the mouse IS over the clip ...
  4. if (this.hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, true)) {
  6. // if the last frame of the tween hasn't been reached...
  7. if (this._currentframe<this._totalframes) {
  9. // keep playing the next frame to the last and stop...
  10. this.nextFrame();
  11.         }
  12. // if the mouse is NOT over the clip
  13.     } else {
  15. // if we're past the first frame of the tween...
  16. if (this._currentframe>1) {
  18. // play the previous frame until it reaches frame 1 and stop...
  19. this.prevFrame();
  20. }
  21. }
  22. }


give it a try :)

Do I make a button first and then put the mc inside?
or do I just make a movie clip of the action??
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Post April 28th, 2005, 1:06 pm

add a layer in the movieClip and make a rectangle to be used as the button.. convert it to a button and make sure you clear all frames exept for the "hit" frame on the button timeline ..
the button its going to look green ,, but when you test your movie you wont see it .

in other words .. yea .. make a movie clip of the action you want .. inside the movie clip .. do that i wrote above.
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Post April 28th, 2005, 1:15 pm

go here and download their sample .fla

http://www.advanceflash.com/#sec=1&cat= ... z=1&sizn=1

or

http://www.advanceflash.com
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Post April 28th, 2005, 1:20 pm

Ok... I want it to stop halfway through and continue when the mouse rolls off...
How do I do that?
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Post April 28th, 2005, 1:58 pm

R.L.D. wrote:
go here and download their sample .fla

http://www.advanceflash.com/#sec=1&cat= ... z=1&sizn=1

or

http://www.advanceflash.com


Thanks! This helped.
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Post April 28th, 2005, 2:21 pm

Yes! I have every thing done! I just need a hit area now! How do I add a hit area over my movie clip???
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Post April 28th, 2005, 3:14 pm

I added the invisible button just like you said. It isn't working!

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