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stealthcow · 04-04-2007, 11:50

I need to have an onrollover/onrollout function on a movieclip. Unfortunately, adding these functions causes the movieclip to act like a button. This means that I can't click any of the links contained within the movie clip because the onrollover creates a "force field" over the top of the movie clip. Is there a way to disable this "feature"?

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You can see the problem here

(mouse over indonesia, and then look at the popup, the links are noticing the hover status for the CSS but i cant click on them)
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stealthcow · 05-04-2007, 05:05

come on people!

Scott · 05-04-2007, 07:00

just disable it after the rollover.

_root.theButton.enabled = false;

stealthcow · 05-04-2007, 07:15

already thought of that, doesnt work...

plus, its not a button, its a movie clip, thats the whole problem

Scott · 05-04-2007, 07:18

Should still be able to disable it, hmmm - I never tried it out mind.

stealthcow · 05-04-2007, 07:36

cheers for the suggestion tho

John Good · 05-04-2007, 10:52

wow, your flash must be a hell.

inside the movie clip, below al contained elements, place a transparent button.

yourClip.transparentButton.onRollover = function(){...};
yourClip.InsideItemButton.onRelease = function(){...};

no probl.

i3lance · 05-04-2007, 20:34

Mate use the

onClipEvent (rollover) {} function. You can attach this to movieclips and get them to act like buttons. Then put your parameters within the wavey brackets. Gets round the transparent button lark (even though that works too).

I've done it on a client site for my 9 - 5 job. Let me know if you want to see an example. Better yet, Actionscript.org Macromedia Flash Resources and Tutorials. Check it out.

John Good · 06-04-2007, 00:18

using clip events is just totally wrong. (just like table coding ;-))
but do what you please, both will work.

btw : actionscript.org is one of the best online resources for crap codes

i3lance · 06-04-2007, 11:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Good

using clip events is just totally wrong. (just like table coding ;-))
but do what you please, both will work.

btw : actionscript.org is one of the best online resources for crap codes

Not if you create them as function then, and refer to it generically.

What source would you reccommend JG?

John Good · 06-04-2007, 12:25

generic function is also a nonsense.

I would recommend to code by hand every single line.
people who share share their crap.

maybe I would not trash everything on layer51. I've been there once or twice, nothing usefull as is but some good ideas.

i3lance · 06-04-2007, 14:21

Yes why not make it easy on him eh?

I must admit I like to hand code my own stuff but seeing other examples as a base for your own (where to begin) sometimes helps.

stealthcow · 10-04-2007, 11:19

johngood, that wont work, if i put a transparent button behind the html input area then as soon as i mouseover the input area i'm mousing out of the transparent button, if i put the button on top, then i wont be able to click the text

stupid fucking flash

stealthcow · 10-04-2007, 11:25

you can download the source file from http://www.kdwebserver.co.uk/~serica...rc/fla/map.fla if that helps!

stickmus · 11-04-2007, 04:57

Am I missing something? Where do you tell it what your links are supposed to do?

stealthcow · 11-04-2007, 05:05

its html.... (at the moment its hardcoded in the last frame of the popupTop movie clip for testing purposes)

John Good · 11-04-2007, 05:24

Quote:

Originally Posted by stealthcow

johngood, that wont work, if i put a transparent button behind the html input area then as soon as i mouseover the input area i'm mousing out of the transparent button, if i put the button on top, then i wont be able to click the text

stupid fucking flash

you have to call the event for the bottom element when the upper element is rollovered

stupid fucking you !

stealthcow · 11-04-2007, 05:29

how can i put a rollover instance on a textarea?

John Good · 11-04-2007, 05:35

it's possible, but it's a pain.

wow, I'm looking at your fla.
looking like the whole thing is to move to trash...

give me a minute.

John Good · 11-04-2007, 05:41

#1
why dont you put your texts in movieclips, with a getURL when it's released ?

#2
don't use on(rollover), use instead : yourLevel.yourMovieClip.onRollover = function(){}
you'll have a better control.

#3
dont use the var for the text. use instead : yourLevel.yourTextField.text = yourText;
(edit : obviously htmlText if you specified html in the field...)

04-04-2007, 11:50	#1 (permalink)
stealthcow knocking heads Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,914	actionscript - onrollover causing movieclips to act like buttons I need to have an onrollover/onrollout function on a movieclip. Unfortunately, adding these functions causes the movieclip to act like a button. This means that I can't click any of the links contained within the movie clip because the onrollover creates a "force field" over the top of the movie clip. Is there a way to disable this "feature"? [edit] You can see the problem here (mouse over indonesia, and then look at the popup, the links are noticing the hover status for the CSS but i cant click on them) [/edit] Last edited by stealthcow : 05-04-2007 at 07:15.

05-04-2007, 07:00	#3 (permalink)
Scott sanddancer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Shields Posts: 2,924	just disable it after the rollover. _root.theButton.enabled = false; __________________ flick me

05-04-2007, 07:18	#5 (permalink)
Scott sanddancer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Shields Posts: 2,924	Should still be able to disable it, hmmm - I never tried it out mind. __________________ flick me

05-04-2007, 10:52	#7 (permalink)
John Good + Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tropical Networks Posts: 1,584	wow, your flash must be a hell. inside the movie clip, below al contained elements, place a transparent button. yourClip.transparentButton.onRollover = function(){...}; yourClip.InsideItemButton.onRelease = function(){...}; no probl. __________________ Fonts are like cologne: A bad choice speaks louder than a good one. Justin Feinstein

05-04-2007, 20:34	#8 (permalink)
i3lance Read between da lines! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK, former Londoner Posts: 844	Mate use the onClipEvent (rollover) {} function. You can attach this to movieclips and get them to act like buttons. Then put your parameters within the wavey brackets. Gets round the transparent button lark (even though that works too). I've done it on a client site for my 9 - 5 job. Let me know if you want to see an example. Better yet, Actionscript.org Macromedia Flash Resources and Tutorials. Check it out. __________________ i3lance

05-04-2007, 05:05	#2 (permalink)
stealthcow knocking heads Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,914	come on people!

05-04-2007, 07:15	#4 (permalink)
stealthcow knocking heads Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,914	already thought of that, doesnt work... plus, its not a button, its a movie clip, thats the whole problem

05-04-2007, 07:36	#6 (permalink)
stealthcow knocking heads Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,914	cheers for the suggestion tho

06-04-2007, 00:18	#9 (permalink)
John Good + Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tropical Networks Posts: 1,584	using clip events is just totally wrong. (just like table coding ;-)) but do what you please, both will work. btw : actionscript.org is one of the best online resources for crap codes __________________ Fonts are like cologne: A bad choice speaks louder than a good one. Justin Feinstein

06-04-2007, 12:25	#11 (permalink)
John Good + Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tropical Networks Posts: 1,584	generic function is also a nonsense. I would recommend to code by hand every single line. people who share share their crap. maybe I would not trash everything on layer51. I've been there once or twice, nothing usefull as is but some good ideas. __________________ Fonts are like cologne: A bad choice speaks louder than a good one. Justin Feinstein

06-04-2007, 14:21	#12 (permalink)
i3lance Read between da lines! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK, former Londoner Posts: 844	Yes why not make it easy on him eh? I must admit I like to hand code my own stuff but seeing other examples as a base for your own (where to begin) sometimes helps. __________________ i3lance

10-04-2007, 11:19	#13 (permalink)
stealthcow knocking heads Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,914	johngood, that wont work, if i put a transparent button behind the html input area then as soon as i mouseover the input area i'm mousing out of the transparent button, if i put the button on top, then i wont be able to click the text stupid fucking flash

10-04-2007, 11:25	#14 (permalink)
stealthcow knocking heads Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,914	source file you can download the source file from http://www.kdwebserver.co.uk/~serica...rc/fla/map.fla if that helps!

11-04-2007, 04:57	#15 (permalink)
stickmus hmmm... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Yorkuk Posts: 2,127	Am I missing something? Where do you tell it what your links are supposed to do? __________________ George Smith - a vain attempt to get higher on google for my name

11-04-2007, 05:05	#16 (permalink)
stealthcow knocking heads Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,914	its html.... (at the moment its hardcoded in the last frame of the popupTop movie clip for testing purposes)

11-04-2007, 05:29	#18 (permalink)
stealthcow knocking heads Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,914	how can i put a rollover instance on a textarea?

11-04-2007, 05:35	#19 (permalink)
John Good + Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tropical Networks Posts: 1,584	it's possible, but it's a pain. wow, I'm looking at your fla. looking like the whole thing is to move to trash... give me a minute. __________________ Fonts are like cologne: A bad choice speaks louder than a good one. Justin Feinstein

11-04-2007, 05:41	#20 (permalink)
John Good + Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tropical Networks Posts: 1,584	#1 why dont you put your texts in movieclips, with a getURL when it's released ? #2 don't use on(rollover), use instead : yourLevel.yourMovieClip.onRollover = function(){} you'll have a better control. #3 dont use the var for the text. use instead : yourLevel.yourTextField.text = yourText; (edit : obviously htmlText if you specified html in the field...) __________________ Fonts are like cologne: A bad choice speaks louder than a good one. Justin Feinstein

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