# About "Photo Slideshow Using XML and Flash" tutorial

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-photo-slideshow-using-xml-and-flash-tutorial/263382>\
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**Created:** [June 15, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-photo-slideshow-using-xml-and-flash-tutorial/263382 "2008-06-15T13:12:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![aguscuervo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@aguscuervo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aguscuervo)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-photo-slideshow-using-xml-and-flash-tutorial/263382/1 "2008-06-15T13:12:43Z")

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Hello,  
Sorry if this isn’t the place to post this question.

I would really appreciate if you can help me with this; I’m trying to add a “pause” and “play” button in this script, so I can stop the slideshow whenever I want.

Can anyone tell me how to do it?

Thanks in advance and thanks for the tutorials too, there are great!

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**Author:** ![charmander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@charmander](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/charmander)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-photo-slideshow-using-xml-and-flash-tutorial/263382/2 "2008-06-15T13:33:35Z")

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Hi aguscuervo,  
Can you post the script or upload it???

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**Author:** ![aguscuervo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea666f/32.png) [@aguscuervo](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/aguscuervo)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/about-photo-slideshow-using-xml-and-flash-tutorial/263382/3 "2008-06-15T17:44:49Z")

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Yes sure…  
This is what i’ve got so far; what I want is to make a button, lets call it “pause\_btn” and a “play\_btn” to stop & play the slideshow.

Thanks!

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delay = 5000;  
//-----------------------  
function loadXML(loaded) {  
if (loaded) {  
xmlNode = this.firstChild;  
image = [];  
description = [];  
thumbnails = [];  
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;  
for (i=0; i\<total; i++) {  
image\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;  
description\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;  
thumbnails\* = xmlNode.childNodes\*.childNodes[2].firstChild.nodeValue;  
thumbnails\_fn(i);  
}  
firstImage();  
} else {  
content = “file not loaded!”;  
}  
}  
xmlData = new XML();  
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;  
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;  
xmlData.load(“images.xml”);  
/////////////////////////////////////  
listen = new Object();  
listen.onKeyDown = function() {

if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {

prevImage();

} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {

nextImage();

}

};  
Key.addListener(listen);  
previous\_btn.onRelease = function() {

prevImage();

};  
next\_btn.onRelease = function() {

nextImage();

};  
pause\_btn.onRelease = function() {

```
shortFilm.stop();

```

};  
/////////////////////////////////////  
listen = new Object();  
listen.onKeyDown = function() {  
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {  
prevImage();  
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {  
nextImage();  
}  
};  
Key.addListener(listen);  
previous\_btn.onRelease = function() {  
prevImage();  
};  
next\_btn.onRelease = function() {  
nextImage();  
};  
/////////////////////////////////////  
p = 0;  
this.onEnterFrame = function() {  
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();  
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();  
preloader.\_visible = true;  
if (loaded != filesize) {  
preloader.preload\_bar.\_xscale = 100\*loaded/filesize;  
} else {  
preloader.\_visible = false;  
if (picture.\_alpha\<100) {  
picture.\_alpha += 10;  
}  
}  
};  
function nextImage() {  
if (p\<(total-1)) {  
p++;  
if (loaded == filesize) {  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[p];  
picture\_num();  
slideshow();  
}  
}  
}  
function prevImage() {  
if (p\>0) {  
p–;  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[p];  
picture\_num();  
}  
}  
function firstImage() {  
if (loaded == filesize) {  
picture.\_alpha = 0;  
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);  
desc\_txt.text = description[0];  
picture\_num();  
slideshow();  
}  
}  
function picture\_num() {  
current\_pos = p+1;  
pos\_txt.text = current\_pos+" / "+total;  
}  
function thumbNailScroller() {  
// thumbnail code!  
this.createEmptyMovieClip(“tscroller”, 1000);  
scroll\_speed = 10;  
tscroller.onEnterFrame = function() {  
if ((\_root.\_ymouse\>=thumbnail\_mc.\_y) && (\_root.\_ymouse\<=thumbnail\_mc.\_y+thumbnail\_mc.\_height)) {  
if ((\_root.\_xmouse\>=(hit\_right.\_x-40)) && (thumbnail\_mc.hitTest(hit\_right))) {  
thumbnail\_mc.\_x -= scroll\_speed;  
} else if ((\_root.\_xmouse\<=(hit\_left.\_x+40)) && (thumbnail\_mc.hitTest(hit\_left))) {  
thumbnail\_mc.\_x += scroll\_speed;  
}  
} else {  
delete tscroller.onEnterFrame;  
}  
};  
}  
function thumbnails\_fn(k) {  
thumbnail\_mc.createEmptyMovieClip(“t”+k, thumbnail\_mc.getNextHighestDepth());  
tlistener = new Object();  
tlistener.onLoadInit = function(target\_mc) {  
target\_mc.\_x = hit\_left.\_x+(target\_mc.\_width+5)\*k;  
target\_mc.pictureValue = k;  
target\_mc.onRelease = function() {  
p = this.pictureValue-1;  
nextImage();  
};  
target\_mc.onRollOver = function() {  
this.\_alpha = 50;  
thumbNailScroller();  
};  
target\_mc.onRollOut = function() {  
this.\_alpha = 100;  
};  
};  
image\_mcl = new MovieClipLoader();  
image\_mcl.addListener(tlistener);  
image\_mcl.loadClip(thumbnails[k], “thumbnail\_mc.t”+k);  
}  
function slideshow() {

myInterval = setInterval(pause\_slideshow, delay);  
function pause\_slideshow() {

clearInterval(myInterval);  
if (p == (total-1)) {

p = 0;  
firstImage();

} else {

nextImage();

}

}

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