# Big problem with rollover
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 23, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508 "2003-07-23T18:37:32Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@bigbadmilkman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbadmilkman)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/1 "2003-07-23T18:37:32Z")
I have an interface that displays external flash files. Now in one of these files, there are rollover buttons on the side, and a greatings message on the other side, now i want the greatings message to dissappear when the user rolls over a button. I tried doing this by putting in the following code in my buttons
on (rollOver) {
\_root.welcome.\_visible = false;
}
on (rollOut) {
\_root.welcome.\_visible = true;
}
//welcome is the instance name for my greeting message
This works fine when i run the external on its own, but when i open it using my main interface, it just doesn’t work. Does anyone know why this is happening, i don’t know a lot about flash any help would be appreciated!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/2 "2003-07-23T18:47:32Z")
remove \_root
\_root is the first timeline in the hierarchy, not the first timeline in that individual movie.
When you load an external movie, the hierarchy chances and the \_root timeline because the very first timeline of the main movie you are loading into.
Targeting is very important in Flash, and is often a cause of problems between external and main movies (and sometimes just getting things to work in general)
Here is a quick tid-bit to help you learn about targeting…
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/root\_parent\_this.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/root_parent_this.asp)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/3 "2003-07-23T19:03:53Z")
Man, thanks a lot, works a treat now, I heard your the best at flash on here, good one! I am having problem with scrolling a whole flash file, i’ve seen your example and thats great, i tried to adapt it to my flash file but it just didn’t work. I think it might have something to do with the typwriter affect, could u have a look at this fla, and see if you can fix it, man your a lifesaver!!
the scrolling bit is in a movie called scrollingclip, i think, have a look at it!!
Thanks a lot man!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/4 "2003-07-23T19:06:46Z")
I get an error trying to unzip your file… I can usually open .rar files with my winzip, but apparently it isn’t working this time… weird.
And whoever told you I was the best at flash on here lied :x I am not bad at flash, but I definitely am not the best here.
My recommendation to fixing your problem would be to use the scrollpane component and put all your content within a single movie clip and scroll that clip using the scrollpane component.
That would be the easiest way.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/5 "2003-07-23T19:09:35Z")
sorry I think that was my fault, here try this attachment!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/6 "2003-07-23T19:14:05Z")
I am going to set up an example on how to use the scrollpane component, it sounds to me like that is really what you want.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/7 "2003-07-23T19:16:40Z")
Could u have an example that has a typwriter affect on it, and then enables you to scroll that text, because that is what i want with mine u see and it would help if I had a good example to show me this!
Thanks for your help, your a genius!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/8 "2003-07-23T19:17:54Z")
hes awesome at flash, but pom will give him a run for his money
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/9 "2003-07-23T19:26:24Z")
milkman: Check my attachment… The content and everything is all up to you, this is just to show you how to use the scrollpane component to scroll a movie clip symbol. All your actions and content can go within that movie clip and be scrollable.
PunkyDrewster: Ilyas is my mentor :love: But also Kax, Ahmed, Senocular, h88, sbeener, etc, etc… they can all demolish me in an instant.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/10 "2003-07-23T19:30:44Z")
Whenever I start a project/website, I always use relative targetting(this and \_parent). It might seem like a waste of time, but it prevents you coming into bugs when you start to use loadMovie, and having to rewrite all your code.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/11 "2003-07-23T19:32:03Z")
> \*Originally posted by njs12345 \*
> \*\*Whenever I start a project/website, I always use relative targetting(this and \_parent). It might seem like a waste of time, but it prevents you coming into bugs when you start to use loadMovie, and having to rewrite all your code. \*\*
ding ding… it’s worth the extra typing/work to save on frustration.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 23, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/12 "2003-07-23T19:32:41Z")
exactly:)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2003, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-rollover/26508/13 "2003-07-24T00:16:36Z")
and you join them in the “can easily step on my flash skills” category. heh heh heh