Hello everybody,
I haven’t posted on this forum, but I’ve heard good things, so here goes:
I’m trying to create a fairly complex navigation system for my portfolio. First of all, I’d like some kind of an idea on how to populate an array(s) with multi-level XML data; specifically, full-size image, thumbnail, descriptive text etc… I have an idea how it’s done for smaller amounts from tutorials I’ve read but I haven’t seen anything that ornate (not that I’m breaking ground or anything, I just haven’t been able to find a tutorial on it).
So, to begin with, I suppose I’d just like either a crash course in complex XML implementation in Flash or to be pointed toward a tutorial containing the same. Secondly, once populated, I’d like these arrays to be used in the dynamic construction of multiple (category specific; be they identity, illustration, etc…) horizontal scroll menus, you know those kind that move dependent on mouse position? Yeah, those guys. GoToAndLearn.com used to have a nice video tutorial of one of these up, but I guess it was taken off of as it was the property of Lynda.com.
I bring this up because I don’t want it to appear, as much as I’m sure it does, that I’m just asking the community to “do this for me” or something; I have looked into it but they’re complicated problems I need help with. For one thing, the tutorial GoToAndLearn used to have wasn’t dynamic, but it did go over the need to temporarily suspend a movieclip so the button contained within it can be accessed, but I have no idea how to do that in the authoring environment let alone within actionscript the way I’d like to.
I suppose to begin with, I’d just like to be able to get that dynamic scroll menu functional. Oh yeah, and is there anyway to make it repeat infinitely in either direction while remaining dynamic? I’m sorry for the ramble, but actionscript gets complicated and I’d like as much advice beforehand as possible.
Thanks in advance for any information that can be provided.
TheRiddler
