hi i downloaded the bounce menu from faithornstudios.com so its my iniciation with xml and external swf preloaders the menu loads the info from the xml and display the swf loaded into an empty MC so it loads external swf via xml, im trying to implement a preloader for that external swf but i dont know how please help i tried a lot of external preloaders tutorials and stil dont know how to implement them in the xml menu
the menu:
www.faithornstudios.com its called bounce menu
this is the AS
first frame main timeline:
gotoFunction = function(link) {
loadMovie(link,containerMC)
}
stop()
it has a component the menu with the instance:
menuComp
and the empty MC
containerMC
actionscript of the component:
/By John Faithorn Sept.14 2003 9:46 am/
menus = new XML()
menus.load(sourcefile)
menus.ignoreWhite = true
menus.onLoad = function(success) {
menuData = menus.firstChild.childNodes
for(i=0;i<menuData.length;i++){
subNodes = menuData*.childNodes
if(menuData*.nodeName == “button”){
//Container clip holds submenu data
attachMovie(“container”,“subContainer”+i,i-menuData.length)
eval(“subContainer”+i)._alpha = 0
eval(“subContainer”+i)._x = -300
//Main Button attaching and spacing
attachMovie(“mainSuperButton”,“mainButton”+i,i)
mainButtonRef = eval(“mainButton”+i)
mainButtonRef.textVar = menuData*.attributes.name
mainButtonRef.index = i
mainButtonRef._y =i*mainSpace
//Main Button release action(rollover located in mainbutton mc)
mainButtonRef.onRelease = function() {
if(open == this.index){
//second click error check. closes menu
resetMenu()
open = undefined
}else{
//first click
open = this.index
this.gotoAndStop(3)
collapse(this)
}
//add any open state actions here… like alpha, etc…
//containers are hidden off stage and moved on release
}
for(j=0;j<=subNodes.length;j++){
containerRef = eval(“subContainer”+i)
if(subNodes[j].nodeName == “subitem”){
containerRef.attachMovie(“subSuperButton”,“subButton”+j,j)
containerRef[“subButton”+j].textVar = subNodes[j].attributes.name
containerRef[“subButton”+j].page = subNodes[j].attributes.location
containerRef[“subButton”+j]._y = j*subSpace
containerRef["subButton"+j].onRelease = function() {
//--------------------GOTO ACTION--------------\\
_root.gotoFunction(this.page)
this.gotoAndStop(3)
}
}
}
}
}
}
function collapse (except) {
num = except.index
subRef = eval(“subContainer”+num)
resetMenu()
//The clips after the one clicked recieve new spots
for(i=num+1;i<=9;i++){
eval(“mainButton”+i).JumpTo(subRef._height+imainSpace)
}
subRef._y = eval(“mainButton”+num)._height+(nummainSpace)+subYadjust
subRef._x = subXfactor
fade(subRef,“in”)
}
//resets everything to original places
function resetMenu() {
for(j=0;j<=(9);j++){
eval(“subContainer”+j)._alpha = 0
eval(“subContainer”+j)._x = -1000000
eval(“subContainer”+j)._y = 0
eval(“mainButton”+j).JumpTo(j*mainSpace)
}
}
function fade(fadeTarget,param) {
if(param == “in”){
fadeTarget.onEnterFrame = function(){
this._alpha+=5
}
}
}
i want to make a preloader for any swf that loads into ContainerMC so please help me!