I have a menu movieclip (news_mc) which when clicked on the top most menu button (instance = news_btn1) a submenu containing 2 clickable buttons (current_btn1 and archive_btn1) should slide out underneath news_btn1. This works fine. I have attached this movie clip to the stage using _root.attachmovie(news_mc, news_mc1, 1)
Now when i press the news button the submenu does appear correctly, but when i try to press the submenu buttons nothing happens. I have traced the animation and have found that even when i click the submenu buttons, it shows that i am still clicking the movie clip main menu (news_mc1) so it restarts the animation.
I have put all the actionscript on the stage instead of each specific button, is there anyway around the problem i am having?
i’m not sure about getting ur problem correctly, but i think it is about overlapping 2 Button in flash, flash can not suppot them. you can solve this, by creating a virtual Button. for example use hitTest function for get the Release event of menu movieclip (news_mc), & then use button for submenues.
if (news_mc, hitTest(_root._xmouse, _root._ymouse, false)) {
//Your Code For Opening Menu goes Here
}
shahroq
do you have button actions on news_mc1? If at anytime you have button actions on a movieclip, it will over-ride any buttons and their actions within it… afterall, the movieclips/buttons in that clip, make up that clip, so clicking on them is the same as clicking that clip… thereby calling its actions (as it has precidence).
So… you wouldnt want to do that if that is the case
