# \[fmx\]loadmovie parent-root issues...need help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loadmovie-parent-root-issues-need-help/199080>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 30, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loadmovie-parent-root-issues-need-help/199080 "2006-08-30T23:14:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 30, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-loadmovie-parent-root-issues-need-help/199080/1 "2006-08-30T23:14:50Z")

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Hi there,

New here and generally newer to flash. Have done some before but am now editing my offices webpage and I am having a hard time with the loadmovie concept.

I am interested in adding hovering text over an image that is added into a _main_ file through loadmovie and a target clip. I used the Kirupa tutorial on making hover text and it works when run alone. Once added through loadmovie I get nothing.

Now I am sure that it must be a \_parent or \_root issue but it has been a long time since I used actionscript and I must admit I am a little rusty and confused.

I am using the following script for the hover text:

> 

b1.onRollOver = function() {

captionFN(true, “E-Mail!”, this);  
this.onRollOut = function() {

captionFN(false);

};

};

captionFN = function (showCaption, captionText, bName) {

if (showCaption) {

\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“hoverCaption”, this.getNextHighestDepth());  
cap.desc.text = captionText;  
cap.\_width = 7\*cap.desc.text.length;  
cap.\_alpha = 75;  
//  
if ((bName.\_width+bName.\_x+cap.\_width)\>Stage.width) {

xo = -2-cap.\_width;  
yo = -17;

} else {

xo = 2;  
yo = -17;

}  
hoverCaption.onEnterFrame = function() {

cap.\_x = \_root.\_xmouse+xo;  
cap.\_y = \_root.\_ymouse+yo;  
cap.\_visible = true;

};

} else {

delete hoverCaption.onEnterFrame;  
cap.\_visible = false;

}

};

stop();

My main file has the following script in frame 1:

> {  
> loadtarget.loadMovie( “button.swf” )  
> }

When it loads I intially get my hover box on the screen, when I run my cursor over the button the text appears but when I rollout it disappears to never return again.

It also never follows the cursor.

Any suggestions besides hire a web designer…haha (?)