# Help with (onclipevent)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-onclipevent/60148>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 7, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-onclipevent/60148 "2004-08-07T00:31:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![zerosignal0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@zerosignal0](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/zerosignal0)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-onclipevent/60148/1 "2004-08-07T00:31:32Z")

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Hey,  
I have a project Im working on that Im having a hard time figuring out (mainly the AS that Im trying to run). It a external swf preloader that triggers the external movie with a button and then preloads it. I will include the fla if you want to take a look but basically heres the AS thats calling the external SWF

```auto
 onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
 if (_root.now == 1) {
  _root.clip._alpha += 10;
  _root._height =250
  _root._width =764
 }
}
 

```

So it is creating a new frame that is sized at what I need it to be sized to but because of it entering a new frame when the swf loads it takes the whole screen and goes over my buttons so you cant choose another video. I have the buttons in a layer above the clip so it has to be the enterframe going completly over my button layer… How should I go about getting this setup so that I can keep the buttons over the new frame thats being entered?

thanks for the help ahead of time!

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-onclipevent/60148/2 "2004-08-07T01:49:43Z")

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anyone?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-onclipevent/60148/3 "2004-08-07T02:18:23Z")

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Like I see it now, the content layer where the buttons are is UNDER the clip layer, if you want to have the buttons over, then create a new layer ABOVE the ‘clip’ layer and paste your buttons there.

I’m not sure if I understand exactly what you want to achieve.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-onclipevent/60148/4 "2004-08-07T02:26:50Z")

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> [@shortcut06](#):
>
> Like I see it now, the content layer where the buttons are is UNDER the clip layer, if you want to have the buttons over, then create a new layer ABOVE the ‘clip’ layer and paste your buttons there.
> 
> I’m not sure if I understand exactly what you want to achieve.

well yea thats the goal I want but I already have the buttons above the clip layer… thats not the problem… the problem is Im calling a newframe and its overlaying the rest of the layers… so I need to find a work around

OK I have it so I can see the buttons now but… when the video loads the buttons get SUPER SMALL… like microscopic… I dont know what could be causing this but I need major help!!!

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**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-onclipevent/60148/5 "2004-08-07T02:35:42Z")

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That’s because of this :

\_root.\_height =250  
\_root.\_width =764

Try re-sizing the clip instead of the whole swf \_root movie.

like

\_root.clip.\_height =250  
\_root.clip.\_width =764

Edit : actually I’m not so sure now that I think about it it’s just not good practice but not a problem in your case since the size of your movie is already 250x764

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**Post date:** [August 7, 2004, 2:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-onclipevent/60148/6 "2004-08-07T02:45:01Z")

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> [@shortcut06](#):
>
> That’s because of this :
> 
> \_root.\_height =250  
> \_root.\_width =764
> 
> Try re-sizing the clip instead of the whole swf \_root movie.
> 
> like
> 
> \_root.clip.\_height =250  
> \_root.clip.\_width =764
> 
> Edit : actually I’m not so sure now that I think about it it’s just not good practice but not a problem in your case since the size of your movie is already 250x764

sweet that WORKED!!! Im not familiar with the root commands yet so I didnt know that you could resize the clip instead of the whole thing!!! thanks so much