# Hover Captions from a MC holding a loaded swf? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 25, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-from-a-mc-holding-a-loaded-swf/26650 "2003-07-25T01:21:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![justins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@justins](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/justins)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-from-a-mc-holding-a-loaded-swf/26650/1 "2003-07-25T01:21:19Z")
I have a problem I hope Kirupa can help (I got the tutorial here). I built some hover captions on my menu bar that slides out. The menu bar is a swf that’s called into the main swf from a button and loaded into a MC in the main swf. It works as advertised until I use it in the main swf. Then, the menu/swf it’s self attatches to the mouse and won’t let go. I dropped \_root./\_level0./\_parent. and/ or sliderContainerMC. from the path names and the text on the captions will show up and work proper, but the graphic behind the text doesn’t work. I’ve posted in FlashKit, and a yahoo flashMX mail list with no help. The main swf with the captions is @: [http://www.justinsteiger.com/flash/sliderOpenBeta.fla](http://www.justinsteiger.com/flash/sliderOpenBeta.fla) You can view the semi working version of it all at my web site: [http://www.justinsteiger.com](http://www.justinsteiger.com) I’ve tried putting \_root back on like the tut has, and even \_level0 \_level1, \_parent and the name of the MC the swf loads into sliderContainerMC. Every one of them makes the menu swf attatch to the mouse. Help?! :hangover: ---
**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:** [July 25, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-from-a-mc-holding-a-loaded-swf/26650/2 "2003-07-25T01:40:27Z")
Should work now ---
**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:** [July 25, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-from-a-mc-holding-a-loaded-swf/26650/3 "2003-07-25T18:15:44Z")
That works as advertised, thanks so much … Did all you do is assign it \_parent or had I messed something else up? I haven’t looked at it really close yet (Only had a knapp in the last 24 hours). Much appriciated though, Kudos out to Claudio and Kirupa! … Cheers, Justin:crazy: ---
**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:** [July 25, 2003, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-from-a-mc-holding-a-loaded-swf/26650/4 "2003-07-25T19:20:09Z")
Yes i only changed _\_root_ for _\_parent_. Using \_root can be painfull when you want to load the movie dinamically into another movie. Maybe you want to read this: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/root\_parent\_this.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/tricks/root_parent_this.asp) ---
**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:** [July 25, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-from-a-mc-holding-a-loaded-swf/26650/5 "2003-07-25T22:38:21Z")
Gotchya … I thought I tried to impliment \_parent, but I think maybe I didn’t add it in the correct locations. Thanks a TON though, that little problem was just killing me … Cheers and thanks much, Justin ---
**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:** [July 25, 2003, 10:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/hover-captions-from-a-mc-holding-a-loaded-swf/26650/6 "2003-07-25T22:43:18Z")
Anytime =)