How to use one set of buttons to control different movieclip?

1

I have one set of buttons for moving up, down, left, right of the movieclip. now I have two movieclips they need the same functions. Is that possible I apply the same buttons to both of the movieclips and works on the one which I clicked.

anyother suggestions are welcome too!

2

I’m not too sure what you mean?? Do you want one button to control several movieClips? or Several buttons which all have the same code?

3

In the set of buttons, just give example of moving up button.

I have two movieclips. And I want this moving up button can have effect on both of them. And if I click the first movieclip and then click the up button, it goes upward. And if I click the second movieclip and then click the up button, the second one goes upward, and the first one stays where it was.

Am I made myself clear this time.

4

yea…you can make a variable. Then when you click on the first MC, the variable = 1, and the second MC, the variable = 2.

Then you say if whatever_variable == 1 {
moveUp();
}

then the same with ‘2’. Make a function called moveUp and tahts all!

BTW, did you post two of the same questions? youre not suppose to :-\

5

Hello, thanks for your idea. I have tried but there is some problem with it.

I have on the first movieclip:
on (release) {
var spress=1;
}
and on the second one
on (release) {
var spress=2;
}

and on the moving upward button, I have

on (release) {
trace(_root.spress); // the spress is undefined when
//I trace it ,so cannot continue

if (spress==1) {
	_root.screen._y -= 5;
	switch (state) {
	case 1 :
		y_value1 = _root.screen._y;
		break;
	case 2 :
		y_value2 = _root.screen._y;
		break;
	case 3 :
		y_value3 = _root.screen._y;
		break;
	case 4 :
		y_value4 = _root.screen._y;
		break;
	}
}
else if(spress==2) {
	_root.mulscreen._y -= 5;
	switch (state) {
	case 1 :
		y_valuem1 = _root.mulscreen._y;
		break;
	case 2 :
		y_valuem2 = _root.mulscreen._y;
		break;
	case 3 :
		y_valuem3 = _root.mulscreen._y;
		break;
	case 4 :
		y_valuem4 = _root.mulscreen._y;
		break;
	}
	
	
	}

}

Any idea about this ? Thanks in advance !

6

Try using AS tags next time :slight_smile:

I havn’t really used switch;break, so i don’t really understand it but thats not the main problem. I have always had a problem doing:

var spress = 1

instead i just do:
_root.spress = 1
_root.spress = 2

Seems to work better for me. Try it and tel lme if it works :slight_smile:

7

Thanks for your idea of _root.spress=1. Now it works perfectly well. and the switch also works. Thanks again!

By the way, do u have idea about the combo box for changing the font face of the input and output textfields. I can make the font face shown on the input textfiles, but not on the output textfield after submit. Do u have any idea about that?

8

Do you have an example? i’m not too sure what you mean :-\

9

Here is the attachment of it there. Many thanks in advance.

10

Sbuh,

I made this cos i was bored, and cos i knew how to do it. Enjoy.

Regards,
Viru.