Mouse Over buttons - Intermediate?

programming flash
1

Greetings,

Looking for an explaination on how the mouse over buttons on this site are done:

http://www.charliepalmer.com/cp/home.html

The colored buttons on right middle part of the page.

The reason I am asking is because I have been using the “attach movie” script but it is very cumbersome to try to “PLACE” the movie where I want it on the page.

on (press) {
this.attachMovie(“news”, “window”, 0);
window._x = 0;
window._y = -15;
}

Is there a better, efficient, accurate way to do this? Let me know as it relates to how the charliepalmer site did it.

Thanks!

Daniel
www.steadyscene.com

2

Scotty,

I am using the attach movie script:

on (press) {
holder.attachMovie(“venues”, “window”, 0);
}

How do I get the venue movie to unload (or close) when I click on another link? FYI, I borrowed the attach movie script from another designer. Not sure what the “window” portion is.

Thanks!

3

and further, I do not want to use a REMOVE button. I want the attach movie to go away as soon as the link buttons are released.

Thanks

4

“window” is the new name of the attached movieclip
To remove the attached mc
[AS]on(release){
//link here (getURL/loadMovie/goto…)
removeMovieClip(“window”);
}[/AS]

scotty(-:

5

Hmmm I am confused.

what is window? I have nothing called window…

6

Scotty, thanks for responding. Here is the problem I am having:

http://steadyscene.com/clubaddiction/

click Venues, you see that all attach movies stay. Here is the code on the venues button:

on (Press) {
holder.attachMovie(“venues”, “window”, 0);
}
on (Release) {
holder2.attachMovie(“mc_venues”, “window”, 0);
}

I can do as many “attach movie” as I want right? The issue is them not removing when I want them to. The 80’s in the middle of the screen is just a movie clip called 80s.

7

Sorry you lost me, what’s your real problem?
In the charlieparkers movie there’s one holder an din the example you give now you’ve two.
What you want to achieve?

scotty(-:

8

Well, the charlie palmer was one example. Now I have added another “holder” SO that when the button is pressed, a few attach movies are displayed. I want them to “detach” or disappear when the other buttons are pressed.