# Mouse Over buttons - Intermediate?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 10, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064 "2004-03-10T17:01:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![SteadyScene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@SteadyScene](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SteadyScene)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2004, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064/1 "2004-03-10T17:01:23Z")

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Greetings,

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

[http://www.charliepalmer.com/cp/home.html](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](http://www.steadyscene.com)

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064/2 "2004-03-11T18:43:18Z")

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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!

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064/3 "2004-03-11T19:04:55Z")

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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

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064/4 "2004-03-11T19:14:28Z")

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“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(-:

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064/5 "2004-03-11T19:22:20Z")

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Hmmm I am confused.

what is window? I have nothing called window…

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064/6 "2004-03-11T19:36:27Z")

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

[http://steadyscene.com/clubaddiction/](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.

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064/7 "2004-03-11T19:58:30Z")

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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(-:

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-over-buttons-intermediate/45064/8 "2004-03-11T20:01:20Z")

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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.