{MX} Help with functions

programming flash
1

I having a problem with a function that resizes movie clips.

I want the function to resize the clips individually (on rollover), but on the first rollover, the targeted clip behaves normally and all the other clips disappear.

Here’s an illustration:
http://www.flow14.com/FunctionHelp/index.html

Here’s the code I’m using–
In the first frame at _root:


_root.press = false;
function jumbo (whichClip, Size) {
	xsize =  Size - _root[whichClip]._xscale;
	speed += xsize / 3;
	speed *= .5;
	_root[whichClip]._xscale += speed;
	
	ysize =  Size - _root[whichClip]._yscale;
	speed += ysize / 3;
	speed *= .5;
	_root[whichClip]._yscale += speed;
}

Actions assigned to the button(s):


on (rollOver) {
	_root.catW.targetSize = 100;
	_root.press = true;
}
on (rollOut) {
	_root.catW.targetSize = 5;
	_root.press = true;
}

Actions assigned to the targeted clips:


onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	if (_root.press == true) {
		// The next line calls the Function in frame 1
		_root.jumbo(_root.catW.targetSize, this._name);
	}
}

I would be happy to send the source file to anyone who can help.

2

well for a start your sending the variable to the function around the wrong way… it should be…

_root.jumbo(this._name, _root.catW.targetSize);

3

Alright, I tried fixing the variable, but it didn’t seem to make any difference.

Here’s the new code (the function hasn’t changed)…

Actions assigned to button(s):


on (rollOver) {
	_root.press = true;
	_root.catW.targetSize = 100;
}
on (rollOut) {
	_root.press = true;
	_root.catW.targetSize = 20;
}

Actions assigned to the targeted clip(s):


onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	if (_root.press == true) {
		_root.jumbo(this._name, _root.catW.targetSize);
	}
}

I think the problem could be with

 _root.press == true;

Is there another condition I could use to activate the function?

( I’ve posted the source file to http://www.flow14.com/FunctionHelp/index.html )

4

Fixing that condition fixed the problem–almost.

Here’s the (almost) working code:
function (1st frame @ root):


_root[whichClip].press = false;
function jumbo (whichClip, Size) {
	xsize =  Size - _root[whichClip]._xscale;
	speed += xsize / 3;
	speed *= .5;
	_root[whichClip]._xscale += speed;
	
	ysize =  Size - _root[whichClip]._yscale;
	speed += ysize / 3;
	speed *= .5;
	_root[whichClip]._yscale += speed;
}

Actions assigned to button(s):


on (rollOver) {
	_root.catW.press = true;
	_root.catW.targetSize = 100;
}
on (rollOut) {
	_root.catW.targetSize = 20;
}

Actions assigned to the targeted clip(s):


onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	if (_root.catW.press == true) {
		_root.jumbo(this._name, _root.catW.targetSize);
	}
}

The problem now is that I don’t know how to set the condition back to false. All the clips move a little after the initial rollover. Updated example/source file at:
http://www.flow14.com/FunctionHelp/index.html