# \[MX\] Menu Help - Detect When Other Buttons Pressed

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-menu-help-detect-when-other-buttons-pressed/142759
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**Created:** [March 31, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-menu-help-detect-when-other-buttons-pressed/142759 "2005-03-31T08:26:24Z")
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### Author: ![poet\_s\_tragedy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/41988e/32.png) [@poet\_s\_tragedy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/poet_s_tragedy)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2005, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx-menu-help-detect-when-other-buttons-pressed/142759/1 "2005-03-31T08:26:24Z")

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hey everyone, i’ve got a problem that i’m hoping someone can help me fix. my fla file will be attached below. (its not the greatest looking thing but i just need to understand how to do what i want it to). i’ve got a navigation menu at the bottom of my stage with 2 movieclips. each movieclip has an instance of a button inside, a motion tween of a \_alpha graphic flying in, and text to distinguish each button.

my problem #1: on the stage when you hit ‘home’, it’ll fly in, but when you hit ‘schedules’ next, that will fly in too, right over anything i would have placed on ‘home’. i’d like to prevent that by maybe having an outro animation (like a reverse of the intro animation) that can check whether another button was pressed before playing & when its completely off the stage, to play the next content corresponding to the button pressed.

my problem #2: i dont like how everytime when on the stage, i press the ‘home’ button or ‘schedules’ button multiple times, that they keep replaying the animation. i’d like it to know that its already been pressed & doesnt need to play again. i have a feeling this problem might be an easier one to figure out but i’m drawing a blank with it.

any ideas people?? i’d really appreciate any help you can provide, if you want to modify the fla please feel free. its very important that i get this resolved as soon as possible, preferably before the weekend. thanks in advance![url=“[http://attachment.php?attachmentid=&stc=1](http://attachment.php?attachmentid=&stc=1)”]

-Dantai