Navigation bar

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In deciding between using a MC or SWF file as a navigation bar – I know each has its own benefits…

My navigation bar requirements include:

  • Possibly use the nextFrame(); (backFrame():wink: (a MC method to navigate) to navigate the frames on the
    main timeline.
  • *The navigation bar needs to float “on top” of “full-page loaded .swf” files (I am assuming that I can only “float” a .swf over a .swf – but can the depth of
    a MC be set/forced to take precedence over a .swf?)

*** The next and back “buttons” need to be disabled on certain pages.

With these requirements in mind would it be better to use a mc over a .swf for the navigation bar (or visa versa?)

Thanks for your time.

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Assuming by MC you mean Movie Clip I am going to have to say… what?

And MC is an object in flash which is inside the .swf, so you have no choice but to use a .swf file.

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yes…MC means movie clip and …

the choice I am trying to make is between a navigation moive clip placed on the main timeline as opposed to an externally loaded .swf file that looks and acts like a navigation bar… the biggest reason to use the .swf file is because I will need to call other “full page” swf files later on into my cbt and need to make sure that the navigation bar floats on top (higher level) of the other (full page) externally loaded swfs… I am still calibrating my thinking so I appreciate very much that you took the time to write a response… I am concerned about having the flexibility that I will need later… you understand…

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Hmmm, it sounds to me like loading things in externally would be more flexible in your situation.