# Setup of a dynamic menu
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 27, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149 "2003-01-27T17:36:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@cybergold](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cybergold)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/1 "2003-01-27T17:36:07Z")
Hey, I am trying to get a rollover on a button where the menu slides in and slides out with the rollover and rolloff. How would i be able to do this, here is an example, [http://www.tshirtsthatsuck.com/ns/index.html](http://www.tshirtsthatsuck.com/ns/index.html)
Any help would be great
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/2 "2003-01-27T17:54:24Z")
!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/3 "2003-01-27T18:48:56Z")
:sigh:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2003, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/4 "2003-01-27T21:37:11Z")
C:-)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2003, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/5 "2003-01-27T21:49:31Z")
It isn’t that hard.
Create a movie clip, give it the instance name subMenu1, have the first frame be a stop() action and be empty.
Have frame 2 and on be the animation of the tabs (tabs will be buttons that are tweened down) coming down, with a stop() action on the last frame.
Now go back to the \_root timeline, create your button.
Then on the button add these actions
```auto
on (rollOver){
_root.subMenu1.play();
}
```
Then when you want it cleared out just use \_root.subMenu1.gotoAndStop(1); It takes you back to the empty frame.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/6 "2003-01-27T22:28:07Z")
Works perfectly !! I can use this now to make a window which comes from the side of the screen at the touch of a button, know how i could make it so that when i touch another button, Window A slides out, and Window B slides in? :sigh:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/7 "2003-01-27T22:51:18Z")
Create a variable that says what window is open.
Like (on the main timeline)…
openWin = “about”
And on your button you could be like…
on (release){
if (\_root.openWin == “about”){
\_root.aboutWin.gotoAndPlay(outAnimation);
\_root.openWin = “links”
\_root.linksWin.play();
}
This is if you are closing the about and opening the links.
It is just a quick thing, I am not even sure how well it works…lol.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 27, 2003, 11:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/8 "2003-01-27T23:53:13Z")
Do you have an example :stunned: I didn’t get that actionscript
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2003, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/9 "2003-01-28T03:17:02Z")
Alright I have a fully commented incredibly basic example.
Where you take it from there is up to you 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2003, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/10 "2003-01-28T17:12:52Z")
Thanks, looks good
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/11 "2003-01-28T17:26:51Z")
No problem man.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/setup-of-a-dynamic-menu/12149/12 "2003-01-28T18:28:08Z")
or go here [http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/type/tutorial.asp?id=30426](http://www.computerarts.co.uk/tutorials/type/tutorial.asp?id=30426) and try the tutorial.
Good Luck
Bobby