# When using swapdepths I cant get the movie to respond to its parents changes

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-using-swapdepths-i-cant-get-the-movie-to-respond-to-its-parents-changes/188584
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 9, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-using-swapdepths-i-cant-get-the-movie-to-respond-to-its-parents-changes/188584 "2006-05-09T07:21:17Z")
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### Author: ![messlah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@messlah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/messlah)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/when-using-swapdepths-i-cant-get-the-movie-to-respond-to-its-parents-changes/188584/1 "2006-05-09T07:21:17Z")

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Hi all,

I have a little map with options that are close together. So I was using swapDepths to increase a root variable by 2 each time you rolled over an option to bring the selected option above the rest. This works ok on its own, but then when I try to change the options parent transparency eg. (to 50%) these options do not respond and remain at 100%. I presume this is because swapDepths bring the mc back outside of the parent movie???

I would have thought that putting the options back on the original depth would have fixed the issue but I have had no luck.

I have posted a file if anyone could give me a hand would be really appreciated.

I can be emailed at [messlah@hotmail.com](mailto:messlah@hotmail.com)

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