Xml drop down spacing

1

i built a xml drop down menu from the kirupa tutorial that im trying to figure out how to space the next items below the submenus wondering if anyone can help ?


stop();
#include "mc_tween2.as"
menu_xml = new XML();
menu_xml.load("xmlmenunew.xml");
menu_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
menu_xml.onLoad = function(ok) {
        for(o=0;o<menu_xml.childNodes.length;o++){
                if(menu_xml.childNodes[o].attributes.name == "products"){
            GenerateSitemap(sitemapwindow, "mainmenusitemap_mc3", 0, 0, 3, menu_xml.childNodes[o], "product");
            
        }
    }
};
var section1 = "product"
GenerateSitemap = function (container, name, x, y, depth, node_xml, section1, h_name, h_title, h_sub) {
    var curr_node;
    var curr_item;
    var totall = node_xml.childNodes.length;
    var curr_menu = container.createEmptyMovieClip(name, depth);
    for (var i = 0; i<totall; i++) {
        if (section1 != "portfolio") {
            curr_item = curr_menu.attachMovie("sitemap_mcc", "item"+i+"_mc", i);
            var stutter2 = curr_item._height*curr_node.childNodes.length;
            curr_item._alpha = 0;
            curr_item.trackAsMenu = true;
            curr_item.msk._xscale = 1;
            curr_node = node_xml.childNodes*;
            _global.curr_item = this;

            curr_item.cap.m_caption2 = curr_node.attributes.name;
            curr_item.cap.m_caption.text = curr_node.attributes.name;

            
            curr_item.cap.setMask(curr_item.msk);
            curr_item.tween("_alpha", 100, 1, "easeOutExpo", i/totall*.7);
            curr_item.msk.tween("_xscale", 100, 2, "easeOutExpo", i/totall*.7);
            curr_item.bk._alpha = 60;
            if (section1 == "product") {
                curr_item._x = x;
                var stutter = i*curr_item._height;
                curr_item._y = y+stutter;


                if (node_xml.childNodes*.nodeName == "menu") {
                    _global.curr_item = curr_item;
                    bbk.onRollOver = function() {
                        this.useHandCursor = false;
                        Closemenus(section1);
                    };
                    curr_item.node_xml = curr_node;
                    curr_item.enabled = false;
                    
                    var yl = curr_item._y+curr_item._height;
                    var xl = curr_item._x+12;
                  
             
                    GenerateSitemap(curr_menu, "submenu_mc"+i, xl, yl, 1000+i, curr_node, section1, subsa);
                   
                   
                    //subsa++
                } else if (node_xml.childNodes*.nodeName == "item") {
                    curr_item.arrow._visible = false;
                    curr_item.enabled = true;
                }
                
            } else {
            }
            
        }
    }
};
2

think i got it i changed the code to respace the objects after they are attached in the function

//#include "mc_tween2.as"
menu_xml = new XML();
menu_xml.load("xmlmenunew.xml");
menu_xml.ignoreWhite = true;
var nodezlength:Array = new Array();
var dMEnus = 0;
menu_xml.onLoad = function(ok) {
	for (o=0; o<menu_xml.childNodes.length; o++) {
		if (menu_xml.childNodes[o].attributes.name == "products") {
			_root.nodez = o;
			var nodex = menu_xml.childNodes[o];
			GenerateSitemap(sitemapwindow, "mainmenusitemap_mc3", 0, 0, 3, menu_xml.childNodes[o], "product");
		for (p=0; p<MEnus; p++) {
			trace(_root.nodezlength[p])
			_root.nodezlength[p]._y = 18*p
		}

		}
	}
};
var section1 = "product";
var MEnus = 0;
var stuffs:Array = new Array();
var po = 0;
GenerateSitemap = function (container, name, x, y, depth, node_xml, section1, h_name, h_title, h_sub) {
	po++;
	var curr_node;
	var curr_item;
	var totall = node_xml.childNodes.length;
	var curr_menu = container.createEmptyMovieClip(name, depth);
	for (var i = 0; i<totall; i++) {
		if (section1 != "portfolio") {
			curr_item = curr_menu.attachMovie("sitemap_mcc", "item"+i+"_mc", i);
			_root.nodezlength.push(curr_item);
			curr_item._alpha = 100;
			curr_item.trackAsMenu = true;
			curr_item.msk._xscale = 1;
			curr_node = node_xml.childNodes*;
			_global.curr_item = this;
			curr_item.cap.m_caption2 = curr_node.attributes.name;
			curr_item.cap.m_caption.text = curr_node.attributes.name;
			curr_item.cap.setMask(curr_item.msk);
			//curr_item.tween("_alpha", 100, 0, "easeOutExpo");
			//curr_item.msk.tween("_xscale", 100, 0, "easeOutExpo");
			curr_item.msk._xscale = 100;
			curr_item.bk._alpha = 60;
			if (section1 == "product") {
				MEnus++;
				stuffs[0] = "-------------items--------";
				stuffs[MEnus] = curr_item;
				curr_item._x = x;
				curr_item._y = y+i*curr_item._height;
				if (node_xml.childNodes*.nodeName == "menu") {
					//_global.curr_item = curr_item;
					bbk.onRollOver = function() {
						this.useHandCursor = false;
						Closemenus(section1);
					};
					curr_item.node_xml = curr_node;
					curr_item.enabled = false;
					var yl = curr_item._y+curr_item._height;
					var xl = curr_item._x+12;
					GenerateSitemap(curr_menu, "submenu_mc"+i, xl, yl, 1000+i, curr_item.node_xml, section1, subsa);
				} else if (node_xml.childNodes*.nodeName == "item") {
					curr_item.arrow._visible = false;
					curr_item.enabled = true;
				}

			}

		}

	}
};