Re: FLASH: Smart Buttons?

[John Croteau]

Hi Len and all,


Using Tell Target is much better than FSCommand because it is more

reliable and is not limited to some of the Flash capable browsers.


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An example of how to setup a glossary:

Each Page would be Labeled so a Return will have a Label: for the Go to

Action in the Return. 

In each button link to the Glossary you would have two Actions.

A Goto the Glossary Page and a Goto the Return Movie Frame that sets up

the frame (not button) Action that will return to the correct Content

Page.


Go to & Stop WBS

Tell Target /Return

  Go To & Stop PageX

End Tell Target.


On each Glossary Page A Return Button Movie Clip

The Movie Clip would have an Instance Name 'Return'

Layer 1 would have a button with a Play Action on Press

Layer 2 would have a  a series of frame pairs based on which pages it

would have options to Return to. Note the use of Label: eliminates any

need to have the pairs in any particular order.

1) Label: WBS - Stop

2) Tell Target    /

    Go To & Stop  Page1

   End Tell target

3) Label: Model - Stop

4) Tell Target    /

    Go To & Stop  Page5

   End Tell target


If I was setting this up I would probably put the Glossary in its own

Movie clip or Movie loaded with Load Movie depending on how big the

project is. Since you want to use it across different pieces Load Movie

would probably be best. This is ideal since the Glossary when called

would popup and cover all or part of your original page (depending on

your design) and when removed the lower content page would be revealed

again unchanged.


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