[Xerte] Re: SWF not Functioning in Xerte

[Julian Tenney]

Take a step back, make a simple example  and describe to me what you are trying to do...

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Deborah Delin
Sent: 26 September 2011 12:07
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: [Xerte] Re: SWF not Functioning in Xerte

Hi Julian,

Thanks for the guidance.  I am struggling:

- I moved the code on the mc's which were two levels down to the first frame using on(release) as you suggested.  The on(release) still doesn't function in Xerte - maybe because the parent mc has onClipEvent (load) { code on it?

Did you mean  to also put the onClipEvent (load) { code on the first frame? instead of on the mc?   I tried to do this but don't succeed.

Code on clip is:
onClipEvent (load) {
        previouslyOver = false;
}

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
        currentlyOver = this.hitTest(_root._xmouse,_root._ymouse,true);

        if(!previouslyOver and currentlyOver) {
                previouslyOver = true;
                this.gotoAndPlay(1);
        }
        else if (previouslyOver and !currentlyOver) {
                previouslyOver = false;
                this.gotoAndPlay(10-_currentframe);
        }

}

I don't know how to convert this to code for the main timeline.  I tried:

three_drop.onMouseDown = function ()
 {
        previouslyOver = false;
}
 {
        currentlyOver = this.hitTest(_root._xmouse,_root._ymouse,true);

        if(!previouslyOver and currentlyOver) {
                previouslyOver = true;
                this.gotoAndPlay(1);
        }
        else if (previouslyOver and !currentlyOver) {
                previouslyOver = false;
                this.gotoAndPlay(10-_currentframe);
        }

But that didn't work.

Also, substituting the onEnterFrame which is on the dropdown clip for onMouseDown as you suggest below didn't work.

onClipEvent (load) {
            previouslyOver = false;
}
onClipEvent (onMouseDown) {
            currentlyOver = this.hitTest(blah


Don't do the hittest in onEnterFrame: ..........Instead run the hittest off onMouseDown

You said:

Use lockroot to make those components work properly when loaded into xerte.

By this you mean put this._lockroot = true; on the first frame? This indeed makes the functions work in Xerte but it throws the dropdown out of sync. and makes the clip unoperable.

 There's a components example in [xerte]\templates\components

I downloaded the compoments file but I'm afraid it meant nothing to me.

Sorry, as you can see, I'm over my head here.  Your time and patience very much appreciated.

Deborah


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