if you were writing as2 without extending classes etc, why arent you just
working in JS, its the new hot chick on the block, afterall...
On Oct 24, 2012, at 3:45 PM, Karl DeSaulniers <k...@designdrumm.com> wrote:
> Your not the only one who has said that about AS2.. lol
> I know nothing about any AS3 classes. Frankly they confuse me with the whole
> extend and static and public and aahhhhhhhh!
> Makes my brain hurt just thinking about how I MUST learn them or fade into
> AS2 history.
>
> Karl
>
> On Oct 24, 2012, at 8:02 AM, Hans Wichman wrote:
>
>> Hi Karl,
>>
>> jus keep breathin;), this will pass and you'll never go back to as2 again;).
>>
>> Anyway on subject, have you tried out the standard SimpleButton class?
>> If it doesnt fit your need, why not, maybe we can help with that, but that
>> class should work for most simple cases.
>>
>> In addition, do you still use the Flash IDE? Since as3 offers so many
>> options, here is just one of the possible ones that might fit your workflow:
>>
>> - create a basic button class, put all the buttonMode, handCursor etc stuff
>> in there
>> - add the eventlistener mumbojumbo in there as well, in short everything to
>> create a button
>> - if you want to implement the functionality for different states such as
>> _up, _down etc go ahead and do so
>>
>> Now create a movieclip with timeline states _up, _down etc, and specify your
>> button class as base class for this clip:
>> -voila a button, you can do this with as many buttons as you like
>>
>> Of course if you'd rather keep the assets external that is possible as well,
>> but it might require a slightly different setup.
>>
>> HTH,
>> JC
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 24-10-2012 14:33, Paul A. wrote:
>>> Try removing:
>>>
>>> button1_btn.mouseChildren = false;
>>> button2_btn.mouseChildren = false;
>>>
>>> Your code is a bit convoluted!
>>>
>>> divers_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function() {
>>> gotoAndStop("divinedivers"); });
>>> scuba_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function() {
>>> gotoAndStop("scubadudes"); });
>>>
>>> divers_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, function() {
>>> divers_btn.gotoAndStop("OVER");});
>>> ..
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> On 24/10/2012 12:39, Karl DeSaulniers wrote:
>>>> Hello All,
>>>> Long time. If your available at the moment, I could use your help with
>>>> some AS3.
>>>> I finally got an AS3 job! Yay! But I am stuck on the most simple of things.
>>>> All I am trying to do is make some buttons work... lol
>>>> Here is my code.
>>>>
>>>> button1_btn.buttonMode = true;
>>>> button2_btn.buttonMode = true;
>>>> button1_btn.useHandCursor = true;
>>>> button2_btn.useHandCursor = true;
>>>> button1_btn.mouseChildren = false;
>>>> button2_btn.mouseChildren = false;
>>>>
>>>> button1_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function() {
>>>> changeSelect(1); });
>>>> button2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, function() {
>>>> changeSelect(2); });
>>>> button1_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, function() {
>>>> toggleB1(2); });
>>>> button2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, function() {
>>>> toggleB2(2); });
>>>> button1_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, function() {
>>>> toggleB1(1); });
>>>> button2_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OUT, function() {
>>>> toggleB2(1); });
>>>>
>>>> function changeSelect(p):void {
>>>> switch (p) {
>>>> case 1:
>>>> this.gotoAndStop("divinedivers"); //goto frame divinedivers in
>>>> this MC
>>>> break;
>>>> case 2:
>>>> this.gotoAndStop("scubadudes"); //got frame scubadudes in this MC
>>>> break;
>>>> }
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> function toggleB1(f):void {
>>>> button1_btn.gotoAndStop(f); //toggle this button MC frame
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> function toggleB2(f):void {
>>>> button2_btn.gotoAndStop(f); //toggle this button MC frame
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> Why does AS3 have to make things so difficult for something so simple??
>>>> What the heck am I doing wrong???
>>>>
>>>> Also, how do you use just a button instead of a mc?
>>>> I tried using just a button and it wouldn't even switch to the over state
>>>> that is inside the button!!?
>>>>
>>>> AS2 is just so much more simple... sigh*
>>>>
>>>> TIA,
>>>>
>>>> Karl DeSaulniers
>>>> Design Drumm
>>>> http://designdrumm.com
>>>>
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