[Flashcoders] AS2 what am I missing?

2010-04-06 Thread p...@ipauland.com
I am working back down memory lane in AS2.   I have a layer with a MovieClip A and some others below (actually it's pixelwits flipping book).   I make A visible and it obscures everything below. Perfect..  except that some movieclips with release handlers on the layers below are operating and I

Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 what am I missing?

2010-04-06 Thread p...@ipauland.com
OK, I've been avoiding doing too much with AS2 recently.   It seems that if one MC (ClipA) is over another (ClipB, completely obscuring it), with AS2 the hidden MC (ClipB) will respond to onRelease, but in AS3 (as expected) it does not.   Is this right?   Paul

RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 what am I missing?

2010-04-06 Thread Mattheis, Erik (MIN - WSW)
] AS2 what am I missing? I am working back down memory lane in AS2.   I have a layer with a MovieClip A and some others below (actually it's pixelwits flipping book).   I make A visible and it obscures everything below. Perfect..  except that some movieclips with release handlers on the layers below

RE: [Flashcoders] AS2 what am I missing?

2010-04-06 Thread p...@ipauland.com
- From: flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com [mailto:flashcoders-boun...@chattyfig.figleaf.com] On Behalf Of p...@ipauland.com Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 8:15 AM To: Flash Coders List Subject: [Flashcoders] AS2 what am I missing? I am working back down memory lane in AS2.   I have

Re: [Flashcoders] AS2 what am I missing?

2010-04-06 Thread Karl DeSaulniers
Hey Paul. Try placing an invisable button on the bottom layer of the MCs below anything that's in that MC and it won't let any controls from MCs below that MC to be called. Say that 10 times fast. Let me know if I just confused you. The invisable button will block any calls from below.