Webmaster Forum / Flash / Flash Actionscript / July 2008

use use your buttons' _visible or enabled property.

you can use them just about anywhere that suits you.  but it's best to attach
code to a frame.  in your case, you should attach it to a frame that contains
your buttons and you should execute the code when you want to disable your
buttons.

for example, when you execute your loadMovie() (or loadMovieNum() or
loadClip() statement), you can execute:

btn1.enabled=false;
btn2.enabled=false;  // etc

hi,
i did tried to put in the button code of my previous issue

on (release) {
// this.swapDepths(1);
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("target_mc1",_root.getNextHighestDepth());
_root.target_mc1._x = -600;
_root.target_mc1._y = -150;
_root.target_mc1.loadMovie("1.swf");
security.enabled=false;
}

i can't add any more buttons to disable them
like after
security btn
if i add
development btn
only
security btn
will be disabled... all other btnz will be working.
i want like, on click all the buttons gets disabled and in the external movie
clip, when i click the CLOSE btn, all buttons gets enabled.

i found the following code.

for (var name in this) {
    if (typeof (this[name]) == "movieclip") {
        for (var name1 in this[name]) {
            if (typeof (this[name][name1]) == "object") {
                this[name][name1].enabled = false;
            }
        }
    }
}

but i don't know the right place to add this code. though it works fine.
disables all the btns with the name. again i wud like to put the structure of
my file:

1. main container of left and rite menu, single layer

2. 2 layers. down layer -> right menu. up layer -> left.

Now if we enter in right menu mc....

3. animation of right menu

4. in animation mc there are 4 buttons animation tweening

5. button container with actionScript on button

6. Button

any ideas plz?

is your security button disabled when you execute that code?

yes, if the code is under On Release Action

and why can't you disable any more buttons?

and why can't you disable any more buttons?

what can i say.... :(
is there any other way??

there are, almost always, many ways to get things done in all programming
languages including actionscript.  but you shouldn't give up on one way without
some reason.

so, why can't you disable other buttons using the same technique used for your
security button?

well of course this is no the end

my friend, i really don't have any idea why its not working...

maybe we should try some other way.....

show the code that you used to try and disable your buttons.

here is the code:

on (release) {
// this.swapDepths(1);
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("target_mc1",_root.getNextHighestDepth());
_root.target_mc1._x = -600;
_root.target_mc1._y = -150;
_root.target_mc1.loadMovie("1.swf");
security.enabled=false;
development.enabled=false;
}

do you have a button with instance name development that's on the same timeline as security and it fails to be disabled?

no ... all the buttons are on different time line... but in 1 mc

then you need to use the correct path to the other buttons.  what movieclip are the other buttons in?  (and security is not in that movieclip?)

btn_Security is a library name
that is inside 001 movie clip
and 001 instance name is Security

wud u like to view the .fla file?

Security is a movieclip button

is Security on the same timeline as the button that contains your code or is it in another movieclip and that (parent of Security) is on the same timeline as the button that contains your code?

the code is on the security movieclip, not on the time frame.

i don't think i can help you without looking at your fla and doing the work for
you.  the things you're saying i have trouble understanding and you're not
making progress understanding basic flash terminology as i explain it.

here i ve uploaded the file. Plz download it:

http://www.adhabi.com/docs/menu.zip

Thank you

if you want to hire me to solve your problem send me an email via my website.

Thnx kGlad

well, i have got the solution
i was putting the code in the main menu file.
but had to add in an external file. and here is the code

my_invisible_btn.useHandCursor = false;

thats all

Thnx everyone

Regards

Better view the fla file. That idea is that from the code you showed us i
understand that you put the actions on a button not on a frame.
You say you used:

on (release) {
}    - this is used only when you click on the button in the stage and press
F9 to add code directly to it. It isn't a good practice. Here for example you
probably don't target right the movieclips if you set the actions in the button
you target a that second button as if it were inside the button that contains
te code.

You should select a frame, from any layer (best the top layer), from inside
the movieclip that contains all the buttons and press F9 to right the code
there. Exemple:

security.onRelease = function {
// this.swapDepths(1);
_root.createEmptyMovieClip("target_mc1",_root.getNextHighestDepth());
_root.target_mc1._x = -600;
_root.target_mc1._y = -150;
_root.target_mc1.loadMovie("1.swf");
security.enabled=false;
development.enabled=false;
}