Button issue in animate HTML5 error message

[Liz_Bartlett]

Error message 'To add code for this object please select and instance of the object in the main timeline or movieclip timeline'. This message pops up when I click 'Click to go to frame and play'. I am trying to make a replay button.  I am using HTML5.

I don't know if this is related, but when I first click on my animation there is nothing in the timeline; I have to double click on my charecter to make my animation appear.

I am very much a beginner user of animate, but I would be greatful for any help you can provide. 

If you need any additional context I will be happy to provide some.

Thanks,

Liz

[JoãoCésar]

Hi.

You need to make sure that you're working on a HTML5 Canvas document, that you are trying to add a HTML Canvas snippet and that you have a Movie Clip or Button instance on stage selected before using the snippet.

Can you show as your complete view and if you have an instance selected?

Regards,

JC

[Liz_Bartlett]

Here is a full screenshot, I am using HTML 5 canvas and snippets

[JoãoCésar]

Thanks.

Which code is generated for you?

When I select a Button instance here and double click on Click to Go to Frame and Stop on the Snippets panel it adds the code correcly.

[Liz_Bartlett]

No code is generated, as far as I can tell.  The error message just pops up and no code is added.

[kglad · Accepted solution]

i suspect the problem's caused by trying to add something to a tween layer (or even worse nested tweens).

[Liz_Bartlett]

How do I make it not a tween layer? and what is a nested tween? Thank You

[Liz_Bartlett]

This worked, I pasted the layers from the Tween layer to the scene layer and I can now use the button (yay!). However, I now have a new problem. My animation pasted too far above the stage so it cannot be seen if I save it. I have tried moving the layer using highlighting and also the 'edit multiple frames' function, but my motion tweens no longer work, or objects dissapear. Is there a way for me to move the stage up to fit my animation, or a way for me to move the layers/animation without damaging the tweens?

Thank you 🙂

[kglad]

move all the assets in all the tween keyframes by the same amount.

[kglad]

yes, what type of object is that replay object?  ie, did you draw somethings > right click > click convert to object???

[Liz_Bartlett]

I used the shape tool and converted it to an object