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Hi, a simple question really, I would like for the user to click on a help button and have a new window pop up for them to help. Another window other than the main frame. So how would I go to making this new frame and how to code it's appearance and dissapearance. Thanks
So just posting this in case anyone comes across this issue as I have found the solution with the help of this website : http://www.danfergusdesign.com/classfiles/oldClasses/VCB331-richMedia1/exercises/controllingMovieClips.php
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you can create a movieclip that you add (using addChild) and remove (using removeChild) from the display.
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So I am very new to this, what exactly is a movieclip? is it an animation? or another .fla file?
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it's a symbol type.
you should read some introductory material about flash. there's nothing more basic than a movieclip in flash pro.
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What would I do with the symbol? now that you mentioned symbol I remember learning about a MovieClip.
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I created the movieclip, and now the coding for it is the trouble, I am trying to start the program off with it being invisible, or not there, and when they go to click a button it appears. This is the code I have to make it invisible on the launch of the program (the movieclip is called menu_instructions in the properties menu) :
/*
Nom du programmeur: Tyson Steele
Date: 30/03/2015
Nom du fichier: U1A7_Puissances.as
Description: Ce programme liste toutes les valeurs d'une base exposant un chiffre de 0 Ã l'exposant.
*/
package
{
import flash.display.*; //Ceci importe les fonctions déjà existant dans le programme pour faire fonctionner les fonctions.
import flash.text.*;
import flash.display.MovieClip;
import flash.events.MouseEvent;
public class U1A7_Puissances extends MovieClip
{
var menu_instructions:MovieClip;
removeChild(menu_instructions);
This is a prtsc of the properties window :
Sorry for the french.
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So just posting this in case anyone comes across this issue as I have found the solution with the help of this website : http://www.danfergusdesign.com/classfiles/oldClasses/VCB331-richMedia1/exercises/controllingMovieCli...
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Could you explain to me how you solved this? The link you posted is no longer available 😕
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Could you explain to me how you solved this? The link you posted is no longer available 😕