myScrollMenu-vertical (xml)

hi encryptme, i need to put this menu into a “load in” external swf but when its loaded into the main body swf, then the menu is just doesn’t work, no any mouse reaction and no scrolling.

the external swf and the xml file are under the same directory but the main body swf is one step upper.

does it matter?

thanks

@meir
you can remove the line by setting gap=”0” in the xml settings.

to change the color on rollover, get into ‘menu’ movieclip found in library move to keyframe 12 select the green movieclip, see properties panel, change the tint color.

@slowdive
pls send me all your files, ill help you check out.

hi encryptme, i’ve already sent you the files.

thanks

Same problem here. When I load the scroller in an external .swf it freezes.

hi encryptme, did you receive my files?

hey very good file. i really like the fact that u can actually make it call out functions. I have one slight problem. Its something really small but for some reason it gets to me. When u scroll over the first button, u have to actually move the cursor all the way to the top of the button to see the whole thing. If u have the cursor right in the middle of the button, the words almost get cut off at the top if your using a bigger font. I dont know if ur understanding me but if u are i need some help. Is this a minor issue or something completely out of my control? Sorry for nit picking…

yeah i understand, its annoying.. ive been wanting to provide a mod to address this issue.. maybe in the next couple of days.

Hi it’s a really good piece of code. very robust.

one question i have is how do i get it right aligned? I’ve managed to get the bg movie clip right aligned and the text to scale out to the right, but the actual text itself (the bit that says “this will be my headline” is still left aligned.

thanks

manutdonline
hey sry for the elate reply, if its not figured out yet, you can send me your files, ill help you out. ps: im a big manutd fan too

Hi encryptme,

good piece, I can it customise to my needs.

Can you give just a small example of a function you can call by the xml file; I tried to place a very basic function (using a bare gotoAndPlay) onto the movieclip with the //my Functions label, but i should miss something as I only have the call traced onto the output panel but nothing more… Many thanks !

@stratus
pls email me with your files, ill try to help you out.

@encryptme

Hi, thanks for asking. I’ve made some progress. Some help to share for those who can use it: a) to activate a function without argument but returning variables, i needed to initialise the variables needed at root level and not only into the menu //my Functions. Example: 1)You want to call a function named play_movie from the XML of the menu 2) You want to call a variable into this function, named targetfilm which is the filename of the movie and the content path of the FLVPlayer component: on the root write: var targetfilm:String = “init”; on frame 1 FLVPlayer.contentPath = targetfilm; where you have your player and into the //my functions of the Encryptme menu write: play_movie = function () { _root.targetfilm = “name_of_my_movie.flv”; }

b) Now, encryptme, what would be super cool for an upgrade is the capability to add arguments to the function you can call with your menu: So handling arguments here:

releaseIt = function () { // if (menuthis.no != “link” { var f:Function = root[menuthis.no]; trace(“RUN FUNCTION : “+menuthis.no); f(); _root.tracer.text = “RUN FUNCTION
—--
“+_root.tracer.text; } and into the xml: calling “function(parameter,parameter,…)” rather than “function”

I will be happy to buy a new flavour of you menu if it can handle function with arguments! Keep up the good work Stratus

Hi there,

I just bought this and it’s looking good so far. I am feeding it a dynamic XML file and have discovered it needs more than 1 menu item to display.

Eg:

This will render no menu items.

Any advice for fixing this?

Cheers!

PS: Also what would you say to wrapping the two XML settings and navigation tags in another (like ‘menu’?) to make it valid XML ?

Sorry, the comments seemed to have eaten my XML snippet. This is the xml that’ll break the menu:

Argh!! Need a comment preview button BAD !

Try this: http://pastie.org/251805

@supagroova
im sorry im not understanding your question. About the valid xml, for flash use it really isn’t necessary but a good practice for sure.

Hi! Is there a way to tweak this so that the menu also scrolls automatically when the mouse is NOT over it?

I sent you an email with the question as well but thought I’d repeat it here so you can see that I purchased the file

Thanks! stacybird@mac.com