dave or old... 1

[coldfused]

guys i have a button that in the over state i placed a movie clip that fades from alpha o% to 100%..but of course when the mouse rolls of the button the clip just dissapears..i want the clip to fade out as it did in, when mouse rolls of the button..

http://www.newworlddesignz.f2s.com/momentintime.swf

how do i get the clip to fade out..

 

[coldfused]

i haven't added a preloader yet so please be patient..

 

[oldnewbie]

Virt,
The problem with this kind of animated button, especially when the animation is outside the button and a long one as your's is, is that you have to force it to fade in completely before you can have it fade out, otherwise you get jerks!
In other words, your animation could hold the two actions (fade up & down), with a stop between the two. On rollover you tell target your mc to play the fade up, on rollout you tell target it to play the fade down. But this way there's a problem on a quick rollout after a rollover, since your alpha level might not have reached the 100% level necessary for a smooth fade down that starts from that 100% level!

Dave did answer this question when he designed a button for you called Sambutt.fla. I've looked for it's link in the threads but can't find it. Probably mixed up in one on Sam's threads cause Dave had mixed you guys up that day! Probably another one of those beer & coffee nights! In any case if Dave cant't find it, I have a copy of it I could eventually upload if needed.

Look to see if you had dowloaded this Sambutt.fla and try to apply the same principle. This uses a control mc.

B-)

 

[oldnewbie]

Ok! Just found this thread... in which we spooke about this:
thread250-63565

Dave apparently cleared some stuff, but this one should serve the same purpose:

http://www.davdesign.co.uk/tektips/katie/button.html

http://www.davdesign.co.uk/tektips/katie/button.fla

Or if you want to look at the original:

http://www.oldnewbie.f2s.com/Sambutt.swf

http://www.oldnewbie.f2s.com/Sambutt.fla

;-)

 

[coldfused]

thanks man i forgot about that..and i do infact have that fla..sheesh your like an elephant aren't ya..never forgets..and a sensitive one at that..

thanks man...

one more thing..how long for you to download that swf..i am taking the kids to get hair cuts and off to school..will look for your answer later tonight..

 

[davdesign]

Sorry for confusing you with Sam, at least you got ti eventually...

dave davdesign@pinkzeppelin.com

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[oldnewbie]

17.5437890007866777 seconds on a 56K connection, connected at 45,33bps!

I'm actually a Leo... And very sensitive!
Except when Macs are involved! Hi Pat!
Que veux-tu? Tu mords à l'hameçon à chaque fois!

LOL

 

[davdesign]

was that to me? I don't get it if it was... davdesign@pinkzeppelin.com

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[oldnewbie]

Can't read tonight!
Not enough coffee... Too much of the other stuff! Whatever that was!
Since when do you go by the name of Pat?

I ment... I am very sensitive, unless it concerns Mac computers, which I really don't care about! Knowing Pat would jump on me again for saying that, I tried to minimize the whole thing by saying to her, in French, that it was her fault if I kept teasing her with Macs, because every time I pull out the bait... She snaps!
She would then be left with believing my story, and thinking I don't really hate Macs, which in fact I do!

Maybe I should be having some of that coffee!

LOL

 

[oldnewbie]

The 17 seconds' thing... Was answering virt's 2nd question which obviously didn't read either!
Do you need a magnifying .fla?

LOL

 

[davdesign]

ahah! ;-)

been up to my eyeballs past couple of days, that explains why I might have 'misread' some things, and I just assumed you wrote that to me because I had just posted something. Please accept my humbliest of apologies. I don't think a magnifying.fla would help, a stressrelief.fla might do some good though. LOL Just secured another 2 Flash contracts tonight with an architect in Edinburgh so the stresses of the past 2 days are now gone. Pheew!

dave davdesign@pinkzeppelin.com

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[pbb]

Congratulations on your new contracts, Dave! ;-)

(toi, OLD, je ne te parle plus, je suis fachée, fachée pfff!)

Virt, did not have a problem with download time, it only took a couple of secs, but I'm on dsl

Patricia

 

[coldfused]

thanks for the help guys..dave get some rest man..sounds like you need it..