layers question. need help

[jayinottawa]

I have my main interface and its on layer (0) but i want to change that to layer (1) so i can load a movie background behind that on layer (0) so do i do that?

please help.

thanks.

 

[oldnewbie]

If you're really talking levels (and not layers), make your background your main movie, and load your external interface movie on level 1 with:

loadMovieNum("interface.swf", 1);

Otherwise you can use an empty container clip inserted on a layer above your background layer, to load in your external interface movie with:

_level0.container_mc.loadMovie("interface.swf"

Regards,

 

[jayinottawa]

that wont work. because i want the backgrounds changable. so is there a way to change my main interface level? to 1 instead of 0? how do you change levels? not layers... so this is what i want.

level (0) 4 different background files. that swap when loaded getting commands from the main interface that will be top of the background file on level 1.

please keep... i need to know how to change what level things are on. (not load on)

 

[billwatson]

swapdepths() is the command you want. check it in the actionscript dictionary.

 

[jayinottawa]

can u explain that more..... do i selected everthing on the interface then put that command on it? or what? how do i tell that file to load on level 1? instead of 0.

and another question. when i make a new project can i tell it what level to put it on before i start?

jay.

 

[jayinottawa]

can u explain swapdepth() for me...

thanks.

are u sure thats the one i should use?

 

[billwatson]

well perhaps you could explain what exactly you want.
one post you say no not loading then you suggest it is loading.

swapdepths is for when you have more than 1 movieclip on stage and you want to change the stacking order ie bring one to the front and push the rest back which is what i got from your post.

 

[oldnewbie]

SwapDepths is used on layers not on levels. Which is it layers or levels.

BTW, as I understand it, loading the interface on level 1 would work, and you could change (switch) any number of backgrounds if they were in movie clips, loaded in a "main background" movie on level 0. They could also even be controlled from the "interface.swf" movie loaded on whatever higher level.

Regards,

 

[jayinottawa]

yess that is what i want to do. have my interface on level 1 and my backgrounds load under it on level 0. but my interface is on level 0 and you can go under that. so i need to move that up to level 1 so the backgrounds will come in under that instead of on top of that.

 

[oldnewbie]

Make you main movie the "background" movie on level 0. Then, from the main movie, load your interface.swf on level 1. Bingo interface over background!

Regards,