Track as Button / Track as menu item

i'm failry new to Flash, i'm making presentations that are basicaly interactive slide shows.

the problem i'm having is that some of my buttons will only work when set to
"Track as menu item" i cant seem to find out why? anyone got any ideas?

re: Track as Button / Track as menu item

Ok, well it's probably something in your code, the layer its on, or something. Please specify more on what you're trying to do so I can be of more assistance.

joedeene

re: Track as Button / Track as menu item

I'm only using one bit of code mainly, through out the presentation which is:

button name_btn.onRelease = function(){
stopAllSounds();
gotoAndPlay("frame name");
}

Ive cut & pasted it and just changed the button & frame names. All the script is in an actions layer and none on the actual buttons themselves; and there are no buttons within buttons.

works fine for a bit and after a while i have to change the tracking
options to make it work.

re: Track as Button / Track as menu item

It could be a layer problem, try using the _root.gotoAndPlay()... Also, is your stopallsounds() function getting called? if not try the _root. before that too...

joedeene

re: Track as Button / Track as menu item

Hmmmmm....:-/

ive only used _root. when contolling the main timeline from a movie clip,
not sure if thats much use cos it works fine... most of the time.

the stopAllSounds(); bit is just because my employer may want to put
a sound track on at a later date and that bit works ok too, iv'e tested it.

i'm also getting undesirable results from "track as button" for example:

ive got a few quiz sections in the pres. with a chance to get it wrong once
or twice then revealing the correct answer. with "track as button". When the
correct answer is revealed the "track as button" btn's for the Incorrect answer still take you back to the Incorrect answer frame, even though they are not
instantated in reveal frame. "track as menu item" stops them doing this

i'm starting to think i should set them all to "track as menu item" ??