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From: -pk- on 26 Jan 2006 18:02
I'm trying to do a nav bar (with one big photo) for a website and the idea
would be to have the photo change depending on where you are at in the site.
For instance, about us would have photo a, contact would have photo b, etc. I
think that this nav is likely to change, and if it is ONE .swf file, that's
only one place to change it and it's updated site wide. The trouble is that if
I'm only using one .swf, then when I go to contact us, the .swf has no way of
knowing where you are at in X document. I hesitate to use frames, which would
be a workaround, but can't figure out how else to do this.

I was hoping that someone would know a way to teach the flash movie if I'm
here (i.e. about us) then I display this photo, but If I'm here (i.e. contact
us) then I display this other photo. That would be the ideal solution, but I
don't know how to do this, or even it it's possible.

Anyone able to help? Much appreciated if you have any bright ideas here.

From: oceanfeeling on 26 Jan 2006 18:54
Hi there,
You can use a movie clip where you will place you nav buttons in there.
Let's say you name it nav_mc and inside this clip there for i.e. the
aboutus_mc which acts like a button

Also, create an empty movie clip in the library

On the stage, place the nav_mc at the top and the holder mc somwewhere beneath.

Then, in a proper frame you can place the following script

nav_mc.aboutus_mc.onRelease = function() {
_root.holder.loadMovie("imageA.jpg");
}

Write the same for the other buttons too.

This way, when the user hits a button, the proper image will load in the
holder movie clip.

I hope it helps


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