Help getting started

[mwiltshire]

I love this menu and want to use it in my Dreamweaver HTML pages. I'm new to Flash, so could you give me a few more detailed steps for getting started?

This is what I've tried so far with no success:
1. Create a new .fla ActionScript 2.0 file
2. Copy Skin 1 folder into the new library
3. Open the main component folder and drag the main movie clip to the stage

At this point all I see is the icon to enter the movie. I've tried entering the movie and then adding the menu and the button inside the menu. When I try testing the movie, I get the following error: The class or interface 'oxylus.ddsm02s1.menu' could not be loaded.

[Razvan]

Hello, please be careful on what source files you are copying. Please use the 1-Source and 2-Test folders only, the preview folder might be a bit overwhelming because I have embedded all of the code from the three skins there.

The menu's depend on the .xml file used. You can change the xml file as stated in the help file by opening main.as, you will find the reference there. You have 3 skins each with it's own xml file, test it out nad change the xml reference there with data, data2... etc save the .as file and compile the .fla. It should work.`

Once you have found the right xml you want to use, copy the source files (these are the same for each skin) into your new project as well as the library items from the .fla, drag and drop the specified mc in the help file and compile. It should work just fine.

If you are still unable to realize this, please send me the app at razvan@oxylus.ro and I will closely look into it.

All the best !

[johnlayson]

Could you give us more of a step by step on how to use this in our flash projects?

[Razvan]

I am sorry but these are all of the informations you need. You must also consider that at least basic as2 knowledge is necessary for dealing with these files.

All the best !

[joyg]

Hello
I am new to this and just need to resize the menu and change the background color? Will this be done in the fla file, and if so where? Also, how do I swith between the three skins? Thank you for all your help. The menu is awesome, if only I could figure out how to use it .

[Razvan]

Hi joig, to swith between the skins all you have to do is change the loaded .xml file. go to main.as find xmlOb.load... and enter there your xml file, save the .as file and compile the .fla and you have generated a new swf file that uses another xml.

[indiescore]

Could you please clarify and confirm, below is the code line from Main.as , I want to use menue 3, is this a correct reference to the xml for menue option 3?

xmlOb.load(_level0.xml == "data3.xml" : _level0.xml);

Instructions read:
(xmlOb.load(_root.xmlFile == undefined ?
"data.xml" : _root.xmlFile); )

Also, should the compiled swf be exported to your source folder, or should I create a new folder and put in it the FLA, the swf, and the xml, I am embedding the swf file menue in an html web page.

John