Firing actions when a thumbnail is clicked

[Adrian]

1. Making Horizontal Scroller open a url:

- Open the xml file and write your urls in the data attribute

<item ... data="www.google.com" />

- Write the code to open the url:

function clickHandler(dat, lbl) {

// handler function receives "data" (dat variable) as string and "label" (lbl variable) as string
getURL(dat);

}


2. Making Horizontal Scroller play a frame number:

- Open the xml file and write your frame number in the data attribute

<item ... data="7" />

- Write the code to play to that frame:

function clickHandler(dat, lbl) {

// handler function receives "data" as string and "label" as string
var frame:Number = Number(dat);
some_mc.gotoAndPlay(frame);

}


2. Making Horizontal Scroller play a frame given by label:

- Open the xml file and write your frame label in the data attribute

<item ... data="intro" />

- Write the code to play to that frame:

function clickHandler(dat, lbl) {

// handler function receives "data" as string and "label" as string
var label:String = dat;
some_mc.gotoAndPlay(label);

}


Additionaly:

In the Thumbnail.as file you can customize the way thumbnails will look or behave. Just read the comments and alter the variables so you'll get the result you desire.

In the HScroller.as file you can find additional variables wich can be altered with effects on the Scroller's list of thumbs.

[stephen.currah]

I followed Adrian's note for firing actions on thumbnail click.
My version does not fire.

I believe that the component is getting the 'data' - I debugged first within Flash CS3.

My application development environment is VS2005 - VB

I presume that the j script clickHandler(dat, lbl) should be at the top of the .aspx page inside the usual script tags?

Any suggestions as to what might be wrong?

Regards,

Steve

[Adrian]

Hello,
That function must be written inside the main .fla file, not outisde Flash. If you open HScroller.fla file and you look into the first frame (layer named "AS") you will see that function there. All you have to do is edit it to do the desired action.

[stephen.currah]

Originally Posted by Adrian

Hello,
That function must be written inside the main .fla file, not outisde Flash. If you open HScroller.fla file and you look into the first frame (layer named "AS") you will see that function there. All you have to do is edit it to do the desired action.

Hi,

Yes I found that now & all works very well.

A usage guide would have been usefull - like FlashLoaded or JumpEye provide.
It would just take out the guesswork.

Component works VERY well & is probably the best of those tested.
see it in action at www.OakwoodStud.co.uk/HorsesForSale.aspx

Thanks again.
Steve

[allsource]

I have changed the action in my AS layer and it still won't do anything when the thumbnail is clicked is there anything I'm missing here:

Stage.scaleMode = "noScale";
Stage.align = "TL";
Stage.showMenu = false;
// include the MC Tween file
#include "MCTween.as"
//
var xmlOb:XML = new XML();
xmlOb.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlOb.onLoad = function(s:Boolean) {
if (!s) {
trace("XML load error: Unable to load/parse XML.");
return;
}
if (this.status == 0) {
// xml loade successfully
init(this.firstChild);
//=====
return;
}
// handle errors
var errorMessage:String = "XML was loaded successfully, but was unable to be parsed.\n";
switch (this.status) {
case -2 :
errorMessage += "A CDATA section was not properly terminated.";
break;
case -3 :
errorMessage += "The XML declaration was not properly terminated.";
break;
case -4 :
errorMessage += "The DOCTYPE declaration was not properly terminated.";
break;
case -5 :
errorMessage += "A comment was not properly terminated.";
break;
case -6 :
errorMessage += "An XML element was malformed.";
break;
case -7 :
errorMessage += "Out of memory.";
break;
case -8 :
errorMessage += "An attribute value was not properly terminated.";
break;
case -9 :
errorMessage += "A start-tag was not matched with an end-tag.";
break;
case -10 :
errorMessage += "An end-tag was encountered without a matching start-tag.";
break;
default :
errorMessage += "An unknown error has occurred.";
break;
}
trace("XML parse error:"+errorMessage);
};
// set click handler function
function clickHandler(dat, lbl) {
// handler function receives "data" as string and "label" as string
var label:String = dat;
some_mc.gotoAndPlay(label);
}
function init(n:XMLNode) {
// set data for the scroller instance named "scr"
// method name is setData
// parameters must be the root node of the xml and a handler function
scr.setData(n, clickHandler);
}
// load XML file
xmlOb.load(xml == undefined ? "data.xml" : xml);
// Press any key to clear thumb selection
this.onKeyDown = function() {
Thumbnail.clearSelection();
};
Key.addListener(this);

[Adrian]

It should be like:

function clickHandler(dat, lbl) {
// handler function receives "data" as string and "label" as string
var label:String = dat;
some_mc.gotoAndPlay(dat);
}

[easysofts]

thank you for your help,

I was able to install and copy the files to my main site, I understood the operation for simple actions (geturl, etc. ...) with horizontal scroller


but how to call a clip of my site with these parameters.

in resum, how to convert:

root.page = "contact";

in:

function clickHandler(dat, lbl) {
// handler function receives "data" as string and "label" as string
var label:String = dat;
some_mc.gotoAndPlay(dat);
}



thank you for your help,

PS: I will take the time to learn the basic functions of as2 in a few months but for now I can not.

sorry for my english I'm french user...

[easysofts]

Good morning,

no member has an idea to help me?

I tested several times but without success.

I traveled the forum, I looked in vertical menu section, but I did not find an answer that helps me.

[Adrian]

- Open the xml file and write your frame label in the data attribute

<item ... data="contact" />

- Write the code to play to that frame:

function clickHandler(dat, lbl) {
    root.page = dat;
}

[easysofts]

Adrian thank you,
I have tested it :
root.page = "dat";
root.page = (dat);

but I didn't think at this...

You must find it so ridiculous but it will help me a lot.

when I will finish the work of my apartment and after the birth of my son, I will learn bases as2 and AS3, in order to stop wasting time (and your time...)

a good weekend for you, I testing as soon tonight

easysofts