Can i select a category?

[alejo]

I need to open the flash with a category selected, not the first one, like it does now. Is there any way i can do that?

Thanx in advance

[alejo]

i have tried this:

var Albums:Array = xd.root.childNodes;
for(var i=0; i< Albums.length;i++)
{
if(Albums[i].attributes.name == album)
{
TitleBar_mc.data = Albums[i];
ThumbsGrid_mc.data = Albums[i];
TabSlider_mc.data = xd.root;
break;

}
}

where album has the name of the category i wasnt to select. Everything works but the TabSlider_mc, i get the photos of the album i selected, but the tabslider keeps the selection on the first category. I tried to simulate a click but i couldnt make it. Is there any method i can call in TabSlider_mc, passing an XMLNode, to change the selection as if i clicked on a category?

[Adrian]

Hi,
In the TabSlider.as file, line 109:

if (i == 0) {
	tb.setInitTab();
}

This means it selects the first tab.

Now you could do something like:

var Albums:Array = xd.root.childNodes;
for(var i=0; i< Albums.length;i++)
{
if(Albums[i].attributes.name == album)
{
TitleBar_mc.data = Albums[i];
ThumbsGrid_mc.data = Albums[i];
_global.TABINDEX = i;
TabSlider_mc.data = xd.root;
break;
}
}

and for the tab...

if (i == _global.TABINDEX) {
	tb.setInitTab();
}

Let me know if it works.

[alejo]

Hi, thank you for your reply. I needed to solved this before i could read any answers, so i came up with another solution, a little more complicated i think, but works until now.

var Albums:Array = xd.root.childNodes;
for(var i=0; i< Albums.length;i++)
{
	if(Albums[i].attributes.name == album)
	{
		var Copia = Albums[i].cloneNode(true);
		TitleBar_mc.data = Copia;
		ThumbsGrid_mc.data = Copia;
		if(i!=0)
		{
			var Parent = Albums[i].parentNode; 
			Albums[i].removeNode();
			Parent.insertBefore(Copia,Parent.firstChild);
			TabSlider_mc.data = Parent;
		}else
		TabSlider_mc.data = xd.root;
			
		break;

	}
}

I hope this solves the problem for any situations. . Thanx again

[scottyFlasher]

Thanks your bit of code Adrian, it does work perfectly...

Here is a couple things I did with it...

Select a random gallery to load on first run (code goes at the end of the as on frame 2 of the main gallery.fla)

//select a random gallery to load on first run
randomNum = int(Math.random() * xd.root.childNodes.length);
var Albums:Array = xd.root.childNodes;
TitleBar_mc.data = Albums[randomNum];
ThumbsGrid_mc.data = Albums[randomNum];
_global.TABINDEX = randomNum;
TabSlider_mc.data = xd.root;

Pass in a certain gallery in the url path (or link to a certain gallery)(code goes at the end of the as on frame 2 of the main gallery.fla)

//pass in a certain gallery in the url path (link to a certain gallery)
//_root.selectedAlbum = "Your Gallery Name";
for(var i=0; i< Albums.length;i++) {
	if(Albums[i].attributes.name == _root.selectedAlbum) {
		TitleBar_mc.data = Albums[i];
		ThumbsGrid_mc.data = Albums[i];
		_global.TABINDEX = i;
		TabSlider_mc.data = xd.root;
		break;
	}
}
//http://yoursite.com/gallery.swf?selectedAlbum=Your Gallery Name

In both code samples you must change the code in TabSlider.as file, line 109 to:

if (i == _global.TABINDEX) {
	tb.setInitTab();
}

Hope this will help someone...
-scottyFlasher

[michaelbailey]

What do I pass in so that _root.selectedAlbum contains a value?
Can this be done within the data.xml file or via params when loading the swf, or both (hopefully)

[michaelbailey]

Originally Posted by michaelbailey

What do I pass in so that _root.selectedAlbum contains a value?
Can this be done within the data.xml file or via params when loading the swf, or both (hopefully)

Nevermind, I just added an element to the category in the xml file

<category selected="1" name="

and then check for it here

if(Albums[i].attributes.selected == 1) {

what I have noticed is that if the initial Album's thumbnail image is out of the scrolling area, it is selected, however it is not scrolled into view -

Where would I make that code change at?
I'll keep looking, and if I find it I'll post back here unless it's already been answered.