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Mrs.K2009
Mrs.K2009
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Script for pausing slideshow in Flash Cs4

Apr 8, 2012 7:29 PM

I have been searching for hours for simple (mouse event) script that will pause my slideshow when I rollover it with the mouse....then play again when the mouse isn't over it...

I will be targeting an instance (transparent movie clip that is over the stage and it extends the length of the movie).

Any assistance would be appreciate.  I have viewed tutorials of all kinds and searched the forums...

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  • Ned Murphy
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    1. Ned Murphy,
    Apr 8, 2012 7:31 PM   in reply to Mrs.K2009
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    How you pause it depends on how playing it is managed.  Can you explain how it plays?

     
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  • Mrs.K2009
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    2. Mrs.K2009,
    Apr 8, 2012 7:35 PM   in reply to Ned Murphy
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    It plays on a loop on my blog.  www.creatingwithkaiser.blogspot.com

    I created it using flashcs4, very simple. I am only just learning actionscript, but it seems like this shouldn't be too difficult. I read several things on adding mouse events, but something always is a miss.

     
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  • Mrs.K2009
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    3. Mrs.K2009,
    Apr 8, 2012 7:41 PM   in reply to Mrs.K2009
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    I will pick this back up in the morning...

     
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    4. prodigalmaster,
    Apr 9, 2012 9:33 AM   in reply to Mrs.K2009
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    stop();

    and:

    play();

    or:

    gotoAndStop(frameNumber);

    or:

    gotoAndPlay(frameNumber);

    is this ok?

     
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  • Mrs.K2009
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    5. Mrs.K2009,
    Apr 9, 2012 5:20 PM   in reply to prodigalmaster
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    This is what I ended up using and it worked.. pause_btn was the instance name of a rectangle that I place over the stage, made it transparent.  So that is what was the target for the mouse event...I am not sure how it worked but I pieced another reply from Ned for something similiar and worked it out!  Took me a couple of nights, but now I get the script and can modify it to work for other things. I hope.  Thanks for your  help.

     

    Pause Movie.jpg

     
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  • Mrs.K2009
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    6. Mrs.K2009,
    Apr 9, 2012 6:28 PM   in reply to Mrs.K2009
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    I know what most of the wording in this script means, but what does the "void"pertain to?  Just curious.

     
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