15 Replies Latest reply on Jul 11, 2008 6:59 AM by kglad

Context menu problem

tatiana1 Jul 9, 2008 3:05 AM

Hi, I'm creating an application where I'm dynamically creating MC's with AS2. Once created, I'm attaching a new ContextMenu I've created.

When I create MC's containing vector based shapes and drawings, all works well. I right click them and my personalized menu shows up. But when I create an MC and load an external JPG or PNG file inside it, the Context Menu doesn't show up and I only get the standard Flash menu.

Here's what I'm doing:

1) I create an empty MC
2) I draw a shape inside it using AS2
3) I attach the Context Menu
4) I run the movie and right click the MC and it all works fine

1) I create an empty MC
2) I use LoadClip to load an external bitmap inside the MC
3) Within the LoadClip's onLoadInit event, I attach the ContextMenu
4) I run the movie and right click the MC, but the standard Flash menu shows up

What am I doing wrong? Or is it a Flash bug?

1. Re: Context menu problem

kglad Jul 9, 2008 7:37 AM (in response to tatiana1)

show your code using the attach code option in this forum.
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tatiana1 Jul 9, 2008 8:36 AM (in response to tatiana1)

Here it is. I do other things once it's loaded, but the ContextMenu bit is here.

var img:MovieClip = _root.p.createEmptyMovieClip("obj"+_root.objIdx, _root.objDpt);
img.menu = _root.rightMenu;
var mcLoader:MovieClipLoader = new MovieClipLoader();
mcLoader.addListener(mclListener);
mcLoader.loadClip(_global.path+"Temp/" + file.name, _root.p["obj"+_root.objIdx]);
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3. Re: Context menu problem

kglad Jul 9, 2008 8:46 AM (in response to tatiana1)

1. use the attach code option to display code.

2. show the code that creates your contextmenu and your loader and listener code.
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tatiana1 Jul 9, 2008 10:57 AM (in response to kglad)

Here it is...
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5. Re: Context menu problem

kglad Jul 9, 2008 2:33 PM (in response to tatiana1)

assign img's contextmenu in your listener's onLoadInit() method.
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tatiana1 Jul 10, 2008 1:41 AM (in response to tatiana1)

I've tried it but it doesn't seem to work.

I noticed that when I have a shape (where the Context Menu works correctly) and a loaded bitmap image (where the Context Menu doesn't work), if I select the bitmap image and right click it, I get Flash's Context Menu (which is not what I want), but if I leave the bitmap selected and position myself over the unselected shape and right click, the correct Context Menu appears and whatever option I choose, correctly affects the bitmap image.

Therefore, the bitmap's Context Menu works correctly, but in order for it to appear, I have to be positioned elsewhere when I right click. Could it be a Flash bug?
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7. Re: Context menu problem

kglad Jul 10, 2008 8:45 AM (in response to tatiana1)

i have no trouble applying a contextmenu to a loaded bitmap.

show your corrected code.
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tatiana1 Jul 10, 2008 9:47 AM (in response to kglad)

Here is the complete code. I even tried attaching the image to a bitmap and unloading the clip, but the effect is the same. I really appreciate al your help.
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tatiana1 Jul 10, 2008 9:47 AM (in response to kglad)

Here is the complete code. I even tried attaching the image to a bitmap and unloading the clip, but the effect is the same. I really appreciate all your help.
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kglad Jul 10, 2008 10:38 AM (in response to tatiana1)

1. Delete is reserved. use a different name.
2. you need to define objRename() and objDelete().
3. you need to create your listener, mclListener.
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tatiana1 Jul 10, 2008 11:06 AM (in response to tatiana1)

Ok, did everything. still no go... :(
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tatiana1 Jul 10, 2008 11:07 AM (in response to tatiana1)

P.S. I don't know if this added bit of info may help, but I'm creating all of these objects inside a ScrollPane.
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kglad Jul 10, 2008 11:14 AM (in response to tatiana1)

show your corrected code or, test outside a component.
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tatiana1 Jul 11, 2008 2:49 AM (in response to tatiana1)

I don't know how, I don't know why, but it seems that the problem corrected itself. I don't think I made any particular change to the code, but now it seems to work correctly. Thanks for all your help!!!
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kglad Jul 11, 2008 6:59 AM (in response to tatiana1)

you're welcome.
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