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I created the pop-up menu and I typed

on (release) {
_parent.mcAnim.play(); from the action panel

}

but I still see the movie clip doesn't stop. I clicked on the flash website but I still see the movie clip. Can you help me?

Thanks

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Why do you insist on being so vague?! What popup menu, you give us some code for on a button without any sort of context, etc?

Anyways, did you put a 'stop();' action on the frame that you want your 'mcAnim' MC to stop at?

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I changed the code but it still doesn't stop

on (release) {
_parent.mcAnim.play();

stop();


}

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That's not what I meant. You are making 'mcAnim' play with the '_parent.mcAnim.play();' action. If you want 'mcAnim' to stop at a certain frame, place a 'stop();' action on that frame (preferably on a keyframe on a new layer).

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I already put stop();
mcAnim.stop(); on the action layer on the master stage. Where do I put the stop(); inside the movie clip if so do I add the frame and put the code on the 20 stage?

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you need to stop it when the button is rolled over, but once its rolledout you need to go back to the original)

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I clicked on the movie clip Do I put the action on the button and I would put the over is blank and I clicked on the down and put the action on the down. I'm kind of confuse now.

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hmm...surfbug, to make it simple, i say out a few steps you try follow it and see how izit.

1st-ly, you got a navigation-bar with all the options. Select 1 of the option in the navigation bar you wanna hv a pop-up menu,convert it to a movie symbol.

2nd, right click on this particular option(option which u jux converted into movieClip, add this few lines of codes into the actionscript.

onClipEvent(load){
//is the cursor over the movie clip
x=false;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
y=this.hitTest(_root._xmouse,_root._ymouse,true);
//if there is a change, go to another frame
if(!x and y){
x=true;
this.gotoAndPlay(2);
} else if (x and !y){
x=false;
this.gotoAndStop(1);
}

3rdly, double-click on this movieClip and do animation. If you are not very clear actionscript or wad, i would suggest you using motion-tween for the pop-down menu to drop-down.

Few ting to rmb is as a basic reference, have a stop(); action in the 1st frame of the movie timeline by selecting the 1st frame of the movie and press F9. Then, insert layer/s for the dropdown menu which i assume you knows how to do. On the last frame of the animation, add a stop(); action on the layer you inserted earlier.
NOTE: the layer which you inserted the stop actions is only to have those 2 actions and nth else. Rmb to have this layer same number of frames as the whole movie clip.

It should works fine if you follow correctly. I have to say there are many many ways of doing, what i suggested is jux 1 of the most basics

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Hi flashywho,
Thanks

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