This is not the case... but one thing I noticed is this... it has to do with the "this".... I added a simple trace function of "this" that is called on the button press.. and i got this:
_level0.menu_mc.l1_mc.news_btn So I guess the this is refering to the button. Now it I target it with the _root - then it works... however I want to use a relative path as I read using _root is not desired. Due to if you use _root in your code, you can encounter errors if you load the SWF file into another Flash document. So - this is all coming down to a targeting issue. So I figured hey, I can use _parent.... this seems to not be hte case as I get this on hte result of the trace (from the button click): _level0 So in what I "thought" _parent would be (IE _level0.menu_mc) if called from the button - I am now ending up more confused than ever about "this" and "_parent". I always thought "this" was the current timeline - however I see it is not that. And I thought "_parent" was just up one level. So I need to find a nice clear definition of how they work. Any links? :::::::::::::::::::::: Dustin :::::::::::::::::::::: ---------- Original Message ----------- From: "Mendelsohn, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> Sent: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 16:13:01 -0400 Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Tween not working in AS > Also, check for this: If you are trying to tween a MC that's given a > motion tween on the timeline, the code won't execute. > > I had tried that too, however it was a no go! > > :::::::::::::::::::::: > Dustin > :::::::::::::::::::::: > > ---------- Original Message ----------- > From: "Mendelsohn, Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com> > Sent: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 08:43:57 -0400 > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Tween not working in AS > > > Don't know if it matters, but I always assign the Tweens to a var > name. > > That way, you can refer to them later, with onMotionFinished, etc. > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ------- End of Original Message ------- _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders