don't know what to do, with Rollover button

[rjc07]

i am making a web page and i have this button, whici is called "Portfolio", this is going to be a rollover button, now when i roll over this button, 3 other button comes down.

my problem is this:

when i roll over the button "portfolio" is fine but as soon as i roll out of that button, the other three button dissapear and i can't click on it, besides the rollover script that i have on "portfolio" button i also have a rollout script on it. if i don't use the rollout script the button will be there through the whole movie.

problem 2:


whenever i rollover the "portfolio" button, i have program to go to another frame in which i have the 3 button below the "portfolio" button. but i don't want my stage or the body of my website to change when i rollover this "portfolio" button. whatever is in the stage at the moment i rollover the "portfolio" button i want it to stay in the stage and only the 3 other button under "portfolio".

i don't know what to do. please help? thanks
by the way i am working in flash mx 2004 pro.

[chilipie]

Have you got an .fla file that people could take a peek at?

[rjc07]

i do have one but the file extension is invalid, i can't upload it. is there any question you have about my question?

[_Aerospace_Eng_]

no question but maybe a solution can't do much without the fla file, put the fla file in a zip file and then upload it, in windows os 2000 and higher i believe u can right click on the fla file then click on send to, then go to compressed zip folder and voila you have a zip file which is a valid extension

[rjc07]

there it is. hope is help full

[grump]

Don't have time to read this example... you probably want to use "track as menu" for buttons... there are millions of examples, and one in the help file I believe... however... another way to do it... more complicated but might work better for more heavily nested situations...

Frame 1:
- put the main button here... on rollover go to Frame 2
Frame 2:
- put the main button and the submenu already open... now heres the workaround...

get the X Y position of the area that the main button and the submenu take up... ie. an area from 0, 0 to 200, 400... now write a mouse tracking script (you can get one at flashkit.com, you can probably cut and paste it into your file and then put in the numbers that apply for the area)... when the mouse leaves the area inside 0,0 to 200, 400... go to Frame 1...

this is better because you get full control of the area inside to put animations, other buttons, etc... now it may not be the best way... but you're looking for a workaround... that one definately works... and its worked for me on very complex navigation systems...