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okay, thanks a lot i've been trying to google for tutorials on things but i had no idea where to start lol

edit:

im trying to use the code from the first link, in the actionscript window etc, but it just doesnt want to move like the car! and no text is coming up when i press any directional key....gonna be here for a while! >.<

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how do i define a property? the property is 'Key'

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Originally posted by M73A
how do i define a property? the property is 'Key'

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I don't know ;[

lol right, forget that. lol

what im stuck with is

http://livedocs.adobe.com/flash/9.0/main/wwhelp/w...file=00001013.html


Assign the following onClipEvent() handler to a movie clip, and select Control > Test Movie and press the desired key:

onClipEvent(keyDown) {
    trace(Key.getCode());
}



it just doesnt have any of it lol


EDIT:

was using actionscript 3 when i needed to use actionscript 2.

stupid and don't know why!


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im trying to do this, it has pictures so im finding it easier:
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:BJL21MGciVEJ...ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=uk

i get 8 errors....

1120: Access of undefined property Key.

onClipEvent(keyDown) {
    trace(Key.getCode());
}

^^ should just say whatever key you press in the output window.

To make something happen when a key is pressed you have to use

if (Key.isDown(Key.LEFT)) {
        <<do something>>
    }

EDIT: I can't see why you'd get errors if you did the same as in that second tutorial, is the Movie Clip named properly? (For instance he uses 'square' in his example - Step 2)

EDIT2: Also he provides the .fla at the end of the tut so it's probably a good idea to download that and make sure you're doing things the same, and to just get a better feel for what he's doing.

thanks for the help! i was using the wrong version of action script for the link i used. im going to try the one with the text output now

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http://megaswf.com/view/50a9b9f46b985e14b20c506d5b26cefb.html
is what i ended up with, need to play more. lol

can someone guide me to what i need to look into if i want to add buttons so the dog (im gonna make a new one, i just googled one so i could play with flash) does things, i want to animate him to say bark, pee, fight. when buttons which will be around the outside are pressed....

or thats the concept anyway!

thanks

Nice!

To make a button clickable is quite simple, in essence all you do is make a button, and use some code which says when this area is clicked, go to frame 10 and do this.

Here's it in detail: http://www.echoecho.com/flashbuttons01.htm

[There are thousands of others here]

Microsoft Powerpoint

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Originally posted by vaccination
Nice!

To make a button clickable is quite simple, in essence all you do is make a button, and use some code which says when this area is clicked, go to frame 10 and do this.

Here's it in detail: http://www.echoecho.com/flashbuttons01.htm

[There are thousands of others here]

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i prefer making my buttons out of movie clips... its just easier for me that way.. plus you can do a whole heap more stuff with it ;o

im going to try and make like a dog sprite for the different things he does, that all return to the same place, so when i press a button the sprite of the action can be played.

it seems to make sense in my head. thanks for the help

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Originally posted by linx05
Microsoft Powerpoint

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lol >.<

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Originally posted by NanaFreak

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Originally posted by vaccination
Nice!

To make a button clickable is quite simple, in essence all you do is make a button, and use some code which says when this area is clicked, go to frame 10 and do this.

Here's it in detail: http://www.echoecho.com/flashbuttons01.htm

[There are thousands of others here]

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i prefer making my buttons out of movie clips... its just easier for me that way.. plus you can do a whole heap more stuff with it ;o

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like what?


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if i add buttons around the outside for different actions, is it easy to have them smoooooooooothly play a different action

would i have to make different gifs to play, or would i have to make different flames in flash? and the button plays a certain amount of frames?

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Originally posted by M73A

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Originally posted by NanaFreak

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Originally posted by vaccination
Nice!

To make a button clickable is quite simple, in essence all you do is make a button, and use some code which says when this area is clicked, go to frame 10 and do this.

Here's it in detail: http://www.echoecho.com/flashbuttons01.htm

[There are thousands of others here]

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i prefer making my buttons out of movie clips... its just easier for me that way.. plus you can do a whole heap more stuff with it ;o

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like what?

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I think he means making a movie clip, and using actionscript to code the hover/pressed effects instead of the keyframe thing buttons give you.