XML combo box menu

Chuckanucka
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XML COMBO BOX MENU

A compact xml menu ideal for a combo box. The menu includes a intelligent auto close function which closes the menu after a set amount of inactivity.

FEATURES INCLUDE :

Fading Rollover/Rollouts
Intelligent auto close after x amount of seconds
XML driven
Easy to use configuration section in code
Very easy to customise
Clean code, help file and lots of comments.
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Posted 9 months ago

Chuckanucka
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Hi Tpncop,

yes that is also a combo box, thanks. They are not the same, for starters mine is is xml based, does not rely on the Loca tween engine, has a easy to use config section, is commeted etc etc.

chuck

Posted 9 months ago

g3t

i can back chuck up here,

his files have good code good comments.

Posted 9 months ago

assive

tpncorp – Just because the files looks the same doesn’t mean it’s the same. Do you get it?

Posted 9 months ago

gdpgiga

obviously two very different files ~~- it’s not like the ComboBox/Select box (for all you HTMLers) is some novel idea or concept, it’s been around for a long, long time -~~ it’s even a builtin component in Flash.

Nice file chuck! I’ll prob buy it when I have the need to use a ComboBox that doesn’t look so generic, which is basically every site i do that has a ComboBox in it.

Taka

Posted 9 months ago

Flash_Cart
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Simple yet effective.

Posted 8 months ago

Laja

Easy to configure and well commented source. Great work!

Posted 8 months ago

RickStitch

can these menu items be linked to specific frame in the movie? Also, If I were to use this menu in a movie and have a main movie load this menu into a holder, what would the actionscripting be _root or _parent?

Posted 5 months ago

Chuckanucka
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Hi RickStich,

sure you just add the frame numbers in the xml LINK attribute and change the onRelease event to something like:

yourMc.gotoAndPlay(this.link)

_root is not used in any of my files due to the scope issues it tends to cause.

chuck

Posted 5 months ago

nrvus19

couple questions…i was wondering if it is possible to open this menu in an upward direction rather than down, what will it take to create multiple menus in a single page, and can you target a movie clip on the main timeline for each of the menu items? thank you.

Posted 5 months ago

papashivo

5 stars Excellent File

Posted 5 months ago

Chuckanucka
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Hi nrvus19,

its not setup to open upwards, but take a look at the slide functions and you should be able to work out how to modify it.

just load in each menu as a separate swf for multiple menus.

targeting mc`s:

yourMc.gotoAndPlay(this.link)

chuck

Posted 4 months ago

janjan32

Chuckanucka, great file, and I do have a couple of questions: 1) how do I delete the space between the links? I want a solid background. 2) can I have the font change color on the over state? If so, how can I do that?

thanks so much… Jan

Posted 4 months ago

janjan32

I’m also a bit confused with the code I need to insert to get it to go to a frame label called in the xml file.

yourMc.gotoAndPlay(this.link);

What is yourMC referring to?

Posted 4 months ago

Chuckanucka
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Hi Jan,

to modify the space between links change the subSpacing var in the config section, eg:

var subSpacing:Number = 0;

to change the font color on over state, eg. black :

var mainActiveText:Number = 0x000000;

YourMc refers to the movieclip you want to use, if its just the main timeline you could use _root.

chuck

Posted 4 months ago

kae

Hi chuck,

thanks for replying my email, the extra code you gave me works. I just have another question, can I alter the color of the text in the submenu to change on rollover and not just the background?

Posted 4 months ago

janjan32

Thanks Chuck!!!

Posted 4 months ago

kae

Hi, another quick question.

am i able to also add a submenu within the submenu? I would like that further submenu to be visible once I click the main menu.

Thanks!

Posted 4 months ago

Chuckanucka
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Hi Kae,

sorry this is not a feature.

chuck

Posted 4 months ago

kae

Hi chuck,

would it be possible to add that feature? how long would it take and how much would that cost?

Posted 3 months ago

kekekiko

This is brilliant, just what I have been looking for. Nice work.

Posted 3 months ago

Chuckanucka
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Hi kae,

Sorry i don`t do freelance work

chuck

Posted 3 months ago

skdesign

Can this be used with Icons / images for the links, instead of text links?

icons don’t need to be called thru xml…

And how would I make this change in the fla?

Posted 2 months ago

janjan32

Hi Chuck, Sorry, Another question. instead of having the select item changing to the page it is on, can it go back to select item?

The client doesn’t like it, I do, but well…I have no voice. ; ) thanks, Jan

Posted 2 months ago

skdesign

Hi any comments on my question reguarding images instead of text links…?

Can this be used with Icons / images for the links, instead of text links?

icons donâ€™t need to be called thru xmlâ€¦

And how would I make this change in the fla?

Posted 2 months ago

janjan32

I figured it out. Thanks for putting in all the comments… you got five stars from me. : )

I just commented out the mainBtn link!

// set subBtn title into mainBtn text mainBtn.btnName.text = this.btnName.text;

Posted 2 months ago

Chuckanucka
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Hi skdesign,

sorry thats not a feature of this file.

chuck

Posted 2 months ago

Chuckanucka
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Hi janjan32,

glad you got it working :-)

chuck

Posted 2 months ago

eirehotspur

How to change the colours of the buttons Chuck? Also bought it to check out the hitarea bug timer code you put in it.

How would I incorporate that into the Flash Media Player of Oxylus?

Posted about 1 month ago

samy4movies

Hi Chuckanucka, I like your xml comboBox. Can you include a section in the drop list for images? it will be from an XML file as well. I don’t know how to include it, I haven’t buy it yet but if you can do that then it will be my first option. Thanks

Posted about 1 month ago

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