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XML SUB MENU GENERATOR 2.0

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A nice 2 level sub menu generator driven by XML . Great for creative websites.

Easy to use, simply edit the XML file for your websites. If you don’t want a website on (for instance, you just want the button to appear), then delete the website in the XML file. :)

Features unlimited buttons.

I’ve included both FL8 and CS3 versions in the zip file.

FAQs

1. Can I chance the colour of the buttons? Yes. Simply double click the button group. This will take you down the group hirarchy. Repeat the process until you reach the bottom. You will know it’s the animation part when the layers have animation keys on them at frame 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 etc. These frames represent neutral, mouse over, mouse down, mouse release, animate to neutral. You’ll know what I mean once you’re there.

2. I get the problem: “Cannot read file” or “Unexpected file format”. This is actually MY fault :). You will get that message if you have Flash 8. I mistakenly saved the FL8 file as a CS3 file. If you get that error, send me an email and I’ll send you the correct one ASAP .

This project has been updated so you should be able to open it in FL8 now. If you’ve purchased this file before the update, simply download again and all your life’s problems are solved! How awesome is that? :)

UPDATES :

Fixed problem when opening with Flash 8. The updated files will open in both CS3 and FLA8

Thank you for buying! :)

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Posted 8 months ago

please, can we use frameLabel or frameNumber in link xml or only url ? What are the parts that we can customize ? Thanks.

Posted 8 months ago

I was just going to ask that lol

Posted 8 months ago

How can this be made a horizontal menu?

Posted 8 months ago

I believe the menu already is horizontal, Ropey.

Posted 8 months ago

Hi! sorry for the late reply.

How it works:

The button has an actionscript inside which basically looks something like this: on(press){ getURL(“http://”+USE XML ADDRESS , “_self”;) }

Where it says USE XML ADDRESS it will be the www.website.com address.

So if you want it to open in frame, you will need to open up the buttons and edit the action script code. Hope this helps :)

Posted 8 months ago

Nice! :D

Posted 8 months ago

can the sub menu go up instead of down????

Posted 8 months ago

I purchased this and I’m on Flash 8. It won’t open up the Flash 8 file. Something is wrong with the file. I have re downloaded and get the same thing.

What is going on?

Posted 8 months ago

Hi, email me, I will give u a Fl8 file ASAP ! :) sharky @ bigpond dot net dot au

Posted 8 months ago

Hi i saw the click sound file on the library but how do i actually make it function that when someone clicks it makes a sound. Please help. Thanks

Posted 8 months ago

Sharky..Digging this menu generator,thanks… Ive downloaded a few and yours is the Best!!!!!!!! easy to modify. If I can ask you a quick question how do I write in the XML file to load an swf into a container MC I know how to do it in flash, Im just not knowing how to in the XML . thank you in advance…

Posted 8 months ago

Hi, just bought this one and I love it. Quick question though – I want to be able to have each menu item display one pixel to the right so there is a space between each one…where can I define that?

Posted 7 months ago

Hi!

4BIZ: 1. Open Project 2. Double click the object. 3. Double click the object again 4. Double click the top button (this will take you to the animation group) 5. Create a new layer. Call it something like ‘size’. 6. From here create a box and make the alpha 0. Make it the same size as the button. 7. Then resize the invisible box to whatever width you wish. Basically the generator generates the size based on the size of the whole button. Hope this helps!

Pulsatus: The generator is not designed for that unfortunately. But I can show you how to get around it.

1. Open project. Double click object, double click it again. 2. Select the first button. It should be dark grey (not the invisible one beneath it). 3. Open up your actionscript window (f9) 4. Look for this line:

on(release){ getURL(“http://”+mainlink,”_self”;) this.gotoAndPlay(16) }

5. change it to this.

on(release){ loadMovieClip(mainlink,[your movie clip holder name]) this.gotoAndPlay(16) }

6. Make sure your sub SWFs have their own preloader as this will not generate one. (that will take more coding :))

Posted 7 months ago

This file uses AS2 , could you also make one for AS3 ?

Posted 7 months ago

sorry bro. I haven’t learnt AS3 yet so I’m not sure what code is different or what is the same.

Posted 7 months ago

this is the second download off of flashden.net that does not suit my expectations. I would have better spending a an extra $20 on adriantnt.com. This file requires that you keep the extra wide background or what the author calls “nav holder.” I wanted my buttons to cascade over the edge of the standard .swf height dimension like Adrian’s do. I also had a similar problem with my first download… too wide of “nav holder,” without any optional parameters… well, at least without having to spend hours of my valuable time dealing with it. And, maybe its the AS3 … don’t know.

Posted 7 months ago

Can this menu works with GREEK CHARACTERS ?

Posted 6 months ago

Is there a way to increase the dynamic text field to hold more characters in the sub menu?

Every time I try to adjust the text field and background manually, it offsets the submenu when i test the file…

Thanks

Posted 6 months ago

Hi, sorry for late reply.

Enzymeluv : Sorry it didn’t meet with your expectations. Hope my future files will be more satisfactory. I wish there was a way to refund the credit.

Apithanos: Yes but you need to embed the text objects with the characters. It can be done by opening the object button, selecting the text object and clicking embed in the properties. Then select your greek characters.

EyeBlast: Is there a way to increase the text field to hold more characters? It’s possible but I recommend buying someone else’s to save you the pain.

To change the size, you will need to edit both the main button and sub button. 2 Objects basically SUBMENUBUTTON and MAINBUTTONOBJ .

Open them up and you can increase the size of the boxes. Please remember this is not a feature that has been implemented so be careful because I don’t know what problems you may face when editing that.

Hope this helps! :)

Posted 6 months ago

can i have an image on the button backgrounds as apposed to a plain colour?

Posted 3 months ago

Yep, you’ll need to edit the button movieclips.

Just double click them or access it through the library.

Posted 3 months ago

how do i change the font?

Posted 9 days ago