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_parent.button.enabled=0;
_parent.button.enabled=1;

_level0.button.enabled=0;
_level0.button.enabled=1;

and more etc…

Because of my level issues, only the disable function would work completely. And, then there was always the problem of doing this for every button, which would become cumbersome. I could of course used an array to apply to all buttons, but I wanted something even simpler… a graphical solution.

Here is what I did. Buttons in flash work in heirarchy. A button on a higher layer or that is arranged in front of another button will basically block any buttons behind it. So, in the movies that were being loaded on top, I made one button that encompassed the entire stage, set the alpha to 0%, named the button “hidden_btn” and added the following AS to the timeline:

hidden_btn.useHandCursor = false;

It’s essentially a hidden button that does not turn the cursor to hand, so nobody knows it’s even there. Not only did this work perfect, it saved me the trouble of all the additional AS for every button, etc.  I only need to copy and paste one movieclip and one line of AS to the external movies. This may not work in every situation, but it’s an easy and effective method for simple loadmovie functions.

The final result can be viewed at http://www.baxterclare.com

 Launch JJM Photo (best viewed at 1920×1200 or other widescreen resolution, in full screen mode)