Hey guys

My name is Kengo and I am working on modifying pachyderm templates for an exhibition. I was wondering if anyone could help out with this problem:

--> The BACK BUTTON in the root.fla file
isn't coded (the open source files)

In the presentations that you download off of pachyderm you have a folder of multiple .swf files which are not editable. I have already modified the root file to suite my particular specifications. As you can see in the attached image file, there is no back button (since I have not dragged it into the root file)

What I am really hoping for is:

(1) if anyone has a root.fla file which already has the actionscript for the BACK BUTTON, please send it my way;

OR

(2) provide the code for the button.

It would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Hi Kengo,

Do you have the back button SWF in your root_assets directory?
The code should be in the root.fla to activate this button. Did you strip it out of the original root.fla?

Best,
Scott

Here's the original root.fla.

-Scott

Hey Scott,

Thanks for this file (it is different from the one that I downloaded, and I am probing around)!

Unfortunately I can't work on this until the weekend is over (at the computer I am working at, the museum will be closed for the holiday).

I see that the goBack function is coded - but, I am also looking at the backBtNMC in the library, and it isn't in use. I am guessing this is where I'd make an instance name for the button to link to the function in the actions layer. I also do realize that the "starting page" has the back button absent, and that the following pages in the presentation have it set to visible.

However, I will leave you with this question until I can come back if that is okay:

My question is: what do I do to make it work?

PS: Would you like to see a mock up presentation .fla for clarity?

Thank you for your help times a million.

Hi Scott,

Yes, I do have the back button .swf in my root_assets directory. I dabbled around a bit, and I think I know the source of the problem. I think it resides in the root_border.fla

Perhaps, as with your root file and mine, there is a difference in the root_border files as well.

I tested it out by taking out the root_border.swf that came with the downloaded presentation, and replacing it with the open source version (unmodified by me), and it does not appear.

On another note, when I do modify properties in the .fla I do not mess around with the coding. All I do is shift the layout around / minor animation tweaks. That being said, I don't believe that I have altered any of the technical aspects of the files.

I was wondering (1) what your thoughts are about this, and (2) would you perhaps be able to send me a root_border.fla as well?

Thank you.

Scott!

I've figured it out.

I went into pachyderm2.04 > extras > frame_editor and took the root_border.as and fla, played around with it and got it to work.

Thanks for your help.