Simple AS function question

[roninDLC]

Why will this not work

home_btn.onRollOver = setInterval(delayAction,2000,home);

function delayAction (framename:String)
var name:String = framename
_root.gotoAndStop("name")


when this does?
caseman_btn.onRollOver = function ()
_root.gotoAndStop("caseman")


I am trying to get delayed reaction to the Rollover
Thank

[findapollo]

i'm not sure that you can assign just anything to the onRollOver
onRollOver is a special event property and the setInterval returns
a reference to that Interval which i doubt can be assigned to onRollOve

try this

[roninDLC]

that works, but is there a way to delay the rollover altogether. That way if a user cuts across another button the menu doesn't change?

I may have not made my question very clear.

[findapollo]

if you want to do this you should set the onRollOut to clear the interval
before it processes

home_btn.onRollOut = function()
clearInterval(_global.home_btn_delay)


if you didn't want to clear the delay when they rolled out only reset it
to a different location when they went over another button

another_btn.onRollOver = function()
clearInterval(_global.btn_delay)
_global.btn_delay = setInterval(delayAction,2000,"otherLabel")


for this you would use the same _global.button_delay for the even handle
clearing it and resetting it on each button to a unique location

findapoll

[roninDLC]

that works great! Only one problem: If i start on button1 and scroll across button2 to button3. The button2 is firing. Anyway to kill that unless the mouse is still on the actual button.