MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING COMPONENTS Use Manual page 88

The following example explains how to skin something that's already on the Stage. This example
skins only List scroll bars; any TextArea or ScrollPane scroll bars would not be skinned.
To use #initclip to apply an edited skin to specific components in a document:
Follow the steps in
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skin. For this example, edit the ScrollDownArrowDown skin and give it the new name
MyScrollDownArrowDown.
Select File > New and create a Flash document.
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Select File > Save and give the file a unique name, such as MyVScrollTest.fla.
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Drag MyScrollDownArrowDown from the theme library to the MyVScrollTest.fla library.
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Select Insert > New Symbol and give the symbol a unique name, such as MyVScrollBar.
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Select the Export for ActionScript check box. Click OK.
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Export in First Frame is automatically selected.
Enter the following code on Frame 1 of the MyVScrollBar symbol:
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#initclip 10
import MyVScrollBar
Object.registerClass("VScrollBar", MyVScrollBar);
#endinitclip
Drag a List component from the Components panel to the Stage.
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In the Property inspector, enter as many Label parameters as necessary for the vertical scroll bar
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to appear.
Select File > Save.
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Select File > New and create a new ActionScript file.
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Enter the following code:
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import mx.controls.VScrollBar
import mx.controls.List
class MyVScrollBar extends VScrollBar{
function init():Void{
if (_parent instanceof List){
downArrowDownName = "MyScrollDownArrowDown";
}
super.init();
}
}
Select File > Save and save this file as MyVScrollBar.as.
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Click a blank area on the Stage and, in the Property inspector, click the Publish Settings button.
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Click the ActionScript Version Settings button.
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Click the Add New Path (+) button to add a new classpath, and select the Target button to
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browse to the location of the MyVScrollBar.as file on your hard disk.
Select Control > Test Movie.
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88 Chapter 5: Customizing Components
"Editing component skins in a document" on page 81, but edit a scroll bar