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Hi Carl, Thank you so much. I went through all the steps you suggested so as to see what was going on. On my search around the web looking to solve the problem I was beginning to suspect it was something to do with restart() being required, but wasn't sure. Also, I realised I had to change closeWineFood.play(); to closeWineFood.restart(); in the 'closeAll' function, or the same problem would occur should you go though the button sequence a second time. Again, thank you so much. Hope I can return the favour sometime, though maybe not with TweenMax or TimelineMax as you clearly are more experienced with it than I (Having used it now for only 4 days! lol). However, sometimes a fresh pair of eyes makes all the difference. If needed, please drop a comment in here.

Ah, ok thanks. Here it is if you're interested in trying it out. Just to take you through the steps should you try it. 1. Menu appears (great) 2. Click on 'Food and Wine' and a new menu appears (great) Here you can do one of two things: 1. Click on either 'Home' or 'Food and Wine' again to close the options or... 2. Click the 'Winelist' to see another new menu (great) This is where the trouble occurs... If you open 'Food and Wine', then 'Winelist' and then 'Home' it returns home and all seems well.....until you click on 'Food and Wine', but nothing happens...

*UPDATE* I think i've narrowed down the problem to here (very near end of code): var closeEverything:TimelineMax = new TimelineMax({paused:true, onComplete:ListenOut}); The listener contained within 'ListenOut' is the one being ignored. I find this really odd as the code works at the beginning when you first run it.

Hi Carl, Sorry for the long code...I'm not exactly sure where the error is! In answer to your question, yes...I have run a trace, which is why i'm so puzzled. The code definitely directs to the correct places when the 'onComplete' is fired. It simply seems to ignore the code in it. Specifically, I'm talking about the bit at the bottom of the code there. The last 'onComplete' function. It seems to ignore the event listener in there. All other onComplete's seem fine however. Wish I could just post up the .fla here. Far easier to see for yourself than to try to explain it! lol If you are interested in checking it out, all you need to do is create a movie clip that contains a box and a text field. Then simply copy it a few times and give them the instance names at the top of the code. I've been staring at this thing for days trying to work this out! lol

Hi, I've been creating something similar to what you've described, but having problems too. Have a post called: Issue event listeners being ignored All the code is there and I believe what I have that DOES work will help you

Hi everyone, This is my first ever post to this forum. I've been getting into TweenMax and TimelineMax recently, but I seem to have hit a brick wall with my code. I've created a menu system that animates new buttons onto the screen when required, then sends them away when not. Works at first until you try to loop through the process again. It seems to just ignore the listeners I created! I have listed the code below so you can see the problem for yourself: (Note only food, home and wine buttons work) Any help at all would be greatly appreciated! import com.greensock.*; import com.greensock.easing.*; import com.greensock.TimelineMax; import flash.events.MouseEvent; //These are the titles for the buttons home_b.title_box.title.text = "Home"; food_b.title_box.title.text = "Food & Wine"; tea_b.title_box.title.text = "Tea & Coffee"; gallery_b.title_box.title.text = "Gallery"; events_b.title_box.title.text = "Events"; about_b.title_box.title.text = "About Us"; lunch_b.title_box.title.text = "Lunch"; six_b.title_box.title.text = "Six-Five Special"; pullman_b.title_box.title.text = "Pullman Dining"; wine_b.title_box.title.text = "Winelist"; wine_b.title_box.title.text = "Winelist"; white_b.title_box.title.text = "White"; red_b.title_box.title.text = "Red"; rose_b.title_box.title.text = "Rose"; champ_b.title_box.title.text = "Champagne"; //These are the buttons starting places on the screen home_b.x = 0; home_b.y = 180; food_b.x = 0; food_b.y = 210; tea_b.x = 0; tea_b.y = 240; gallery_b.x = 0; gallery_b.y = 270; events_b.x = 0; events_b.y = 300; about_b.x = 0; about_b.y = 330; lunch_b.x = -150; lunch_b.y = 60; six_b.x = -150; six_b.y = 90; pullman_b.x = -150; pullman_b.y = 120; wine_b.x = -150; wine_b.y = 150; white_b.x = -150; white_b.y = 180; red_b.x = -150; red_b.y = 210; rose_b.x = -150; rose_b.y = 240; champ_b.x = -150; champ_b.y = 270; //Buttons are currently invisible home_b.alpha = 0; food_b.alpha = 0; tea_b.alpha = 0; gallery_b.alpha = 0; events_b.alpha = 0; about_b.alpha = 0; lunch_b.alpha = 0; six_b.alpha = 0; pullman_b.alpha = 0; wine_b.alpha = 0; white_b.alpha = 0; red_b.alpha = 0; rose_b.alpha = 0; champ_b.alpha = 0; //Animate buttons onto screen var ShowMenu:TimelineMax = new TimelineMax({onComplete:ListenOut}); ShowMenu.append( TweenMax.to(home_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:0, ease:Sine.easeIn}) ); ShowMenu.append( TweenMax.to(food_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:30, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); ShowMenu.append( TweenMax.to(tea_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:60, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); ShowMenu.append( TweenMax.to(gallery_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:90, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); ShowMenu.append( TweenMax.to(events_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:120, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); ShowMenu.append( TweenMax.to(about_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:150, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); function ListenOut():void{ food_b.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, openFood); } //If food button is pressed, do this: function openFood(event:MouseEvent):void{ showFood.play(); } //Animate buttons down, then look for food list var showFood:TimelineMax = new TimelineMax({paused:true, onComplete:ListenOut2}); var food:Array = new Array(lunch_b, six_b, pullman_b, wine_; //Food list then wine list showFood.append( TweenMax.to(about_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:270, ease:Sine.easeIn}) ); showFood.append( TweenMax.to(events_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:240, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); showFood.append( TweenMax.to(gallery_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:210, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); showFood.append( TweenMax.to(tea_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:180, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); showFood.appendMultiple( TweenMax.allTo(food, 0.3, {alpha:1, x:50, ease:Sine.easeOut}, 0.1) ); function ListenOut2():void{ //Home button now active home_b.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, closeFood); //Wine button now active wine_b.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, openWine); } function closeFood(event:MouseEvent):void{ //Home button no longer takes us home home_b.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, closeFood); //Wine button no longer active wine_b.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, openWine); showFood.reverse(); } function openWine(event:MouseEvent):void{ showWine.play(); } var showWine:TimelineMax = new TimelineMax({paused:true, onComplete:ListenOut3}); var wines:Array = new Array(white_b, red_b, rose_b, champ_; //These buttons slide down showWine.append( TweenMax.to(about_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:390, ease:Sine.easeIn}) ); showWine.append( TweenMax.to(events_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:360, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); showWine.append( TweenMax.to(gallery_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:330, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); showWine.append( TweenMax.to(tea_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:300, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); showWine.appendMultiple( TweenMax.allTo(wines, 0.3, {alpha:1, x:100, ease:Sine.easeOut}, 0.1) ); function ListenOut3():void{ //Home button no longer takes you home from food home_b.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, closeFood); home_b.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, closeWine); //wine button no longer active wine_b.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, openWine); } function closeWine(event:MouseEvent):void{ closeEverything.play(); } var closeEverything:TimelineMax = new TimelineMax({paused:true, onComplete:ListenOut}); var FoodWineArray:Array = new Array(champ_b, rose_b, red_b, white_b, wine_b, pullman_b, six_b, lunch_; closeEverything.appendMultiple(TweenMax.allTo(FoodWineArray, 0.3, {alpha:0, x:-150, ease:Sine.easeIn}, 0.1) ); closeEverything.append( TweenMax.to(tea_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:60, ease:Sine.easeIn}) ); closeEverything.append( TweenMax.to(gallery_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:90, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); closeEverything.append( TweenMax.to(events_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:120, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.2}) ); closeEverything.append( TweenMax.to(about_b, 0.3, {alpha:1, y:150, ease:Sine.easeIn, delay:-0.