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Skinning Components with Style

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Step Five: Changing Style Properties

1. Select the Frame one of: Actions Layer
2. If the Actions Panel is closed, open it: Window > Actions (F9)

   For Flash MX04: Window > Development Panels > Actions (F9)

3. In the Actions Panel, enter the following code:

   _global.style.setStyle("themeColor", "haloOrange")

4. Test your Movie: Control > Test Movie (Ctrl Enter)

   Example: Download the Flash file Com 608c

   
   All four Components now have an orange theme

The ActionScript Explained:

For an explanation on the two parameters refer back to Styling Individual Halo Theme Components: Step Three

_global.style.setStyle("themeColor", "haloOrange")
This time we have replaced the reference to the Component's instance name with "_global.style". This in effect makes a global statement that any Components inside the Movie will have its themeColor property changed to haloOrange. This can be overridden if another style property comes afterwards. To see this in action: