Thanks for this cool tutorial! I’ve adapted it to my needs but now I’m struggling to add more links at the bottom. I’ve added 4 more links at the bottom (and added new variables: url2, url3, url4 + url5) but they all go to the first URL I specify – can you help? Here is my actionscript:

/*
blog link
*/
link_mc.buttonMode=true;
link_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, linkMouseDown);

function linkMouseDown(evt:MouseEvent):void {

var url=”http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/page/blogs”;
var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest(url);

navigateToURL(request, ‘_blank’);// second argument is target

}

/*
videos link
*/
link_mc_videos.buttonMode=true;
link_mc_videos.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, linkMouseDown);

function linkMouseDown2(evt:MouseEvent):void {

var url2=”http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/page/videos”;
var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest(url2);

navigateToURL(request, ‘_blank’);// second argument is target

}

/*
images link
*/
link_mc_images.buttonMode=true;
link_mc_images.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, linkMouseDown);

function linkMouseDown3(evt:MouseEvent):void {

var url3=”http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/page/images-of-the-week”;
var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest(url3);

navigateToURL(request, ‘_blank’);// second argument is target

}

/*
wallpapers link
*/
link_mc_wallpapers.buttonMode=true;
link_mc_wallpapers.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, linkMouseDown);

function linkMouseDown4(evt:MouseEvent):void {

var url4=”http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/page/wallpaper”;
var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest(url4);

navigateToURL(request, ‘_blank’);// second argument is target

}

/*
competitions link
*/
link_mc_competitions.buttonMode=true;
link_mc_competitions.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, linkMouseDown);

function linkMouseDown5(evt:MouseEvent):void {

var url5=”http://www.popularmechanics.co.za/page/latest-competitions”;
var request:URLRequest=new URLRequest(url5);

navigateToURL(request, ‘_blank’);// second argument is target

}

Here is a tip—directly related to this tutorial, and to many others: refrain from “jazzing-up” your tutorials. We do not need to see your striped borders, or lovely logos, etc—provide the functionality, and the guts. By requiring that 1/3 of a tutorials steps are related to some custom (and useless) design elements—it results in…

1. Longer time to complete the tutorial
2. More chance of problems
3. Loss of desire to do more

Trust me—it never adds to a tutorial, it only detracts.

For those following the instructions in the mag:

Remember to add WebDesignerRssViewer as your document class in the properties panel otherwise you’ll just get the “loader_mc” looping constantly and you’ll be oblivious as to why your content isn’t loading!

Also, the feed in the magazine is out of date.
At the time of writing this post it should be:
http://www.webdesignermag.co.uk/feed/