Constrained dragging

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i need to be able to drag an item… either left or right… and have it ease in increments of 25 pixels left or right. i have a theory… do i store the old x coordinates and the new coordinates, add em, subtract 25 from it and add 1 to a new variable(say x_times) each time till x<25 and have a function ease the object x_times… does this make sense? if so… any help on how to code that… an dhow to make a function to ease an object by 25px?

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mmmkay… i got em to move… here’s the script for that

on (press) {
  	stX = _root._xmouse;
  }
  on (dragOut) {
  	endX = _root._xmouse;
  	endX -= stX;
  	if (endX<0) {
  		this.gotoAndPlay("left");
  	} else {
  		this.gotoAndPlay("right");
  	}
  }

the [color=Blue][color=Navy]this.gotoAndPlay[/color]color=Black; plays an animation in the block that makes it moves left, and [color=Navy]this._x[/color] -= 25;

am i being too compicated? because i still have to figure out how to make em dissapear and fall. and stop when they hit a barrier…

“This was also done during an all nighter.” :wink:
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