Drawing API

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OK, this is alot to ask, but worth a try!!

I have an image of a map. I want my user to be able to draw a line on the map. I have seen the tutorial how to do this and it works great, but…

I need to restrict where the the user can draw (for example if the map was of the US, I only want them to be able to draw on Georgia. The rest of the map should not allow drawing.

In addition, when they stpo drawing and release the mouse, I need the movie to go to another frame in the movie.

To give some background, this is a simulation of a piece of software that allows users to draw on a particular US state and then when they relese the mouse it takes them to a new view of that US state (hence the need for the move to another frame.)

I know this is a long shot, but I also know some of you flash geniuses (geniusii??) could help me.

insert begging smiley!

colin

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Just use hitTest with the drawing API. It should do what you need.

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I will try looking up hit test.

Thanks for that.

Im beginning to think this might be out of my ability boundary!

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Naw, especially if you got the Drawing API under control! I’m sure you can handle it.

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Not really under control!!!

but it did draw!..thats a positive right!

I will give it a bash though…Scottish mentality…never admit defeat!

cheers again.

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I agree with DigitalPimp - the API’s the harder of the two.

You know what else you could do’ you could make the state into a button and then apply your gotoAndPlay(“whatever”); on the button. The drawing API will draw right on top of the button. Would that work?

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That would work Freddy or check clipEvent for mouse up. :p:

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maybe.

you folks are quality!