hey guys i am a newbe and in a huge mess
i need help with a horizontal scrolling menu that is xml driven
can u give me any ideas how to go abt it.
i just found this code on net
xm = 0;
//function to set the xpos of the movieclip
function xpos(bar_length,mul)
{
hpos = 0;
scroll_length = 420;
incr = bar_length/scroll_length;
xm = _xmouse;
if(_xmouse <= 10){xm = 10;}
if(_xmouse >= 400){xm = 400;}
scroll_x = hpos - xm;
scroll_x = scroll_x * mul;
x_pos = scroll_x * incr;
x_pos = x_pos + hpos;
return x_pos;
} _root.onEnterFrame = function ()
{
// call function xpos
x_pos = xpos(700,.20);
with (bg)
{
_x += (x_pos - _x)*.4;
}
// call function xpos
x_pos = xpos(950,.75);
with (menu)
{
_x += (x_pos - _x)*.4;
}
}
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and here is the link to the site where i found this
[/COLOR]http://www.wildform.com/tutorials/scrolling_menu/
PLEASE help me under stand the xpos() function.