# Follow mouse preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-preloader/64083>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [September 13, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-preloader/64083 "2004-09-13T05:10:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![elwatie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a587f6/32.png) [@elwatie](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/elwatie)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 5:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-preloader/64083/1 "2004-09-13T05:10:52Z")

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…how to make a preloader that follows the mouse?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 9:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-preloader/64083/2 "2004-09-13T09:57:11Z")

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I’ve been away from AS for a while but i think this would work:

```
Put your preloader into a movieclip and on the movie clip enter:

```

```php

    onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    	this._x = _xmouse
    	this._y = _ymouse
    }
    

```

I think that’s right

[ot]I’m from Malaysia too…moved to Aus on Jan of last year[/ot]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-preloader/64083/3 "2004-09-13T10:15:13Z")

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Well, startDrag () will do the job automatically :)[ot]I love Malaysia! A really beautiful country. I wish I can go back there some day :)[/ot]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 13, 2004, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/follow-mouse-preloader/64083/4 "2004-09-13T11:14:28Z")

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Thx Ilyas

[ot]Really? which part of m’sia did you go to?[/ot]