# Following mouse bar resizeble (more or less)
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 25, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175 "2003-04-25T00:34:12Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@thekok](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/thekok)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/1 "2003-04-25T00:34:12Z")
Hi there!
In my main movie i got few buttons of different size and one bar on the bottom of the stage which is following the mouse.
Because the buttons are different i would like to shape this bar with the same size ( width ) every time.
sample :
small link like HOME will have a bar so long ----
long link like PERSONAL RESEARCH will have this bar ----------------------
hope u get what i mean.
//action for the controller
onClipEvent (enterFrame){
cX=\_root.follow.\_x;
difX=cX-xPos;
setProperty (\_root.follow, \_x, cX-(difX/3));
}
//action for buttons
on (rollOver){
\_root.control.xPos= 41;
}
// i know i should use and define a function but …don’t know how.
thank for any suggestion u can make
:toad:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/2 "2003-04-25T01:36:13Z")
just set the \_width property of \_root.follow (assuming follow is the instance name of the bar… ?) equal to the width of each button.
if you’re using Button symbols, you’ll need to use the instance name.
```auto
on (rollOver) {
_root.control.xPos = 41;
_root.follow._width = buttonInstance._width;
}
```
if you’re using a MovieClip symbol as Button:
```auto
on (rollOver) {
_root.control.xPos = 41;
_root.follow._width = this._width;
}
```
hope it helps. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/3 "2003-04-25T01:45:18Z")
thanks man
guess i 'll need few hours to realize what u suggested me.
i am using button symbols.
iz 15 mins to 4 am here but i 'll try ur way.
be back soon
thanks again
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/4 "2003-04-25T01:55:47Z")
ok first trial.
on (rollOver){
\_root.control.xPos=187;
\_root.follow.\_width = tw.\_width;
}
on (release) {
loadMovie(“tw.swf”,“bio\_dummy”);
}
# // tw is the button istance.
as soon as u go over this button the bar became very very long (nearly the w-stage ) and it doesn’t change anymore.
funny trick but i guess i miss something…
i assigned an istance to the one of the buttons and i paste your code after mine as above…
going to try again
thanks
ciao
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/5 "2003-04-25T02:01:33Z")
it can be sounds very stupid but i was thinking
who 's gonna tell the controller to reset the size bar when the user goes out of the hit area ??
do i need a onRollOut action ??
very stupid but…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/6 "2003-04-25T02:07:02Z")
yup… you could store the original width of the bar in a variable, then in the rollOut event:
```auto
on (rollOut) {
_root.follow._width = yourVariable;
}
```
🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/7 "2003-04-25T02:11:17Z")
sorry man i am thick
can u be more clear because i am not having breakfast with variables…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/8 "2003-04-25T02:14:02Z")
paste this code in the timeline:
```auto
_global.originalWidth = follow._width;
```
on the buttons you’d have this code:
```auto
on (rollOut) {
_root.follow._width = originalWidth;
}
```
😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/9 "2003-04-25T02:15:09Z")
going now 2 paste
what time is in there?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/10 "2003-04-25T02:19:17Z")
09:15 pm
i’m leaving at 11:00 pm (party!!) so we still have time. 😛
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/11 "2003-04-25T02:21:02Z")
man i am so sorry ,
following ur tips but it doesn’t work to me and i hope i’ll get u in few hours .
ciao and grazie!!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/12 "2003-04-25T02:23:11Z")
gonna be alive for 10 mins
can we do it
don’t forget i am thick!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/13 "2003-04-25T02:23:43Z")
ok… i guess i could set up an example for you. 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/14 "2003-04-25T02:27:59Z")
on one of the buttons:
on (rollOver) {
\_root.control.xPos = 187;
\_root.follow.\_width = thougtswords.\_width;
}
on (rollOut) {
\_root.follow.\_width = originalWidth;
}
on the first frame of the timeline:
\_global.originalWidth = follow.\_width;
smelling errors
did i still miss smthing?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/15 "2003-04-25T02:30:09Z")
don’t work too much …save energy x the party
appreciating
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/16 "2003-04-25T02:36:52Z")
ok… here it is. =)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/17 "2003-04-25T02:43:44Z")
sorry… my friends are here (a bit early!?). got to go. :-\
i hope you can solve the problem. 😉
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/18 "2003-04-25T02:48:44Z")
dead now
thanks
need to sleep
thanks
do u mind a question after the party
ciao
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/19 "2003-04-25T06:02:39Z")
> _Originally posted by thekok_
> **do u mind a question after the party**
shoot. 😉
**ps.** party sucked big time. :-\
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 25, 2003, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/following-mouse-bar-resizeble-more-or-less/19175/20 "2003-04-25T14:28:51Z")
i am here but i guess u sleeping now…??
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