Following my mouse movements from within a movie

1

hello!

i’ve got a little actionscript that makes a shape follow my mouse about the screen. it works fine when i place it in a layer. however, when the code is in a mc and i place the mc in my layer, then i get no joy

i expect i need a line like tellTarget when using buttons within a mc to target places outside the mc?

any helps is appreciated

2

You probebly need to change a small piece of the code.

What is the code you currently are using for the “follow”?

3

i have a graphic named box and an empty movie clip with 2 frames

frame1:

if (_root._xmouse>_level0.box._x) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _level0.box._x = (_level0.box._x+10);
} else {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _level0.box._x = (_level0.box._x-10);
}

frame2:

if (_root._xmouse>_level0.box._x) {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _level0.box._x = (_level0.box._x+10);
} else {
&nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp _level0.box._x = (_level0.box._x-10);
}
gotoAndPlay (1);

PS i found the example on the net, so i’ve no idea if this is the best way of doing things

cheers
:slight_smile:

4

well you could try it like this…

frame1:

if (_parent._xmouse>_parent.box._x) {
_parent.box._x = (_parent.box._x+10);
} else {
_parent.box._x = (_parent.box._x-10);
}

frame2:

if (_parent._xmouse>_parent.box._x) {
_parent.box._x = (_parent.box._x+10);
} else {
_parent.box._x = (_parent.box._x-10);
}
gotoAndPlay (1);

but personaly I would do it like this.

take the same box and place it on the stage in a new blank layer. Select it, and check it out in the “instance” panel. If it is there and lists it as a movie clip, you can do this trick… If not, switch it to a movie clip in the instance panel. It will work just as well.

Now you just select it, open the “action” panel, and type in the following.

onclipEvent(enterFrame){
diff=_x-_root.mouse;
_x+=diff/4;
}

you can change the rate of movement by dividing the diff by higher and higher numbers.

5

superb!
you make it look easy! :stuck_out_tongue:

the reason i wanted this feature inside a movieclip and not directly on the layer is bacause the mc is the whole gui (which i place on the layer), and in that gui ther are 4 buttons in a corner - and i only want the shape-that-follows-the-mouse to happen in that corner of the screen. but i can set it up on the layer and just use a mask around the corner of the screen (the gui mc, when placed on the layer) where the buttons appear

:slight_smile:

cheers!