# Mouse Coordinates Over a Triangle

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-coordinates-over-a-triangle/184356>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 4, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-coordinates-over-a-triangle/184356 "2006-04-04T16:07:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![4everest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/eb8c5e/32.png) [@4everest](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/4everest)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-coordinates-over-a-triangle/184356/1 "2006-04-04T16:07:13Z")

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Hi Friends,

I need to make a tool where as you mouse over a triangle it displays the percentage of proximity to each of the triangle’s three corners. Then, when clicked, it places a dot on that spot and the corresponding percentage values are sent to a web form. Please help! I am even willing to pay someone if you can help with this.

willstone06 @ [gmail.com](http://gmail.com)

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**Author:** ![B\_L\_U\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@B\_L\_U\_E](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/B_L_U_E)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-coordinates-over-a-triangle/184356/2 "2006-04-04T16:50:38Z")

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I cant give code atm, but basically you would do 3 distance calculations within onEnterFrame and display those values. Then onPress call a function similar to this [AS]  
placeDot = function(x:Number, y:Number, ind:Number):Void {  
duplicateMovieClip(mcDot, “mcDot”+ind, ind);  
this[“mcDot”+ind].\_x = x;  
this[“mcDot”+ind].\_y = y;  
}  
on(press) {  
!ind ? ind=0 : null;  
placeDot(\_xmouse, \_ymouse, ind++);  
}[/AS]hope that helps  
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