Mouse follow + ease + restrictions

programming flash
1

Ok, this should be simple for you guys. Here is what I am trying to do:
I have this box which is a MC and it is called “orangebox”.
Now I want this box to follow my mouse, but only over a certain region. I put a rectanlge MC over the area I want the box to follow. On that rectange I put this code…


on (rollOver) {
	startDrag("_root.orangebox", true, 60, 362, 742, 362);
}

That works fine and dandy, but I want it to ease when it follows, not stay on the mouse. I think it will give it a cooler look. The code Kirupa has for ease is…

onClipEvent (load) {
	_x = 0;
	_y = 0;
	speed = 5;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
	endX = _root._xmouse;
	endY = _root._ymouse;
	_x += (endX-_x)/speed;
	_y += (endY-_y)/speed;
}

I need to get these two codes together. Any takers?

2

that´s easy, but let me get this straight: you want the mc to follow the mouse only horizontally, right?

if so, use this code:


onClipEvent (load) {
    _x = 0;
    _y = 0;
    speed = 5;
}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    endX = _root._xmouse;
    _x += (endX-_x)/speed;
	if (this._x<60){
		this._x=60;
	}
	if (this._x>742){
		this._x=742;
	}
}

note that i removed the endY = _root._ymouse; and the _y += (endY-_y)/speed;, coz that way the mc won´t follow the mouse vertically (y = vertical axis, and x= horizontal axis). And also, i put a couple of IFs to check if the mc whent over the desired spot, and if it does it will stop.

is that it?

3

looks like it will work, will have to try it when I get home in about 2 hours. Thanks a lot man. I will post if I have any problems

4

=)

5

Thank you Guig0, it works to perfection.
I also added an on (rollOver) so it only follows when I roll over the buttons. Thanks a lot bro.