# Mouse trail effect for an object
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-effect-for-an-object/33829
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 24, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-effect-for-an-object/33829 "2003-10-24T00:08:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@angrybot55](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/angrybot55)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-effect-for-an-object/33829/1 "2003-10-24T00:08:11Z")
i am trying to create a trail behind an object - like a mouse trailer. i have found many mouse trailer scripts but do not know what to adjust so that it will follow an object/symbol…thanks for you help…here is the script that i was gonna use…
//initialization
d=1;
speed=10;
ssize=10;
dif=60;
//create sample
\_root.createEmptyMovieClip(“sample”, 16000);
with(\_root.sample){
lineStyle(5, 0x0, 70);
moveTo(-10, 0);
lineTo(10, 0);
moveTo(0, -10);
lineTo(0, 10);
}
//hide sample
\_root.sample.\_visible=0;
//duplicating clips
\_root.onMouseMove=function(){
duplicateMovieClip(“sample”, “start”+d, d);
\_root[“start”+d].\_x=\_root.\_xmouse+random(dif)-dif/2;
\_root[“start”+d].\_y=\_root.\_ymouse+random(dif)-dif/2;
\_root[“start”+d].\_width=ssize;
\_root[“start”+d].\_height=ssize;
mColor=new Color(\_root[“start”+d]);
mColor.setTransform({rb:random(256), gb:random(256), bb:random(256)});
\_root[“start”+d].\_visible=1;
\_root[“start”+d].onEnterFrame=function(){
this.\_alpha-=speed;
if(this.\_alpha\<=0) removeMovieClip(this);
}
d++;
}
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-effect-for-an-object/33829/2 "2003-10-24T00:13:59Z")
instead of \_root.\_xmouse and \_root.\_ymouse, write in the x,y coordinates of your object, like: myObject.\_x, myObject.\_y
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-effect-for-an-object/33829/3 "2003-10-24T00:18:10Z")
Wow! Thanks a lot for you for your help! I really appreciate it!
Will this work if the object is on a motion guide…thanks!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-effect-for-an-object/33829/4 "2003-10-24T00:24:21Z")
eh? What object?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-effect-for-an-object/33829/5 "2003-10-24T03:54:12Z")
you were saying to write in “the x,y coordinates of the object” - i was wondering if this will work if the object or symbol is on a motion guide…thank so much for you help!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 24, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-trail-effect-for-an-object/33829/6 "2003-10-24T04:39:53Z")
well, those two things kind of conflict eachother. If it’s on a motion guide, then the guide is wanting to move it. If you use actionscript to start writing \_x and \_y corrdinates to it, then those will want to move it. All I can say is try it and find out!
You’re welcome for the help.