Restrict _xmouse and _ymouse to box

1

Hi. I am making a menu with 5 pictures in one movie clip and I have a mc of a line ( all on frame 1) and it’s code is:
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
with (_root.menu) {
diff = (this._x-_root._xmouse)/10;
_root.menu._x = _root.menu._x +diff;
}
}

but I want to make another movie clip in the shape of a rectangle and I want the menu only to slide if the mouse position changes in the rectangle. so I don’t want the picture mc to move if the mouse isn’t changing positions in the rectangle; it should just stay put. please help me boyies. thanks _root.brian

2

well… if the rectangle is a movieclip with an instance name you could do something like this.


onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
    if(_root._xmouse>_root.square._x&&_root._xmouse<_root.square._x+_root.square._width&&_root._ymouse>_root.square._y&&_root._ymouse<_root.square._y+_root.square._height){
        with (_root.menu) {
            diff = (this._x-_root._xmouse)/10;
            _root.menu._x = _root.menu._x +diff;
        }
    }
}

provided the square movie clip had an instance name of square and it was located on the main timeline.

3

as an alternative to David’s, check out the scriptable masks tutorial

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/scriptable_masks.asp

in there, check out the explanation on getBounds. Go to the part that says “Almost Done”

4

thanks David. I can only get the menu to go to the left though.
either way I move the mouse it goes to the left and the speed is not consistent to the speed the mouse moves. please help a boy once more. thanks a bunch - brazil