Rollover detect bounding box NOT shape, how?

programming flash
1

Does anyone know how to make the mouse detect the bounding box of a movie clip instead of the actual shape when rolled over?

I have some “buttons” that are really lines and are very hard to click so the mouse needs to detect the bouding box.

Thanks for any help.

2

create black square and give him alpha=0
possible beside you clip is identified my_mc


var rect_mc = new MovieClip(); 
my_mc.addChild(rect_mc);
rect_mc.graphics.beginFill( 0x990000, 0.5 );
rect_mc.graphics.drawRect(0, 0, 100, 50);//select you 0? 0? 100? 50?
rect_mc.endFill();
rect_mc.buttonMode = true;
rect_mc.alpha=0;
3

Thanks for the help Alex :slight_smile:

That is close to what I need, the problem is that I have hundreds of buttons and they are all accesed through code using a loop

Here’s the actual function for the buttons:

for (var i=1; i<=18; i++) {
 objName = "Face"+i+"btn";
 myButton = getChildByName(objName);
 myButton.buttonMode = true;
 myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP,onClickFace);
 
 myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,onMouseOverFace);
 myButton.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT,onMouseOutofFace);
}

So, the buttons are accesed by name, how will I use those rectangles in this example? I don’t really get how to enable those rects and at the same time function a the buttons which are accessed by name?.. Isn’t there something simpler? Obviously an “invisible button” is not the answer.

4

why not try making the hit area of the button the same size as the bounding box?

5

Thanks for the help guys, I figured it out :wink: