# Scrolling objects

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 24, 2002, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500 "2002-03-24T08:18:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/1 "2002-03-24T08:18:41Z")

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How do I create random scrolling objects with different speeds?  
(like the cars on kirupa’s logo at the end of each tutorial)

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/2 "2002-03-24T10:39:54Z")

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Make a movie clip, and add the code :

```auto
 onClipEvent (load) {speed = random (30) ;}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {make the clip move}

```

This should give you a

```auto

```

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/3 "2002-03-24T15:08:21Z")

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erm…is that it? seems you got cut off 😉

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/4 "2002-03-24T16:26:05Z")

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Looks like I was cut off… But the code is there. I just didn’t write the code that makes the clip move. Simply something like \_x += speed ;  
Is everything clear ?

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/5 "2002-03-24T16:46:22Z")

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yeah kinda…just one more thing - where do i add the code? :s

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/6 "2002-03-24T16:54:30Z")

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When you have your movie clip, right click it and choose actions. It’s in that panel.

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/7 "2002-03-24T19:37:01Z")

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k thx alot 🙂 .

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/8 "2002-03-24T20:49:14Z")

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Then again…looks like I’ll need more practice.

Could you post the entire script and explain it? I don’t really get it…

Thanks

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/9 "2002-03-24T21:02:07Z")

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would you mind if I have a look at the script aswell please!  
[lobstars@hotmail.com](mailto:lobstars@hotmail.com)

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/10 "2002-03-24T21:22:38Z")

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Create a square. Turn it into a movie clip. Right click it and open the Actions Panel. Write :

```auto
  onClipEvent (load) {speed = random (30) ;}
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {_x = _x + speed ;}

```

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/11 "2002-03-24T21:32:59Z")

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I finally got it :P. Thanks alot!

just one more thing…how do i control it’s direction? I uderstand \_y makes it go vertical, \_x makes it go horizontal. But how do i control whether to go left or right, up or down?

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**Post date:** [March 24, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/scrolling-objects/2500/12 "2002-03-24T21:43:05Z")

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Well, a positive speed will make it go right, a negative speed will make it go left.  
You can do the same replacing \_x by \_x, but be careful : the \_y axis is directed downwards.

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