# Simple question
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/64150
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 13, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/64150 "2004-09-13T18:06:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@themachine37](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/themachine37)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/64150/1 "2004-09-13T18:06:40Z")
Ok this is probably insanly simple for you guys but here is the question
[http://www.gomanheim.com/zach/workman/test4/indexnewgalleryflash.htm](http://www.gomanheim.com/zach/workman/test4/indexnewgalleryflash.htm)
that is a site i am making for a client. currently when you click on the arrows the mc containing the thumbnails moves 60 pixels to the left or the right
my current code looks like this
```auto
on (press) {
thumb._x = thumb._x + 60;
}
```
thumb is the name of the movie clip
as you can see it is a rather choppy movement and as long as you keep pressing the buttons it will continue in each direction infinitly
i would like the animation to be smooth so that when you press the button and hold it in, the mc slides across the screen. and i would like to be able to have it stop when it reaches the end of the mc
can you help me?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [September 14, 2004, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-question/64150/2 "2004-09-14T04:53:04Z")
nevermind i figured it out myself