# startDrag & bounds problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-bounds-problem/293650>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 31, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-bounds-problem/293650 "2009-07-31T20:23:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![regbolD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@regbolD](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/regbolD)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/startdrag-bounds-problem/293650/1 "2009-07-31T20:23:36Z")

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I have some movieClips on stage which are draggable and I \*\*dont \*\*want them to be draggable outside of a visible stage area.  
Problem is these movieClips are inside a sprite which is pannable and then for whatever reason this bounds doesnt work anymore as I intened it to.  
How do I fix this **bounds**?

```auto
var arr:Array = [m1,m2,m3,m4,m5,m6,m7,m8,m9,m10];

var thumbSprite:Sprite = new Sprite();
addChild(thumbSprite);

for each (var item in arr) {
    item.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_DOWN, startDragCard, false, 0, true);
    item.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, stopDragCard, false, 0, true);
    thumbSprite.addChild(item);
}

function startDragCard(e:MouseEvent):void {
    removeEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, panThumbs);
    **var bounds:Rectangle = new Rectangle(0, 0, stage.stageWidth - m1.width, stage.stageHeight - m1.height);**
    **e.target.startDrag(false, bounds);**
}

function stopDragCard(e:MouseEvent):void {
   **e.target.stopDrag();**
    addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, panThumbs, false, 0, true);
}

addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, panThumbs, false, 0, true);
function panThumbs(e:Event):void {
    var xRange:Number = thumbSprite.width - stage.stageWidth;
    var yRange:Number = thumbSprite.height - stage.stageHeight;
    var xPercent:Number=mouseX /stage.stageWidth;
    var yPercent:Number=mouseY/stage.stageHeight;
    var xNumPixels:Number = xPercent * xRange;
    var yNumPixels:Number = yPercent * yRange;

    if (thumbSprite.width> stage.stageWidth) {
        thumbSprite.x += (- xNumPixels - thumbSprite.x) / 5;
    }
    if (thumbSprite.height>stage.stageHeight) {
        thumbSprite.y += (- yNumPixels - thumbSprite.y) / 5;
    }
}

```

[![](http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8548/32780161.jpg)](http://img31.imageshack.us/i/32780161.jpg/)

I have attached the fla if you want to take a look at.