# This.\_x = not working, why not?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this--x-not-working-why-not/170554>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 27, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this--x-not-working-why-not/170554 "2005-11-27T15:23:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@yossarian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yossarian)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/this--x-not-working-why-not/170554/1 "2005-11-27T15:23:43Z")

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```auto
on (release) {
    this.colour_mc._x = 73;
    this._x -= (_x-new_x)*0.5;
}

```

The MC appears at x position but does not move there nice and slowly…why not?