# Wtf?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 26, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758 "2003-07-26T00:54:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![DigitalPimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@DigitalPimp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/DigitalPimp)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/1 "2003-07-26T00:54:50Z")

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I’m just trying to move a MC across the x-axis. Why is this sucking?

[AS]  
onClipEvent(enterFrame) {  
trace(tempVar);  
tempVar = \_xmouse;  
\_x = tempVar;  
}

[/AS]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/2 "2003-07-26T00:58:36Z")

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```auto
onClipEvent(enterFrame) { _x = _root._xmouse }

```

oh, and use a more descriptive subject next time, ‘wtf’ doesnt do it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/3 "2003-07-26T01:00:10Z")

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there we go!!! \*\*\*\*it! I forgot the \_root. thanks ahmed.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 1:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/4 "2003-07-26T01:12:21Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ahmed \*  
> \*\*  
> oh, and use a more descriptive subject next time, ‘wtf’ doesnt do it. \*\*

lol

also, you might want to consider using \_parent.\_xmouse or this.\_parent.\_xmouse, as, if your movieclip isnt in \_root, that \_xmouse wont be the same as \_root \_xmouse 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/5 "2003-07-26T01:20:57Z")

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I was just trying to get attention… sorry… \_root works though because I’m just making a simple masking thing for my footer that when ur mouse is over it, it reveals my footer and when it isn’t it slides back and forth. 😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/6 "2003-07-26T01:38:52Z")

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oh k I’ve got most of this working… However, if you take your mouse out of the clip when it is sliding it will jump over and screw up. Can somebody help me out here?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/7 "2003-07-26T02:46:51Z")

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when i test the fla…it opens another file??? weird.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/8 "2003-07-26T03:28:33Z")

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well then fix it.

Try saving it as something else.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/wtf/26758/9 "2003-07-26T04:02:42Z")

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> \*Originally posted by catreya \*  
> \*\*when i test the fla…it opens another file??? weird. \*\*  
> you’ll have to save it on your harddisk…