# Zoom Navigational Menu Effect
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-navigational-menu-effect/38222
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 19, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-navigational-menu-effect/38222 "2003-12-19T16:47:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@lomelino](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lomelino)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-navigational-menu-effect/38222/1 "2003-12-19T16:47:56Z")
I am so close to figuring out this effect I’m trying to achieve for a navigation menu. Please provide the final boost to get me there.
The menu I’m after is a horizontal menu across the top of the content. The closer the mouse position is to a particular button, the larger the button becomes. In effect when you have 9 or 10 buttons in a row the zoom effect becomes sort of like the new Mac menu. Another example is [jenniferlopez.com](http://jenniferlopez.com) – great example.
Does anyone know of a tutorial that outlines how to do this.
Here’s what I’m stuck up on… the math.
As I see it there are 3 points. The far left extreme that effects the button scale. The center of the button – which is maximum scale, and the far right of the button’s influence. I’m setting up my factoring of mouse to button proximity using myObject.\_xmouse – this returns the mouse position relative to the button.
No code really to post – the only code that works is the mouse proximity to the button.
Rather than ramble on, does anyone know of or have a tutorial?
Thank you,
Joshua
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 22, 2003, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/zoom-navigational-menu-effect/38222/2 "2003-12-22T23:27:05Z")
that’s perfect. Thanks
Joshua