Image change according to slider values?

[cfinn]

I'm trying to create a simple interface where a tempersture is vaired, and a
picture changes according to this. Ideally, what i'd like is to be able to
point a pointer or slider up or down a thermometer (image), and the image of a
character changes (shivering, comforatble, sweating) at different temperatures.
Is there any simple way to achieve this? I think it would be best implemented
using Lingo, but i have very little experience of using it, and was wondering
if there was any easier way?

Many Thanks,
~Clare

[JB]

The easiest way to do it is to spread the cooling image sequence over a
range of frames as a simple animation sequence, even the thermometer
change can be pre animated.

Then have a score script spread over theses frames to hold the frame

on exitFrame
go to the frame
end


and a simple behavior script in a fixed slider rectangle, say ther are
100 frames and the thermometer range is 200 pixels.



on mouseDown me
repeat while stillDown()
mouseOffset = min(sprite(me.spriteNum).height, max(0, the mouseV -
sprite(me.spriteNum).bottom)) -- this is the end of a wrapped line
go to frame label("tempStart") + mouseOffset * 2
updateStage
end repeat
end


-- unwrap that one line the news program word wrapped.
-- tempStart is a score marker at the start of the sequence


Without a lingo intensive approach it's tough to have simultanious
animations. This temperature thing could saved as a self contained
movie that would then be imported into a bigger movie as a linked
external movie, allowing it to play inside other score aniumation.