Moving Randomly Moving Sprite To New Location on mouseEnter

[ScottE]

Hi All,

This is way over my head. I am currently using Director 8.

I have a randomly moving sprite(call it X) on stage (I accomplished this random movement using the Random Movement and Rotation Behavior in the Library Palette).

I have a button on the stage. What I want to do is when the user's mouse enters the button I want Sprite X to move to a new location on the stage from where ever it is currently on the stage (remember it's randomly moving). I want the user to be able to see Sprite X move to it's new location from wherever it currently is on stage and then stay at this new location for as long as the user's mouse is within the button.

on mouseOut me I want Sprite X return to approximately where it was and continue it's random movement.

The net effect I hope to accomplish is this: Basically there will be serveral randomly moving sprites on the stage and when the mouse enters the buttom I want these sprites to move to a new location (each sprite is a letter) which will then spell a word. So each sprite will have a different locH value.

I'm somewhat of a newbie with Lingo so please be as specific as your time allows.

Many Thanks!
Scott Elkins

[ScottE]

Hi All,

Can someone please help me with this?

Many Thanks,
ScottE

[Adam Royle]

You would create a new behaviour, say called something like
"MoveOnMouseOver" a bit like this
I've done most of it, the rest is up to you.This is untested by the way, so
I hope it works. The only thing
left to do is to move it bit by bit on each enterFrame event. I have
included comments. I partly left it
cause i'm lazy, and I wasn't sure if you wanted linear tweening, or easing
in, etc.

Adam

property pMoved
property pMoving
property pDestLocH
property pDestLocV

on getPropertyDescriptionList
description = [:]
addProp description,#pDestLocH, [#default:1, #format:#integer,
#comment:"Destination locH"]
return description
end

on beginSprite me
pMoved = false
pMoving = false
-- change this to suit your movie
pDestLocV = 100
end

on mouseEnter me
if not pMoved then pMoving = true
end

on enterFrame me
if not pMoved and pMoving then
-- code to move the sprite closer to dest pos
myLocH = sprite(me.spriteNum).locH
myLocV = sprite(me.spriteNum).locV
myDiff = abs((myLocH+myLocV) - (pDestLocH+pDestLocV))

if myDiff < 5 then -- snap if we're close
-- set it to our destination
sprite(me.spriteNum).locH = pDestLocH
sprite(me.spriteNum).locV = pDestLocV
pMoved = true
pMoving = false
else
-- move it closer here bit by bit
-- no more than 5 pixels at a time if we're close to our dest
end if
end if
end

"ScottE" <elkinsms@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> Can someone please help me with this?
>
> Many Thanks,
> ScottE
>
>

[ScottE]

Hi Adam,

I appreciate your help on this. I'm not an expert on Lingo and could use some additional help if you are willing.

Can you help me with the code you left out for the behavior? I'd like to ease in the sprites to the new location and then have them ease back to random movement.

Many Thanks,
Scott

[Adam Royle]

I'm not an expert on Lingo either! I only started getting into it about 3
weeks ago. However, I do know flash pretty well. The thing I wrote for you
will only move them to the new location, not back again, you'd need to add
more events, and possibly set some more properties. Also, I just realised
you'll probably have to use setScriptList to disable the random movement
object (unless you want to hack up the behaviour).

Sorry I can't really help you any more than I have, but hopefully I have put
you in the right direction.

Adam

"ScottE" <elkinsms@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Adam,
>
> I appreciate your help on this. I'm not an expert on Lingo and could use

some additional help if you are willing.

>
> Can you help me with the code you left out for the behavior? I'd like to

ease in the sprites to the new location and then have them ease back to
random movement.

>
> Many Thanks,
> Scott
>
>
>

[ScottE]

Adam thanks but I'm not really getting any where on this.

Do you or does anyone else know of some web sites that might have examples of behaviors so I can try to put this together?

Many Thanks,
Scott

[ScottE]

Hi Judy,

YES! Almost exactly what I need!!!!

The only thing I need to change is to define a rectangle that limits the random movement of the sprites. The example you gave me (and THANK YOU so much!) moves the spirtes all over the stage.

Any ideas on how to define the rectangle?

MANY THANKS!

Scott

[JPrice]

Just look at the exitFrame handler. That's where the limits are set:
If (pCurrentLoc.locH) >= (the stage).rect.width and pRandomVector.locH>=0
then
pCurrentLoc.locH=0
....
That's just simply saying that if the locH goes off the stage to the right,
then force it back to the left edge of the stage.

The next line in the handler does the same, but checks to see if your locH
is off to the left (< 0).

Set your own boundaries in that handler.

Judy

"ScottE" <elkinsms@aol.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Judy,
>
> YES! Almost exactly what I need!!!!
>
> The only thing I need to change is to define a rectangle that limits the

random movement of the sprites. The example you gave me (and THANK YOU so
much!) moves the spirtes all over the stage.

>
> Any ideas on how to define the rectangle?
>
> MANY THANKS!
>
> Scott
>
>

[ScottE]

Hi Judy,

Well this is embarrassing. I've tried to set the rectangle limits so the sprites move within a defined area rather than all over the stage. No luck.

The rectangle is 812W and 334H and I've tried those values and variations thereof and just simply can't get it to work.

Can you or anyone else help with this?

Many Thanks!
Scott

[JPrice]

Scott,

You have to consider the location of the rectangle as well as the size.

How big is your stage, and where is the rectangle located within the stage?

Instead of using (the stage).rect.width, you might consider using your
rectangle's sprite's rect coordinates: (x is your rectangle's spriteNum)

If (pCurrentLoc.locH) >= sprite(x).right and pRandomVector.locH>=0 then
pCurrentLoc.locH=sprite(x).left
....

Judy


"ScottE" <elkinsms@aol.com> wrote in message
news:boideb$cki$1@forums.macromedia.com...

> Hi Judy,
>
> Well this is embarrassing. I've tried to set the rectangle limits so the

sprites move within a defined area rather than all over the stage. No luck.

>
> The rectangle is 812W and 334H and I've tried those values and variations

thereof and just simply can't get it to work.

>
> Can you or anyone else help with this?
>
> Many Thanks!
> Scott
>
>