rollOver if Mouse Coordinates?help me please!

[oxbownick]

i want to have a rollOver effect of gotoAndPlay if i rollOver x and y coordinates...

how would i do this, i have the flash mx actionscript bible but i couldn't find what i was looking for, and i've searched for, so if anyone could help me it would be great?

Thanx,
Nick

[kglad webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

use a continual loop to poll the mouse's position (and take appropriate action) or put an invisble button over those coordinates and define a rollover event for the button.

[z00male webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

if (_root._xmouse>0 && _root._xmouse<50 && _root._ymouse>0 && _root._ymouse<50 &&) {
*action here*

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this will tell it to do what ever u want when the mouse points over an area between 0 to 50
x & y u can change it to what ever you want! good luck

[oxbownick]

This is what i put pasted:

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if (_root._xmouse>0 && _root._xmouse<50 && _root._ymouse>0 && _root._ymouse<50 &&) {
sdapr3.gotoAndPlay (2);
}

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I'm getting these errors:


Symbol=p4, Layer=actions, Frame=1: Line 1: Operator '&&' must be followed by an operand
if (_root._xmouse>0 && _root._xmouse<50 && _root._ymouse>0 && _root._ymouse<50 &&) {

Symbol=p4, Layer=actions, Frame=1: Line 2: ')' expected
sdapr3.gotoAndPlay (2);

Symbol=p4, Layer=actions, Frame=1: Line 3: Unexpected '}' encountered
}

[exorº webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

hey, you may want to use the "movieClip.getBounds()" code for this one. use it together with the mouse.addListener to find out the coordinate. look up getBounds in the actionscript dictionary. it can be a bit tricky to work with though [well, my experience].

i used it to make a status bar that hides when the mouse isn't near, but pops up when the mouse gets close [like Windows autohide feature =)].

hope that helps.

if you really think about it.... i wouldn't have to!

-Marlon

[oxbownick]

i put this in a new layer named actions, is that right?

[oxbownick]

I'll look into that, thanx for the help.

Nick

[z00male webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

sorry this is the right code
if (_root._xmouse>0 && _root._xmouse<50 && _root._ymouse>0 && _root._ymouse<50) {
sdapr3.gotoAndPlay (2);
}


had an extra "&&"

[stwingy webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I would go along with the original suggestion and create an invisible button or check for mouse coordinates, something like this might work

checkcords = function (X, Y, amount) {
if (Math.abs(X-_xmouse)<=amount && Math.abs(Y-_ymouse)<=amount) {
trace("hello");
// clearInterval(myInterval)
}
};
myInterval = setInterval(checkcords, 50, 400, 500, 50);

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[oxbownick]

does that AC go on the button or timeline...also if you would, could ya break that code down for me and explain what each one is and does...you don't have too, I understand a little of it but i am still new to some of this, but it would be greatly helpful if i understood it completely.

thanx,
Nick

[stwingy webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

The code goes on the timeline, if you give the button an instance name of myButton, you can keep all code together
checkcords = function (X, Y, amount) {
if (Math.abs(X-_xmouse)<=amount && Math.abs(Y-_ymouse)<=amount) {
trace("hello");
// clearInterval(myInterval)
}
};
myButton.onRollOver = function() {
myInterval = setInterval(checkcords, 50, 200, 200, 10);
};


The function checks every 50/1000 secs if you rollOver Xcoord 200,Ycoord 200, +-10. Obviously you can change these values. You really need a way to clearInterval(myInterval) and you might do that in the other frame where you want it to go to.

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