Hit Testing my newest challenge...!!

Hi guys

i'm using a motion dection system to control an interface and instead of doing each hit test on it's own i wanted a function which would make it simplier to code... instead of righting a million and 1 if statements..

Well this isn't producing any errors but i'm sure it's wrong because it's not working...so i'm just checking in with you guys to see if i'm writing my hit tests and variables right... the hover function needs to relate to what ever i call it in the paramaters when i call the function... anyhelp would be most grateful..

Andy

Code:

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//HIT-TESTFUNCTIONS

function hitAndHover(target,hover):Void{
                var hover:Number=0;
        if (trackdot.hitTest(target)){
                hover++;
                target.gotoAndPlay("OverState");
                trace(hover);
               
        }else{
                target.gotoAndPlay("NormalState")
                hover=0;
        }
};

//Activation Function

function Thumbs_hitAndPlay(target,sName,sPos):Void{
        if (hover==20) {
                _root.populateCONTENT(sName,sPos);
                target.gotoAndPlay("Selected");
                trace("Activated");
                hover=0;
        }

};

//CALLING THE FUNCTIONS.. THESE ARE ON THE TIME LINE WHERE THEY ARE MEANT TO ACTIVATE IN THIS CASE INSPIRE..

//THUMB1
//Here i'm trying to tell it to in laymans terms.. if trackdot (which is the movie clip which is moved via motion detection) hits thumb1 start counting hover1

_root.hitAndHover(thumb1_mc,hover1);

//Here i'm trying to tell it to in laymans terms again to if trackdot has hit thumb1 for hover1 count 20 then activate function populateContent with the
Inspire array at 0.

_root.Thumbs_hitAndPlay(hover1,thumb1_mc,"Inspire",0);

//THUMB2

_root.hitAndHover(thumb2_mc,hover2);
_root.Thumbs_hitAndPlay(hover2,thumb2_mc,"Inspire",1);

//THUMB3

_root.hitAndHover(thumb3_mc,hover3);
_root.Thumbs_hitAndPlay(hover3,thumb3_mc,"Inspire",2);

//THUMB4

_root.hitAndHover(thumb4_mc,hover4);
_root.Thumbs_hitAndPlay(hover4,thumb4_mc,"Inspire",3);

//THUMB5

_root.hitAndHover(thumb5_mc,hover5);
_root.Thumbs_hitAndPlay(hover5,thumb5_mc,"Inspire",4);

//THUMB6
_root.hitAndHover(thumb6_mc,hover6);
_root.Thumbs_hitAndPlay(hover6,thumb6_mc,"Inspire",5);

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Update well i've tried a few new things but still no luck... any ideas?

UPDATE : STILL NOT WORKING the bummer although the code is a lot cleaner now.. but i still don't understand what i'm doing wrong...

here is the whole code.. including the motion tracking code

Code:

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//Motion tracker

import flash.display.*;
import flash.geom.*;
// INIT
trackdot.inTrans = false;
setInterval(detection, 110);
ScreenSizeX = 800.0;
ScreenSizeY = 480.0;
// Connect the webcam

cam = Camera.get();
this.vid.attachVideo(cam);


now = new BitmapData(cam.width, cam.height);
before = new BitmapData(cam.width, cam.height);
rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, cam.width, cam.height);
trace("cam.width="+cam.width+" cam.height="+cam.height);
sizeDif = ScreenSizeX / cam.width;

pt = new Point(0, 0);
// Show The MonoColor image
//coverRect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 130, 120);
function detection() {
        if (!cam.muted) {
                now.draw(vid);
                now.draw(before, new Matrix(), new ColorTransform(), 'difference');
                now.threshold(now, rect, pt, '>', 0xff333333, 0xffff0000);
                now.fillRect(coverRect, 0xff000000);
                before.draw(vid);
                //
                re = now.getColorBoundsRect(0xffffffff, 0xffff0000, true);
                //trace(r.toString());
                ColorChange = now.threshold(now, re, new Point(re.x, re.y), '==', 0xffff0000, 0xffff0000);
                //trace(ColorChange);
                if (re.x<160 && ColorChange>10) {
                        trackdotNewY = (re.height/2+re.y)*sizeDif;
                }
                if (re.y<120 && ColorChange>10) {
                        trackdotNewX = re.width/2+re.x;
                        trackdotNewX = ScreenSizeX-(trackdotNewX*sizeDif);
                }
                tweenPlayer(trackdotNewY, trackdotNewX);
        }
}
// display the motion detection bitmap
bitmaporb_mc.attachBitmap(now, 10);

vx = 75;
vy = 75;
//r = tackdot._width/2;


//HIT-TESTFUNCTIONS

function hitAndHover(target, hover):Void {
        _root[hover] = 0;
        if (trackdot.hitTest(target)) {
                _root[hover]++;
                target.gotoAndPlay("OverState");
                trace("Hovertimer"+_root[hover]);
        } else {
                target.gotoAndPlay("NormalState");
                _root[hover] = 0;
                trace("NOT..HOVER");
        }
}

function Thumbs_hitAndPlay(target,hover,sName,sPos):Void{
        if (_root[hover]==20) {
                _root.populateCONTENT(sName,sPos);
                target.gotoAndPlay("Selected");
                trace("Activated");
                _root[hover] = 0;
        }

};

function tweenPlayer(param, param2) {
        easeType = mx.transitions.easing.Regular.easeOut;
       
var mc = trackdot;
        if (mc.inTrans == false) {
               
                //mc.inMovement = true;
                var begin = mc._y;
                var beginX = mc._x;
                var end = param;
                //var end = mc._y+(random(10)-5);
                var time = 0.6;
                ballTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(mc, "_y", easeType, begin, end, time, true);
                ballTween = new mx.transitions.Tween(mc, "_x", easeType, beginX, param2, time, true);
                ballTween.onMotionFinished = function() {
                        mc.inTrans = false;
                };
        }
}

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Right that should deal with any hit tests on the thumbnails in the two functions...

Now here is where the function are called.. in a sep frame on the inspire marker..

Code:

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stop();
//INIT
_root.populateInspireThumbs();


//CALL FUNCTIONS IN INSPIRE FRAME

//THUMB1
onEnterFrame=hitAndHover(thumb1_mc,"hover1");
onEnterFrame=Thumbs_hitAndPlay(thumb1_mc,"Inspire",0);

//THUMB2
onEnterFrame=hitAndHover(thumb2_mc,"hover2");
onEnterFrame=Thumbs_hitAndPlay(thumb2_mc,"Inspire",1);

//THUMB3
onEnterFrame=hitAndHover(thumb3_mc,"hover3");
onEnterFrame=Thumbs_hitAndPlay(thumb3_mc,"Inspire",2);

//THUMB4
onEnterFrame=hitAndHover(thumb4_mc,"hover4");
onEnterFrame=Thumbs_hitAndPlay(thumb4_mc,"Inspire",3);

//THUMB5
onEnterFrame=hitAndHover(thumb5_mc,"hover5");
onEnterFrame=Thumbs_hitAndPlay(thumb5_mc,"Inspire",4);

//THUMB6
onEnterFrame=hitAndHover(thumb6_mc,"hover6");
onEnterFrame=Thumbs_hitAndPlay(thumb6_mc,"Inspire",5);

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Can anyone tell me why this isn't working... because it's drivin me nuts...

Andy.

Update.. Still Stuggling... But getting there will keep reporting on progress.

update.. it's gonnabe a long night to get this done....

.got the hit testing working now ya... it's not great but it's getting there.. even got roll over states working 2..still it's gonna be a long night 2night ... want to get the video player finished at least..

Andy