scroller with hot spot

[freshly]

Hello to all,

I have posted a source file that looks like this......




you will see that there is a scroller loaded into the bottom part of the
main movie, you will also see that the scroller scrolls no matter where the mouse is. I would like the scroller to work only when the mouse is over the bottom part of the movie, now I know that this a boolean action but I am not sure of how to write the script, please help, thanks!!

Note: this is a flash 8 file

[skillionaire]

Look into using Movieclip.hitTest() Method

-- or --

MovieClip.hitArea Property


Using either will allow a "hit area" for your scrolling movie clip.

[freshly]

I understand what you are saying but I don't know how to write that script, if
you could post an example of that I could probably apply it to my movie or work it into the scroller script, that would be great if you could

[skillionaire]

Create a movieClip the size of your scroll area

the if statement checks to see if the mouse is within your "hit area"

the scrollAction() will be your scroll action --

yourMovieClip.onEnterFrame = function() {
	if (yourMovieClip.hitTest(_xmouse, _ymouse, true)) {
		scrollAction();
	}
};

[freshly]

thanks man I really appreciate it, I will try it

[freshly]

Hey I have tried to apply what you posted but I can't get it to work
so I have posted the new files with the work I have done, maybe you could look it over for me?

[skillionaire]

using flash MX 2004 -- can't open these files

[freshly]

I have attached the files saved down

Thanks again man!!

[skillionaire]

...these won't open either --

[freshly]

Anyone Please Any Idea's!!

[freshly]

Here I will post them again I didn't save them down properly!

[skillionaire]

still no dice man...using Flash MX 2004. Error is "Unexpected File Format"

[freshly]

soory is that v6 or v7

[whispers]

MX 2004 is V7

[freshly]

Ok I have opened these files in Flash MX 2004 my self these should work

please check the files attached

thanks

[skillionaire]

I apologise in advance for my half solution...but that is exactly what it is. Though it is currently working, I'm not quite sure it is working the way you'd like it to. For whatever reason, the the .swf was getting loaded, it wasn't working in your test.swf.

so here's half your answer - -

[freshly]

Skillionaire you da man, thanks, works great!

[freshly]

I thought everything was great until I published it as a player 8 or 7 file.
It doesn't work again, I think it has something to do with
loading the swf into _level1, I guess flash 8 and 7 handle it different. Skillionaire I know you don't have flash 8
but could you get it to work as player 7.

I am so frustrated with this, and I have to tell you I really appreciate your help!!

[freshly]

Can anyone Help!

[whispers]

I think your VERY confused. PUBLISHING settings should have no bearing on this at all.

And in the 'examples' there was no mention of loading it anywhere...so where is the loadMovieNum(); coming from? You are sorta correct, in that the loading IS you problem..but have nothing to do with FLASH..it has to do with the way you coded it.

In the example...not only did you have depricated code (setProperty)..but _root was being used. _root is ONLY good (IMHO) to store a global VARIABLE accessable from anywhere & everything..or for testing purposes.. other than that NEVER use _root in your final projects...for just this reaosn that happened to you.

When you load an external.swf or whatever into a target (emptyClip) or level... the _root of the 'loaded' document is NO LONGER the _root, but it is the _root (MAIN) timeline of the movie that called/loaded/holds the loaded 'document' (make sense?)

So if you have a MAIN.swf that has an empty movieClip on stage with the instance name of 'containerClip' and a button.. and that button loaded an external.swf into the emptyClip on the stage like so:

on(press) {
    containerClip.loadMovie("external.swf");
}

whatever refernce of/to _root in the external.swf NOW refer to the MAIN.swf's timeline.

SO anything in the external.swf you wanted to target or control you would need to path to it as such:

 _root.containerClip.someClipName._rotation = 55;

if you want to rotate soe clip in the externally loaded .swf


that being said..that is most likely your problem...

so try this;

if (this.hotspot.hitTest(_root._xmouse,_root._ymouse, true)) {
	this.mouseX = _root._xmouse;
	this.menuX = menu._x;
	if (this.mouseX>280) {
		diff = (this.mouseX-280)/15;
	}
	if (this.mouseX<220) {
		diff = (220-this.mouseX)/15;
	}
	if (this.mouseX<=250 && this.menuX<=56) {
		menu._x = _root.menuX+diff;
		//setProperty("menu", _x, _root.menuX+diff);
	}
	if (this.mouseX>=250 && this.menuX>=-204) {
		menu._x = this.menuX-diff;
		//setProperty("menu", _x, _root.menuX-diff);
	}
	if (menu._x>=56) {
		menu._x = 56;
	} else if (menu._x<=-204) {
		menu._x = -204;
	}
	gotoAndPlay(2);
}

using RELATIVE pathing instead of absolute is always best.