[RESOLVED] [CS3] Custom cursor disappearing

[Mosk]

Hi. My custom cursor keeps disappearing behind other elements on the stage. I've tried bringing the mycursor_mc movie clip to the front with Arrange, and I've also tried moving the layer the cursor is on to the top and bottom of the stack in the fla file. Neither method has fixed the problem.
Thanks in advance for any help with the problem. Here's the AS3 code I've used in frame 1 of the timeline:

stop();
addChild(mycursor_mc);
Mouse.hide();
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, moveCursor);

function moveCursor(myevent:MouseEvent):void{
mycursor_mc.x=mouseX;
mycursor_mc.y=mouseY;
myevent.updateAfterEvent();
}

Mosk

[cabbar]

if the mycursor_mc is on top of all the other MCs layers then it should realy work !

I've just checked it and I can't see any problem with it !
try removing addChild(mycursor_mc); from the code,
so it would be;

Mouse.hide();
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, moveCursor);

function moveCursor(myevent:MouseEvent):void{
mycursor_mc.x=mouseX;
mycursor_mc.y=mouseY;
myevent.updateAfterEvent();
}

this should also work ...

[Mosk]

Cabbar,

Getting rid of the addChild statement got rid of the problem, leaving my custom cursor on top of the other items as dictated by its layer.

Thanks for the help,
Mosk

(? Is there a specific way to mark this thread as finished / problem solved)

[cabbar]

Im glad you've solved it

yes , look up and find "Thread Tools" here on this page ,
and
click on "Mark Thread Resolved" ...