movieclip scale based on mouse position

Hi guys, I'm working an OSX dock style menu. One where the item your touching grows to a certain size and the adjoining items blend their sizes. It's a verticle version btw. I'd like only the 2 nearest buttons above and below to blend

It's looking good but I'm having trouble figuring out the math that will force the buttons scale to be inbetween %100 and %200.

I want it so that when there is zero distance between the mouse and the button (rolled over the button), the button grows to %200 and as the mouse moves away it shrinks back to %100.

I'll post the code I'm using atm if you want but I don't think it's the best way.

hope, i got you right. :cow:

put that code on your button:

code:

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on(rollOver){

this.goal = 200;

any_other_thing.goal = 50;

}

on(rollOut){

this.goal = 100;

any_other_thing.goal = 100;

}

/*this part controls the scaling

just copy the script for _xscale

the value 6 below determines the speed of scaling (depending on fps)*/

onClipEvent(load) {

var goal = _yscale;

}

onClipEvent(enterFrame) {

_yscale+=(goal-_yscale)/6;

}

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use this on your buttons, instance name "any_other_thing". scaling depends on the position of the things in it to the registration point. (if everything in it is put to center, it will scale equally to all sides, if it is set to the right, it will scale to the right. blah, guess you get the point. ;))

looks good man, I'm actually using the menu as a list of mouse listeners but I think using a goal variable rather than the static number I have now will do the trick. I'll have some time to mess with it in a couple hours. Thanks.