How to make an objekt follow the cursor in a menu?

Hi everyone!

I`m very new in flashscripting and in scripting what so ever!
I have a large homepage projekt i`ve been working on for a very
long time so now i have most of the peices and animations done,
But i cant script and do interactivity im very novice in that.

So straight to the thing! I wonder how you make an objekt
follow the cursor when you navigate thruegh a menu insted
of the usual that a link highlights on mouseover or change color.
It shall ONLEY apear on mouse over with an infade and as i said
it shall follw the cursor BUT!!! I want it to be a little rubberband
effekt. And as the user takes the cursor away it fades away softly!

I have an almost perfekt example of a swedish homepage that i found.
Check out the pink underline that follows the cursor.

http://markus-2.rah.se/index.asp

Someone mentioned it could be enterFrame script
with x_mouse and y_mouse but it didn`t work!
But well its as most the scripting i do cause im new in it!

Help!!! :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by FlashyTheKid!

Someone mentioned it could be enterFrame script
with x_mouse and y_mouse but it didn`t work!
But well its as most the scripting i do cause im new in it!

Help!!! :rolleyes:

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They were right :) it's only _xmouse and _ymouse

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Originally Posted by Smilev

They were right :) it's only _xmouse and _ymouse

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Ok! But i tried and tried but failed and failed and still am!
Hmm so do you have an example of a whole script about
_xmouse and _ymouse ?

and well i dont know if done something
wrong in flash? Maybe mist an instance name
just for an example? But i dubbelchecked
so it must be some error in the code?

I Just cant make it work!!! :yikes:

:) It's fairly easy. I guess they are doing somethign liek this

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Originally Posted by Smilev

:) It's fairly easy. I guess they are doing somethign liek this

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Wow! Yes! Thankyou you made me very happy!
Now ill take it to the next level in my own design. :thumbsup:

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Originally Posted by Smilev

:) It's fairly easy. I guess they are doing somethign liek this

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Hi there again! Do you know a script to increase the speed of the objekt that follows follows the mouse? You know the swf you sent me example_smooth_follow_mouse

I tried taking different actions from other swf doks that relates to speed/velocty and pasted it in the swf but i doesn`t work.
i tried this action for example speed = 5;



And!!! Important!!!
In the swf file I´m working on has 2 link menus so i tried to duplikate the script
of follow the mouse but it did`nt work that iether. Seems as if they colide and
onley one of the exactly the same script can work??? :yikes:

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Originally Posted by Smilev

:) It's fairly easy. I guess they are doing somethign liek this

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Never Mind i just succeded this time i put the action in this
_root.ornament._x -= speed = 10;((_root.ornament._x*2)/(_root._xmouse));

As you see speed = 10;

Well i`ll see if i could do the rest i asked you about! :cool:

Hi, here is the chnaged movie.
I put some comments about the speed in the the code.

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Originally Posted by Smilev

Hi, here is the chnaged movie.
I put some comments about the speed in the the code.

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Hi again! And thanks again your really saving my future carrer! :)
I maneged now to make 2 menus as you sent me, but there is a slight error
in the code you sent me. The blueline shows in a short sekond in the very beginning and fades to alpha 0.

And 2 other things i wonder about!
Is it possible that you know a code that can make the line apear exaktly where you put the cursor? For example if you mouse is over the link test3 and the cursor begins there and of course follows the mouse as usual in the way it goes now that im very pleased about.

The second thing! When the line stops att the link you are on if it could just slightly be off balance (rocks little back a and fourth very slightly)untill it stops in exact position. Like a feel of a rubber band. :mrpimp:

hey smilev,

I've just spent the last hour tralling though posts and movine file on flash kit and I found this post which is the nearest to what I'm looking for.

Basically I've checked this movie file but I need my version to snap to an object or the text when it lands on it.

Do you know what the code would be to add this small feature?

Many thanks
Droppenkiken
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http://www.myspace.com/thedropkickproject

Err sorry, I am not sure I understand what do you want. What should snap and what lands where? :)

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Originally Posted by Droppenkiken

hey smilev,

I've just spent the last hour tralling though posts and movine file on flash kit and I found this post which is the nearest to what I'm looking for.

Basically I've checked this movie file but I need my version to snap to an object or the text when it lands on it.

Do you know what the code would be to add this small feature?

Many thanks
Droppenkiken
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http://www.myspace.com/thedropkickproject

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sounds like your looking for: hitTest();