[RESOLVED] startDrag help

I am building a sliding image movie. It takes two photos and compares them by using "startDrag" to slide a "setMask" MC horizontally to reveal one photo under another. The idea here is to compare two photos taken 50 years apart.

Here is the AS:

myImage.setMask(myMask);
myMask.onPress = function() {
this.startDrag(false,5,this._y,490,this._y);
}
myMask.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
}



handle_mc.onPress = function() {
this.startDrag(false,5,this._y,515,this._y);
}
handle_mc.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
}



As you can see I have two MCs here one is a mask and the other is a handle of sort. They work fine separately but I would like to have the two function in unison or as one MC. The handle MC is just that a handle that appears on the left edge of the masked image. So when user drags the handle the masked image moves as well. (or vice versa)

Thanks

Adam

The problem is that onPress and onRelease are read as button events, and in button events "this" actually means "_parent".

Your code should actually be this:


myImage.setMask(myMask);
myMask.onPress = function() {
myMask.startDrag(false,5,myMask._y,490,myMask._y);
}
myMask.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
}



handle_mc.onPress = function() {
handle.startDrag(false,5,handle._y,515,handle._y);
}
handle_mc.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
}


That should work.

Thanks Zippy, your code is cleaner but accomplishes the same result as mine. The two movie clips move separately when dragged. I have attached the file and image assets which should make it more clear what I am trying to do.

Thanks for your help with this. First time i have used startDrag so I am a bit bewildered.

Thanks
Adan

Oh, of course. I forgot that you were trying to get them to move together.

I've simplified your code a bit, too.

Code:

---

var dragtarg:MovieClip = myMask;

myImage.setMask(myMask);
myMask.onPress = dragThis;
myMask.onRelease = dropThis;
myMask.onReleaseOutside=dropThis;

handle_mc.onPress = dragThis;
handle_mc.onRelease = dropThis;
handle_mc.onReleaseOutside=dropThis

_root.onEnterFrame = function() {
        myMask._x = dragtarg._x;
        handle_mc._x = dragtarg._x;
}

function dragThis(){
        this.startDrag(false,5,this._y,515,this._y);
        dragtarg=this;
}
function dropThis(){
        stopDrag();
}

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awesome Zippy thanks so much. If I can help you with anything don't hesitate to ask

Adan