Timeout to restart

[idiot]

Is there anyway I can create a timeout in actionscript that if a user doesn't interact with a flash piece for a given amount of time, that it will time out and restart.

Thanks in advance.

[erlenmeyer71]

The only way I would know how to do that is through the GetTimer command.

What you would have to do is have every interactive element in your movie set a variable that notes the time of the interaction. Something like this:

On (Press, Release, Release Outside, Rollover, Rollout, Dragover, Dragout)
Set Variable: "/:clicktime" = GetTimer/1000
End On

Then, you'll need your main timeline (or some other MC) loop so it can constantly check /:clicktime and see how long it's been, like this:

Set Variable: "now" = GetTimer/1000
If (now > /:clicktime + 300)
[Do the timeout thing]
End If

That particular script will timeout after 300 seconds of no interaction.

[me2222]

Well, this one is not exactly what you want, but its another way:
At the beginning of the movie start dragging (with lockcenter) an empty mc that stores its x and y position (which are the mousex and mousey) in variables.
Then in the maintimeline check every x seconds if the mouse has moved.

I could send you a little .fla that I just hacked down.
Send me an email if you want it