time laps triggers

[munger101]

Is there a way to trigger a Target/movieclip based on the user takin too much time?

example: 30 seconds without the user choosing anything
a warning shows up or a demo would play similar to a video game??

Thanks

[pocketmnky]

Good idea munger, Do you mean takes to long between clicks, or moving the mouse? Either way it's pretty much the same idea.

create an empty MovieClip on the root timeline. In that MovieClip, go to the frame that you want to have an action triggered; say 30 seconds * 12 frames per second = frame #360. Set a keyframe and have whatever you want to have happen, happen. Maybe a Yes/No box or something.

then go to the main timeline again and click on your empty movie clip. Open up it's actions but don't enter into the MovieClip's timeline by right clicking on it and going to "Actions". Insert the following:

onClipEvent(mouseMove, mouseDown, keyDown){ //or whatever event you want to have RESET the counter
this.gotoAndPlay(1);
}

what happens is now you have long movieClip that is playing, trying to get to the 360th frame so it can run it's Yes/No box thing. If the user moves the mouse, clicks the mouse, or presses a key, the movieClip starts counting all over again.

If you just want it to reset when the user chooses something, take away the mouseMove and keyDown from the onClipEvent() above.

[grvdgr]

You could use a frame loop. Set the loop up to stop when a visitor selects an option that takes them to another frame.

frame 1
index=0

frame 2
index ++

frame 3
if (index>360) {
stop ();
} else {
gotoAndPlay (2);
}

You could also put this in a one frame MC
Hope this helps
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