Moving Objects With ActionScript

[Wopat55]

Hey,

I think this should be possible, but I have no clue how to do it. I am using regular Flash MX by the way. Here's what I'm trying to accomplish:

When you click a menu button, it will tell a movie clip to shink and then move off of the screen with an alpha transition. Once the clip is off the screen, I want to execute a simple gotoAndPlay .... but I don't want the gotoAndPlay to execute UNTIL the movie clip is off the screen. Is this even possible? Hope this makes sense. Thanks for your time.

[Inflicted]

Well, you could start here:

http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/ASmovement.htm

[Wopat55]

Kind of a side question on this, is there anyway to pause action script? To allow time for a movie clip to play or something like that?

[Inflicted]

This is a nice example of controlling
movement with a button:

code:

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MovieClip.prototype.easeTo = function(tar, tarx, tary) {

    this.onEnterFrame = function() {

        this._xscale += (tar-this._xscale)/5;

        this._yscale = this._xscale;

        this._x += (tarx-this._x)/5;

        this._y += (tary-this._y)/5;

        if (this._x>tarx-1 && this._x<tarx+1 && this._y>tary-1 && this._y<tary+1) {

            delete this.onEnterFrame;

        }

    };

};

btn.onRelease = function() {

    box.easeTo(100, 250, 30 );

};

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Make a button with the instance name "btn", and a MC with the instance name "box". See the magic!
Code was done by scotty at kirupaforum,
so he gets all the credit.

[Wopat55]

WOW. This is almost exactly what im looking for, the only adendum would be to have it alpha to 0 as it moves, and then goToAndPlay after the motion is done. As for the code, I have an idea what it does, but I'm not 100% sure.

[Inflicted]

code:

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MovieClip.prototype.easeTo = function(tar, tarx, tary) {

    this.onEnterFrame = function() {

        this._xscale += (tar-this._xscale)/5;

        this._yscale = this._xscale;

        this._x += (tarx-this._x)/5;

        this._y += (tary-this._y)/5;

        if (this._x>tarx-1 && this._x<tarx+1 && this._y>tary-1 && this._y<tary+1) {

            delete this.onEnterFrame;

        }

    };

};

btn.onRelease = function() {

    fadeout(this);

    box.easeTo(100, 250, 30 );

};

this.fadeout = function() {

    box._alpha = 100;

    this.onEnterFrame = function() {

        this._alpha -= 3;

        if (this._alpha<=1) {

            this._alpha = 1;

        }

    };

};

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Never use goToAndPlay, you have to find that out yourself...

[N_R_D]

why no gotoandplay , and what to use instead?

[Inflicted]

That was meant as: I never use...
What I always do is load swf's externally.
But I'll try to make something...

[Wopat55]

I came up with a solution. Thanks for the help Inflicted!

[Inflicted]

That's the way Wopat55!
Find a good code, and alter it to
your own needs!!!
(you've seen my avatar, haven't you?!)

good luck