myPod "your personal Ipod"

[Suthers]

var dial=element ("dial2");
var windowScroller=element ("window

scroller");

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,rot)


function rot(evt:Event):void
{
var mx=(mouseX-dial.x);
var my=(mouseY-dial.y);
dial.rotation= ((Math.atan2(my,mx) *

180)/pi)+90
//radians to degrees

var y0= 5
var y1= dial.rotation/1.4

for(var i:Number = 0;i<=130;i++)
{
windowScroller.y= y1;
}
}
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We have two actors, 'dial' and

'windowScroller'(these are vector images).

When the movie starts, the stage is listening

for when the movie enters a frame. What

frame? Any frame! When the movie "enters

frame" the 'rot' function starts. The 'rot'

function has two additional actors (these

actors are calculators). 'mx' mx calculates

the distance between the Mouse's X position

and the dial's X position and 'my' calculates

the distance between the mouse's Y positon

and the dial's Y position.

The rotation of the dial is calculated by

taking the Arctangent of my divided by mx

(this comes from knowing the sine, cosine,

and tangent of a triangle, and that the

opposite these are cosecant, secant, and

cotangent.) I wanted it in degrees so I had

to do additional math.

Now, two more actors. These actors are going

to be used to change the windowScroller's

position as the dial is rotated. 'y0' is the

scoller's starting position. 'y1' is the

scrollers position, based on the rotation of

the dial. the '1.4' may have to be changed

according to your liking.

I made this using simple trigonometry:
tang=y/x
In this case y=mouseY and x=mouseX, and the

arctangent gives the angle when given x and

y(remember that we used mouseY-dial.yand

mouseX-dial.x).

The buttons around the dial and middle button are just buttons that have a sound attatched to them.

CHECK OUT THE ATTATCHED PHOTO!

I wrote"roll" so that you can tell where the mouse is rotated to. it rolls around as the mouse rotates around. Also the grey scrollbar moves down and loops its position as you scroll around. I may need to tweak it a bit, but this should get you all started. I LIKE TO KEEP IT SIMPLE.