Movie clip visibility triggered by Mouse position

[Solowalker]

I am trying to toggle the visibility of a movieclip on the condition that mouseY is within a specific position. Code below is my approach

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, showLD2);

function showLD2 (e:MouseEvent):void {
		if (mouseY >= 614){
		LD2nd.visible = true;
		}else 
		{
		LD2nd.visible = false;
		}
}

However, the problem is the movieclip is hidden immediately at the slightest move of the mouse instead of when the mouse is at the specified position. What might be wrong with my approach?

[AS3.0]

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, showLD2);

function showLD2 (e:MouseEvent):void {
        if (mouseY <= LD2nd.y+LD2nd.height/2){
        LD2nd.visible = true;
        }else 
        {
        LD2nd.visible = false;
        }
} 

do you want it to fade based on position? the above scripts makes it disappear when your mouse passes the center of the mc

[Solowalker]

Yes, getting it to fade was my actual plan.

[AS3.0]

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, showLD2);

function showLD2 (e:MouseEvent):void {
LD2nd.alpha=(mouseY-LD2nd.y)/LD2nd.height
}

[Solowalker]

Wow, the code provides an even more cooler effect than I was looking for. A million thanks

[Solowalker]

I kind of discovered that the code can only work when executed from the main timeline. I have been trying to get it to work from the timeline of a movieclip.

[AS3.0]

addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, showLD2);
function showLD2 (e:MouseEvent):void {
MovieClip(root).LD2nd.alpha=(MovieClip(root).mouse Y-MovieClip(root).LD2nd.y)/MovieClip(root).LD2nd.height
}

[Solowalker]

this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, showLD2);

function showLD2 (e:MouseEvent):void {
        if (mouseY <= LD2nd.y+LD2nd.height/2){
        LD2nd.visible = true;
        }else 
        {
        LD2nd.visible = false;
        }
} 

do you want it to fade based on position? the above scripts makes it disappear when your mouse passes the center of the mc

Thanks for your earlier reply. I am sorry I was not entirely clear in my last question. What I meant to say is that I discovered that the above code you previously provided alongside with my initial code they both seem to only work when placed in the main timeline and regardless of if I put in the MovieClip(root).mouseY . I have reasons to believe that the X and Y values of the mouse can only be accessed or used from the main timeline. I'm sorry for been such a noob and perhaps a pest

[AS3.0]

if you just do mouseY alone inside the movieclip timeline, y=0 from the movieclips first pixel, if you do MovieClip(root).mouseY y=0 will start at the first pixel of the swf.

[Solowalker]

if you just do mouseY alone inside the movieclip timeline, y=0 from the movieclips first pixel, if you do MovieClip(root).mouseY y=0 will start at the first pixel of the swf.

I don't fully get your explanation but here is my code embedded inside a movieclip "worpan" and using the MovieClip(root).mouseY syntax.

var LDSroot = MovieClip(parent).LDS;
LDSroot.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT, peekOff);

function peekOff (e:MouseEvent):void {
		if ( MovieClip(root).mouseY <= LDSroot.Y-44) {
		gotoAndStop(2);   //the "worpan" playhead should go to frame 2 
		LDSroot.visible=false;  //the e.target movieclip should dissappear
		LD2nd.alpha=1;
		}
}

No response either way, except if pasted on the Fla. main timeline were it works perfectly with or without the MovieClip(root).mouseY syntax

[AS3.0]

stop();
var LDSroot = MovieClip(root).LDS;
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, peekOff);

function peekOff (e:MouseEvent):void {
        if (mouseY <= LDSroot.y-44) {
        trace("true")
        gotoAndStop(2);   //the "worpan" playhead should go to frame 2 
        LDSroot.visible=false;  //the e.target movieclip should dissappear
        MovieClip(root).LD2nd.alpha=1;
        }
} 

I would use MOUSE_MOVE instead of mouse out,if you use mouse out the mouse must be on the mc

[AS3.0]

wait use this:

stop();
var LDSroot = MovieClip(root).LDS;
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, peekOff);

function peekOff (e:MouseEvent):void {
        if (MovieClip(root).mouseY <= LDSroot.y-44) {
        trace("true")
        gotoAndStop(2);   //the "worpan" playhead should go to frame 2 
        LDSroot.visible=false;  //the e.target movieclip should dissappear
        MovieClip(root).LD2nd.alpha=1;
        }
} 

[Solowalker]

Tried your suggestion but still no results. If you don't mind, I have attached below, a stripped down version of the overall project to which the problem belongs to. So if you could please review it maybe some insights to where the problem is might be possible#

Striped sample.fla.

[AS3.0]

in the main timeline, .visible hides mouse movements, take out the first line from the maintimeline and it works now, you can use alpha=0.0 to hide and still use mouse functions for next time

[AS3.0]

instead of a bunch of event listener you can also use one for all 3 buttons like

addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, appExecute);
function appExecute(e:MouseEvent){
if(e.target.name=="workWindow"){
trace("work window clicked");
}else if(e.target.name=="desklet"){
trace("desklet clicked");
}else if(e.target.name=="LD2nd"){
trace("LD2nd clicked");
}
}

[AS3.0]

That's a really nice window that appears by the way it has like a clear red

[Solowalker]

Okay thanks much, I will incorporate your suggestions and give feedback. Fingers crossed if everything works!

[Solowalker]

instead of a bunch of event listener you can also use one for all 3 buttons like

addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, appExecute);
function appExecute(e:MouseEvent){
if(e.target.name=="workWindow"){
trace("work window clicked");
}else if(e.target.name=="desklet"){
trace("desklet clicked");
}else if(e.target.name=="LD2nd"){
trace("LD2nd clicked");
}
}

Nice, this is one efficient approach I won't have thought of. Thanks.

[Solowalker]

Erm..... it may seem that maybe I might have to find another approach to the problem; I am still unable to hide "LDS" and "workWindow" through mouse_move beyond the Y coordinates of "LDS" after it has been revealed/made visible by the mouse over on "LD2nd". But thanks greatly for your help, I learnt a lot. I may just have to think up a new approach rather than using mouseY vs mc.Y since it seems that there are some conflicts between stage. and this. call of the mouseY property.

[Solowalker]

Update: I think I have finally figured it out. Replacing this.addEventListener with stage.addEventListener seems to solve the problem, however another approach was to tie the two functions that made use of the mouseY property under one Mouse_Move event place on the main timeline. (Idea borrowed from ur previous suggestion )