space navigation

[xhanubis]

Hi,

I have a FLA that I found on levitated.

http://www.levitated.net/daily/levTextSpace.html

I want to use it for a nav system but I am not sure about how to make the words act as buttons or how to add actions to specific buttons.

here is the code:


// register root as environment
Object.environment = this;
// create camera object
this.cam = {x:0, y:0, z:500, dx:0, dy:0, dz:-500};
// set environmental constants
this.fl = 1000;
// create 'space' to which all words will be attached
this.createEmptyMovieClip("space", 1);
// center 'space' on the stage
space._x = 300;
space._y = 169;
// a string of words related to the wind
this.somewords = "wind breeze storm stormy tornado text space three dimensional infinite recursive instance object distort environmental atmospheric blow gush whoosh thrash whirl push roar rush caress flow swoop";
// convert the string of words into an array of words
this.wordList = new Array();
this.wordList = this.somewords.split(" ");
// create one instance for each word in the list
for (n=0; n<this.wordList.length; n++) {
// pick a word from the list
var word = Object.environment.wordList[n];
var x = random(600)-300;
var y = random(337)-169;
var z = random(Object.environment.fl*2)-Object.environment.fl;
// create an instance of the SpaceWord object
nombre = "word"+String(depth++);
initialization = {txtword:word, x:x, y:y, z:z};
space.attachMovie("spaceWord", nombre, depth, initialization);

//The code I have added to utilise the words as links

if (_root.spaceWord.txtword == "breeze") {
with (_root.box) {
gotoAndStop("test");
}
}
}
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
this.cam.dz += .5;
// move the camera to its destination
this.cam.x += (this.cam.dx-this.cam.x)/10;
this.cam.y += (this.cam.dy-this.cam.y)/10;
this.cam.z += (this.cam.dz-this.cam.z)/30;
};
stop();


Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[xhanubis]

could please give me some advice?

[a_modified_dog]

i've added variables to the array "wind:a breeze:b..." and use "a", "b"...to navigate to frames of a loaded movie,

hth

[xhanubis]

It works perfectly! thank you very much I am in your debt!

[TDbraban]

This is an old thread but I might as well give it a try.

Could someone please upload the working code or explain exactly how this works?
I'm not sure how to add variables as described by a_modified_dog.

Thanks!

[a_modified_dog]

try opening a new thread with a specific question

btw.. have you downloaded and studied the source files ?

[TDbraban]

Sorry about that. I thought it might be clearer (BTW: I sent you a PM with basiclly the same question. Please disregard it).

I have the source files of the levitated text field. I understand it (to some level). I tried following the advice you gave (over 6 years ago), but cannot manage without some form of an example i'm affraid...

At this point my code looks almost the same as the code in the first post. (exept for the words).

[a_modified_dog]

attached is a Flash 8 file
navigation is via a movieclip on stage - myClip
array of words is delimited by : ... wind:a .. etc

letter "a" is a frame label of myClip

[TDbraban]

This is so cool of you to do this.
Thanks a million man!
It's a shame I don't know you because I owe you one.

It's stuff like this that really helps me on my way in learning AS.

[a_modified_dog]

uploaded a_modified_fla