calculate mouse locatiom

[iliap]

Hi everybody!!
I need the eye to follow the mouse., that simple.,
little demo:http://www.geocities.com/iliap999/flashwork/myzoom.html
but i don't want it just to be a dragable MC(personal reasons), I did it in director time ago , look something like this(for the left eye)

set h = 300 -- the mouseh
set v = 241 -- the mousev
set l = sqrt(v*v + h*h)
set the loch of sprite 7 = 300 - 12*h/l
set the locv of sprite 7 = 241 - 12*v/l
not familiar with flash yet that much to do it.,
any sujestions will be apriciated
Ilia

[DamnGzM]

Eya,

Sorry, but it just isn't possible in flash4 without a draggable MC. You should make a dragable MC and trace it's x and y. That's the only way in flash4.

LTrZ!
DamnGzM.

[DamnGzM]

Eey again,

Since you're familair or perhaps an expert on director, there is a way around. You could actually get the x and y using your method in director, and passing them as variables to the swf which you should use as a castmember in director.

DamnGzM.

[iliap]

no director for me anymore ., flash. flash and flash., besides, final product is .swf, so can't really use your advice., iam sure it should be some workaround there., some of those lovely flash tricks not necessary hard coded actionscript.. well, i'll play more with it and see what i can do..
Thanks again
Ilia

Originally posted by DamnGzM
Eey again,

Since you're familair or perhaps an expert on director, there is a way around. You could actually get the x and y using your method in director, and passing them as variables to the swf which you should use as a castmember in director.

DamnGzM.

[FlashGuru]

Create a new movieclip and then inside this movieclip on the first frame put:
Start Drag("")

Then On the Second frame put:
set variable: "/:my_x" = getProperty("",_x)
set varaible: "/:my_y" = Getproperty("",_y)

then on the third frame put:

Go To And Play (2)

then to display the mouses x and y co-ordinates create two new textfields call one "my_x" and the other "my_y"
Put the movielcip and the two textfiled son the main timeline and off we go!!

Hope that Helps!!

Regards FlashGuru