Pasting graphics question

[BadBadNeil]

Ok simple question that I have been stumped on.

When I copy a graphic fromthe main time line and paste it within a movie clip or graphic object the placement of it gets screwed up when i use "paste in place". How do I copy and paste the graphic so that it appears in the same place nomatter where I am pasting it?


Thanks!

[Jesse]

Paste in place works in terms of the _x and _y relative to the parent. So if you paste into any object (including a new movie) with a different sized stage it wont work right. Best you could do is record the X and Y using the property inspector and set them again manually but that might not help... I'm not sure there's any way to do it.

[BadBadNeil]

yeah i tried that, i wrote down the x and y coordinates and attempted to replace them but i guess it is what you stated, it depends on size so it still didn't work. I've actually wondered this since flash 3 or so :)

Just curious, Jesse how would you go about placing an image from the library in the same spot in the main time line as well as in a movie clip. Would you use guidlines?

[Jesse]

I'd probably script it. using localToGlobal to conver the _x and _y in the MC to global (stage relative) values... Talking out of my hat here having not tried it.