How to set an draggable area

[Xansi]

Hello world, here are a question you may answer:
I want to create a draggable MC inside the main stage, but I can´t delimitate the draggable area to the MC, if I click and dragg anywhre on the stage, my MC moves along.
How can I avoid this?

I will apreciate any help you can bring.

-Xansi

[toke]

ok.. you might want to check these... :D

1. did you give the draggable movie an "instance name"?
2. did you have the stopDrag(); on the draggable movie?

3. post your scripts so I know what you have been up to.

may not help at all :eek:

[Xansi]

yes, I name it
and yes, I have the stopDrag ()
here is the script:
onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
startDrag("_root.box", true);
}
onClipEvent (load) {
stopDrag();
}

any idea?

[Xansi]

ooooooops!!! , I made a mistake on the script, the real script I am using is:

onClipEvent (mouseDown) {
startDrag("_root.box", true);
}
onClipEvent (mouseUp) {
stopDrag();
}

sorry! :D :D :D

[tg]

onClipEvent(mouseDown) detects the mouse activity anywhere on the flash movie, not specifically your movieclip (i know, not very intuitive).
so you need to add a hitTest to it also.

do a search on hitTest, youll find many results.

[Xansi]

:D :D thanks tg!
I'll try this hitTest stuff right away.

[toke]

or you can do this too..

disable your script in the dragMovie named "box" and use this script instead... put this on the first frame action

box.onPress=function(){
this.startDrag();
};


box.onRelease=function(){
this.stopDrag();
};

so when you click anywhere on the stage the drag movie will just stay until you click on it and start to drag.

am i answering the right question? :eek:

[tg]

yep toke, if xansi is using mx, thats the easiest solution.

[Xansi]

thanks guys, the solution of toke worked well (yes, I'm using MX), but the MC behaves like a button (the cursor changes to a hand), how can I keep it like an arrow?
is this possible?

[toke]

ok.. in that case use this script instead..

onClipEvent (mouseDown){

if(this.hitTest(_root._xmouse,_root._ymouse)){
startDrag(this, true);
}

}

onClipEvent (mouseUp){

stopDrag();

}

or replace "this" with "_root.box" anyway.. work the same.

this is the "hitTest" method that tg was referring to. place the above script on your dragMovie object. should do it.

:D

[tg]

toke, your mx suggestion looks to be a hit.

to avoid the 'finger' use:

//tokes code
box.onPress=function(){
this.startDrag();
};


box.onRelease=function(){
this.stopDrag();
};

box.onRollOver=function(){
this.useHandCursor=false;//add this line... should do it.
};

[toke]

cool! i'll remember that.

learn a lot of things from you. :D

[Xansi]

Wow! It worked!

tg & toke, you guys are great

Thanks