question!!??!!

[wgf]

Is it posible to say to a button, on push put that grafick,mc or button in the middle of the screen?here (http://www.tutchfor.nl/wgf/images/testt.swf) is a test swf from me. The goal is to make buttons that put the greanpeaple in the middle, you can see everey thing is growing slowly so i can't yuse cordinates.

[abacsalmasi]

I'm kinda working on the same thing. I have a file from Flash Kit that has a lot to look at. I've almost figured it out. It's all about changing the locaton. Watch out for the "Actions" layer because the :actions" movie clip is in it, you just can't see it.

[farafiro]

I think I didn't get u well, but u can use the new MX stage properties
_x = Stage.width/2
_y = Stage.height/2

[wgf]

MX can i have flash 5

[farafiro]

make it manual then

[wgf]

uhmz .. i don't get it?

[dr.swank]

i think farafiro means this:

assuming your film is 500 x 800 pixels


_x=400// ie 1/2 of total width
_y=250//ie 1/2 of total height


there are a host of othewr options to do this, but this is the most rudementary.

cheers dr.s

[wgf]

thnx but i don't think this option will work with a growing movie see here (http://www.tutchfor.nl/wgf/images/testb1.swf)

[dr.swank]

if your movie changes size then you can make a "backdrop" which is alway centered and the reference that.

what I mean is for example put an empty mc in the middle of the stage named:

centerPoint_mc

then add your placement code:

_x=_root.centerPoint_mc._x
_y=_root.centerPoint_mc._y


understand??

dr.s

[farafiro]

swank's way around is cool, but if u r gonna increase it's _xscale and _yscale together, the _x and _y won't change

[farafiro]

may I ask you a question:
do u try the code b4 posting or not??

[farafiro]

so, sorry why saying it won't work, it will work like a charm, just put it in an enterFrame statment

[wgf]

well it works its quick but when the movie grows then the buttons gow to the rong place because of the fact that the place where i want him to go is' grown away with the mc

[wgf]

hey, cant i put a centerPoint_mc on evvery place in the movie that i want the buttons to gow geve them names and then say to the buttons: on (release) {
tellTarget ("_root.bg.centerpoint2") {
}
_x = 0;
// ie 1/2 of total width
_y = 0;
// ie 1/2 of total height
}
and tell the centerpoint2: onClipEvent (enterFrame) {
_x = _root.centerPoint_mc._x;
_y = _root.centerPoint_mc._y;
}



i tryed it butt it did'nt work?

[wgf]

Is flash Mx better than flash 5?

[dr.swank]

is pizza better than crackers? is a cold beer better than a warm one?? is sitting in the sun at 30 degrees celcius while watching a sunset over a cuban beach better than taking the bus to work in Stockholm? is Lyle Lovett the ultimate asker of the infamous if question? in a word

yes.

:D

[wgf]

lol, but my ather questions bifore?

[dr.swank]

one quick techie thing,

you could put all of you growing things in a single mc, grow that and reference the center anchor on _root. I should warn you though that you are going to have to spend some time getting your anchor points in you mc's right. I am refering to the location of the grafix in their own symbol instances. you should do this now as it will get even worse if you wait. I know, I made the same mistake once. Got a twitch in my left pinky toe from it, chronic condition

<twitches toe and slams shin into table leg; screams; mumbles something about the lousy insurance company!!...>

see what I mean.

[dr.swank]

post your fla and i will have a gander.. :)

[wgf]

i'm making a fake movie first sow thats now problem

[wgf]

sorry but i don't understand the anser :s

[dr.swank]

its called nesting. Make all of your faces and tvs and all... select them all and make a symbol out of it. name that allStuff_mc and then scale that. You can still reference everything inside it via it "adress":


allStuff_mc.smily1_mc.onRollover=function(){
play()}


etc.. and so on