outline for a dragable mask

[skjc]

Hi,

I have a dragable mask and I would like to put an outline around it that follows the dragable mask around the stage.

When you go to the stage you cannot see the mask unless you arrow over it and the pointer changes at which point you can drag it around the stage to see the underlying graphic.

So if I have the mask in the shape of a circle I would like to put a coloured band around the circle that is not a mask but will follow the mask around as you drag it.

I can make the outline dragable and the mask dragable but when I move the mask the outline stays where it is and vice versa. Somehow I have to be able to link the outline to the mask.

I have tried grouping them but this does not work. Both the outline and the mask are movie clips.

thanks for any help

[Laguana]

You could have some code on the outline, something like
onEnterFrame{
this._x = _root.mask._x
this._y = _root.mask._y
}

[skjc]

thanks laguana it works fine

here is the fla if anyone is interested - just quick graphics but you can see how simple the script is.

Steve

[skjc]

I have update the graphics with the same script.

http://www.barkerfamily.plus.com/

As you can see the binoculars follow the mask but if you move the cursor quickly you can also see that they have to catch up which is a shame. I need to make it smoother so the binoculars follow the mask immediately and there is no noticeable difference. Any ideas?

thanks

[Laguana]

You could try using an interval, but i'm not entirely sure how they work. Try searching for setInterval and using that.

[mmm..pi..3.14..]

Increase framerate maybe???

[skjc]

I have used setInterval now instead of onEnterFrame. I think movement is smoother and it seems to be ok.

http://www.barkerfamily.plus.com/

the code is:

// set up the function. Because the setInterval is running more quickly than
// the frame rate I have to include an updateAfterEvent

function follow (clip1,clip2) {
clip1._x =
clip2._x;
clip1._y =
clip2._y;
updateAfterEvent();
}

// call the function and pass it the arguments

setInterval(follow,1,binoculars_mc,mask_mc);

// set up the mask layer

vista_mc.setMask(mask_mc);

(the fla is very simple but if anyone wants it I will post it).