Fooling .startDrag's 1 movie clip limit--at wit's end.

CrabRangoon · 03-30-2005, 08:24 PM

I am working on a project which will (hopefully) let the user move different movie clips around by dragging the mouse over them. Kinda like wiping a brush over a water color painting.

So the clip is picked up by the mouse on a hitTest, and then a physics equation takes over when the hitTest=false letting the clip drift inthe direction it was being dragged. Note: the movie clips are NOT identical.

I intend on having many movie clips.

I have just discovered that the AS dictionary says the .startDrag can only effect 1 movie clip at a time.

Can I fool flash? Is there any hope?

If not, what are some other possible ways I could get the clips to behave like I want them to, other than .startDrag

Thanks in advance for your time and effort,

wj sims

nthpixel · 03-30-2005, 09:01 PM

I don't quite understand your project but can you have the movie clip follow the mouse with a onEnterFrame function?

CrabRangoon · 03-30-2005, 09:04 PM

No, the motion of the mouse needs to motivate the movement of the movieclip.

a drag effect is what I am looking for. A mousefollow is the reverse of that.

Basically: I am asking if there is a way into getting multiple movie clips effected by multiple startDrag functions at the same time .

senocular · 03-30-2005, 09:06 PM

see:
http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=845

CrabRangoon · 03-30-2005, 09:42 PM

Exactly what I was looking for.

I had a script in mind and it seemed to be a lot simpler than that, but I am a novice at all of this.

I just plugged it in: it works very well.

I'm going to spend the next hour figuring out what you(?) did.

Many thanks!

Morg · 07-26-2005, 09:59 AM

Senocular, you are a god amongst men my friend!

great prototype... Thanks.

03-30-2005, 08:24 PM	#1
CrabRangoon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3	Fooling .startDrag's 1 movie clip limit--at wit's end. I am working on a project which will (hopefully) let the user move different movie clips around by dragging the mouse over them. Kinda like wiping a brush over a water color painting. So the clip is picked up by the mouse on a hitTest, and then a physics equation takes over when the hitTest=false letting the clip drift inthe direction it was being dragged. Note: the movie clips are NOT identical. I intend on having many movie clips. I have just discovered that the AS dictionary says the .startDrag can only effect 1 movie clip at a time. Can I fool flash? Is there any hope? If not, what are some other possible ways I could get the clips to behave like I want them to, other than .startDrag Thanks in advance for your time and effort, wj sims

03-30-2005, 09:06 PM	#4
senocular six eyes Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA (USA) Posts: 7,784	see: http://proto.layer51.com/d.aspx?f=845 __________________ (6)

07-26-2005, 09:59 AM	#6
Morg 1st party software! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: South Africa Posts: 906	Senocular - demi-god Senocular, you are a god amongst men my friend! great prototype... Thanks. __________________ - Morg - - - - - - -> Magazine style textformatting with pullquotes [Me & pixelwit] -> Drawing a dashed line with actionscript [Various] -> Track Mouse Position Outside of Flash Control [Arodicus]

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03-30-2005, 09:01 PM	#2
nthpixel Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Honolulu Posts: 186	I don't quite understand your project but can you have the movie clip follow the mouse with a onEnterFrame function?


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03-30-2005, 09:04 PM	#3
CrabRangoon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3	No, the motion of the mouse needs to motivate the movement of the movieclip. a drag effect is what I am looking for. A mousefollow is the reverse of that. Basically: I am asking if there is a way into getting multiple movie clips effected by multiple startDrag functions at the same time .

03-30-2005, 09:42 PM	#5
CrabRangoon Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 3	Exactly what I was looking for. I had a script in mind and it seemed to be a lot simpler than that, but I am a novice at all of this. I just plugged it in: it works very well. I'm going to spend the next hour figuring out what you(?) did. Many thanks!