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| Subject: | Re: FLASH: Is it possible to drag tow items around at once? |
| From: | Dorian Nisinson |
| Date: | Wed, 2 Feb 2000 18:10:48 GMT |
Thanks Matt. That is a great idea and a solution to a question I hadn't
asked yet.
Dorian
Matt Wobensmith wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> You can't use the Drag Movie Clip action to drag more than one movie clip at
> a time. Additionally, as mentioned below, movie clips in mask layers can't
> be dragged.
>
> However, a way of faking two draggable movie clips at once would be to make
> one draggable, and on the button inside the movie clip, have a script that
> activates a function somewhere else to make another item follow the dragged
> item, based on its x and y location.
>
> As in, two movie clips on the stage - we'll give them instance names "movie
> a" and "movie b".
>
> "movie a" is draggable. Inside "movie a", the button has this action:
>
> On (Press)
> Start Drag "/movie a"
> Set Variable "/tracker:drag" = "true"
> End On
>
> On (Release)
> Stop Drag
> Set Variable "/tracker:drag" = "false"
> End On
>
> Then, the next step is making a movie clip that resides on the main timeline
> (next to the draggable movie clips). This movie clip acts as a "function".
> Its sole purpose is to check to see if you're dragging something, and if so,
> make another movie clip follow it.
>
> Create a new movie clip symbol. Put it on the stage. Give it instance name
> "tracker". Edit it and give it two frames. This is important. Then, add the
> following actions to the first frame of the movie clip:
>
> If (drag eq "true")
> Set Variable: "x" = GetProperty("/movie a",_x)
> Set Variable: "y" = GetProperty("/movie a",_y)
> Set Property ("/movie b", X Position) = x
> Set Property ("/movie b", Y Position) = y
> End If
>
> Try it.
>
> -Matt
>
> ---------------
> Matt Wobensmith
> Macromedia Tech Support
> Flash Team Lead
>
> ----------
> >From: "Shaun Brazier" <shaunbrazier
freeuk [dot] com>> >To: <flasher
chinwag [dot] com>> >Subject: Re: FLASH: Is it possible to drag tow items around at once?
> >Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2000, 10:09 AM
> >
>
> >As far as I know, and my knowledge only comes from the *on line help*, you
> >can only drag one movie on the screen at any time.
> >
> >May be wrong, check it out in Help Topics
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: George Medve <george [dot] medve
pres [dot] co [dot] uk>> >To: <flasher
chinwag [dot] com>> >Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 3:56 PM
> >Subject: FLASH: Is it possible to drag tow items around at once?
> >
> >
> >Hi Guys,
> >
> >I need some assistance.
> >
> >What I want/need to do is drag two objects around at once, but both
> >instances are on different layers:
> >
> >top layer: needs to be draggable
> >middle layer: this is a mask
> >bottom layer: this need to be draggable, moves in relation to the top layer
> >
> >
> >I have tried:
> >Start Drag "MCA"
> >Start Drag "MCB", but the bottom one is the one that is dragged...it seems
> >to drag the last movie clip instance named. (so if I tried Start Drag "MCB"
> >Start Drag "MCA", the MCA would be dragged).
> >
> >I even tried to load the top layer onto level 1, still no luck
> >
> >Can anybody help?
> >
> >
> >
> >George
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