RE: FLASH: Idle

[Calin Sandici]

>>Hi!

>>

>>I wonder if someone has a solution to this:

>>

>>I have done a Flash site and it's going to be displayed in 

>>stores here in

>>Stockholm. I'd like to have the function where if no one 

>>touches the mouse

>>or clicks on a link, for let say 15 minutes, I want the movie 

>>to return to

>>the first screen again.


Int(GetTimer) returns the number of miliseconds elapsed since the movie

started playing.

In a certain frame of the main movie (preferably where you have your main

menus, etc. and the movie waits for the user's input) you could assign the

value Int(GetTimer) to a variable called say referenceTime.

Then you should create a two frame movie, with no symbols on the frames but

only frame actions. In the second frame, you should read the Int(GetTimer)

again and assign it to a "currentTime" variable and compare it to the

referenceTime variable. Thismovie will loop continuously and read the time.

If currentTime - referenceTime > 15*60*100 miliseconds, send the main movie

to the first frame. Then you have to draw a transparent button symbol which

should cover all your stage minus your symbols (buttons, MCs, etc). To its

on RollOver event you should assign an action that resets the

"referenceTime" variable. 

You should also reset the current time if the user rolls over any of your

button symbols.

The only problem is that you will permanently have a "hand cursor" when you

move the mouse over the stage. Unfortunately, you don't have (to my

knowledge) any other way of tracking the mouse movement.


HTH,

Calin


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