LocalToGlobal() (was: FLASH: tracking _x of object w/in MC)

[Ted Buson]

thanks Muzak for the tip. This sounds like the right path. however, has 

anyone used localToGlobal? I must admit, I'm having a little difficulty 

using it. In the following code, I'm trying to apply it to "testdot", an MC 

w/in "testsym", and then trying to trace the result. I'm sure I'm doing 

something seriously wrong, can someone point it  out?


Ted



onClipEvent (enterFrame) {

    with (_root.testsym.testdot) {

        localToGlobal();

        trace ("testdot x = " + _root.testsym.testdot._x );

    }

}




>

From: "Muzak" <muzakpandora [dot] be>

>

Reply-To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

>

To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>Subject: Re: FLASH: tracking _x of object w/in MC (newbie)

>Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 07:04:19 +0100

>

>Hi Ted,

>

>If I'm not mistaken, what you need is localToGlobal() and/or 

>globalToLocal().

>

>localToGlobal(point)

>Description

>Method; converts the point object from the movie clip’s (local) 

>coordinates, to

>Stage (global) coordinates.

>

>globalToLocal(point)

>Description

>Method; converts the point object from Stage (global) coordinates to the 

>movie

>clip’s (local) coordinates.

>

>I haven't used this myself (yet), but from what I read in the manual, it 

>looks like that's what you need.

>hth,

>Muzak

>

>----- Original Message -----

>

From: "Ted Buson" <tbusonhotmail [dot] com>

>

To: <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

>Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2001 10:08 PM

>Subject: FLASH: tracking _x of object w/in MC (newbie)

>

>

> > Hi all, stupid newbie question, hope you can help:

> >

> > So I've got an MC, box_mc, contained within another MC, master_mc. When 

>I

> > click on a button, the x position of master_mc changes. There's another

> > button, which when clicked changes the _x of another MC, circle_mc. What 

>i

> > want to do is set the _x of circle_mc based on the _x of box_mc, but as 

>it

> > relates to the _root, not master_mc. In other words, if I just grab

> > master_mc.box_mc._x, it always gives me the same number, because in 

>relation

> > to master_mc it is always  the same, but what I really want is the _x as 

>it

> > actually relates to _root, i.e. where it actually looks like it is 

>onscreen.

> > Does this make sense? Can this be done? Any help much appreciated.

> >

> > Ted

>

>

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