Re: FLASH: Position detection not quick enough.

[Scott Rouse]

If you are using F5 you might want to try to use the coordinates of the

mouse (_ymouse, _xmouse) to trigger the effect as well as (or in place of)

the  movie clip.



----- Original Message -----

From: "Shaun Brazier" <

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To: <

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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 11:05 AM

Subject: FLASH: Position detection not quick enough.



> Hi folks,

>

> I have a wee problem.

>

> I am detecting the position of a draggable MC etc etc.

>

> My whole movie is only 40px high.  When the draggable MC is taken out of a

> pre-defined rectangle (not using the constrain within rectangle under drag

> movie clip) an action stops some other actions.  Unfortunately, if I roll

> the mouse out of that rectangle and therefore out of the whole movie too

> fast, the STOP action is not executed.  Is there any fail safe that I can

> use?

>

> I think the problem is due to the mouse moving faster than the MC and

> therefore being left behind within the constraining rectangle once the

mouse

> rolls out of the whole movie.

>

> I have tried bumping the fps up to 80!  but it still sometimes does it.  I

> am now using an fps of 30.

>

> Please help.

>

> TIA

>

> Shaun.

>

>




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