FLASH: Position detection still not quick enough. Java Script out there?

[Shaun Brazier]

Cheers Paul but no joy


I have implemented the roll-out action to a button covering the whole movie.

It works a bit better but I still have a problem.


I think I forgot to mention that the movie is in a page that is in a frame

that is only the height of the movie.  So basically rolling out of the movie

means that you are rolling out of the page.


I like the idea of F5s mouse x & y pos but don't want to completely kill off

viewers by limiting to F5 players.


Is there a Java Script that can detect the position of the mouse on the

screen and compare it with the screen co-ordinates of the frame containing

the SWF and then trigger an action in the SWF as a result of moving the

mouse outside of those frame co-ordinates??


I will post this question as a fresh string


TIA if you know of any such script.

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

From: Paul Willoughby <

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Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 6:15 PM

Subject: RE: FLASH: Position detection not quick enough.



Hi Shaun,


I don't think bumping up the frame rate makes any difference with this as

the Flash player can only execute code at a certain rate (correct me if I'm

wrong MM!). Another safety net would be to put an invisible button over the

movie and spilling some way off the stage, with a big hole in the middle to

reveal the active area. You could then add appropriate roll over and

stop/roll out and play actions to this button.


hth


paul


Shaun Brazier wrote on Tuesday, November 07, 2000 11:05 AM

> > 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

> >


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