Help with Action Script coding

[Boy_Wonder]

Hey everyone, I'm basically looking to see if someone can see whats causing the scroller (only done for male section so far) to jump on this dress up game I'm setting up

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My action script is as follows


var scrollUpper:Number = 275;
var scrollLower:Number = 512;

var mBodyLower:Number = 212;
var mBodyUpper:Number = 663;

var scrollRange:Number = scrollLower - scrollUpper;
var mBodyRange:Number = mBodyLower - mBodyUpper;

function scroll () {
var moved:Number = scroll_mc._x - scrollUpper;
var pctMoved:Number = moved/scrollRange;
var mBodyMoved:Number = pctMoved*mBodyRange;
male_mc._x = mBodyUpper - mBodyMoved
}

scroll_mc.onPress = function () {
this.startDrag(this,false,scrollUpper,this._y,scrollLower,this._y);
this.onMouseMove = scroll;
}
scroll_mc.onRelease = scroll_mc.onReleaseOutside = function () {
this.stopDrag();
this.onMouseMove = null;
}


This was initially taken off a tutorial for a vertical scroller so if that Is the problem is there any way to edit this so that it acts on the x axis rather then the y axis?

[Renegade]

In the onpress for the mc replace the first line with this:

this.startDrag(false,scrollUpper,_y,scrollLower, _y);

You have an extra 'this' in there in your version (so I don't know how you even managed to compile it ).

[Boy_Wonder]

Okay - will do and will get back to you

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Also there's the minor problem of is it possible to get buttons to work on the stage from within the movie clip?

[Renegade]

Whut do you mean?

[Boy_Wonder]

Okay basically I have inside the movie clip that's scrolly invisible buttons set over each one. They each have to link to a different frame. The usual on(press){ gotoAndStop(4); } isn't working, is there something I have to do different?

[Renegade]

If the frame is inside the same movieclip, it would work fine like that.

If the frame is on the stage it would be _root.gotoAndStop(4).

Although its better to avoid frame based coding if you can.

[Boy_Wonder]

okay - I'll try the _root.gotoAndStop code

I, alas, am limited to solely what my tutor has taught me

[Renegade]

I taught myself, although I have a ton more to learn still

Here's one of the games I made recently if you're interested: saybox.cmsbox.co.uk/games/renegades_sleeping_beauty

[Boy_Wonder]

I play on the CMS and Saybox games a lot I have to admit ^_^

This is just a simple dress up game for my pokemon rpg so that people can fill in the character sheet and HOPEFULLY keep their characters with same style as everyone elses

[Renegade]

you do? that's awesome ;d

Did you get everything working now?

[Boy_Wonder]

I did - I do have a question. Without relying on movie clip frame jumping then I'm assuming an on(press){
_root.this(startdrag)
}
to drag items onto the model on stage is there any other way to allow items to be used to dress up to be displayed solely based on what button is clicked on?

[Renegade]

You can't use _root with 'this'. 'This' refers to the current object. for your example it would be startDrag(this)

If frame jumping is working okay then you might as well stick with it now. Personally i would probably use the _visible property for things you can only have one of, and duplicateMovieClip for items you can make more of, like sparkles or something.

[Boy_Wonder]

Okay I was more wondering if there was a more efficient way