Re: FLASH: take a peek

[illogic]

cool thanks...

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From: Branden Hall <

bhallfigleaf [dot] com

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To: <

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Sent: Thursday, December 30, 1999 9:47 AM

Subject: RE: FLASH: take a peek



> Yes, but its not ready for distro yet...

> when it is, along with a write up, I will let everyone know.

>

> The basic idea behind the zero energy system is that you have multiple

> pieces all of which always attempt to return to their zero energy state,

> wether that be scale, position, whatever.  In the case of the slinky,

there

> is a single controller MC that controls all of the boxes. Each box has a

> speed variable associated with it, for example, speed1 refers to box1.

The

> speed of each box is constantly updated so that it equals a percentage of

> what its speed was (so that the box eventually slows down and stops) added

> to a factor of how far away from its zero energy state the object is.  For

> example, in the slinky speed is calculated as follows:

> Set Variable: "/:speed"&temp =

>

Eval("/:speed"&temp)*.75+((100-GetProperty("/block"&temp&"/box",_xscale))/20

> )

>

> Then the actual property of each MC is changed according to the

speed(making

> sure that we never have a negative scale in this case):

> Set Variable: "size" =

> Eval("/:speed"&temp)+GetProperty("/block"&temp&"/box", _xscale)

> If (size<=0)

>     Set Variable: "size" = .01

> End If

> Set Property ("/block"&temp&"/box", X Scale) = size

>

> Now, that makes the actual blocks move, but you still have to make them

> always touch.. that is done by the following line of code:

> Set Property ("/block"&temp, X Position) = GetProperty("/block"&(temp-1),

> _x)+GetProperty("/block"&(temp-1)&"/box", _width)

>

> If you notice I am changing only the MC box inside of the MC /blockX this

is

> so that I can have text, and other info inside of blockX that won't get

> stretched as this whole thing squishes around...

>

> Obviously there is more to this thing than just what I have said above..

for

> example the actual triggering of the expanding... thats actually not that

> difficult the idea is that to keep every thing the same size if you have X

> boxes and you want to increase the speed by Y you increase that one boxes

> speed by Y then decrease the rest by (X-1)/Y

>

> -= Branden J. Hall

> -= Multimedia Developer/Instructor

> -= Fig Leaf Software

>

>

>

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

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From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of micah

> Cordes

> Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 7:49 PM

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To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> Subject: Re: FLASH: take a peek

>

>

> brandon got a source on this?

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

>

From: Branden Hall <bhallfigleaf [dot] com>

>

To: flasherchinwag [dot] com <flasherchinwag [dot] com>

> Date: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:11 AM

> Subject: RE: FLASH: take a peek

>

>

> >I really like it! especially  how the scales at the bottom kinda

breathe...

> >thats really organic...  One thing you may want to do is implement

> something

> >like what I did for a friend of mine for the site

> >www.trailheadoutfitters.com site... check out the nav bar at the

bottom...

> >:-) That way you always have the scrolly bar to play with...

> >

> >Oh, and btw, I will be releasing a new technique soon... "Zero Energy

> >Systems" the actual size of parts of an object can change but only in

> >relation to each other so the size of the whole never changes... check

out

> >an example at

> >www.figleaf.com/development/flash4/slinky.swf

> >

> >Keep up the great work!

> >

> >--

> >Branden J. Hall

> >-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

> >Multimedia Developer/Instructor |  Multimedia Developer

> >Fig Leaf Software               |  Kimmuli.com

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>bhallfigleaf [dot] com | brandenkimmuli [dot] com

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> >

> >

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

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>From: ownerchinwag [dot] com [ownerchinwag [dot] com]On">mailto:ownerchinwag [dot] com]On Behalf Of Lisa

> >Broussard

> >Sent: Friday, December 10, 1999 11:29 AM

>

>To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> >Subject: FLASH: take a peek

> >

> >

> >hi all--

> >

> >i'm building my new flashsite and would love for you all

> >to give me some feedback on speed. www.guigrrl.com

> >

> >btw...implemented some of branden's code to build the nav bar.

> >branden...you are the best...love that brain!!!

> >

> >

> >lisa

> >

> >

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