RE: FLASH: NICE!!!!!

[George Medve]

I created something like this:


I have tried setting a variable in frame 1:

Set Variable: "X" = GetProperty ( "/symbol", _x )

and in frame 2:

Set Variable: "X2" = GetProperty ( "/symbol", _x )


then in frame 3:

If ( X < X2)

Begin Tell Target ("/symbol/swing")

Go to and Play ("right")

End Tell Target

End If

If ( X > X2)

Begin Tell Target ("/symbol/swing")

Go to and Play ("left")

End Tell Target

End If

If ( X = X2)

Begin Tell Target ("/symbol/swing")

Go to and Stop ("stop")

End Tell Target

End If



Where "swing" is my equivalent of the shield 


It does work, but there must be a better way...as it is not as smooth as

their verion, even if I pump up the frame rate to 22fps


a third variable could be used to calculate the rotation


set variable "xrot" = (x2 - x) / 2

if (xrot > 25)

set variable "xrot" = 25

end if

if (xrot < -25)

set variable "xrot" = -25

end if

set property ("/symbol/swing",Rotation)=xrot




I am sure that there is a better way of doing it, but for now it works


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

From: Jennifer Harvey [

JHarveyifmc [dot] org (mailto:JHarveyifmc [dot] org)

]

Sent: 29 October 1999 14:07

To:

flasherchinwag [dot] com

Subject: Re: FLASH: NICE!!!!!



John Croteau wrote:

>>>The way the shield swings and how much is based on a calculation of the

amount of change in the x position from frame to frame and then a

corresponding amount of rotation is applied to the shield.<<<<


How about one of your wonderful tutorials or plug and play's, John??




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