Re: FLASH: How would you do this?

[Nathan Dicken]

Hey Dave,


In the example below, you could put two invisible slider instances named

"min" and "max" at the ends of your slider range and drag the button based

on these positions.  You could then get the distance as follows:  (using 30

frames to travel as an example)


Set Variable: "noOfFrames" = "30"

Set Variable: "sliderMin" = min:_x

Set Variable: "sliderMax" = max:_x

Set Variable: "ratio" = (sliderMax - sliderMin) / noOfFrames


If the slider distance was 300, then your ratio would be 10, meaning that

every 10 pixels that your slider button is distanced from the "min" mc,

move to a consecutive frame.  It would also be a good idea to put in, a

check to see if the slider is within say, 5 px or so from either side that

it would force the playhead to the cooresponding frame (beginning or end).


Nathan


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Nathan Dicken

Boxerjam Inc.

nathandboxerjam [dot] com

www.boxerjam.com





>Hello again,

>

>Any idea what the ratio would be that I would have to us if the slider bar

>was 300 pixels long?

>

>Thanks,

>

>Dave


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