Re: FLASH: moving things with action script

[Helen Triolo]

ryan wrote:

> 

> i've got a background movie clip that I'd like to _slowly_ move, just sorta

> slide around

> 

> my idea is to have a looping mc that moves the x pos up by 1 pixel each loop

> 

> now that being said what's the best way to do this?  Is my method sound and

> if so Any tips on how to achieve results.  I'm aware of what actionscript

> can do I just don't know how to do much of it ;) (ie I've got no idea how to

> get the x pos of my mc and add 1px to it)

> 

> any help would be great.

> 

You can download an example fla that does this at

http://i-technica.com/whitestuff/actionscriptref.html


The actionscript loop moves the ball 5 pixels at a time.  The

programmable loop moves it a user-specified number of pixels at a time.


Regards,

Helen

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