>>You can project a perpendicular line from the mouse to the >>target line and then find the intersection.
uh huh. Still waiting for someone to explain how to do the "constrain" part. Mike did say, "Using this basic principle you could limit an MC to a slope based on the _xmouse value." - sounds cool, some code showing the "limit" part I think is what Eric is after. Jason Merrill Bank of America Learning & Organizational Effectiveness >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Martin Wood-Mitrovski >>Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 11:28 AM >>To: Flashcoders mailing list >>Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Drag on a specific angle >> >>You can project a perpendicular line from the mouse to the >>target line and then find the intersection. >> >>Stick the movieclip there. bingo. >> >>Merrill, Jason wrote: >>> But he's talking about constraining a movie clip to be >>dragged along a >>> sloped line. Figuring out the actual slope isn't the hard part. >>_______________________________________________ >>[email protected] >>To change your subscription options or search the archive: >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders >> >>Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software >>Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training >>http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com >> _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
