I should have clarified: in the original problem with 2 conflicting objects, _alpha is also set to 100 for both objects.
On 2/6/07, Alain Rousseau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
You have your answer in your question ! :) the _alpha is set to 0, thus invisible but still with a _visible = true property. So check for also the _alpha value, not only the _visible value Vishal Kapur wrote: > Ok, got it. Thanks for the suggestion. I tried this but it doesn't > work with the third-party flash movie I am looking at. They have an > movie clip with _alpha set to 0 that covers the stage at a depth > higher than all other visible elements. As a result _droptarget is > always set to that object. What I need is something that takes into > account visibility. > > Any other thoughts on this? > > -- Vishal > > > On 2/6/07, Mike Mountain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> What he's saying is that _droptarget will tell you exactly what is at >> the top under the users mouse - but in order to use it you have to use >> startDrag to fool it in to working. 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