Precisely, when I look at the file I was going to work on my first instinct was to look for the moviclips on the stage where they were created, but when I took a closer look to the file I figured out that all the elements were drawn with the drawing API using coordinates from an external XML. That is why I was wondering if there was an easy way (hack) that I didnt know about to "guess" find the coordinates without having to draw each point and then extract the coordinates to then be written on to the XML.
My first idea is that the person who created the first file must have drawn all the points on stage, acquire the information and then write them on to the XML. The benefit of this procedure is that if you need to turn on/off elements on stage you can just update the XML rather than having to break open the FLA and delete/hide movieclips as necessary. I hope that makes more sense... On 1/3/08, Merrill, Jason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't quite follow - why would you try to draw new points to know > where they are? Can't you get the X and Y coordinates of the graphics > already on the screen? > > Jason Merrill > Bank of America > GT&O L&LD Solutions Design & Development > eTools & Multimedia > > Bank of America Flash Platform Developer Community > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >>Of Helmut Granda > >>Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 3:13 PM > >>To: Flash Coders List > >>Subject: [Flashcoders] Drawing Points > >> > >>Hi All, > >> > >>Does anyone knows if there is a way to obtain coordinates of > >>certain points on the fly? > >> > >>I am working on a file that draws movieclips on stage using > >>the information from a XML. there are about 40 objects that > >>are drawn of different shapes and in different locations (map). > >> > >>The file has to be updated with new locations everywhere and > >>instead of having to draw points on stage to know where each > >>point has to drawn to I was wondering if there was a more > >>automated way to do this. > >> > >>The only way that I can think of right now is to draw a point > >>where ever I need the drawing API to draw and then extract > >>each one of those coordinates. > >> > >>TIA > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Flashcoders mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
