Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[allandt bik-elliott (thefieldcomic.com)]

yeh hittests are the slowest way of doing things but they have their place



On Wed, Sep 3, 2008 at 9:26 AM, Matthias Dittgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Thanks for all the answers!!!
>
> So I went back to a solution where the upper MovieClip listens to the
> MouseMove event and hittest while the lower MovieClip is using
> Rollover now. That works for me. But nonetheless it is frustrating
> that there is no other way to get an ROLLOVER event for two or even
> more overlapping siblings other than hittesting them all.
> When it comes to performance - hittests are usually more cpu intensive
> than rollovers, right?
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Meinte van't Kruis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > I think rollover means it will fire once, wether or not it 'rolls' over a
> > child of that parent. With mouseover,
> > the event will fire each time the mouse also get's over a child of the
> > parent which is listening to the event.
> > (in short; rollover is like a parent with mouseover only with
> mousechildren
> > set to false).
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 5:26 PM, EECOLOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Just a guess, but you could change the listener to MOUSE_OVER instead of
> >> ROLL_OVER. The difference between the two is very subtle and explained
> at
> >> the reference documentation of InteractiveObject. I am not sure if it is
> >> applicable to the problem posed.
> >>
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[Matthias Dittgen]

Thanks for all the answers!!!

So I went back to a solution where the upper MovieClip listens to the
MouseMove event and hittest while the lower MovieClip is using
Rollover now. That works for me. But nonetheless it is frustrating
that there is no other way to get an ROLLOVER event for two or even
more overlapping siblings other than hittesting them all.
When it comes to performance - hittests are usually more cpu intensive
than rollovers, right?


On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 7:31 PM, Meinte van't Kruis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think rollover means it will fire once, wether or not it 'rolls' over a
> child of that parent. With mouseover,
> the event will fire each time the mouse also get's over a child of the
> parent which is listening to the event.
> (in short; rollover is like a parent with mouseover only with mousechildren
> set to false).
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 5:26 PM, EECOLOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Just a guess, but you could change the listener to MOUSE_OVER instead of
>> ROLL_OVER. The difference between the two is very subtle and explained at
>> the reference documentation of InteractiveObject. I am not sure if it is
>> applicable to the problem posed.
>>
>> Greetz Erik
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[Meinte van't Kruis]

I think rollover means it will fire once, wether or not it 'rolls' over a
child of that parent. With mouseover,
the event will fire each time the mouse also get's over a child of the
parent which is listening to the event.
(in short; rollover is like a parent with mouseover only with mousechildren
set to false).

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 5:26 PM, EECOLOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Just a guess, but you could change the listener to MOUSE_OVER instead of
> ROLL_OVER. The difference between the two is very subtle and explained at
> the reference documentation of InteractiveObject. I am not sure if it is
> applicable to the problem posed.
>
> Greetz Erik
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[EECOLOR]

Just a guess, but you could change the listener to MOUSE_OVER instead of
ROLL_OVER. The difference between the two is very subtle and explained at
the reference documentation of InteractiveObject. I am not sure if it is
applicable to the problem posed.

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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[Glen Pike]

Hi,

   I think you could make one item the parent of another so you could 
listen to rollover events on both objects.


   If A is the parent, you might to make A or B a custom object so that 
events from the child will get passed up to the grandparent "C" via 
event bubbling.


   If you have a B as child of A, when you rollover A, you get an over 
event, when you rollover B within A, A rolls-out and B rolls-over, so 
you need to handle this.  You also need to handle the "Release Outside" 
issue - AS2 did this nicely, now you have to listen for 
MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP to find this out as MOUSE_OUT does not seem to work 
when your button is down - I may be wrong, but this has caused problems 
for me recently.


   Glen

Meinte van't Kruis wrote:

I'm actually talking here where A and B have no relation whatsoever, so
perhaps my question doesn't belong in this
thread, when I read the follow line, I actually guess it's impossible for B
to receive any MouseEvent when A is enabled
and overlapping it:

'This means that even if no event handlers have been assigned to a
particular display object, it will still be targeted for an event when
clicked, preventing anything below it from receiving events.'

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Meinte van't Kruis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

  

Could you elaborate? Maybe I'm missing something but if you have two mouse
enabled objects
(where A completely overlaps B), I don't see any way to know if a mouse is
over object B, I've tried
different ways, but haven't been able to do it..


On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:31 PM, eric e. dolecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:



Think you need to drink some "bubbly" - bubbling events

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Matthias Dittgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
  

wrote:

but imagine one of the mc overlapping the whole other mc.


MovieClips: A and B. A is overlapping B

if the mouse is over A but not over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
if the mouse is over A and over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
and a ROLL_OVER for B

an I don't want to replace them. A and B are siblings and will always
be siblings.


On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:30 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


drop them in a movieclip and add an event Listener to that
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Subject: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

Hello,

this was probably asked before, but I can't find.
Imagine two or more sibling MovieClips. Both listen to
MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER. When the mouse rolls over the overlapping region
I would like the event to be dispatched to both of them and not only
to the one above the other? How can I achieve this without using
hitTest or enterframe scripts?

Regards,
Matthias
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[Meinte van't Kruis]

I'm actually talking here where A and B have no relation whatsoever, so
perhaps my question doesn't belong in this
thread, when I read the follow line, I actually guess it's impossible for B
to receive any MouseEvent when A is enabled
and overlapping it:

'This means that even if no event handlers have been assigned to a
particular display object, it will still be targeted for an event when
clicked, preventing anything below it from receiving events.'

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Meinte van't Kruis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Could you elaborate? Maybe I'm missing something but if you have two mouse
> enabled objects
> (where A completely overlaps B), I don't see any way to know if a mouse is
> over object B, I've tried
> different ways, but haven't been able to do it..
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:31 PM, eric e. dolecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>> Think you need to drink some "bubbly" - bubbling events
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Matthias Dittgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> >wrote:
>>
>> > but imagine one of the mc overlapping the whole other mc.
>> >
>> > MovieClips: A and B. A is overlapping B
>> >
>> > if the mouse is over A but not over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
>> > if the mouse is over A and over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
>> > and a ROLL_OVER for B
>> >
>> > an I don't want to replace them. A and B are siblings and will always
>> > be siblings.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:30 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > > drop them in a movieclip and add an event Listener to that
>> > > --Original Message--
>> > > From: Matthias Dittgen
>> > > Sender:
>> > > To: Flash Coders List
>> > > ReplyTo: Flash Coders List
>> > > Sent: Aug 29, 2008 6:03 AM
>> > > Subject: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3
>> > >
>> > > Hello,
>> > >
>> > > this was probably asked before, but I can't find.
>> > > Imagine two or more sibling MovieClips. Both listen to
>> > > MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER. When the mouse rolls over the overlapping region
>> > > I would like the event to be dispatched to both of them and not only
>> > > to the one above the other? How can I achieve this without using
>> > > hitTest or enterframe scripts?
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > > Matthias
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[Meinte van't Kruis]

Could you elaborate? Maybe I'm missing something but if you have two mouse
enabled objects
(where A completely overlaps B), I don't see any way to know if a mouse is
over object B, I've tried
different ways, but haven't been able to do it..

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 3:31 PM, eric e. dolecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Think you need to drink some "bubbly" - bubbling events
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Matthias Dittgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
>
> > but imagine one of the mc overlapping the whole other mc.
> >
> > MovieClips: A and B. A is overlapping B
> >
> > if the mouse is over A but not over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
> > if the mouse is over A and over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
> > and a ROLL_OVER for B
> >
> > an I don't want to replace them. A and B are siblings and will always
> > be siblings.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:30 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > drop them in a movieclip and add an event Listener to that
> > > --Original Message--
> > > From: Matthias Dittgen
> > > Sender:
> > > To: Flash Coders List
> > > ReplyTo: Flash Coders List
> > > Sent: Aug 29, 2008 6:03 AM
> > > Subject: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > this was probably asked before, but I can't find.
> > > Imagine two or more sibling MovieClips. Both listen to
> > > MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER. When the mouse rolls over the overlapping region
> > > I would like the event to be dispatched to both of them and not only
> > > to the one above the other? How can I achieve this without using
> > > hitTest or enterframe scripts?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Matthias
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[Arka Roy]

Here's a very good article about how mouse events propagate.
http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/articles/event_handling_as3.html

You should be able to have more than one MC capture a single event, although
I haven't tried it.

A


On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:03 PM, Matthias Dittgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Hello,
>
> this was probably asked before, but I can't find.
> Imagine two or more sibling MovieClips. Both listen to
> MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER. When the mouse rolls over the overlapping region
> I would like the event to be dispatched to both of them and not only
> to the one above the other? How can I achieve this without using
> hitTest or enterframe scripts?
>
> Regards,
> Matthias
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[Cedric Muller]

Poetry!!!

and yet, a good answer


Le 29 août 08 à 15:31, eric e. dolecki a écrit :


Think you need to drink some "bubbly" - bubbling events

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Matthias Dittgen  
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:



but imagine one of the mc overlapping the whole other mc.

MovieClips: A and B. A is overlapping B

if the mouse is over A but not over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER  
for A

if the mouse is over A and over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
and a ROLL_OVER for B

an I don't want to replace them. A and B are siblings and will always
be siblings.




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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[eric e. dolecki]

Think you need to drink some "bubbly" - bubbling events

On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 8:40 AM, Matthias Dittgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> but imagine one of the mc overlapping the whole other mc.
>
> MovieClips: A and B. A is overlapping B
>
> if the mouse is over A but not over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
> if the mouse is over A and over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
> and a ROLL_OVER for B
>
> an I don't want to replace them. A and B are siblings and will always
> be siblings.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:30 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > drop them in a movieclip and add an event Listener to that
> > --Original Message--
> > From: Matthias Dittgen
> > Sender:
> > To: Flash Coders List
> > ReplyTo: Flash Coders List
> > Sent: Aug 29, 2008 6:03 AM
> > Subject: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > this was probably asked before, but I can't find.
> > Imagine two or more sibling MovieClips. Both listen to
> > MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER. When the mouse rolls over the overlapping region
> > I would like the event to be dispatched to both of them and not only
> > to the one above the other? How can I achieve this without using
> > hitTest or enterframe scripts?
> >
> > Regards,
> > Matthias
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[Matthias Dittgen]

but imagine one of the mc overlapping the whole other mc.

MovieClips: A and B. A is overlapping B

if the mouse is over A but not over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
if the mouse is over A and over B: i want receive a ROLL_OVER for A
and a ROLL_OVER for B

an I don't want to replace them. A and B are siblings and will always
be siblings.


On Fri, Aug 29, 2008 at 1:30 PM,  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> drop them in a movieclip and add an event Listener to that
> --Original Message--
> From: Matthias Dittgen
> Sender:
> To: Flash Coders List
> ReplyTo: Flash Coders List
> Sent: Aug 29, 2008 6:03 AM
> Subject: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3
>
> Hello,
>
> this was probably asked before, but I can't find.
> Imagine two or more sibling MovieClips. Both listen to
> MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER. When the mouse rolls over the overlapping region
> I would like the event to be dispatched to both of them and not only
> to the one above the other? How can I achieve this without using
> hitTest or enterframe scripts?
>
> Regards,
> Matthias
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Re: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

[davidorog]

drop them in a movieclip and add an event Listener to that
--Original Message--
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Subject: [Flashcoders] MouseEvents on overlapping siblings in AS3

Hello,

this was probably asked before, but I can't find.
Imagine two or more sibling MovieClips. Both listen to
MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER. When the mouse rolls over the overlapping region
I would like the event to be dispatched to both of them and not only
to the one above the other? How can I achieve this without using
hitTest or enterframe scripts?

Regards,
Matthias
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