Need Help with Scrolling Menu (runs off stage)

[bumble bee]

Can someone please help. This scrolling menu runs off the page and I don't know how to keep it in the boundaries of the stage. Any suggestions? I'll take anything. thank you!

Here is the AS and I have attached the file below!

var myShape:Shape = new Shape()
myShape.graphics.beginFill(0x7E00E3);
myShape.graphics.drawRect(50,10,450, 100)

addChild(myShape)
menu_mc.mask=myShape

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, movemenu);
function movemenu(myevent:Event):void {
menu_mc.x = menu_mc.x + (0.5 * myShape.width - mouseX) / 40;
}

[scottc]

if(menu_mc.x > 0){
menu_mc.x = 0;
}

will cap it to 0

just do the same with your max cord...

[bumble bee]

Thanks. Do you mean this?

if(menu_mc.x > 0){
menu_mc.x = 0;
}

if(menu_mc.mask > 0){
menu_mc.mask = 0;
}

I found this works, but it only stops the left side from running off. Can you explain more. Thanks!

[scottc]

"if x is less then 0" (less than sign is ">")
"then x will be set to 0"

if(menu_mc.x > 0){
menu_mc.x = 0;
}


....
"if x is greater then 300" (greater than sign is "<")
"then x will be set to 300"

[bumble bee]

Ok, I understand this part, but how do I determine what the maximum coordinate is? Would it be the size of the stage? or the size of the movieclip? By the way, thank you very much. I really appreciate it.



"if x is less then 0" (less than sign is ">")
"then x will be set to 0"
ActionScript Code:

if(menu_mc.x > 0){
menu_mc.x = 0;
}





....
"if x is greater then 300" (greater than sign is "<")
"then x will be set to 300"

[bumble bee]

Does the registration point need to be in a specific spot? No matter what coordinate number I set the statement to, it still runs off the stage on the right side.

[scottc]

Does the registration point need to be in a specific spot? No matter what coordinate number I set the statement to, it still runs off the stage on the right side.

if the reg point is on the left...
if(mc.x < stagewidth - mc.width){

if its on the right remove the "- mc.width"
and if its in the middle width/2

[bumble bee]

it is Still not working properly. Again, I can get it to stop from running off on the right, but not on the left side.

Here is the current actionscript:

var myShape:Shape = new Shape()
myShape.graphics.beginFill(0x7E00E3);
myShape.graphics.drawRect(50,10,450, 100)

addChild(myShape)
menu_mc.mask=myShape

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, movemenu);
function movemenu(myevent:Event):void {
menu_mc.x = menu_mc.x + (0.5 * myShape.width - mouseX) / 10;
if (menu_mc.x>300) {
menu_mc.x=300;
}

if(menu_mc.x < stagewidth - menu_mc.width/2){
}
}

I'm also getting an error message from the last line "Variable stagewidth is not defined"


Thanks again for your help...I am new!