MovieClip follow menu items

[andy killer]

Hello Guys.
I'm quitte new to the forum, so be gentle ;)

I'm making a Website, where the the menu will have a luminous movieclip which follows the menu items around and stays there.

This is what I have so far:



stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMove);
function mouseMove(event:MouseEvent) {
menubar_mc.x = menubar_mc.parent.mouseX;
}


I actualy have no ideia how to make this in AS3 :(
If you know some tutorial or could help me out I'd be really thankfull ;)

[marc_]

stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMove);
function mouseMove(event:MouseEvent) {
menubar_mc.x = mouseX;
}

or


stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMove);
function mouseMove(event:MouseEvent) {
menubar_mc.x = stage.mouseX;
}

if stage is not known yet. wait for it.


addEventListener(Event.ADDED_TO_STAGE,init);

function init(e:Event):void{
//heres the stage
}

[andy killer]

Thanks Marc.
Do you know a way of blocking the movement of the movieclip?
I want the movement to be confined to just the area of the movieclip where the menu items are. Once the mouse leaves the area, the movement stops.

Do you know a way?
Thanks ;)

[QUOTE=marc_;2476615]
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMove);
function mouseMove(event:MouseEvent) {
menubar_mc.x = mouseX;
}

[marc_]

you can create an invsible box or you can just check the current x/y pos.


//box method:

var startX:int = 100;
var startY:int = 100;
var areaWidth :int = 500;
var areaHeight:int = 400;

var box:Sprite = new Sprite();
box.graphics.beginFill(0xff0000,0);
box.graphics.drawRect(0,0, areaWidth, areaHeight);
box.graphics.endFill();
addChild(box);

box.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OVER,startMo ve);
box.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_OUT,stopMove );

function startMove(e:MouseEvent):void{
stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMove);
}

function stopMove(e:MouseEvent):void{
stage.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMove);
}





//other method


stage.addEventListener(MouseEvent.MOUSE_MOVE, mouseMove);
function mouseMove(event:MouseEvent) {

var startX:int = 100;
var startY:int = 100;
var areaWidth :int = 500;
var areaHeight:int = 400;

if(mouseX < startX) return;
if(mouseX > startX+areaWidth) return;

menubar_mc.x = mouseX;
}