Draging 2 clips, and then drawing a line between them

[geedogg]

Hi there.

Im trying to make something :P

Here it is.

Its going to be 2 movie clips that are going to be dragged up and down(Only vertical movment!!!). And when u have then in the position u want, u can push a button and draw a line thrugh the 2 clips.
Or if there could be a line that is always on the 2 clips.

I know its kinda badly explained, therefore im gonna put up a little schetch.

The only thing i have manage to make is the drag


sirkel1.onPress = function() {
startDrag("sirkel1", true);
};
sirkel1.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
};


can anyone help me?

[geedogg]

Oh yeah, its probably best if the line that goes horisontaly across the screen in the 2 clips, is always there, and not drawn later on.
Sorry bout that! :)

[fez]

if youre using flash mx, you can make an empty movie clip on the main timeline and have an
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
moveTo(_movieclip1._x, movieclip1._y);
lineTo(_movieclip2._x, movieclip3._y);
//and some sort of clear function here, i cant rememebr off the top of my head
}


i figure that about what you want to do

[claudio]

depth = 1000;//to make sure the line will stay behind the movie clips
mc1.swapDepths(depth+1);
mc2.swapDepths(depth+2);
this.createEmptyMovieClip("temp", depth);
temp.onEnterFrame = function() {
temp.clear();
temp.lineStyle(1, 0x999999, 100);
temp.moveTo(mc1._x, mc1._y);
temp.lineTo(mc2._x, mc2._y);
};

[geedogg]

coooooool :)

Now i have a line that goes from clip one to clip 2.
But can i make the line go through the 2 clips, across the hwole screen?

And do u know how i can make the clips only go verticaly?

heres the code now:

mc1.onPress = function() {
startDrag("mc1", true);
};
mc1.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
};
mc2.onPress = function() {
startDrag("mc2", true);
};
mc2.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
};


depth = 1000;//to make sure the line will stay behind the movie clips
mc1.swapDepths(depth+1);
mc2.swapDepths(depth+2);
this.createEmptyMovieClip("temp", depth);
temp.onEnterFrame = function() {
temp.clear();
temp.lineStyle(1, 0x999999, 100);
temp.moveTo(mc1._x, mc1._y);
temp.lineTo(mc2._x, mc2._y);
};

[claudio]

stageH = Stage.height;
mc1.onPress = function() {
this.startDrag(true, this._x, stageH, this._x, 0);
};
mc2.onPress = function() {
this.startDrag(true, this._x, stageH, this._x, 0);
};
mc1.onRelease = function() {
this.stopDrag();
};
mc2.onRelease = function() {
this.stopDrag();
};
depth = 1000;//to make sure the line will stay behind the movie clips
mc1.swapDepths(depth+1);
mc2.swapDepths(depth+2);
this.createEmptyMovieClip("temp", depth);
temp.onEnterFrame = function() {
temp.clear();
temp.lineStyle(1, 0x999999, 100);
temp.moveTo(mc1._x, mc1._y);
temp.lineTo(mc2._x, mc2._y);
};

[geedogg]

cool, thanks man!!!!!

But (always a but with me;) ) Is it possible to make the line not stop at the two clips? So the line continues through the two clips and to the end of the screen?