Detect mouse stopping?

[mhunki]

Thinking out loud really, is there a way to detect a mouse stopping?

I've created something that reacts to the mouse x & y position, just wondered if there was some way of detecting if it stops moving?

Mhunki

[ScriptFlipper]

something like this?


oldx = _root._xmouse;
oldy = _root._ymouse;
detectMouseMovement = function () {
// if the mouse position is the same as last time it was checked, it must have stopped
if (_root._xmouse == oldx && _root._ymouse == oldy) {
trace("It stopped");
}
// update variables that holds mouse positions
oldx = _root._xmouse;
oldy = _root._ymouse;
};
itv = setInterval(detectMouseMovement, 500);

[mhunki]

Looks good, I can see the sense now, I'll give it a try.

Thanks.

[mhunki]

Hey works!

forums come to the rescue once again!

Thanks

[Prophet]

couldnt you just use the onMouseMove method? (i dunno coz i dont know much bout objects an listeners an stuff.... yet ;) lol)

Prophet.

[ScriptFlipper]

Yeah you could, but not on the _root timeline. You need to cover the whole stage with an invisible area and apply the onMouseOver to that I think

[Prophet]

no i meant onMouseMove... i got the impression that it did exactly what he was askin for so i looked at flash help about it an gave up after a few mins hehe

Prophet.

[ScriptFlipper]

no i meant onMouseMove... i got the impression that it did exactly what he was askin for so i looked at flash help about it an gave up after a few mins hehe

Prophet.


oh yeah, sorry, I mean onMouseMove too :D
but it's still the same - it has to be called from a movieclip, which would have to cover the whole stage - I THINK :puzzle: ;)

[Freddythunder]

Actually, you can define functions onMouseMove to detect if the mouse is moving; but I like ScriptFlipper's way better - it's more creative :P
Like this:


createEmptyMovieClip("holder", 0);
holder.lineStyle(2, 0x00FF00, 100);
holder.beginFill(0xFF0000, 100);
holder.moveTo(0, 0);
holder.lineTo(20, 0);
holder.lineTo(20, 20);
holder.lineTo(0, 20);
holder.lineTo(0, 0);
holder.endFill();
onMouseMove = function () {
holder._x = _root._xmouse*2;
holder._y = _root._ymouse*2;
};
onEnterFrame = function () {
diffx = 0-holder._x;
diffy = 0-holder._y;
holder._x += diffx/2;
holder._y += diffy/2;
};

[Prophet]

well yeah i no the onMouseMove seems to suck... lol
an i musta forgotten to say "i like ur workaround" coz thas wat i was thinkin! :P
i just thought that the onMouseMove function sounds like it was born for this kinda stuff an was askin why he dint "just" use that... answer? coz it sucks! lol
cheers peeps... i feel a lil bit more enlightened ;)

Prophet.