cant you just use hitArea and make a transparent vector shape "hit state" for each visual element?
On 2/7/07, Dave Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi I need to detect mouse events on a movieclip's non-white content rather than it's bounding rectangle even where the contents are bitmap based. I'm putting together an activity for kids where they create a piece of art by dragging and dropping visual elements onto their canvas, then they can subsequently select these elements to move them, resize them, rotate, delete them etc. The user must be able to accurately select these elements even when they are overlapping – so long as a movieClip is partially visible, it needs to be selectable. The problem of course is that the movieClips are responding to mouse events as soon as the mouse enters their bounding rectangle. The items they drag are sourced from photographic material and need to remain as bitmap–based movieClips. They are a collection of everyday items: fruit, plants, vehicles, people etc and currently they are imported as PNGs with an alpha channel. One option would be to make a vector graphic version of every single graphic, have that layered behind in each clip and have that detect the mouse events – but what a pain! There has to be a simpler way? I guess I need seomething like a background transparent blending mode – but there isn't one:( I'm sure others have tackled this problem. Anyone? David _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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