Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
:) uh, a bit of code I've failed to remove. Taken care of, thanks ... have you used it yet? Is it useful or would there be any changes I could make to make it more so? I haven't actually had anyone else use it before so any feedback (good or bad) would be appreciated. Tyler On 3/8/06, eric dolecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That class imports: > > import xt.core.*; > > which is nowhere to be found in the release :/ > > > > On 3/8/06, Tyler Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Take a look at the XT DepthManager ( http://codext.com/code/6 ). It > makes > > messing with depths like this really simple. > > > > Tyler > > > > > > On 3/2/06, Scott Pobiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Karthik, Ramon, and all... > > > > > > When doing complex z-sorting ESPECIALLY when using V2 components, you > > > should use the DepthManager class. it makes life much easier. > > > Essentially the DepthManager provides you with functionality for > > > rearranging depths without explicitly stating the depth numbers... > > > HOW you ask?! Well it just so happens that DepthManager comes > > > complete with a nifty, handy, dandy set of constants (i.e. > > > DepthManager.kTop) These constants place your chosen MC on a single > > > level and consequently shifts all of the prior classes (up or down > > > depending on the constant used). BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!! You also get > > > free sorting algorithms for moving groups of MC's and components > > > ABSOLUTELY FREE! > > > > > > The thing to keep in mind is that you can't use traditional > > > "attachMovie" calls to move things to the stage dynamically, nor can > > > you use items already on the stage with DepthManager. The reason is > > > because the DepthManager needs to know what it is sorting at loadtime. > > > > > > Here is a snippet example from one of my apps... > > > > > > > > > /**CODE HERE**/ > > > import mx.managers.DepthManager; > > > /*clipped for brevity*/ > > > // Create a container movie clip. > > > _tools_mc = target.createChildAtDepth("_tools_mc", > > > DepthManager.kTop); > > > // > > > //create a name label for this users screen > > > > > > _name_lbl = target.createClassChildAtDepth(Label, > > > DepthManager.kBottom, {styleName:"myStyle", color:0xDD, fontSize: > > > 72}); > > > //_name_lbl = _tools_mc.createClassObject > > > (Label,"_name_lbl",_tools_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), > > > {styleName:"myStyle", color:0x33, fontSize:72}); > > > _name_lbl.autoSize = "left"; > > > _name_lbl.text = " "; > > > _name_lbl.move(55,30); > > > // > > > //create _menuBar to show and hide color _dropDown > > > _menuBar = _tools_mc.createClassChildAtDepth(MenuBar, > > > DepthManager.kTop); > > > _menuBar.setSize(Stage.width,_menuBar.height); > > > /**CODE HERE**/ > > > > > > Now to move these guys around all I have to do is call the depth > > > modifiers to change things around... > > > > > > # DepthManager.setDepthAbove() > > > # DepthManager.setDepthBelow() > > > # DepthManager.setDepthTo() > > > > > > see the documentation for more info... http://livedocs.macromedia.com/ > > > flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm? > > > context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=3458.html > > > > > > Also, see this chattyfig thread... http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/ > > > pipermail/flashcoders/2004-May/111796.html > > > > > > More info on managers from macromedia... http://www.macromedia.com/ > > > devnet/flash/articles/component_architecture_06.html > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps.. > > > > > > S > > > > > > > -------------- > > > > > > > > Message: 4 > > > > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:46:23 +0530 > > > > From: Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie > clips > > > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" > > > > Message-ID: <
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
That class imports: import xt.core.*; which is nowhere to be found in the release :/ On 3/8/06, Tyler Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Take a look at the XT DepthManager ( http://codext.com/code/6 ). It makes > messing with depths like this really simple. > > Tyler > > > On 3/2/06, Scott Pobiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Karthik, Ramon, and all... > > > > When doing complex z-sorting ESPECIALLY when using V2 components, you > > should use the DepthManager class. it makes life much easier. > > Essentially the DepthManager provides you with functionality for > > rearranging depths without explicitly stating the depth numbers... > > HOW you ask?! Well it just so happens that DepthManager comes > > complete with a nifty, handy, dandy set of constants (i.e. > > DepthManager.kTop) These constants place your chosen MC on a single > > level and consequently shifts all of the prior classes (up or down > > depending on the constant used). BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!! You also get > > free sorting algorithms for moving groups of MC's and components > > ABSOLUTELY FREE! > > > > The thing to keep in mind is that you can't use traditional > > "attachMovie" calls to move things to the stage dynamically, nor can > > you use items already on the stage with DepthManager. The reason is > > because the DepthManager needs to know what it is sorting at loadtime. > > > > Here is a snippet example from one of my apps... > > > > > > /**CODE HERE**/ > > import mx.managers.DepthManager; > > /*clipped for brevity*/ > > // Create a container movie clip. > > _tools_mc = target.createChildAtDepth("_tools_mc", > > DepthManager.kTop); > > // > > //create a name label for this users screen > > > > _name_lbl = target.createClassChildAtDepth(Label, > > DepthManager.kBottom, {styleName:"myStyle", color:0xDD, fontSize: > > 72}); > > //_name_lbl = _tools_mc.createClassObject > > (Label,"_name_lbl",_tools_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), > > {styleName:"myStyle", color:0x33, fontSize:72}); > > _name_lbl.autoSize = "left"; > > _name_lbl.text = " "; > > _name_lbl.move(55,30); > > // > > //create _menuBar to show and hide color _dropDown > > _menuBar = _tools_mc.createClassChildAtDepth(MenuBar, > > DepthManager.kTop); > > _menuBar.setSize(Stage.width,_menuBar.height); > > /**CODE HERE**/ > > > > Now to move these guys around all I have to do is call the depth > > modifiers to change things around... > > > > # DepthManager.setDepthAbove() > > # DepthManager.setDepthBelow() > > # DepthManager.setDepthTo() > > > > see the documentation for more info... http://livedocs.macromedia.com/ > > flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm? > > context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=00003458.html > > > > Also, see this chattyfig thread... http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/ > > pipermail/flashcoders/2004-May/111796.html > > > > More info on managers from macromedia... http://www.macromedia.com/ > > devnet/flash/articles/component_architecture_06.html > > > > > > Hope this helps.. > > > > S > > > > > -- > > > > > > Message: 4 > > > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:46:23 +0530 > > > From: Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips > > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" > > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > > >> why not mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) ? Do you have that > > >> many > > >> movieclips? > > > > > > That's what I'm doing.. but without getNextHighestDepth which is (was) > > > buggy when used with v2 components. > > > > > > -K > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Message: 5 > > > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:56:46 +0800 > > > From: "Ramon Miguel M. Tayag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips > > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
Take a look at the XT DepthManager ( http://codext.com/code/6 ). It makes messing with depths like this really simple. Tyler On 3/2/06, Scott Pobiner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Karthik, Ramon, and all... > > When doing complex z-sorting ESPECIALLY when using V2 components, you > should use the DepthManager class. it makes life much easier. > Essentially the DepthManager provides you with functionality for > rearranging depths without explicitly stating the depth numbers... > HOW you ask?! Well it just so happens that DepthManager comes > complete with a nifty, handy, dandy set of constants (i.e. > DepthManager.kTop) These constants place your chosen MC on a single > level and consequently shifts all of the prior classes (up or down > depending on the constant used). BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!! You also get > free sorting algorithms for moving groups of MC's and components > ABSOLUTELY FREE! > > The thing to keep in mind is that you can't use traditional > "attachMovie" calls to move things to the stage dynamically, nor can > you use items already on the stage with DepthManager. The reason is > because the DepthManager needs to know what it is sorting at loadtime. > > Here is a snippet example from one of my apps... > > > /**CODE HERE**/ > import mx.managers.DepthManager; > /*clipped for brevity*/ > // Create a container movie clip. > _tools_mc = target.createChildAtDepth("_tools_mc", > DepthManager.kTop); > // > //create a name label for this users screen > > _name_lbl = target.createClassChildAtDepth(Label, > DepthManager.kBottom, {styleName:"myStyle", color:0xDD, fontSize: > 72}); > //_name_lbl = _tools_mc.createClassObject > (Label,"_name_lbl",_tools_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), > {styleName:"myStyle", color:0x33, fontSize:72}); > _name_lbl.autoSize = "left"; > _name_lbl.text = " "; > _name_lbl.move(55,30); > // > //create _menuBar to show and hide color _dropDown > _menuBar = _tools_mc.createClassChildAtDepth(MenuBar, > DepthManager.kTop); > _menuBar.setSize(Stage.width,_menuBar.height); > /**CODE HERE**/ > > Now to move these guys around all I have to do is call the depth > modifiers to change things around... > > # DepthManager.setDepthAbove() > # DepthManager.setDepthBelow() > # DepthManager.setDepthTo() > > see the documentation for more info... http://livedocs.macromedia.com/ > flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm? > context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=3458.html > > Also, see this chattyfig thread... http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/ > pipermail/flashcoders/2004-May/111796.html > > More info on managers from macromedia... http://www.macromedia.com/ > devnet/flash/articles/component_architecture_06.html > > > Hope this helps.. > > S > > > -- > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:46:23 +0530 > > From: Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > >> why not mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) ? Do you have that > >> many > >> movieclips? > > > > That's what I'm doing.. but without getNextHighestDepth which is (was) > > buggy when used with v2 components. > > > > -K > > > > > > -- > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:56:46 +0800 > > From: "Ramon Miguel M. Tayag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" > > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) works with me. It puts it > > above the rest. > > > > "Parameters > > > > target:Object - This parameter can take one of two forms: > > - A Number that specifies the depth level where the movie clip is to > > be placed. > > - A String that specifies the movie clip instance whose depth is > > swapped with the movie clip for which the method is being applied. > > Both movie clips must have the same parent movie clip." > &g
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
Karthik, Ramon, and all... When doing complex z-sorting ESPECIALLY when using V2 components, you should use the DepthManager class. it makes life much easier. Essentially the DepthManager provides you with functionality for rearranging depths without explicitly stating the depth numbers... HOW you ask?! Well it just so happens that DepthManager comes complete with a nifty, handy, dandy set of constants (i.e. DepthManager.kTop) These constants place your chosen MC on a single level and consequently shifts all of the prior classes (up or down depending on the constant used). BUT THAT'S NOT ALL!! You also get free sorting algorithms for moving groups of MC's and components ABSOLUTELY FREE! The thing to keep in mind is that you can't use traditional "attachMovie" calls to move things to the stage dynamically, nor can you use items already on the stage with DepthManager. The reason is because the DepthManager needs to know what it is sorting at loadtime. Here is a snippet example from one of my apps... /**CODE HERE**/ import mx.managers.DepthManager; /*clipped for brevity*/ // Create a container movie clip. _tools_mc = target.createChildAtDepth("_tools_mc", DepthManager.kTop); // //create a name label for this users screen _name_lbl = target.createClassChildAtDepth(Label, DepthManager.kBottom, {styleName:"myStyle", color:0xDD, fontSize: 72}); //_name_lbl = _tools_mc.createClassObject (Label,"_name_lbl",_tools_mc.getNextHighestDepth(), {styleName:"myStyle", color:0x33, fontSize:72}); _name_lbl.autoSize = "left"; _name_lbl.text = " "; _name_lbl.move(55,30); // //create _menuBar to show and hide color _dropDown _menuBar = _tools_mc.createClassChildAtDepth(MenuBar, DepthManager.kTop); _menuBar.setSize(Stage.width,_menuBar.height); /**CODE HERE**/ Now to move these guys around all I have to do is call the depth modifiers to change things around... # DepthManager.setDepthAbove() # DepthManager.setDepthBelow() # DepthManager.setDepthTo() see the documentation for more info... http://livedocs.macromedia.com/ flash/8/main/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm? context=LiveDocs_Parts&file=3458.html Also, see this chattyfig thread... http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/ pipermail/flashcoders/2004-May/111796.html More info on managers from macromedia... http://www.macromedia.com/ devnet/flash/articles/component_architecture_06.html Hope this helps.. S -- Message: 4 Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 11:46:23 +0530 From: Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips To: "Flashcoders mailing list" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 why not mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) ? Do you have that many movieclips? That's what I'm doing.. but without getNextHighestDepth which is (was) buggy when used with v2 components. -K ------ Message: 5 Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 14:56:46 +0800 From: "Ramon Miguel M. Tayag" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips To: "Flashcoders mailing list" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) works with me. It puts it above the rest. "Parameters target:Object - This parameter can take one of two forms: - A Number that specifies the depth level where the movie clip is to be placed. - A String that specifies the movie clip instance whose depth is swapped with the movie clip for which the method is being applied. Both movie clips must have the same parent movie clip." -- Ramon Miguel M. Tayag Managing Director Quirkworks ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) works with me. It puts it above the rest. "Parameters target:Object - This parameter can take one of two forms: - A Number that specifies the depth level where the movie clip is to be placed. - A String that specifies the movie clip instance whose depth is swapped with the movie clip for which the method is being applied. Both movie clips must have the same parent movie clip." -- Ramon Miguel M. Tayag Managing Director Quirkworks ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
> why not mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) ? Do you have that many > movieclips? That's what I'm doing.. but without getNextHighestDepth which is (was) buggy when used with v2 components. -K ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
I thought you could only swap depths with movieclips, get night higest depths just returns what depth would be the next highest, it doesn't actually create the depth. Gran -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ramon Miguel M. Tayag Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 12:26 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips why not mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) ? Do you have that many movieclips? On 3/2/06, Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 02/03/06, Grant Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Problem with that is if the item you click on is under other items > > and it swaps depths with the top item, the top item then appears > > under things it wasn't. I did it this way first and it looked very weird. > > Not really - I'm swapping with (the depth of the topmost item + 1). > > -K > ___ > 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 > -- Ramon Miguel M. Tayag Managing Director Quirkworks ___ 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 ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
Ok so you are doing it with the item just below the top, how does that put your selected item on the top ? Grant -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ramon Miguel M. Tayag Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 12:26 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips why not mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) ? Do you have that many movieclips? On 3/2/06, Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 02/03/06, Grant Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Problem with that is if the item you click on is under other items > > and it swaps depths with the top item, the top item then appears > > under things it wasn't. I did it this way first and it looked very weird. > > Not really - I'm swapping with (the depth of the topmost item + 1). > > -K > ___ > 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 > -- Ramon Miguel M. Tayag Managing Director Quirkworks ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
why not mc.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth() ) ? Do you have that many movieclips? On 3/2/06, Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 02/03/06, Grant Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Problem with that is if the item you click on is under other items and > > it swaps depths with the top item, the top item then appears under > > things it wasn't. I did it this way first and it looked very weird. > > Not really - I'm swapping with (the depth of the topmost item + 1). > > -K > ___ > 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 > -- Ramon Miguel M. Tayag Managing Director Quirkworks ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
On 02/03/06, Grant Davies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Problem with that is if the item you click on is under other items and > it swaps depths with the top item, the top item then appears under > things it wasn't. I did it this way first and it looked very weird. Not really - I'm swapping with (the depth of the topmost item + 1). -K ___ 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
RE: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
Problem with that is if the item you click on is under other items and it swaps depths with the top item, the top item then appears under things it wasn't. I did it this way first and it looked very weird. I ended up just writing a depth sorter, each of the objects that are added to the screen dispatch a registration event and the depth sorter adds them to a list and stores a sorted depths list, when an item wants to be on top I figure out where it is in the Z order and then swap it with the item above it and then the next, and next and next until I get to the top, that way the Z order is preserved just like in a windowing system. Cheers, Grant -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Karthik Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 4:27 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips On 01/03/06, Byron Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can make it a lot easier by doing some of the prep work for that > architecture in the for loop that you use to first create and assign > depths to those movieclips. It might be a lot simpler to just do something like: // Untested. // Assuming clips are given depths based on ID var highest_depth:Number = clips_array.length; // click handler function click_handler(e:Object):Void { if (e.target.getDepth() != (highest_depth)) { e.target.swapDepths(++highest_depth); } } --- This should be fine for IIRC 2 billion+ clicks, with some caveats for depths greater than 1M.. My 10p, -K ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
On 01/03/06, Byron Canfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can make it a lot easier by doing some of the prep work for that > architecture in the for loop that you use to first create and assign > depths to those movieclips. It might be a lot simpler to just do something like: // Untested. // Assuming clips are given depths based on ID var highest_depth:Number = clips_array.length; // click handler function click_handler(e:Object):Void { if (e.target.getDepth() != (highest_depth)) { e.target.swapDepths(++highest_depth); } } --- This should be fine for IIRC 2 billion+ clicks, with some caveats for depths greater than 1M.. My 10p, -K ___ 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
Re: [Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
You can make it a lot easier by doing some of the prep work for that architecture in the for loop that you use to first create and assign depths to those movieclips. This isn't exactly OOP, but it demonstrates the architecture: var qtyClips:Number = 4; var nbrDepthOffset:Number = 7; var rraClips:Array = new Array(); var nbrLastPressed:Number; // function fncClipInit() { for (var i = 0; i Does anyone have a an algorithm for Z sorting multiple overlapping > clips... > > I have an array of clips and when one is clicked I want it to come to > the top, but I want the other overlapping items to also shift > appropriately... > > So > > Item [1] at depth 10 > Item [2] at depth 9 > Item [3] at depth 8 > Item [4] at depth 7 > > If you click item [4], it would go to depth 10, and the other would > shift down 1 > > Item [4] depth 10 > Item [1] depth 9 > Item [2] depth 8 > Item [3] depth 7 > > But if any of those items are overlaping other items, they also need to > be Z sorted. > > I'd rather not re-invent the wheel. > > Thanks > Grant > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
[Flashcoders] Z sorting multiple overlapping movie clips
Does anyone have a an algorithm for Z sorting multiple overlapping clips... I have an array of clips and when one is clicked I want it to come to the top, but I want the other overlapping items to also shift appropriately... So Item [1] at depth 10 Item [2] at depth 9 Item [3] at depth 8 Item [4] at depth 7 If you click item [4], it would go to depth 10, and the other would shift down 1 Item [4] depth 10 Item [1] depth 9 Item [2] depth 8 Item [3] depth 7 But if any of those items are overlaping other items, they also need to be Z sorted. I'd rather not re-invent the wheel. Thanks Grant ___ 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