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# thrrrreadjack:
can any flash gurus help me? i need to make something like this:


(being dragged by mouse)

but i am a beginnerer and i can't find any related tutorials - can anyone tell what kind of techniques are used to do this (i.e. what should i be searching for?)

muchos ta.
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:46, archived)
# shouldn't you be asking
some french people for help on that one?

I don't speak french.
(I helped save b3ta! zog why change it now?, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:48, archived)
# well i was hoping
you would be able to look past the french and just see the dragging/moving boxes.

try un-focusing your eyes.
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:50, archived)
# oh wow!
it's a 3-D sailboat!
cooool!

sorry, I'm just horsing around. I couldn't flash my way out of a wet paper bag with a stilleto mouse in my hand.
(I helped save b3ta! zog why change it now?, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:52, archived)
# why
are the months in the wrong order?
(I helped save b3ta! kitty_cat, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:49, archived)
# have you had a ratch about
on www.kiupa.com

its my favourite actionscript tutorial site
(I helped save b3ta! lemony, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:49, archived)
# you missed an r ;)
www.kirupa.com

i've had a look but i don't really know what i'm looking for and i have a very slow connection - all resulting in not-finding-what i'm looking for.
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:55, archived)
# I'm guessing it layers
but I'm stumped beyond that!
(I helped save b3ta! King Ralph is drunk, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:50, archived)
# try
www.flashkit.com
I think you'd need actionscript to sort out the spacing, but I'm not that big an expert myself
(I helped save b3ta! rogan, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:50, archived)
# Don't tell me those bloody Europeans
are rearranging the months of the year now! Bastards!
(I helped save b3ta! pxyzyzygy, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:50, archived)
# The french wish to stop teaching WW2 in history
because it offends the Germans.

the Germans want to rename Nelson's Column because it offends the french.

and we went to remove Europe from Earth.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:52, archived)
# no no no - not remove europe from the earth
I thought it was remove the US from the earth?
(I helped save b3ta! Darkedge, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:54, archived)
# If we removed Europe from the earth, wouldn't all the sea rush in and make our beaches much bigger?
(I helped save b3ta! pxyzyzygy, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:56, archived)
# Double Bonus.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:58, archived)
# Who else would we have to take the piss out off?
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:58, archived)
# Try out...
www.FlashKit.com


But I warn you, flash is all that is wrong in this world. Pay me and i'll do it for you.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:51, archived)
# someone wants to pay me
to do it.

little do they know i have no flash knowledge. muahahaha(aaaaah!)
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:52, archived)
# Do you want me to do it?
I'll have it done by friday for £100.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:54, archived)
# no
cheers, but i need (well preferably need) it for tomorrow!

if i got you to do it i still wouldn't know how to do it and i'd have to employ you to do the 00's of other ones i have to do. (no not an option ;)

you could give me a hint as to what kind of thing i should search flashkit for if you want..
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:58, archived)
# Fair Enough....
Infact, better than fair, you want to learn yourself. I always respect that, as that is how I have lernt.

To be honist, I haven't done anything real in flash for about a year (except the cock off animiation).

At what point does it animate, are the months clickable, and does the mouse do it on an action, or just when the thing loads up for the first time.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 17:00, archived)
# cheers ;)
the months are in a line - you can click and drag each horizontally only.

when a month "hits" another month they begin to animate swapping places - they adjust to different length months so are not snapping to a specific area.

you can then click a button that tells you which are in the right order.
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 17:06, archived)
# Ahhh',
that is a bit harder...

Sorry mate, I thought you just needed the mouse to come along and swap the two.

Its something to do with Motion Paths and Action Scripting though, there should be loads of examples somewhere on there.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 17:09, archived)
# ok thanks
i'll have a broowse.

ta!
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 17:10, archived)
# If you wish to speek to me on MSN,
im about untill about 5:45.

My contact can be found here: www.u-muppet.co.uk/client/bc
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 17:06, archived)
# thanks!
have to use me little sisters msn however ;)
(I helped save b3ta! dipdapdop, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 17:08, archived)
# Im sure she won't mind.

BTW, my work one, that isn't listed, is "PSilver_at_work [at] hotmail.com"
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 17:12, archived)
# Sir, if you switch the months around like this
you will cause some serious damage in the space-time-continuum!
(I helped save b3ta! azerty, Mon 24 Nov 2003, 16:51, archived)