In the Macromedia White Paper on Flash usability there is the paragraph:
According to Fitt ’s Law,“The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target.” Simply
stated,this means the bigger a button is the easier it is to click;and the easiest item to click on the screen is one
that is closest to the mouse pointer and largest in screen size.
When designing in Macromedia Flash elements like buttons that interact with the user ’s cursor or mouse arrow
apply to Fitt ’s Law.Navigation elements should be the easy to click.One unique way that Macromedia Flash can
improve the “clickability ” of a button is by using ActionScript to dynamically improve the target area of buttons as
the cursor approaches them.
My question is how do I do this?
I just want to know the actionscript i would need to change the size of a movie clip so that as the mouse gets closer to it, it becomes larger and as the mouse moves away it gets smaller.
thanks
According to Fitt ’s Law,“The time to acquire a target is a function of the distance to and size of the target.” Simply
stated,this means the bigger a button is the easier it is to click;and the easiest item to click on the screen is one
that is closest to the mouse pointer and largest in screen size.
When designing in Macromedia Flash elements like buttons that interact with the user ’s cursor or mouse arrow
apply to Fitt ’s Law.Navigation elements should be the easy to click.One unique way that Macromedia Flash can
improve the “clickability ” of a button is by using ActionScript to dynamically improve the target area of buttons as
the cursor approaches them.
My question is how do I do this?
I just want to know the actionscript i would need to change the size of a movie clip so that as the mouse gets closer to it, it becomes larger and as the mouse moves away it gets smaller.
thanks
