how do I catch an On(release) without a button 1

[Themuppeteer]

Hello,

I have a button,when I click on it, my mouse changes into a filled rectangle (graphic) which I can move around then as it is my mouse. What I want to do is when I click somwhere on stage,the rectangle stays there and my mouse comes back.
Do I have to make a button as large as my stage to catch the on(release) ? or are there beter ways?
Waiting for your replies...
thnx.
Greetz,

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[Themuppeteer]

I managed to get it to work by putting the rectangle in a movieclip,and then inside that movieclip once again change the rectangle to a button and write the code for the
on(release), but I'm not really happy with this because a stupid rectangle should use recources as movieclip and graphic while it is only a graphic.
any reactions are very welcome. Greetz,

themuppeteer@hotmail.com

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[wangbar]

How about an

onClipEvent(mouseDown){
//do stuff
}

...attached to a movieclip - this will catch a mouse click anywhere on stage without a button.

 

[Themuppeteer]

thnx wangbar!
Simple, but exactely what I needed.

I'll give you a star for that. Greetz,

themuppeteer@hotmail.com

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