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How Do I Make A Zoom Button With Flash MX?? 1
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firegambler
Technical User
what exactly do you mean by a zoom button?
making the button bigger on clicking it; zooming into an image on clicking it,...? regards
Firegambler
making the button bigger on clicking it; zooming into an image on clicking it,...? regards
Firegambler
billwatson
Instructor
by changing the x scale and the y scale but unless you have a pressing need to make your own then get the zoom component from there are a couple i think so do a search on zoom.
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firegambler
Technical User
i'd try the following:
put this script on the instance of the button
on(release){
this._xscale+=10;
this._yscale+=10;
}
this way you'll get the button 10% bigger everytime you click it. i hope that's what you were looking for. regards
Firegambler
put this script on the instance of the button
on(release){
this._xscale+=10;
this._yscale+=10;
}
this way you'll get the button 10% bigger everytime you click it. i hope that's what you were looking for. regards
Firegambler
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firegambler
Technical User
so do you want to zoom the button or part of the button or some other object when you click the button? sorry, but i couldn't quite get that out of your thread. regards
Firegambler
Firegambler
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okay thanks firegambler for your reply i didnt specify enough. wat i want to do is have a zoom button that when i press makes an image small but in doing so the zoom button stays the same size and place. i want to have like a box with the image and the zoom button outside of it so the button doesn't get larger with the click only the image.
firegambler
Technical User
ah, ok, i understand now.
try this:
put the image on the stage and convert it into a movieclip (press f8 and select moveiclip).
then select the movieclip on the stage and give it a name in the properties-inspector (when the clip is selected its on the top-left of the inspector).
for this example i give it the name imageclip1
then you'll need a button (i guess you already know how to do that ;-) ) on the button you put this script:
on(release){
_root.imageclip1._xscale+=10;
_root.imageclip1._yscale+=10;
}
the number after the "=" determins for how many percent the movieclip containing the picture will grow.
Make sure that both (the button and the movieclip containing the image) are on the main timeline.
if you select both and convert them into a movieclip you'll have to use _parent instead of _root since _root adresses the main timeline. generally you'll have to keep an eye on the path to the movieclips you want to work with but thats not the topic of this thread.
u know, just put another comment if my explanation was not sufficient, it occurs from time to time that my elaborations are rather intransparent ;-)
regards
Firegambler
try this:
put the image on the stage and convert it into a movieclip (press f8 and select moveiclip).
then select the movieclip on the stage and give it a name in the properties-inspector (when the clip is selected its on the top-left of the inspector).
for this example i give it the name imageclip1
then you'll need a button (i guess you already know how to do that ;-) ) on the button you put this script:
on(release){
_root.imageclip1._xscale+=10;
_root.imageclip1._yscale+=10;
}
the number after the "=" determins for how many percent the movieclip containing the picture will grow.
Make sure that both (the button and the movieclip containing the image) are on the main timeline.
if you select both and convert them into a movieclip you'll have to use _parent instead of _root since _root adresses the main timeline. generally you'll have to keep an eye on the path to the movieclips you want to work with but thats not the topic of this thread.
u know, just put another comment if my explanation was not sufficient, it occurs from time to time that my elaborations are rather intransparent ;-)
regards
Firegambler
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firegambler
Technical User
hm, i don't thik i really get what you mean. zooming an area of an image by clicking a button would shift the rest, wouldn't it?
may i draw your attention to another solution which seems to be more elegant in my eyes:
regards
Firegambler
may i draw your attention to another solution which seems to be more elegant in my eyes:
regards
Firegambler
billwatson
Instructor
i know i suggested a component to begin with but after reading the last few posts i think this may be what you are looking for..or close to it
drag the mouse on the image....is that what you mean by selecting a bit then zooming in ?
drag the mouse on the image....is that what you mean by selecting a bit then zooming in ?
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