flash actionscript: I am attempting to make a more interesting background for a page that involves
several objects moving slightly,
depending on the 'x' coordinate of the mouse. I am trying to limit the
movement to 100 pixels at the inverse of the mouse's 'x' coordinate. For
clarity, I'll stick to just one object (object_mc)

At the moment, I've been tossing around this basic code, which is hardly
representative of what I'm trying to do, however I've never done anything
regarding this movement.

mouseInterval = setInterval (x_inverse, 10);
function x_inverse () {
object_mc._x = Math.round( [i]/// I've been plugging away and am starting to
believe I need to use some sort of limiting function regarding _root._xmouse
/// [/i] );
}

The idea is that when the mouse is at x=0, object_mc is at x=100 and vice
versa. These coordinates would also need to be flexible in that when the mouse
is from x=1-500, 'object_mc' is from x=500-400. So, while the range for the
'_root._xmouse' is the entire canvas, the range for the 'object_mc' would be
limited to a defined area (such as 400-500).

Any help would be appreciated, and I'd be more than willing to follow a
tutorial on my own if pointed in the right direction.

Thanks !

the function below will return your movieclip's _x property given the
movieclip's range and mouse's range:



function rangeF(mcX1, mcX2, mouseX1, mouseX2) { // mcX1 corresponds to
mouseX1 etc
var a = (mcX1-mcX2)/(mouseX1-mouseX2);
var b = mcX1-a*mouseX1;
return a*_root._xmouse+b;
}