[quoted text, click to view] "DIY_Lobotomy" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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>I know this may be more complicated than you can fully detail in this
>thread,
> but even getting me started would be great...
>
> I was wondering how you could make a circular graph with two parts, such
> that
> a user could click a dividing line to dynamically alter the amount that is
> filled on each part?...
>
> Visually (for example), let's say there was a circle with the left half
> red
> and the right half blue - that would be 50%/50%. I would want to be able
> to
> drag a line so that I could make the pie chart be, say, 60%/40%...
>
> I'd imagine this would be difficult for a couple reasons:
>
> 1) The two MCs (for each "half") would have to grow and shrink dynamically
> in
> relation to one another.
>
> 2) The growing and shrinking would have to be on a circular axis, and not
> just
> linear as if you were growing/shrinking a rectangle or a square.
>
> I hope this made sense. If not, please post back and I'll try to post
> some
> graphic examples or something. The concept is simple, but I think this
> execution would be difficult. Thanks!...
>
> --Matt
I am thinking it should be possible, using a mask rather than
growing/shrinking the movie clip, and using a motion guide as the point
where the mask is moved to reveal more of either movie clip.