Coding Poll Results

[MikeF_Ohio]

Hello,

I have some questions. I am creating a meter that I would update to put a number or percent of votes for a category collected on my website. I've made a flash document (http://wlqtdb.com/meter.swf), but what I am wanting to do is after it does one loop.. stop at a certain point.. We created a timeline where if you go slow, you can see it goes every certain amount of points.

I am wanting to create a function called Jolly.. with a number.. let's say 52.. 50 is at the edge of HO HO HO on this graphic. the meter arrow is actually called arrow in action script. I am new to action script, and would love to figure out how to go about doing this. Is there a way after it goes to HO HO HO and back to Bah Humbug, then go to the stop point? It can either begin to go forward until it gets there or just go there.. How would I go about doing this?

Thanks,

Mike

[kglad]

the easiest way would be to use actionscript to tween your arrows rotation property.

[MikeF_Ohio]

Would you be willing to help me? I'd love to figure this out. I'd like to simply put a value at the top of the action script, and however the tween is set it will stop based on where the value is.

Thanks.

[kglad]

it would be easier to use a third party tween like tweenlite.

google greensock's tweenlite.

[MikeF_Ohio]

Can I use the background I have designed??

[kglad]

yes.

it's only the code that would change if you use the TweenLite class instead of the Tween class.

[MikeF_Ohio]

I was looking and didn't see anything.. Wouldn't even be probable using ActionScript in flash??

[kglad]

you can use actionscript, but you may not get the exact effect you want:

//import the needed classes

var tween:Tween;

var endRotation:int = 260;  // or whatever

tween=new Tween(arrow,'rotation',youreasing,arrow.rotation,315,2,true);

tween.addEventListener(TweenEvent.MOTION_FINISH,finishF);

function finishF(e:TweenEvent):void{

tween.continueTo(260,2);

}

[MikeF_Ohio]

Depending on the number I type.. I actually have 52 keyframes.. It goes forward to HO HO HO then backwards to Bah Humbug.. After that I wanted it to go to a certain category depending on the value.. I didn't know if that was writing cases, etc.. I'm new to flash, but am eager to learn

[kglad]

eliminate all the frames except the first that has your arrow and the background.

[MikeF_Ohio]

Wouldn't that stop the arrow from moving??? The only two elements are the arrow and the bg. There are 52 keyframes which actually make it move from one side to the other and backwards.

[kglad]

again, the easiest way would be to use actionscript to tween your arrows rotation property.

[MikeF_Ohio]

This is where I can use some help. I'm not very good at the actionscript aspect. I've got the keyframes figured out though.

[kglad]

you just need your first keyframe and the code is in message 7.