[Xerte] Layering...

[Tenney Julian]

You need to set up the dragItems property:
 
ic1~leave~0,ic2~leave~0,.....,icN~leave~0
 
It can be easier to build this in script, using a loop. I think I
described tis before,
 
The animate method is a Xerte method of the ICON class (i.e. every icon
type can do it). See the help file.


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	From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Paul
Beckwith, AC&S Ltd
	Sent: 29 April 2008 15:29
	To: 'Xerte discussion list'
	Subject: RE: [Xerte] Layering...
	
	

	How do we set it up so all the icons can match the area? (line
2)

	 

	Also

	 

	myIcon.animate(myIcon.initX, myIcon.initY,10,'linearTween');  -
Is there a reference for this function call? Can't find it in the flash
8 docs...

	 

	
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	From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tenney Julian
	Sent: 29 April 2008 15:22
	To: Xerte discussion list
	Subject: RE: [Xerte] Layering...

	 

	Set up a 'catch all' target area - a target that covers the
entire stage (or the entire area it is possible to drop objects into);

	 

	Set it up so all your icons can macth this area, leave them on
drop and don't end the drag.

	 

	In the response, use yourInteractionIcon.objectDropped to see
which icon was just dropped, and then animate it back to it's starting
position.

	 

	You might need to store the starting positions as properties of
the icons (myIcon.initX = blah) to animate them back -
myIcon.animate(myIcon.initX, myIcon.initY,10,'linearTween');

	 

	Alternatively do it all with onPress / onRelease events, where
you have much finer control.

	 

	HTH,

		 

		
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		From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Paul
Beckwith, AC&S Ltd
		Sent: 29 April 2008 14:36
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		Subject: RE: [Xerte] Layering...

		Thanks Julian, 

		 

		Also, is there a way to capture an event when a target
area icon fails to move a graphic to the correct position?

		 

		In other words I have an image that I want to be dragged
to a target area but if it is dragged anywhere else I want it to be put
back to its starting position (using animation preferably)

		 

		P

		 

		
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		From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tenney Julian
		Sent: 29 April 2008 12:03
		To: Xerte discussion list
		Subject: RE: [Xerte] Layering...

		 

		Use iconID.swapDepths(otherIconID); or
iconID.swapDepths(depth) to switch the layers around.

		 

		So myEntryFrame.swapDepths(999); will put your entry
frame page above all other pages on the framework (which I think is what
you want)

		 

		 

		 

		J

			 

			
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[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Paul
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			Sent: 29 April 2008 10:26
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			Subject: [Xerte] Layering...

			Hi all, 

			 

			I have a custom .swf interface in my Xerte file
which is called from the "interface" icon. The problem being that it
overlaps everything else in the piece even though it was added first and
is at the top of the tree. Is there a way of "layering" or sending icons
back/forward?

			 

			Thanks, 

			 

			 

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