Registration Point
I just changed to Flash 7 and I am going crazy. I need to change the registration point of a movie clip. ( I remember in Flash 5 you could move the registration point of an instance for example to change rotation pivot points.) I am creating a scroolling paneI,but my content starts at the middle inside the scrolling panel, because the registration point is at the middle of the content. I CANNOT move my content around it's registration point because it's a LONG list and if I move it to have the registration point at its upper left, half of it falls off the working area, and thus disappears when I scroll to that point (which falls off the working area.). Please, can anyone tell me how to:
1-Move the registration point ?
or
2-make the work area larger?
Thanks!!!
P.S I am unable to turn the actions window into "non expert mode" Anyone knows how?
FlashKit > Flash Help > Flash MX
Posted on: 07-02-2004, 01:00 PM
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Code:
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