Random Question
how to change randomly the frame of some movie!
like
random goto and play 3
but i want to be random only from 0 to frame 50 of 100 frames!
suggestions?
thanx in advance
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Posted on: 09-21-2004, 11:47 AM
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// EDIT HERE
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countDown2.start();
timeLeft = 5;
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answer_btn.buttonMode = false;
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answer_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, stopTimer);
}
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{
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}
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{
timeLeft -= 1;
timeNumber.text = timeLeft.toString();
}
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function answer(event:MouseEvent):void
{
start_btn.buttonMode = true;
submit_btn.buttonMode = false;
countDown2.stop();
submit_btn.removeEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, answer);
start_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, startTimer);
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{
response_txt.text = "Correct!";
totalScoreNumber += scoreNumber;
totalScore.text = totalScoreNumber.toString();
}
else
{
response_txt.text = "Incorrect!";
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Code:
var letter1:Number = 0;
var letter2:Number = 0;
var letter3:Number = 0;
var letter4:Number = 0;
var letter5:Number = 0;
var letter6:Number = 0;
var letter7:Number = 0;
var letter8:Number = 0;
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button_btn.buttonMode = true;
button_btn.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, randomLetterFix);
function randomLetterFix(event:MouseEvent):void
{
letter_txt.text = "";
randomLetter();
}
function randomLetter()
{
letter1 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
letter2 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
letter3 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
letter4 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
letter5 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
letter6 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
letter7 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
letter8 = Math.floor(Math.random() * 26);
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Dear people, happy greetings to you all.
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break;
case 4 :
_root.background.loadMovie("background8.swf");
break;
}
Now I love the way thats its working and but one thing that is kinda crappy is that sometimes it suffers from repeating the same background a couple of times before going to another random background. Now I know that its because the script is working properly but can anyone think of a method that I could use to make it not be able to pull up the last background that it has already loaded? I dont want to make it static because not only do I have this setup for when you enter the site but also its random when you click on one of the nav buttons because I want to try to keep my site dynamic.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Random Movement AND Random Speed
So I got this from the tut on this site and it's works great.
I can't figure out though how to make the speed random as well as the movent.
I want all my little clips to move at random speeds in adition to direction.
Any clues?
Thanks!
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function getdistance(x, y, x1, y1) {
var run, rise;
run = x1-x;
rise = y1-y;
return (_root.hyp(run, rise));
}
function hyp(a, b) {
return (Math.sqrt(a*a+b*b));
}
MovieClip.prototype.reset = function() {
//specify the width and height of the movie
width = 600;
height = 400;
//-------------------
var dist, norm;
this.x = this._x;
this.y = this._y;
this.speed = Math.random()*4+5;
this.targx = Math.random()*width;
this.targy = Math.random()*height;
dist = _root.getdistance(this.x, this.y, this.targx, this.targy);
norm = this.speed/dist;
this.diffx = (this.targx-this.x)*norm;
this.diffy = (this.targy-this.y)*norm;
};
MovieClip.prototype.move = function() {
if (_root.getdistance(this.x, this.y, this.targx, this.targy)>this.speed) {
this.x += this.diffx;
this.y += this.diffy;
} else {
this.x = this.targx;
this.y = this.targy;
if (!this.t) {
this.t = getTimer();
}
if (getTimer()-this.t>1000) {
this.reset();
this.t = 0;
}
}
this._x = this.x;
this._y = this.y;
};
--------------------------------
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
move();
}
Random Flash N Random Image
Basically I have 5 flash movies and 3 images and I want to show them randomly using dreamweaver.. anybody knows how to do it?
[F8]random Scaling, But With Random Movement?
i am a bit lost. i make a prototype function that randomly scales a box when i click on the stage. i got the scaling right, but why does it move around when it scales?
here is the swf: scaleEase
here is the code:
ActionScript Code:
MovieClip.prototype.scaleEaseTo = function(ease){ onMouseDown = function () { newWidth = 1 + Math.random() * 250; newHeight = 1 + Math.random() * 250; }; this._xscale += (newWidth - this._xscale) / ease; this._yscale += (newHeight - this._yscale) / ease;};dot.onEnterFrame = function(){ scaleEaseTo(5);};
thanks in advance.
Random Images + Random Timing
Is it possible to display random images, along with a unique amount of air time for each image?
I have a section that will display a company logo for a particular amount of time, according to its sponsorship level – being either 20, 10, 7, or 5 seconds.
Approximately 20 images are being used (JPEG, at 240px wide x 200px tall).
Rising Shapes...random...yet Not So Random.
Hey all, Im trying to get rising boxes to float up from the bottom of the screen and move up and somewhat to the right. And before I get told i know, i know I looked at all the snowfall/bubble tutorials but I can't finesse them to work they way I need.
Heres an example of pretty much exactly what im looking for ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGNvRcS9A7w [see all those cool little floating arrows in the background?] ).
I'm not worried about having variable alpha, variable sizes and even the trajectory I want to be exactly the same for each of the blocks. The only random things I need is the positioning so they don't look on the same horizontal/vertical line... I also have the flash movie resize to the users window so If its at all possible to have the blocks always appear from off screen no matter where that bottom line may be that would be frickin' fantastic!
Random Images, Random Positions?
Hey there.
I want to add some depth to my background and what I was thinking was to have a simple animation appear at random each time a differant size, position angle ect, and if possible have it attach the animation more the once at a time.
Cheers.
Making Random Backgrounds More Random W AS
Hello,
Im working on my site and I have a random background script setup. Heres the code that Im using now.
Code:
choice = Math.round(Math.random()*4);
switch (choice) {
case 0 :
_root.background.loadMovie("background1.swf");
break;
case 1 :
_root.background.loadMovie("background2.swf");
break;
case 2 :
_root.background.loadMovie("background5.swf");
break;
case 3 :
_root.background.loadMovie("background7.swf");
break;
case 4 :
_root.background.loadMovie("background8.swf");
break;
}
Now I love the way thats its working and but one thing that is kinda crappy is that sometimes it suffers from repeating the same background a couple of times before going to another random background. Now I know that its because the script is working properly but can anyone think of a method that I could use to make it not be able to pull up the last background that it has already loaded? I dont want to make it static because not only do I have this setup for when you enter the site but also its random when you click on one of the nav buttons because I want to try to keep my site dynamic.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance.
Help With Random Frames And Random Movies...
Hi all,
Great site!!!!
Anyway, I have an idea that i am working on and need some help....
I have 5 different movieclips that are about 300 frames long each (30 fr/sec). When Scene1 is played, I want to have 10 movie clips running, each beginning at a random frame, and each being one of the 5 movieclips chosen at random.....
Right now all I have is one of the clips running at a time, and the clip randomly changes every time Scene1 is reloaded.
I want multiple (10) random clips (chosen from the 5 clips) to be introduced at random frames throughout the movie to create a continuous random effect....
Any help would be appreciated....
Thanks,
Asheesh
Random Movement AND Random Speed
So I got this from the tut on this site and it's works great.
I can't figure out though how to make the speed random as well as the movent.
I want all my little clips to move at random speeds in adition to direction.
Any clues?
Thanks!
---------------------------------------
function getdistance(x, y, x1, y1) {
var run, rise;
run = x1-x;
rise = y1-y;
return (_root.hyp(run, rise));
}
function hyp(a, b) {
return (Math.sqrt(a*a+b*b));
}
MovieClip.prototype.reset = function() {
//specify the width and height of the movie
width = 600;
height = 400;
//-------------------
var dist, norm;
this.x = this._x;
this.y = this._y;
this.speed = Math.random()*4+5;
this.targx = Math.random()*width;
this.targy = Math.random()*height;
dist = _root.getdistance(this.x, this.y, this.targx, this.targy);
norm = this.speed/dist;
this.diffx = (this.targx-this.x)*norm;
this.diffy = (this.targy-this.y)*norm;
};
MovieClip.prototype.move = function() {
if (_root.getdistance(this.x, this.y, this.targx, this.targy)>this.speed) {
this.x += this.diffx;
this.y += this.diffy;
} else {
this.x = this.targx;
this.y = this.targy;
if (!this.t) {
this.t = getTimer();
}
if (getTimer()-this.t>1000) {
this.reset();
this.t = 0;
}
}
this._x = this.x;
this._y = this.y;
};
--------------------------------
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
move();
}
Random() Vs Math.random()
Sigh..I know this has been asked before but I can't seem to find the thread :/
Is there any speed advantage (or any advantage at ALL) to using 10*Math.random (which generally must be used with a Math.ceil, floor, or round) over the random(10) of yesteryear?
It really does seem that in most cases you'd be using an integer rather than a floating point...
Arctic
Math.random() Vs. Random()
I made a simple "tip of the day" type thingy. Have an array of 20 items or so. Make call to random number generator, whatever, i'm not really asking about the movie...
When I was doing this (with about three hours of staring into the actionscript dictionary under the help menu) I came across them (Macromedia) saying that math.random is kind of being pushed out in favor of random. Any of you know why this is? (note: i'm using Flash 5)
Also, of all the random number generators, Flash's must be the worse i've ever seen... Anyway of getting things a little more random? (randomer?) Whatever, you know what I mean. I know, or atleast know that in most RNG's it is based off the system clock. Still, it seems like Flash's is worse... Any comments? suggestions? Questions?
-darque9
Random Vs. Math.random
Hi!
Trying to learn Flash5 ActionScript before moving to MX and noticed that I used alot of Flash4 actionscript in my Flash works...
I'm used to use 'random(x)', but understood that it's better with 'Math.random()'. Now how does it work, exactly?
If I want to jump to a random frame between 1 - 10 I used 'random(10)+1;' Now with Math.random, if I have got it right I have to do two things different. First I have to do it like this: 'Math.random()*9 +1;' (because it gives a number between 0 and the specified number and not between 0 and the specified number minus one). Second I need to put it all inside a Math.round function - like this: Math.round(Math.random()*9 +1); so that I will get an integer and not float. I find this to be a bit of over work... Is there a simpler way?
thanks!
Random() Vs Math.random()
ok, hopefully someone can explain to me why
random(6)+1//which I understand is now depricated
has been exchanged with this:
Math.ceil(Math.random()*6+1)//hope I got that right
isn't the first one easier?
Adam
Random Pic In A Random MC Problem
ok I have below script and it works fine. but I need to modify it and I'm at a loss as to how to do it.
The Script randomly pics a movie clip and tells it to play. Now I need the picture in the movie clip to be randomly picked from a group of 10 pics in the library. I have no Idea how to do this within the context of this script.
Please help and thanks
timerID = setInterval(controlPic, 5000);
function controlPic() {
mcA = new Array();
//put your movieclip names in here
mcA = [pic1, pic2, pic3, pic4, pic5, pic6, pic7];
for (ivar=0; ivar<mcA.length; ivar++) {
mcA[ivar].stop();
}
playmc();
function playmc() {
clearInterval(restartI);
ind = Math.floor(Math.random()*7);
mcA[ind].play();
}
}
Math.random But Bot 100% Random :-)
Hi,
With the help of Math.random(), I'm loading random jpg's every 10 seconds (from a folder with 300 jpg's).
Is there a way to make sure that every jpg has been loaded before one is loaded a second time?
I managed to make sure no jpg is loaded 2 times in a row, but I need to store each chosen number and compare the new number with all those stored ones.
Random, Random Animation :)
Hi all
im trying to jump to a random animation (label) with a random delay between the jumps.
here is the code that is in the first frame
Code:
Pause = setInterval(blitz, random(30000)+15000);
function blitz() {
var aLabels:Array = ["one","two","three","four"];
tmpNum=Math.round(Math.random()*4);
trace(tmpNum);
gotoAndStop(aLabels[tmpNum-1]);
}
but ... its not working ... the only thing that happens is that the first animation is looping ... im using flash 8.
anyone got a hint for me what im missing?
Thanx
Tim
Random Numbers Not Random
I'm trying to get a random number between 1 and 4 with this code:
Code:
e = Math.floor(Math.random()*4+1);
...but I only get random numbers between 1 and 3.
When I do it with:
Code:
e = Math.floor(Math.random()*10+1);
...it works pretty well - I get random numbers between 1 and 10 - not perfectly random, but good enough.
Does anybody know why?
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