Simple Mouse follower
Place this scripts inside the object to 
follow the mouse. 


frame 1:
physics = 0.5

frame 2:
// nothing in here

frame 3:
// add parts of the  distance between 
// the mouse and me, the object to follow. 

_x += (_root._xmouse-_x)*physics;
_y += (_root._ymouse-_y)*physics;

gotoAndPlay(2);	




In Flash 5 you can alternatively use 
onClipEvent(enterFrame) to make this 
script work.

onClipEvent(load){
	physics = 0.5;
}

onClipEvent(enterFrame){
_x += (_root._xmouse-_x)*physics;
_y += (_root._ymouse-_y)*physics;
}





dwid Date: 03/04/2003
in MX you can do it short and simple.
place the code in the following movieclips
timeline:

-------------------------------------------
stop();

var	physics = .2;

this.onEnterFrame = function(){
	this._x += (_root._xmouse-this._x)*physics;
	this._y += (_root._ymouse-this._y)*physics;
}


should work the same way, right?


Biotech Date: 08/05/2003
There is a subtle error in this script.
Because _x is defined to be the x offset of
this object from its parent, the script that
you presented fails if the object which is
supposed to follow the mouse is not a direct
child of the _root, provided that any one of
its ancestors is not at (0, 0).

The correct script would be:

_x += ( _parent._xmouse - _x ) * physics;
_y += ( _parent._ymouse - _y ) * physics;




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