Follow and Deceleration    (destLoc)

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Edit the Score Script with Lingo

Double click the first box in the score script.  See the diagram below.

dir_score2.jpg

A script window will appear.  Type the following behavior in the score script.

on exitFrame
  go
to the frame
  sprite
(1).destloc = the mouseLoc   -- This makes the sprite follow the mouse.
end

Add destLoc behavior to the image on the stage.

Select the image on the stage.

Bring up the Window->Inspectors->Property Inspector.
   Go to the second tab   dir_behicon.jpg

         Hold down the
+,  select New Behavior
         Name it destLoc
         Click the script button dir_scriptbut.jpg  in the Property Inspector
         Type the following script:

on exitframe
  a = the currentSpriteNum
    sprite
(a).locH = sprite(a).locH + 2
end

Hit the play arrow and run this, your image should be moving across the screen to the right.


Use destLoc change the location of the sprite with deceleration.

property destLoc

on beginsprite
  a = the currentspritenum
  destloc = sprite(a).loc
end

on
exitframe
  a = the currentspritenum
  --check where the mouse is
 
  dist = destloc.
locH - sprite(a).locH
  sprite(a).locH = sprite(a).locH + dist / 10
 
  dist = destloc.
locV - sprite(a).locV
  sprite
(a).locV = sprite(a).locV + dist / 10
 
end